David Mrakpor

David Mrakpor is one half of the powerful Jazztronica duo Blue Lab Beats. He plays Guitar, Bass , Drums ,Keyboards ,Vibraphone, upright bass, Trumpet. He has also graced the stage playing session for Reuben James,Illa J,Sophie Faith,Jerome Thomas, Fireball sessions, The Banger Factory,Brown Penny,Unit 31. His new music is all played/arranged and produced by himself. Blue Lab Beats are one of the fastest-rising production duos in the world right now, Blue Lab Beats consists of multi-instrumentalist Mr DM and producer and beatmaker NK-OK. Starting out as bedroom producers, remixing tracks from A-listers such as Dua Lipa and Rag’N’Bone Man, the pair quickly grew into something far more potent - crafting a supple, wide-ranging sound inspired by the pioneers of hip-hop and the music of the African diaspora while staying true to their London roots. With over 33 million streams and having played Glastonbury as well as supporting the likes of Roy Ayers and Thundercat, Blue Lab Beats releases such as 2017 EP ‘Freedom’, with its stand out track ‘Sam Cooke & Marvin Gaye’, or 2018’s ‘XOver’, a debut album brimming with hits including the eight-million-times-streamed ‘Pineapple’ and the acclaimed ‘Sam Cooke & Marvin Gaye’ featuring Kojey Radical and Tiana Major9, have proved how popular their sound has quickly become. Releases such as the 2019 EP ‘Vibe Central’, which has features from Grammy-nominated trumpeter Theo Croker - 2022 for David Mrakpor and Blue Lab Beats-hit Follow