OLLIE HOWELL: FOREST RISING
CREATED WITH DUNCAN EAGLES & LU SISI (NORTH OF X)
“An unbelievable drummer. So creative I couldn’t believe it. This kid really is a 360-degree beautiful young cat that I believe has what it takes to make a life out of music.”
Quincy Jones
Forest Rising are a musical and visual collaboration between three multi-award winning artists; drummer and film composer Ollie Howell, digital artist Lu Sisi (North of X) and jazz/electronic saxophonist Duncan Eagles. After sculpting their new sound in private over the past six years, the group has emerged with a new exciting and immersive visual and musical performance, spanning multiple genres and art forms. With a huge collection of accolades between them and combining an eclectic mix of electronic, ambient, jazz, cinematic and digital art, Forest Rising are a truly unique and exhilarating musical and visual experience, marking their international debut in Szczecin, Poland.
Ollie Howell is an award-winning film/TV composer, drummer and producer. His live shows and recordings impress fans with a punchy blend of creativity, stunning improvisation and critically acclaimed compositions. Legendary producer Quincy Jones calls Ollie “an unbelievable drummer. So creative I couldn’t believe it… he really is a 360-degree beautiful young cat”. Ollie is the first ever jazz recipient of a Sky Academy Arts Scholarship. Leading up to the release of his acclaimed second album, Self-Identity, Quincy Jones invited Ollie to become the opening artist at his first music venue, Q’s, in Dubai, where Ollie and his band performed the opening three-month Artist Residency. As a composer, Ollie has scored for feature films, TV series and documentaries, and has worked within music teams on projects including the Emmy-nominated David Attenborough series Green Planet for the BBC and the Golden Globe winning The Mauritanian.
Duncan Eagles is a London-based jazz and electronic saxophonist who performs regularly at venues and festivals all over the world, including Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Moods Jazz Club (Zurich) and Wuhan Jazz Fest (China). Duncan has won international notoriety and critical acclaim with his multiple album releases from his group Partikel, as well as releasing a solo album in 2018 on US-label Ropeadope. He is also one half of new jazz-electronic group Million Square who were recently featured on BBC Radio 1Xtra in the UK.
Lu Sisi (North of X) is an award-winning digital and visual artist originally from Inner Mongolia, China, now based in London. His work spans multiple disciplines: live performance, film, music composition, music production, sound design, and installation art. Lu Sisi’s particular passion is the theme of heritage – connecting the past and the present. His most recent work explores the relationship between man, machine, and landscape, and has received critical acclaim worldwide, including awards from Sky Arts and New York Festival. Lu Sisi has also created music and visuals for several major international fashion festivals including Shanghai Fashion Week, New York Design Festival and has presented the closing show of London Fashion Week.
