Dave Monaco - Lead Vocals,rhytym guitar,lead guitar
Chad Junkin - Keyboards, Harmonica and Background Vocals
Rene Casas - Bass Guitar
Ed Colins - Drums, Background Vocal, and Production
Eric "DJ Wood" Woodruff - Turntables, Percussion, and Background Vocals, Lead Vocals, Recording/Sound Engineer
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Influences
"one good thing about music, is when it hits you, you feel NO pain"
Leroy Osbourne, Tippa Irie, Skatalites, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, The Grateful Dead, Sublime, the Clash, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, George Clinton & P- Funk, Jurrasic 5, Dave Matthew's Band, Trey Anastasio, Steel Pulse, Sade, The Specials, The Slackers, Spearhead, our FANS, family and still there's more !
Sounds Like
BC VIDEOS
6 FOOT SHORTY Video w/ Chali 2na & Tippa Irie
PURPLE & GOLD w/ Chali 2na (Commerial that aired on Fox Sports Network
Check the new write-up about Better Chemistry featured in the new I.E. Weekly. Here is a taste...
"It’s been said that people are the product of the company they keep. In Better Chemistry’s case, much of that company could be considered living legends. Crack open the reggae/rock hybrid’s latest release, 6 Foot Shorty, and you’ll see that this terrific troupe’s employed the skills of folks like Jurassic 5’s Chali 2na, plus reggae revolutionaries Tippa Irie and Pato Banton. Not an easy feat, to say the least." Read full article, click logo.
IN THE RECORDING STUDIO...our love is coming right out of us and into each track we lay down. There are some experimental elements and some classic BC styles that are coming together nicely, as well a few friends pitching in. We hope to have everything finished for a Christmas release!!! And to boot, maybe a covers album to make it dual release. Its a lot of work, but well worth it.
We are now on another new music network brought to you by MTV. Listen to our music, check out photos, watch videos and interact with other artists and fans.
We continue our recording sessions this week. Our studio is sounding better than ever and we are making great headway to the next album. Our LIVE Cd is being mixed now and we hope to get that out before summer ends.
Thanks to all our fans for supporting us. It helps us keep pushing ourselves to reach that higher level. If we can push ourselves, that means you can push yourself to do better, be better and live better. Life, Love and Liberty.
We would also like to thank Jenny at Mary Jane Threads for all the cool shirts. They have realy cool designs just visit http://www.maryjanethreads.com/
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We have released our new song, " Purple & Gold " featuring Chali 2na, you can download the track now through SNOCAP Click to download "PURPLE AND GOLD"
Infectious.Enveloping.Irresistible. Those are just a few words to describe the Los Angeles six-piece band Better Chemistry, who have been overwhelming and conjuring with audiences since 2001 with their propulsive brew of reggae, rock, ska and funk. From small clubs to stadiums and from backyard parties to three day festivals, the band’s feel great, let the good times roll approach has won them a devoted following and a career’s worth of accomplishments. Their new album, 6 Foot Shorty is the next step in the band’s evolution, showcasing their growth and development as songwriters, players and arrangers, while hewing to the warmth and positivity that has been the hallmark of their sound since they began.
The band’s story started at the Bulldog Pub in Upland, CA at an open mike night where the band’s members first met in 2001. Discovering a common group of influences (Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, The Clash, The Specials, Skatalites, Toots and the Maytals, Dennis Brown, Phish, String Cheese Incident), the band came together and quickly built up an impressive resume, opening for legends like B.B. King, Average White Band, Steel Pulse and reggae legend Pato Banton. Others took notice as well; Access Hollywood featured the band as part of a Super Bowl feature in 2003 and the band earned airplay on the most influential modern rock station in the country, KROQ in Los Angeles, as well as a myriad of other stations.
Now, following their first two albums (2001’s Undiscovered Elements and 2005’s Better Chemistry) comes 6 Foot Shorty, recorded by the band in their home studio, which introduces the band anew. Featuring the soulful lead vocals and rhythm guitar of Dave Monaco (the band’s primary lyricist), Ray Green on lead guitar, Chad Junkin ..boards, the propulsive rhythm section of Rene Casas on bass and Ed Collins on drums, Eric “DJ Wood” Woodruff on the turntables/additional percussion/background, the CD breaks new terrain for the band. There’s the hip-hop/club influence of “6 Foot Shorty,” featuring English Dance Hall great Tippa Irie and vocals from Jurassic Five member Chali 2na, which introduces new musical flavors into the Better Chemistry arsenal. Recently, the band wrote and produced “Frozen in Your Tracks” for Fox Sports Net, which aired on January 27, 2007 during the Los Angeles Kings game. While the band still retains their positive and spiritual flavor, there is the a new political element, embodied in the indictment of President Bush in “How Do You Sleep?” with lyrics by “DJ Wood,” a former 82nd airborne. The unqualified good times the band once sang about are now much more hard earned – which makes the joy in the songs even more resonant.
Better Chemistry’s music is about the journey of the soul, spirit and the challenges and joys of life – the pitfalls of love and relationships (“Difficult,” “Who Loves You”), the threat to our environment, the simple gratitude in being alive (“Praise”) and they view their music as a vehicle to bring people together to experience oneness, community and the knowledge that our similarities far outweigh our differences. The band will be taking the songs on their new album on the road for the rest of the year, bringing their national audience peace, love and soul – while giving them the music to which they can dance all night.
Accomplishments since inception in December 2001 :
Tippa Irie featured on 3 tracks with BC, along withLeroy Osbourne (Sade-back up vocals) andRod Jackson.
The song "BC" was produced byTed Perlman.
Selected for thePeter Tosh Foundation CD, which includes their version of "Ketchy Shuby". www.PTOSH.com
BC has opened or performed with the following on stage:BB King, Tippa Irie, Pato Banton, LA Guns, The Average White Band, Slave, The Gap Band, Shinehead, Steel Pulse, Skatalites, The Time, Molotov, Tone-Loc and more !
Debut release, Undiscovered Elements featuring 12 original tracks: May 2002.
Interviews onAccess Hollywood on NBC, along with a performance @Access Hollywood's Super Bowl Party 2003.
Live Performance television ad for Trim Spa, aired in New York, 2003.
3/24/07 self produced 3rd album release intitled "6 Foot Shorty" which features special guests musicans Tippa Irie, Pato Banton, Chali 2na, Leroy Osbourne. This LP was also mastered by engineer great Chris Athens ( Sterling Sound Studios NYC )
AIRPLAY :
"KHZ Radio with Carolyn Fox" airs Friday at midnight in Los Angeles on 1580 AM (including half of Orange County), plays in heavy rotation in Ocean City, Maryland on 1590 AM, and in Baltimore on 810 AM, and streams on KHZTV.com
KROQ 106.7 L.A., Rodigans Rockers Kiss FM UK, Reggae Beat USA, XM Radio- Reggae (The Joint) USA, Kulcha Radio, Fl , WFCF 88.5 FL., KCSB CA., KOAI 96.7 HI., WMPR 90.1 MS., WZBC 90.3 MA., KSCP 88.7 CA., WOBR 95.3 NC., KBCS 91.3 WA., DFRU 93.3 ONT Canada, Reggae Power Israel.
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