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Darren J. Cunningham is a British electronic musician, best known
under the pseudonym Actress. His music has been released by a number
of different labels, including Honest Jon's Records, Nonplus Records,
and Werkdiscs, a label he co-founded in 2004.
Actress is the recording name of avant-garde UK producer Darren
Cunningham. Since the release of his ?rst 12” in 2004 on his own Werkdiscs
label, Cunningham has steadily gained an internationally revered reputation
for his thrilling take on electronic dance music.
Drawing on a deep appreciation for early 80s funk and electro, techno, art
rock, house and noise, Cunningham put out his debut Actress album
Hazyville on Werkdiscs in 2008. Splazsh followed two years later via Damon
Albarn’s Honest Jon’s label, which The Wire honored as their 2010 album of
the year.
In 2012, Cunningham released his third album R.I.P. on Honest Jon’s to
universal critical acclaim, including Best New Music on Pitchfork. Outside of
his personal practice, Cunningham collaborated with the Tate Modern for a
specially commissioned live music performance as part of their Yayoi
Kusama exhibition. He also produced remixes for John Cale and Kasabian,
adding to a remix back catalogue that includes Radiohead, Joy Orbison and
Laurel Halo.
On the Werkdiscs label side, Cunningham has proved his acutely tuned ear
for A&R time and time again with records by Zomby, Lukid and Lone. After a
short hiatus the label forged a partnership with long-running independent
Ninja Tune in 2012, cemented with the release of Lukid’s Lonely at the Top
album in winter 2012 and newcomer Moiré’s…18th January 2014
Meet Factory, Prague (Czech Republic)
31st January 2014
Panorama Bar, Berlin (Germany)
1st March 2014
Trouw Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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