Tevo Howard @ Slabs of the Tabernacle 2nd Birthday @ La Cheetah, 3 Apr

The 35-year old producer first came to prominence with his third production, Without Me. Originally released in 2008, but re-released last year it’s become something of an underground classic, with support from the likes of the Innervisions and Clone Records crews.

Responsible for running his own Beautiful Granville label, named after Chicago’s three-block, Granville area, Howard’s first introduction to dance music came when he inherited his brother’s turntables and record collection after he’d grown bored of them, though he also played piano and drums as a child and later studied the Contra Bass.

Originally inspired by his musical/DJ mentor, Lionel Melgar (who first showed him what a midi file was, only five years ago), Tevo fuses old-skool Chicago house drum patterns with sublime, beguiling melodies to create a mature, soulful sound that belies his relatively short recording career.