Banger Factory Records was founded by Mark Kavuma in 2021 as a natural evolution from The Banger Factory, an ensemble he started in 2015 that quickly established itself as a cradle for young talent, driven by his charismatic persona. The Banger Factory is his extended family where everyone has an equally important role to fulfil and finds space to develop. After releasing two albums it became clea
r there was something very special about the developing sound created by the ensemble. The core band was regularly augmented by young lions, some of the most gifted and commanding musicians around, heavily encouraged to pitch their own sound into the mix and The Banger Factory began to unify the local London jazz scene. The Banger Factory nourished this truly unique, unmistakable sound leaning heavily on original material. Mark became keen to expand horizons, take artistic risks and to have ‘hands on’ creative control of the recording and releasing of the music, and realised that a natural progression to this now tried and proven formula, would be to set up a record label. The prospect of further collaborations with more outstanding musicians and visual artists was an exciting one as was the opportunity to have an unbounded outlet and legitimate entity with which to expose and promote jazz as an art form. With the inception of Banger Factory Records, Kavuma has established a direct link to the legendary musicians that pioneered the sound, the look, the language and the swagger of the whole culture. His vision is to pass it on to the generations to come and while he is at it unashamedly showcase the London jazz community and its herds of exceptionally dexterous, accomplished, brilliant players and singers. His aspiration for the label is that it will inspire and empower those within the community and provide a platform for uncovering new artists and up-and-coming musicians, enabling them to not only hone and finesse their craft but to innovate, flourish and realise their full artistic potential, ultimately shaping the future of music beyond genres, genders and borders.
