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Starting out in the funk powerhouse Phat Sidy Smokehouse, Brian “Stingshark” Ray and Tyrone “LBD” Lovelace grew up playing together, and have shared the stage with Morris Day and the Time, Fishbone, Parliament/Funkadelic, Digital Underground, Spearhead, Joe Higgs, Eek-A-Mouse, Greyboy Allstars, and the Pharcyde, eventually playing with DJ Leopold Bloom in the improv jazz-funk group Marmalade (featuring members of Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Wheedle's Groove, the Tiptons, and Shawn Smith). Stingshark and LBD shared their desire for a new sound with DJ Leopold Bloom. Not only did he want to be a part of it, he introduced classical pianist Ayako "eYe" Okano to the mix, who is experimenting with the electronic keyboard; while a chance meeting with Flamenco drummer/percussionist David "Brimstone" Levin of the North American touring flamenco troupe Carmona Flamenco adds an underlying Spanish feel. The choice of $cotty X as the low-end sonic controller comes naturally, as he and LBD are two of the top funk bass players on the Northwest scene.

The combination of musicians with different backgrounds meeting together on the groove gives Role:One the ability to move the crowd like no other. Role:One comes in to take the crowd to the highest level they imagined, then even higher... A live show dedicated to pumping up the crowd.