Kutmah

Justin 'Kutmah' McNulty was born in Brighton, England to an Egyptian mother and Scottish father. Moving to the United States when he was twelve years old, Kutmah grew up in Hollywood, California and ultimately made a name for himself as a talented underground artist & DJ. Intrinsic member of eclectic Los Angeles-based music collective "dublab", in 2004 Kutmah launched the seminal club "Sketchbook", which forged fundamental roots of the now-infamous LA beat scene. In Spring 2010 without advance warning nor any provoking criminal activity, armed US Federal agents entered Kutmah's home, incarcerated him for two months at a New Mexico detention center under immigration charges, and ultimately deported him to the UK where he currently resides. Since then Kutmah has toured Europe, playing shows with Saul Williams, The The Gaslamp Killer, Flying Lotus, Gonjasufi, Dabrye and others.

It was during this time locked up that Kutmah sought solace in art, drawing to keep sane with only a short pencil and ID card. The frustrated, emotional and powerful results of his imprisonment ordeal have come to fruition with "Two Soups & A Honeybun", the full collection of 39 drawings Kutmah created in prison. The London exhibition at Protein Gallery marks the debut of this touring art show, with additional dates scheduled in Los Angeles, Tokyo and finishing the pilgrimage in Alexandria, Egypt. Signed and numbered large-scale prints of the art, plus a mix cd series entitled "The New Error" Vol. 1-4 will be available for sale exclusively in each city, as well as on Kutmah's online store.