Spoken Word Artist, Royal Kent, loved poetry and always found comfort in it since his youth. After a stint in the US Navy, Kent was invited to visit a dear friend who shared this affection and love of poetry. She proceeded to introduce him to an album of spoken word artists and pecussion players called THE LAST POETS. The rest is history. Royal Kent has opened major reggae concerts with his brand delivery as master of ceremonies for Toots & the Maytals at the Warfield - San Francisco CA, The Wailers at the Greek Theatre - Berkeley CA, and Peter Tosh at the Monterey Fairgrounds - Monterey CA (produced by Chet Helms/Family Dog) and many others. Kyra Njinski, daughter of the great Russian ballet star Vaslav Njinski, said: "This man recites poetry the way my father once danced." He has performed with the bands Pseudo Pseudo, The Band Of Angels and COPUS.
Wendy has studied and performed music and dance since age four. She earned her B.A. from Denison University with a self-designed major called "A Study in the Creative Art Process" and her M.S. in Education from Syracuse University. She has worked with young people through the Boston Symphony-sponsored Days in the Arts program at Tanglewood and the San Francisco Symphony's Adventures in Music series, as well as at various schools in Massachusetts, New York, and California. Wendy is a member of ASCAP, Bay Area Women in Creative Music, Taxi, and the Center for Contemporary Composers, and received the ASCAP award for composition for the years 1999-2000.
MONICA WILLIAMS ~ Flutes, Producer
Flutist Monica Williams started her classical training in the suburbs of Chicago. She played with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Summer Youth Orchestra, Encore Chamber Orchestra, and made her first solo performance with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra at the age of 15.
Monica has been a member of Copus since the first week she moved to San Francisco in October of 2000.
RICK CAMPBELL~ Percussion
RICK CAMPBELL is a native San Franciscan who currently lives in Vallejo, California. He joined the marching band in high school and was part of a punk band called ‘Black Athletes’ and has been studying and performing percussion ever since. He has opened up for acts such as Dead Kennedys, Public Image Limited, Fishbone, and Romeo Void. He has toured Yugoslavia and Poland with the George Coates Performing Ensemble and has performed and recorded with Native Elements, the Funkanauts, and toured extensively in France with The Motivators. Rick plays timbales, congas, traps, and ‘all things percussion’; he joined COPUS in 2009.
PATRICK MAHON ~ Electric Bass, All Around Good Guy
Bassist PATRICK MAHON was born and raised in San Francisco. Patrick studied jazz with Tony P. Miller, but he is primarily self-taught – giving him a creative facility and an eager ear for new ways of expression, including most recently using an unusual bowing technique on the electric bass. He joined COPUS in 2007, played on the ‘Jah Provide’ trilogy, and has performed at many Bay Area gigs as well as at the Sweet Auburn Springfest in Atlanta. His influences include Charles Mingus, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, and Les Claypool. In addition to COPUS, Patrick has performed with bands Scaramanga, The Ambassadors, and Electric Color Wheel.
Influences
In no particular order: Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bach, Outkast, The Last Poets, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Cliff, Marvin Gaye, Michael Franti, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Sekou Sundiata, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Joseph Hill, James Brown, Peter Tosh, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and all speakers of the truth!
THE SIX POWERS OF THE DRAGON ARE...Rising, Sinking, Twisting, Straight, Pulling In & Exploding Out!
COPUS is a world music ensemble that combines powerful poetics with lyrical melodies and strong beats...rising to the challenge, sinking our teeth into each opportune, twisting each note for maximum impact, coming straight at you, pulling it off with grace...in short, ready to explode!
.. In 2006 COPUS was a semi-finalist in the Emergenza international band competition. Started 15 years ago in Italy, Emergenza is a festival that promotes the 'greatest unsigned bands in the world'.
.. Spoken Word Artist and Poet ROYAL KENT has opened for musical luminaries PETER TOSH, STEEL PULSE, THE WAILERS and TOOTS + THE MAYTALS. He also performed his spoken word style with bands like Psuedo Psuedo of Czech Republic and Band Of Angels of Vancouver BC.
.. Composer/pianist WENDY LOOMIS won ASCAP award for composition in 1999 and 2000.
.. Flutist MONICA WILLIAMS is a graduate of Eastman School of Music and has performed with orchestras in Chicago, Rochester, and Cincinnati.
.. Drummer GREG McRAY, son of jazz saxophonist ROBERT McRAY, has studied with Benny Green, Jim Smith, and Tony Williams.
.. COPUS has played festivals, colleges, theatres, art galleries, clubs, churches and special events in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Looking forward to playing YOUR town!
.. Debut CD, 'Later Than You Think', was recommended for Spoken Word Album of the Year by MusicDish.com writer Michael Allison's The Global Muse~~
"Copus is a musical group with some of the most talented musicians that I have yet come across. The music is a mixture of Spoken Word, jazz, a touch of blues and a hint of classical styles. This music is a little difficult to compare to anyone else because I have never really heard anyone like this group. The jazz styles are very complex and the music that is created is absolutely masterful. These compositions are amazing with just the music, but then you get the added pleasure of the smooth spoken word vocal styles of Royal Kent. His poetic onslaught of powerful lyrics are mind boggling, to say the least. His silky smooth voice holds a tight grip on the listener's ear and keeps them in a state of mind numbing ecstasy.
The musical virtuosity of the members in this group is absolutely amazing. Having this much talent in one band should be a crime. The music develops into a sort of scenic painting in your mind as it is played. The warmth and soul of the musicians is almost seamlessly produced throughout the entire album. This is musicianship and songwriting at its best. I don't have to tell you how impressed I am at the talent and musical excellence that is portrayed here. This is new music for the new millennium. I also recommend this be one of the first choices for Spoken Word Album of the Year.
Personal Notes:
I never considered myself a fan of spoken word styles of jazz. Although I have always been a jazz fan, the spoken word aspect was never one of my favorites. This band has definitely changed that perspective. I was surprised at how much I liked this music. There is something about it that makes me want to hear it more. I'm not sure if it's the music or the lyrics or the vocals. I only know that it's there and it is definitely alluring. It is my belief that this music could be legendary if given the opportunity to thrive. I've heard the buzz about this style, but never thought much of it until I heard the music. Now you need to hear it, whoever YOU are. The worst that could happen is that you broaden your horizons and find yourself really loving a style of music that you might not have known about before. If you are already one of those who like the spoken word style, then this is a group well worth checking out. This is one band that I am really happy to have as a part of my music community." Michael Allison ~ Writer, MusicDish.com
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