Arthur Baker In Conversation with Dave Seaman

This Wednesday - 16th July - Arthur Baker in conversation with Dave Seaman for a Balearic Book Club exclusive at Jara at The Standard, Ibiza. 

From the underground to the mainstream, “Looking for the Perfect Beat” tells the unique life of an artist with a need to discover new sounds and new ways to move an audience – and who has influenced popular music for half a century. Arthur Baker, in conversation and on the decks, bringing his story to life with words and music.

Irvine Welsh : ‘These insider stories are written with genuine love and passion for humanity's greatest cultural endeavor, and with the sly wit of the natural raconteur. Baker is as meticulous in his search for the perfect sentence as he is for the perfect beat.' 

For fifty years as DJ, producer and remixer, Arthur Baker has been at the pioneering forefront of hip-hop, rock, and electronic music. His memoir - "Looking for the Perfect Beat" tells the story of a career that would take him from sweaty dance floors to late-night studio sessions with Bob Dylan and to his celebrated anti-apartheid album Sun City, created with Little Steven Van Zandt.