Apollo Brown & Marco Polo – München, Milla

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APOLLO BROWN & MARCO POLO

18.03.2025
Munich, Milla

Admission: 20.00 hrs
Start: 21.00 hrs

Support: ditu / L One

Apollo Brown

Talented artists can make the seemingly impossible look easy. In this thin air you'll find Detroit's Apollo Brown, constantly conjuring something new from a tried and tested formula. Over the past decade, the artist has uniquely redefined and expanded the foundation of what boom-bap production can sound like in the 21st century. Originally from Grand Rapids, West Michigan, Apollo Brown is a hip-hop producer based in Detroit. In the tradition of unconventional beatmakers like the great J Dilla and Madlib, Brown is a man of many influences whose sound owes as much to the yacht rock of Seals & Crofts as it does to classic R&B, drawing from all corners of the music world to create beats that are as musically interesting as they are rhythmic. His extensive discography includes guest appearances, instrumental albums and full collaborations with MCs such as Big Pooh, Che' Noir, Guilty Simpson, Joell Ortiz, Locksmith, O.C., Philmore Greene, Planet Asia, Raheem DeVaughn, Ras Kass, Stalley, Skyzoo and many more. Brown was part of the hip-hop crews The Left and Ugly Heroes.

Marco Polo

The name is deceptive at first - producer Marco Polo is more of a time traveler than an explorer. Over the past ten years, this T.O. native has transported his listeners to another dimension, somewhere between the 90s and the present. Marco, born Marco Bruno, started making music in 1999 after buying an MPC with his student loan money. With the MPC and a pack of Newports as his only accomplices, Marco made a bold move to New York in 2001. As an assistant engineer at renowned recording studio The Cutting Room, MP honed his technical skills and met some of the best rappers around.

Marco Polo's production credits quickly gained weight, with collaborations with legends such as Rakim, Westside Gunn, Scarface, Phaorahe Monch, Talib Kweli, Masta Ace and Sean Price. MP's discography of features, collaborations and solo projects grew steadily, leading to the release of the critically acclaimed "Port Authority" in 2007. This debut production album - featuring a who's who of MC heavyweights such as Large Professor, Kool G Rap and Buckshot - was a career milestone that secured his place as one of the most respected beatmakers of the new school.