Dee Mill.......Guitar, Vocals
James Paul............Bass
Brian Railey......Percussion
Mike Miller........Guitar, Vocals
Joel Ingles..........Drums
Influences
The Grateful Dead, Jaco Pastorius, Bob Marley, The Wooten Brothers, Talking Heads, Soulive, Umphreys Mcgee, Goverment Mule, Stevie Wonder............TOO many to name!
2009, has been an intersting year for the boys, seeing them play with the likes of Les Claypool at the Rave in Milawakee,WI, the world Famous Wailers, the Lee Boys and also saw them complete their first tour in Colorodo in the winter. They have also held down the Peoria After show scene this summer playing after Moe. Goverment Mule, and Cornmeal at the Favorite live Music spot S.O.P's. But it has also been a break out year in the sense of merchandising and getting the word out of this band that has been together since the spring of 2004! Playing such memorable sets as The Grateful Dead Halloween and Jerry Garcia Band set for Reggae on Riverfront done in reggae style proving they are one of the most versataille bands in the area. Founded by singer song writer Dee Mill and Jake Schultz this year is where they have began to look to head in a new direction, since Jake 's time has been consumed with his other project Brainchild and he has not enough time to be every where the boys are going. With another fall/winter tour on the horizon they needed someone that could travel outside the midwest and play all the shows without pressure from his other band. He is still our brother and our friend and we wish him and his band the best! That being said it is time to move on to the next chapter of Ill Fusion which involves their first full length movie, a live double dvd from Reggae on the Riverfront 2008 nd 2009 All Original Reggae and Jerry Garcia Band Reggae set respectively. They have continually stepped over under and thru every obsticle that has been in their way to get to the point that they are at. Dee has sat in with MOE. and Umphrey's together at 2006 summercamp 'Superjam' and also played with Futureman from Bela Fleck, Hot butterd Rum, Dirty Dozzen Brass Band, Leftover Salmon, 56 Hope Road, The Zen Trixters, 13th Sun, Jah Roots, Joseph Israel, and have had members of Umphreys, Dark Star Orchestra, Great American Taxi, Groovatron, and many more sit in with them. They aslo have a complete clothing line that has started up and the newest design is teamed up with lot superstar label Dope Logo for their 'Music is Art' line available NOW! They are geared up and ready for new progress in 2010! Art of Ill Fusion shows can be desribed as different than any of the other jambands in The Central Illinois area not because of the music, but also because of the Family Vibe that is evident at their shows. Dee Mill is a nephew of a original ‘Prankster’ and has followed such Artists Rob Barraco(Phil N Friends), Ike Willis(Frank Zappa n Project Object) and Fareed Haque( Garaj Mahal ) who are all friends of his uncle and he has learned a lot from being behind the scenes on these tours. He also has a lot of great old school people as a support system backing him because they aslo believe in Art of Ill Fusion's Potential! . The Boys have been from Baltimore MD to Fort Collins CO sharin their jams help get them to a town near you. Come out to a SHOW AND SEY HEY TO OUR FAM! For Booking info Call 309 -643- 5496 Daniel @Fusedwell Promotions OR Garret @26-17 productions 309-360- 7800
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#7 in Neil Tesser’s Top Ten Chicago Jazz Discs of 2009 2009 Grammy nominating ballot for Best Instrumental Jazz Album #12 in JazzChicagonet’s Top Chicago Recordings of 2009 3 ½ Stars! (3=Good, 4=Excellent) Downbeat Magazine
“The emphasis is on group interplay, with active basslines and lively arrangements.” - John Ephland, Downbeat, December 2009.
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Support Marijuana Music! Please Vote for Des Moines' favorite rock n roll band, Johnny Reeferseed & The High Rollers as High Times Magazine's Unsigned Band of the Month at http://hightimes.com/lounge/ht_admin/6095 Voting ends Jan 4 at 4:20 EST Thank you all for your support! Have a Happy New Year!
Hope to see you at the Fundraiser on Jan.23rd/6pm at The Brass Rail on Farmington Rd.We have Johnny Reefer Seed and The High Rollers (Marijuana Music Award Winners), TV BLUES BAND and The Easy Riders playing music.There will be lots given out.The BIG DOOR PRIZE is a piece of Art Donated by Excessive Colors.$10 donation with Door prize and $5 with out Door Prize.You can hear more about the Illinois Medical Marijuana NFP Fund Raiser on The Church of Rock @ 99.9 The Buzz where we Sponsor The Ganja Hit of the Night on Sundays from 7 to 10. Rev.Moodey himself and Chaplin Chip V will be our MC for the night at the event.It is going to be a Damn good time for sure.Would like to thank Excessive Colors,Mad Tattoo,Bacci Pizza also,Tell your friends,If you need to know more feel free to drop me a line here
We have our date and place set for our 1st Fund Raiser. We are going to have Door Prizes,Medical Patent Speakers,Bands (The Easyriders,TV BLUES BAND and maybe one more if they get back to us).There will be The Illinois Medical Marijuana Girls there helping out also.Reverend Derek Moody from The Church of Rock on 99.9 The Buzz will be MCing the event. So I am sure you are woundering where can such an EVENT be held????It will be at The Brass Rail on Farmington Road on January 23rd.Tickets will be sold at The Brass Rail,Puppy Dogs,The Gin Joint and several other places through out Central Illinois. Be sure to stop in those places and ask them for one of our Brochures and pick up your tickets.Well thats it for now be sure to REPOST this and start telling your friends,it will be something not to miss. If you have not e-mailed your State Rep you need to do this ASAP. Here is a link from our friends at MPP that will help you get that done https://ssl.capwiz.com/mpp/issues/alert/?alertid=13443521
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
JFJO returns to CHICAGO on SATURDAY (OCT. 24) at The Kinetic Playground. Liquid Soul opens! Doors @ 8pm. Advance Tickets are cheaper and still available! See you soon!
Hey what's Up !! Art of Ill Fusion just wanted to slide by your House to see how you keep it & give some Grown Folks Love !!!!... Remember...Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them
FGC’s got a great weekend coming up! On Saturday, we open up for Umphrey’s McGee at Exposition Gardens in Peoria (FGC @ 7pm), and Sunday, we head over to the Riverview Music and Arts Festival in South Elgin (FGC @ 6pm). The Riverview Fest goes on all weekend, and Sunday’s lineup features FGC, as well as The Everyone Orchestra (with Michael Kang from SCI, Brendan and Andy from Umphrey’s, Jordan and Janis from FGC, Allie from Cornmeal, and many more!). Visit www.riverviewmusicfest.com for full lineup and tickets!
Looking beyond, FGC’s fall schedule thus far hits tons of our favorite Midwest spots, kicking off with the annual Halloween Masquerade Ball at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, where FGC will be sporting the musical costume of Green Day!
10/17 – Halloween Masquerade Ball, Chillicothe, IL (All Ages) 10/23 – Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA (Ages 21+) 10/29 – Miramar Theater, Milwaukee, WI (All Ages) 10/31 – City Nights Theater, Springfield, IL (Ages 21+) 11/6 – The House Café , Dekalb, IL (All Ages) 11/7 – The Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL (Ages 18+) 11/9 – WIU, Macomb, IL (All Ages) 11/13 – Canopy Club, Urbana, IL (Ages 18+) 11/14 – Yacht Club, Iowa City, IA (Ages 19+)
