Funkatronic

Bio:

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Funkatronic are brothers Justin and Paul Caraher. They have played music together since early youth growing up in Nashville. They now live in Rhode Island and have been touring consistently throughout the northeast region with additional shows in Nashville, Atlanta, and Chicago as well as shows in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and West Virginia. They have also appeared at various festivals like the Discover Festival in Burlington, Vermont, Mannerland in Mebane, North Carolina, and Summer Jam in Ithaca, New York. They have shared the stage with many great bands like Lotus, The Breakfast, Moon Boot Lover, The Recipe, In the Woods, Oshe, Furley, Ulu, Moonshine Still, Barefoot Manner, Mountain of Venus, and Rane. They have also appeared at the Capitol Arts Jazz Festival with drum legend, Billy Hart of Herbie Hancock/Miles Davis fame. Another accomplished artist Funkatronic has shared the bill with is guitarist, Dave "Fuze" Fiuczynski. Similar to how Keller Williams loops many instruments, Paul will layer loops with bass, keys, and guitar while Justin plays drums. They have been playing shows with bassist, Low B, who is also a producer and member of his bands, The Law, Funk Nugget, and Broken Ground. Funkatronic has won the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll for Jazz/Funk.

Member Since:

December 05, 2005

Members:

Justin: drums and percussion Paul: guitar, vocals, keyboard Low B: bass guitar ..

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Influences:

Beatles, James Brown,Victor Wooten, , Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, James Nick Nixon, Toussaint, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Herbie Hancock, Van Halen, Wayne Shorter, William Yelverton, Jaco Pastorious, Manuel Ponce, Bach, Charles Mingus, Horace Silver, Kool Keith, Buddy Guy, Marvin Gaye, George Clinton, Ohio Players, Sly Stone, Ligeti, John Williams (classical guitarist), Beethovan, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, etc. ..MySpace Backgrounds - Free Image Hosting

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Record Label:

Higher Synthesis