Photos: Nick Murphy at the Theatre at Ace Hotel

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Nick Murphy (photo by Lexi Bonin)

Nick Murphy recently announced a personal musical evolution. He decided to start performing under his own name instead of Chet Faker, in order to sort of be reborn like a bearded butterfly rising from its stage name cocoon. Fans got to experience his new incarnation in a sold-out show Wednesday at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel for the final night of Red Bull Sound Select’s 30 Days In LA. The crowd’s anticipation was electric. The show began with a dark stage and Murphy backlit by a singular light source. As soon as the first beat dropped, lights shifted, and the audience jumped from their seats, screaming, eager to take in every single harmony of pixel and note.

Progressive R&B artist Ayo Olatunji and Toronto’s River Tiber opened the show.

Photos by Lexi Bonin