Sen-Sei

When the artist known as SEN-SEI was exposed to classic old school house music in the New York & Brooklyn warehouse parties back in 1989, he had already been trained in classical piano for twelve years and performed at Carnegie Hall. It was here that SEN-SEI began his performance career as one of the true pioneers of "LIVE" house music. Establishing himself in the early 90s in San Francisco, what sets SEN-SEI apart from the traditional Live-PA artists is that he does 100% freehand layering while a DJ mixes, adjusting for a tracks complexity while remaining in tune and in time. Using a range of sounds from the classic Rhodes keys to a full Latin percussion kit to a funky warm B3 organ, he perfectly blends a live layer you'd swear was part of the track. Couple that with SEN-SEI's dynamic stage presence, and you'll witness the dance floor packed with people getting down to the "Left Coast House" sound. Beyond his live performances all around the world, SEN-SEI's distinctive keys and synth hooks have been heard on some of the biggest records in house over the last two and a half decades, including cuts on Delve Deeper, Untitled Music, Nervous, Turnaround-Sound, Red Melon, Night Owl, Moonshine, Imperial Dub, Household, Offset Music, Dutchie, Grouper, Tonality, SOCO Audio, Jah Love, Tango, Jamayka, Big Chief, Grayhound, Siesta, Bluem, and SOMA just to name a few. With a discography spanning over 50 different labels alone, his production and keyboard wizardry can be found on hits ranging all the way from "20 Minutes of Disco Glory" with Garth & ETI (Wicked #1) to "LA Sessions" as the ATWATER SYNDICATE on Yoshitoshi.