Cedar

Drum and bass

1. Atmospheric drum & bass producer from Leeds. 2. UK band formerly known as Echo. 3. Indie/pop/rock band formerly known as Cedar Avenue, from Minneapolis MN 1. Cedar is the most often used pseudonym for Leeds based drum 'n' bass producer, Jon Schorah. Influenced by '70's soul-jazz/funk and '80's electronica his tracks blend lush pads and jazzy overtones with some of the mellower rhythms from drum and bass. Jon led a musical childhood, taking lessons on both flute and trumpet at school. Involved as a musician in several live bands Jon also began producing ambient electronica from a small bedroom studio. Inspired by Bliss circa 1989, a hardcore night @ Leeds' Gallery, he promoted Devotion, a deep-house night, (Gat Decor, etc.) at the same venue. Slowly becoming frustrated with the limitations of four-to-the-floor rhythms of the time, Jon's curiosity with the newly-emerging drum and bass scene (via Dream FM - Leeds' pirate) led him to experiment with ambient dub tracks, adding sampled funk breakbeats from obscure Latin records at near double-time. Beginning as aqueous - using programmed beats only - Jon moved onto manipulating breaks alongside programmed beats incorporating the chilled-out drum and bass vibes of Leeds' legendary d.o.p.e. club. Thus, Cedar was born. Initial dats were picked up by LTJ Bukem, and led to a Japanese release via Sony, and then a UK release on Bukem's own Good Looking label. More recent releases also include hip-hop influenced downbeat tracks on t...