Producer and artist Sam Redmore is shaping a career as one of the UK’s most exciting new talents. His path has seen him evolve from club DJ and promoter, to remixer responsible for a host of killer edits, to lighting up airwaves and stages from London to LA with his original productions.

His knowledge of global, eclectic sounds - shaped when following the movements of the likes of Gilles Peterson, Quantic, Louie Vega and Mr Scruff - sets up his 2022 debut album as a feast for those who want to dance to a different beat.

Redmore may be the new boy on the Jalapeno Records block, but with credit from Craig Charles, Quantic, Nightmares on Wax and Danny Krivit already in the bank he is perfectly placed to uphold the label’s ethos. His succinct summary that the album represents “music for dancefloors inspired by music from all over”, means no reveller is going home disappointed.

Success has been almost instantaneous - “Nagu”, an instrumental track from his debut 7” release, was played on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 2, Jazz FM and Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM – ON THE SAME WEEKEND! A supremely rare cross cultural appeal and unheard of for an instrumental latin dancefloor tune. Radio stations around the world are following suit with LA tastemaker KCRW one of the first to get on board.

Sam made his name in the UK Midlands and the area is still a massive source of creativity for him. The album showcases Birmingham’s best, with guests Mr Auden Allen, Lumi HD and Lady Sanity all featuring.

So which genre does Sam Redmore occupy? “It’s difficult to say really - I just take inspiration from anything I like the sound of and try to throw it all together in a way that makes sense”. Check his current appetite for disco, afrobeat, broken beat and Latin styles such as cumbia and samba. What works on the dancefloor then filters down into Sam’s productions and remixes.

Not many artists stage their debut live performance on the Saturday main stage of a major festival but that’s exactly what the promoters of Birmingham’s Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival were confident enough to book. Whether overseeing a 12-piece live ensemble and orchestrating a myriad of participants or DJing from festivals to basement jams, Sam remains at heart a crowd rocker.