PERFECTING OUR BEST SHOW YET

28 May

With our eight night summer tour rapidly approaching, Classic Ibiza headliners, Urban Soul Orchestra, assembled in a London recording studio last week to put the finishing touches to their performance.

Having worked on the orchestrations over the winter, Stephen Hussey, USO’s founder and Classic Ibiza conductor, led his musicians and vocalists through their paces to perfect the 16 new tracks in this year’s orchestral set of over 40 house classics. You can get a taster of one of the new tracks, Don’t You Want Me by Felix, recorded at the rehearsal here.

Stephen Hussey comments: “Hearing the orchestrations that I’ve been dreaming up being brought to life for the first time is always something very special. This year is particularly exciting though, as we’ll be performing more new tracks than we’ve ever played before. For me, musically, this is our best show yet. I think we’ve got a perfect mix of some absolutely belting new tracks and some firm Classic Ibiza favourites. I can’t wait to share what we’ve got in store with our awesome Hatfield House audience.”

If you can’t wait until the summer to get a taste of the Classic Ibiza experience, USO yesterday released a new live album, Classic Ibiza III, recorded at multiple venues on last year’s tour. The album is available on all major streaming platforms.

Stephen Hussey adds: “I’m really proud of our new album. Although there’s nothing quite like being at the show, I think it captures the energy and musicianship our performance, as well as the incredible vibe of the audience. Featuring some of the tracks that we’ll be playing this summer, it’s the perfect appetiser ahead of this year’s tour. Turn it up and enjoy!”