NO MAYO with Nathan Fake + Luke Abbott + The Bloomfield Family Band
An Eclectic Night of Music in Memory of Jonathan Allen
with Nathan Fake + Luke Abbott + The Bloomfield Family Band
plus Special Guests
Friends from the local creative community are coming together for a night of music in memory of local artist and musician Jonathan Allen, who passed away in 2023. In support of Norfolk cancer charity The Big C.
The evening will be headlined by acclaimed electronic music artists Nathan Fake and Luke Abbott, who will be performing back to back sets.
The show will also feature a live performance from folk-rock outfit The Bloomfield Family Band, of which Jonathan was a member.
The band will be joined on stage by a range of familiar faces from the local music scene including The Neutrinos, Alexander Carson and Milly Hirst.
DJ Spokes will be providing music in the bar area and each live performance will feature visuals from renowned video artists Dan Tombs and Humdrum.
“We were all devastated to lose our friend Jonathan last year, he played a big part in the local art and music scene over the past twenty years and will be sorely missed.
I will be a great night with some fantastic artists, a great way to celebrate Jonathan’s life and contribution to art and music, as well supporting The Big C, which offered fantastic support during his illness” – Musician Sam Leonard
Jonathan Allen studied Fine Art at University of Derby before becoming the final graduate of the MA History of Art program at UEA in 2022 in addition to his life as a visual artist as well as a drummer in a number of local and national bands including Ray Brower, Heart of a Dog and The Little Unsaid.
Nathan Fake
Nathan Fake is a British electronic musician whose lush, moody recordings range from atmospheric tech-house to vivid, shoegaze-influenced downtempo.
Growing up in Norfolk and attending a school where being into music made you an outsider, Nathan Fake’s early interest in the electronic scene came from hearing acts like Aphex Twin and Orbital on the radio and reading about the equipment they used in music magazines.
He has released music on the Border Community, Ninja Tune, and Cambria Instruments labels
Luke Abbott
Luke Abbott is a composer, performer and music producer based in Norwich UK. His primary interest is in improvised electronic music. He has been releasing music to critical acclaim since 2006 on labels including Output Recordings, Border Community and The Leaf Label.
He records and performs extensively under his own name, under the alias Earlham Mystics, and as one-third of the electronic jazz group Szun Waves.
The Bloomfield Family Band
After years of sitting around strumming guitars with his father Graeme, songwriter and producer Will Bloomfield decided they should record an album together. Musician friends and family joined in and The Bloomfield Family Band was born. Shortly after the release of their 2019 album ‘Good Morning, Good Evening’ the band played their first set at the FolkEast Festival. This would prove to be Graeme’s only public show with the band, as he passed away in October 2020. The BFB continued to write, record and play live, adding more members and creating new memories to add to the ones they keep alive.
Dan Tombs (2MS Studio)
Dan Tombs is a music-industry visual artist, with a strong focus on creating live visuals, installations, and videos that bring music to life for audiences all around the world. As a creator of live visuals Dan has worked with Jon Hopkins, Fred again.. HAAi, Nia Archives, and Gold Panda. Dan’s work has been installed and performed at venues including the Sydney Opera House, Brixton Academy, the Royal Festival Hall, Berlin Funkhaus, Brooklyn Steel. Festival work includes Coachella, Melt, Glastonbury, Fuji Rocks, Primavera and Sonar. As a music video director and producer, Dan has worked with Four Tet, Nathan Fake and Tim Burgess.
