MOBADASS IS:
Earl Pereira: (lead vocal, bass, guitar, songwriter, producer)
Jason Hattie (drums, vocals)
Ryan Unger (guitar, vocals)
Jesse Brown, Finn Daye-Wiggins (keyboard, vocals)
"THE WESTCOAST ALLSTARS":
Alex Maher (saxaphone, vocals), Mario Vaira, Kelly Fawcett (guitar, vocals), Ryan Stewart, Damian Graham (drums, vocals), Dosia, Kyprios (emcee), DJ Hubbz
"THE OLD SCHOOL MBA":
Jahko, Rook, Boy, Topeng, B-Rock, Aikenhead, PSP
Influences
The Wailers, Otis Redding, Toots and the Maytals, The Police, Sade, Sly & Robbie, Sublime, The Roots, Finley Quaye, Ben Harper, G.Love, Jack Johnson, The Refugees, Stephen Marley, Damien Marley, Thievery Corp., Fat Freddy's Drop, Daft Punk, Gorillaz, Aloe Blacc, each other, and too many more... 2009 JAZZFEST PROMO TEASER
THE MAKING OF THE "HOME TO ME" VIDEO OCT.08
Mobadass' happy-go-lucky demeanor and supremely danceable songs have earned them fans from Tokyo to Toronto. With Earl Pereira (Wide Mouth Mason) as their lead, Mobadass is renowned for their phenomenal live show-mixing reggae, electro-rock, dance and soul. Hear 'Home To Me' on radio across Canada!
SPRING BREAKS!
May 2009 marks the kick-off of the spring tour of popular hip-hop
specialist Kyprios and the fabulous island rock sounds of Mobadass!
Sweatshop Union's Kyprios is arguably Canada's finest emcee and has provided hit after hit from his solo album “Say Something”. Mobadass features - Earl Pereira, the original bass funkmeister of one of Canada's best live bands Wide Mouth Mason.
Collectively, both have 5 Juno nominations, over 300,000 albums sold worldwide, and over 3000 shows under their belt. This more than guarantees a show stopping performance combining the flavours of hip-hop and electro-reggae-rock in an action packed 90 minute set!
In 2008 the two old friends got together to collaborate on each other's albums.
The result is a groundbreaking hit song called 'Nobody Knows', which tells a story of what can happen when someone slips something hallucinagenic in your drink. A radio and video release for the song is scheduled for Fall 2009!
Hear this future smash hit and more music from Kyprios and Mobadass on Itunes!
For more info visit: www.sweatshopunion.com & www.mobadass.ca
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Yo Earl! its Will, I mixed you guys in Fernie and saw you at the Juno party. Hope your doin well! Heres my funk rock project soul loud. Can you pull any strings to get us signed? haha later bro!
if you're in los angeles tonight (wednesday) i will be playing at the standard hotel downtown around 10- and i would love to see you there! (info is on my space)
Hello Earl! It's nice to hear from you, hope you're doing well Cool you're coming to Ottawa, I'll mark my calendar and let you know when I can make it to your show I'll look for your new album on your page... talk to you soon! ciao friend xoxo
that's great news! i'll be sure to listen to the new tracks which i'm sure turned out awesome after all the time you put into it...i hope you have much success with this album :)
Good to hear from you man! Heard from Jason about your Gigs out East...how did they go? Hope all is well and I know....I have to join face book soon. Layta---Oral.
Its been a very long time indeed!!! That is very good stuff to hear! I cant wait to get my hands on it Earl! You are a kickass musician, anything you do cant be anything else but AWESOMENESS incarnate! LOL I hope you are enjoying your summer thus far! Be good!
Earl man, Can't tell you how much more life you added to the already classic 'no excuses', cheers to your dope producing, to your current tour and to hopefully catching up with you when I'm back in the mother land this August. I'd love to sit down and right some tunes with ya sometime. Shouts from France -Johnny