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[ELECTRONIC/DANCE] It’s party time at the Waiting Room this Thursday, June 4 as glitch-hop luminary Opiuo takes the stage with his live band as one of the stops for his debut North American tour. The New Zealand native first showed up on international radar upon releasing the single “Robo Booty” from his 2010 debut album, “Slurp and Giggle,” an unfathomably catchy track, bursting with reggaeton snippets and sharp saw synths that merged into a highly articulated rhythmic blueprint. Definitely the release of an artist who was deft at translating eclectic influences into a summer festival hit. Since then, he’s released two further EPs, 2010’s Boganus Proteinius and 2011”s The Squiggle, and an album, 2014’s Meraki, alongside countless remixes for artists as diverse as Gwen Stefani and Kimbra. His ability to breathe fresh life into his primary inspiration, funk, has lead to career highlights such as sharing the stage with EDM kings like Pretty Lights, Skrillex, Nero, Moby, Rusko, and the Glitch Mob. In 2013 he took home five titles at the 2013 UK Glitch Hop Awards. Experience the hype yourself on Thursday night as he triggers live synths and drum machines with the accompaniment of the highly talented cast of musicians that comprise his band. Local deep-bass production duo, Eyes Everywhere are set top open alongside Marrsick and Pulse Junkie.