Protoje

Jesse Royal, Lila Iké, dj Green B

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Doors: 7:00pm • Show: 8:00pm

10/04/2022 8:00pm 10/04/2022 23:59:59 America/Los_Angeles Protoje General Admission with Limited Seating

Born and raised in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica to singer Lorna Bennett and formercalypso king Mike Ollivierre, Protoje blends hip hop, soul and jazz into his nativesounds of reggae and dancehall.

The musical prodigy, along with a collective of fellow artists, began gettingmainstream attention for their addictive melodies and conscious lyricalmessages in a movement dubbed the “reggae revival.” Publications such asVOGUE, Rolling Stone and The FADER have declared him one of the brightesttalents out of Jamaica. His catalog consists of the following studio albums:Seven Year Itch (2011), The 8 Year Affair (2013), Ancient Future (2015) and AMatter Of Time (2018) and In Search Of Lost Time (2020).

His studio album A Matter Of Time earned him a GRAMMY nomination for Best Reggae Album and his national U.S. TV performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, both in 2019. He has toured with Ms. Lauryn Hill and appeared on major festivals including Coachella (US), Glastonbury (UK),Afropunk (US), Reading & Leeds (UK), Sole DXB (Dubai) and Lollapalooza (Chile),reaching audiences far and wide with his genre-fusing sound. In 2020, the musician signed an unprecedented major deal with RCA Records in partnership with Six Course Records and his label and management company In.Digg.Nation Collective. Under the RCA deal, Protoje brokered individual album deals for himself as well as rising female artists Lila Iké, Sevana and Jaz Elise.

He has received praise from the likes of NYLON and Uproxx for In.Digg.Nation Collective’s forward-thinking sound. He performed on NPR Tiny Desk and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert #PlayAtHome and graced one of i-D magazine’s digital covers for Spring 2021. In 2022, Protoje will release his 6th studio album. The UC Theatre

General Admission with Limited Seating

Born and raised in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica to singer Lorna Bennett and formercalypso king Mike Ollivierre, Protoje blends hip hop, soul and jazz into his nativesounds of reggae and dancehall.

The musical prodigy, along with a collective of fellow artists, began gettingmainstream attention for their addictive melodies and conscious lyricalmessages in a movement dubbed the “reggae revival.” Publications such asVOGUE, Rolling Stone and The FADER have declared him one of the brightesttalents out of Jamaica. His catalog consists of the following studio albums:Seven Year Itch (2011), The 8 Year Affair (2013), Ancient Future (2015) and AMatter Of Time (2018) and In Search Of Lost Time (2020).

His studio album A Matter Of Time earned him a GRAMMY nomination for Best Reggae Album and his national U.S. TV performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, both in 2019. He has toured with Ms. Lauryn Hill and appeared on major festivals including Coachella (US), Glastonbury (UK),Afropunk (US), Reading & Leeds (UK), Sole DXB (Dubai) and Lollapalooza (Chile),reaching audiences far and wide with his genre-fusing sound. In 2020, the musician signed an unprecedented major deal with RCA Records in partnership with Six Course Records and his label and management company In.Digg.Nation Collective. Under the RCA deal, Protoje brokered individual album deals for himself as well as rising female artists Lila Iké, Sevana and Jaz Elise.

He has received praise from the likes of NYLON and Uproxx for In.Digg.Nation Collective’s forward-thinking sound. He performed on NPR Tiny Desk and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert #PlayAtHome and graced one of i-D magazine’s digital covers for Spring 2021. In 2022, Protoje will release his 6th studio album.