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Conjuring the infectious hooks of Sly and the Family Stone, the production
wizardry of Beck, and the electrofunktastic street sounds of the Future Shock
era, songwriter-producer-performing artist Signor Groove (pronounced "See-nyor Groove") blends garage pop with soul, rock, and breakbeat, to kaleidoscopic effect.
He cut his musical teeth in the 1990's plucking bass for pick-up jazz and
funk ensembles including a swing band led by Jazz Focus trumpeter Jay Thomas. At the age of sixteen he co-founded the urban noise/rap group Funky Mafia, which earned a cult following on the Northwest club circuit in the heyday of the Seattle sound, despite (or perhaps because of) its musical dissimilarity to that important pop movement. Funky Mafia caught the ear of vinyl spinner and Beastie Boys collaborator Dynomite D, who produced a couple of their demos.
In the aughts of the new millennium Signor Groove teamed up with Zach Lansdowne of the renowned Northwest indie pop band The Purdins and former band mate Misterholmes to produce his debut album. 2001's "Indifference Face" was a departure from former funk- and rap-based efforts: a homespun, avant-garde pop opus often likened to the work of Frank Zappa and driven by beats from a then ten-year-old Dr. Rhythm drum machine. Billboard magazine praised the single 'South Dakota Song' for its "exceptionally strong rhythm and melodic changes" in Billboard's 2001 new song contest.
His follow-up record Scrambodia has been heard nationally on MTV (Real World Key West) and spun on scores of college radio stations across the county, charting in the top 20 on dozens of 'em. Greg Debonne, music supervisor for MTV's 'Score' says, "The tracks are GREAT. This artist is a real trip and I really dig it." Look for a music video and a west coast tour in support of this release.
Signor Groove's live show includes a seven-piece band, rope lights, a megaphone, and occasionally a barbershop quartet.
www.signorgroove.com
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