Patrick Carpenter - PC, the Original Ninja, cut his teeth as a pivotal
member of Ninja Tune Records, defining a huge era in 90’s music
with his unique techniques in production and composition work, club
DJing, and radio show production (Solid Steel). As DJ Food, his
output included 5 albums, 7 singles and 12 artist remixes including
work for David Byrne, Elvis Costello.

Alongside sparring partner Strictly Kev, he toured the world with his
fling-down selection, mashing up four turntables before returning to
the legendary ‘Stealth’ night, held monthly at the Blue Note club in
Hoxton Square, featuring an array of pioneering musicians and DJs
such as Squarepusher, The Herbaliser and Talvin Singh.

In 1999, Patrick joined The Cinematic Orchestra, bringing the sound
of his studio to the live stage, setting the speakers alight with finest,
hand-crafted electronics and turntable dexterity. When the band
were given the task of re-scoring the cinematic masterpiece ‘A Man
With A Movie Camera’ his role developed via composition and
orchestration and culminated with a live album recorded in the
Albert Hall.

Today, drawing on his 30 years as a musician, Patrick plays
saxophone, flute and percussion for improvised dance classes and
continues to produce electronic music.

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