first off..the pantheon of bad mutha's: al jackson jr., joseph "zigaboo" modeliste, howard grimes, levon helm, roger hawkins, charlie watts, clyde, jabo, earl palmer, carly barrett, tony allen, johnny v, stanton moore, james black, the rebirth brass drummers, john boudreaux, ed greene, freddie staehle, jay bellerose, willie green, all the p-funk guys, mr. gadson, richie heyward, ?uest, steve jordan, derick mckenzie, john bonham....just to name a few!
--------------as for bands/artists: booker t & the mg's, the meters, the hi rhythm section, dr. john, al green, aretha franklin, james brown, bill withers, allen toussaint, lee dorsey, robert palmer in his bad ass funky days, little feat, p-funk,the band, ann peebles, sam and dave, otis redding, little richard, johnnie taylor, o.v. wright, etta james, rufus thomas, james carr, clarence carter, bob marley, fela kuti, jb's, marvin gaye, old school ray charles, fats domino, stevie wonder, neville bros, rebirth brass, jamiroquai..yeah that's right!, harry connick jr..the most covertly funky cat in the world, professor longhair, wild magnolias and wild tchoupitoulas, sly, roy ayers, curtis mayfield, common, rolling stones, jay-z, sade, albert king, pharoahe monch, the roots, the beatles, cee-lo, peter gabriel, tom waits, zeppelin, hendrix, jeff buckley, early mj, and the list goes on.....
Hey all. Yes i'm a drummer. i specialize in vintage tones and feels and applying them to today's scene.
Some of the artists I've worked with either live or studio include: Alicia Keys (i played on"teenage love affair" and "wreckless love" from her new record), Jennifer Hudson (i'm on the track "all dressed in love" from the Sex and the City Soundtrack), Estelle (i'm on the track "pretty please love me" (feat cee-lo), Plantlife (i'm on six tracks on the new time traveller record),Ghostface (i'm on the track "rec room therapy" from his new def jam release , Raheem Devaughn's track "mo better" from his new jive records release, Orgone, Redman, Too $hort, EPMD, Brand Nubian, Pharoahe Monch, Kate Havnevik, Big Daddy Kane, Eddie Bo, Plantlife, Little Brother, Breakestra, The Pharcyde, Slick Rick, Lina, Tone Loc, Connie Price & the Keystones, Percy P, Aloe Blacc, Z-Trip, Mickey Champion, The Greasybeats. I've also played on re-mixes for Natsha Beddingfield and Prince.
in october Orgone's full length "The Killion Floor" was released to some pretty amazing reviews and we've been doing dates in japan and the states to support it..we should be hitting europe by summer. in march the super slamming new Connie Price and the Keystones "tell me something"(which i played on 4 tracks) finally dropped. in the last few months i was on the road with Brand Nubian, Slick Rick,EPMD and the amazing Pharoahe Monch. i was featured in the may '08 issue of Modern drummer and also recently signed endorsement deals with Bosphorus cymbals, Vater drumsticks and Aquarian drumheads.
Some other highlights: Jools Holland TV show w/Plantlife, ,Orgone signing to Ubiquity, BBC Radio Maide Vale Session w/Plantlife for Gilles Peterson's wordwide program and subsequent BBC live in session cd, Plantlife video for latest single featuring Cee-Lo, Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show w/Kate Havnevik, Orgone's "Funky Nassau" and "Hambone" recieving world wide radio play, Plantlife winning Gilles Peterson's worldwide record of the year award, backing the legendary Eddie Bo for two concerts for hurricane Katrina, playing Funky Drummer w/Breakestra for 20,000 mad aussies while on The Good Vibrations tour and hanging with The Godfather Of Soul backstage wasn't too bad either. Playing the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Lovebox Fest, Roskilde Festival, Transmusicale Fest in France, 3 world tours, 2 US tours, and countless UK visits.
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THE CLIP ABOVE IS PLANTLIFE ON JOOLS HOLLAND BBC TV SHOW
AT THE END OF THIS CLIP IS A RATHER JUICY RENDITION OF "FUNKY DRUMMER", ALBEIT A SHORT ONE (HOW SCANDALOUS THAT SOMEONE COULD STOP FILMING IN THE MIDDLE OF MY MOMENT! HA HA)
I think u have enough gigs u drum HO! haha! Yeah i saw your artical.. movin up my man! But where's the bread fuck ya?!..spendin it on cymbals and shit hey? I'll let u know when i cum over. You touring just within the states or abroad? peace out brother man...
Yo OShea! Can't wait for my adventure in L.A. If your in town we should defo meet up, and I so have to meet your children. If you won't be around I want your tourist guide to L.A. consisting mostly of great dance spots and watering holes. Don't worry about my delicate Irsh skin, I'll be lathered in factor 50! Pale and interesting is all the rage!
hey man...same here. You guys rocked it and you always play the drums hard and heavy! Keep it bangin' and we'll be in touch. Always good to see you guys.
Yeah Sean, It's always cool seenin you and the dawgz, you're a funky cat and we'll definitely do a gig soon, maybe next week...I'll send you a message if it's on or not.
man, that's more a tension from the leg than from the foot, it's difficult to explain but if you give me your french tour dates i will try to come to see you, it's so cool to have a drummer like you jealous about it ! big respect, and keep that funky shit ! see you
Hey brother, I finally got a chance to really dig in to the new record and all I can say is P.U.! All your tracks sound awesome but Crabby Ali Justice League are just plain Stupid. I think perhaps you are now officially the man. Peace,Love and much respect
