Jef Stott

Six Degrees Recording Artist Jef Stott has been deftly navigating the realms of world fusion music for over a decade, where he has consistently been at the forefront of the International Global Bass movement. He is releasing his 10th full length studio production ARCANA in April 2012 on Six Degrees records. His sound is a conscious inspired blend of the highly articulated electronica compositions fused with the mystery and depth of an inner ethnography. He works and performs with master musicians and dancers from the Middle East, Northern Africa, the Balkans and India. Jef is also a highly accomplished multi instrumentalist adding a live performance element to his live shows with Arabic string and percussion instruments, guitars, bass and live dub effects.

An in demand performer, Jef Stott has embarked on several world tours that have taken him to Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, New York, Miami, Austin Portland, LA and SF sharing the stage with contemporaries Thievery Corporation, Bass Nectar, Nickodemus, Gaudi, Makyo, Cheb I Sabbah, Beats Antique, David Starfire, Bobby Friction, FreQ Nasty, Janaka Selecta, Dub Gabriel, Kush Arora among others.

Jef has recently become the Hookahdome (premiere Burning Man soundcamp) artistic director and main DJ for events on and off the playa.
As a trained anthropologist, he has made an in depth academic study of the instruments of the Middle East with master teachers including Hamza el Din, Omar Faruk Tekbilek among others.