Remi Kabaka Jr.
Remi Kabaka Jr. (born 11 April 1970)[1] is a British record producer, art director, and percussionist best known as the drummer and producer for British virtual band Gorillaz.He became a music producer for the band in 2015 after several years of providing the voice of Russel Hobbs and was listed as an A&R producer alongside Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in the 2019 documentary Gorillaz: Reject False Icons.[2][3] In 2007, Kabaka created the audiovisual collective Gorillaz Sound System.[4][5] Along with his work with Gorillaz, Kabaka has collaborated further with the band's frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett on other projects including DRC, Africa Express[6] and Bobby Womack's album The Bravest Man in the Universe.[7][8] Kabaka is also a manager of Steve Lazarides's London art gallery, which regularly exhibits work by the artist Banksy.