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Photo by Atuanya Priester (A Real Grip)

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HOW IT ALL BEGAN

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”bottom-to-top”]Big World Breaks, a production company built for stage, studio and education; has shared stages with Janelle Monae, B.o.B., DJ Red Alert, Digable Planets, DJ Qbert, Reggie Watts, Macklemore, Saul Williams and many more. B.W.B. has also produced live show backing for various artists such as: Grammy Nominated singer Wayna, Zo!, Sy Smith, Choklate, Kimberly Nichole, Eriam Sisters, Massive Monkees, Spac3man, Blue Scholars, JusMoni, Gabriel Teodros, Khingz, Xperience and Black Stax.

“…a relentlessly funky, versatile big band studded with horns and percussion…” – Jonathan Zwickel (Seattle Times)

“…badass…collective funk-groove armada…trump-tight chops…one of Seattle’s tightest funk/soul/breaks powerhouses (headed by the inestimable drumming of Aaron Walker-Loud)…” – Larry Mizell Jr. (The Stranger)

It all began when the world-famous Seattle-based breaking crew, the Massive Monkees, invited Aaron Walker-Loud (Big World Breaks founder, drummer and director) to provide music at break dancing competitions and jams in the early 2000’s. Putting together a team for such events took a need for players with versatility, power and improvisation skills. Walker-Loud dug deep into the funk, soul, jazz and world music communities to build the right crew for the job; many of whom are alumni of the nationally acclaimed Seattle jazz programs at Garfield and Roosevelt High School. After the production team began working regularly within the mighty Seattle break dancing scene, the word got around quickly and the B.W.B. movement snow-balled. Utilizing the core members as a nucleus amongst an ever-growing support roster of artists, Big World Breaks now stands as a serious force to be reckoned with on stage and in the studio, with a growing repertoire of originals works, as well as providing production and curriculum for an expanding list of notable music and education entities.

Founder, Owner and Director:

Aaron Walker-Loud (drums / percussion / production)

Core Members:

Camilo Estrada (bass)
Ivan Galvez (percussion)
Mikaela Romero (vocals / cello / percussion)
Ariel Loud (alto sax / soprano sax / keys)

Support Roster:

PERCUSSIONISTS: Thione Diop, Walter Angulo, Ahkeenu Musa & Teo Shantz
TRUMPETS: Jumaane Smith, Riley Mulherkar, Owuor Arunga, Carter Yasutake & Bob Frazier
BASS CLARINET, CLARINET & TRUMPET: Ahamefule J. Oluo
REEDS: Tobi Stone, Scott Macpherson, Dylan Heaney, Carlos Overall & Ben Roseth
TROMBONES: Willem De Koch, Ben O’Shea & Naomi Siegel
GUITARISTS: Dan Rapport, Andy Coe, Jabrille Williams, Arie Pytel & Mark Oi
KEYBOARDISTS: Darrius Willrich, Gus Carns, Alex Chadsey, Avi Loud, Mack Grout & Phillip Hines II
STEEL DRUM & PERCUSSION: Absolom Shantz
BASSISTS: Avi Loud, Jefferson Rose & Andrew Imanaka
PRODUCTION & MULTI-MEDIA: Avi Loud, Atuanya Priester & Adam Curtis
EVENT PRODUCTION & PROMOTION: Jazmyn Scott

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