Based in Portland, Oregon, Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO) is a psychedelic-rock band led by New Zealand native singer-songwriter and guitarist Ruban Nielson.
∙ UMO’s 2010 debut single, “Ffunny Ffriends,” was praised by influential music blogs, and their 2011 self-titled debut LP won the Taite Music Prize, awarded to the best album from New Zealand.
∙ They recorded “Satanic Planet” with noted outsider artist Daniel Johnston for 2012’s Space Ducks (Soundtrack from the Game), a compilation based on Johnston’s comic book.
∙ In 2013, their sophomore LP, II, won Best Alternative Album at the New Zealand Music Awards.
∙ Multi-Love—which delved into the polyamorous relationship between Nielson, his wife, and another woman—rose to No. 7 on Billboard’s US Independent Albums chart in 2015.
∙ Recorded in the titular Vietnamese city, the experimental-jazz release IC-01 Hanoi was UMO’s second album of 2018, after Sex & Food, and its first instrumental LP.
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Hi. We are Jay Siegan Presents. We are the talent liaisons that curate, ideate, and connect you to the right artists to transform special events into experiences of a lifetime. Our roots are those of musicologists and culture hawks, deeply embedded in the living performing arts. This is the foundation of our work, the soul of our business, and what we've been doing for over 25 years. We have the capacity and capability to bring any artist from anywhere in the world to your event.
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