October London

October London appears on April 2, 2026 at the Melkweg in Amsterdam. The singer-songwriter from South Bend, Indiana builds his R&B on a classic soul foundation with a clear 1970s signature and a contemporary sensibility. After moving to the West Coast he drew attention in the mid-2010s with the Color Blind EPs, where melodic ballads, introspective songwriting and slow-jam atmospheres converge. Close to the circle around Snoop Dogg and Death Row Records, he laid his crooning voice over modern hip‑hop and G‑funk productions.

With The Rebirth of Marvin (2023) he consciously engages in a dialogue with Marvin Gaye’s legacy: warm arrangements, dense backing vocals and a pronounced falsetto, framed within current R&B structures and themes. Live, October London leans on midtempo grooves and slow, atmospheric numbers, with lyrics about relationships and male vulnerability. Expect layered harmonies, room for his falsetto and, here and there, a West Coast touch. An evening at the crossroads of retro soul, modern R&B and rap collaborations, at the Melkweg, Amsterdam.