Miles Davis, B.I.G., John Coltrane, Tupac, Keith Jarrett, Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Beethoven, Bob Marley, Just Blaze, Audio Slave, Coldplay, Radiohead, Prince, Nirvana, Kenny Garrett, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Debussy
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Composed and performed on theme song to ESPN’s street ball show “City Slam”
Composed melody and lyrics for theme song to ESPN’s reality college football show “The Season”
Composed/ performed Knick’s theme song, on “Knick Night” television show on MSG
Performed at Hot 97’s ‘Summer Jam 2006’ with Mary J. Blige, Naughty by Nature, Mobb Deep, Beenie Man, T.I. and many more
Composed/ performed music on FOX’s “Pride” mixed martial arts television show
Featured on Hot 97’s ‘Street Essentials 2006’ mixtape along with Busta Rhymes, Mobb Deep, DMX, Lupe Fiasco, and more- hosted by Funkmaster Flex and DJ Envy
Composed/ performed for Miller High Life commercial
Composed/ performed Jagermeister theme song for club mixtape played internationally
Featured on So So Def’s ‘Phonography’ by D.J. Yoshi- hosted by Jermaine Dupri
Composed/ performed Hot 96.3 DJ Mic-P’s (Indianapolis) theme song aired daily
Featured artist on the Ecko clothing website, www.ecko.com, and music played at all Ecko stores throughout the nation
Production work for Roy Jones’ record label, Body Head Ent.
Heard on New York ’s Hot 97 and KISS FM
Followed by camera crew for VH-1 Driven special episode “Cutthroat”, a documentary on unsigned rappers, seen on VH-1
Starred in an episode of “New York Underground” televised on Mun 2 internationally
Appeared on “Vibe” TV show
Reviewed on “Nahright.com”, “Whomag.net”, “Soultruthmusic.com”, “Strive” online magazine cover, featured in Disciple Magazine, featured on the cover of “Teen Voyce” magazine, album reviewed in Kicksclusive
Performed with Naughty by Nature, Mos Def, Baby Cham, Mary J. Blige, Kool G Rap, Rubben Studdard, Lil Mo, Ciara, Ludacris, Papoose, Buckshot, Kidz N The Hall, O’Neal McKnight, Raheem Devaughn, Boot Camp Click, Jean Grae, Jin, Doug E. Fresh, Emily King, Immortal Technique, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and many more
Performed at The Apollo Theater, B.B. King’s, Joe’s Pub, S.O.B.’s, CBGB’s, The Copacabana, The Tribeca Theater ( New York City ); Chene Park ( Detroit ); Club Industry, Black Expo Convention Center ( Indianapolis ); The Five Spot ( Philadelphia and Brooklyn ), Chromium ( Chicago ); Giants Stadium ( East Rutherford ) and more.
Featured on JC Penney’s I-Tunes release for their remake of Simple Minds’ “Don’t You Forget About Me”
Bred in Indianapolis and now hailing from Brooklyn, Soul Mafia disregard existing musical genres and forge a brave new sound that is both timeless and right on time. Fronted by G.C., known as the “Jimi Hendrix of Hip-Hop” for his triple proficiency as a rapper, guitarist, and saxophonist, Soul Mafia reflects influences from Guns N’ Roses to Jay-Z to Prince while ultimately landing in a space all their own.
Arriving in New York City in 2001, G.C. and keyboardist/producer Prism began to establish the Soul Mafia brand through a trial by fire of open mics, battles, self promoted shows, and guerilla marketing tactics. By developing Pursuance Inc., the production wing of Soul Mafia, through placement on FOX, ESPN, and MSG, G.C. and Prism were able to finance their grass roots efforts. The early years were characterized by a revolving door of supporting players, but after several line-up changes, G.C. and Prism found the missing elements of Soul Mafia in drummer Lil D and vocalist Iam Beck.
Iam, an old band mate of G.C.’s, was living in Indianapolis completely cut off from music until he got a call out of the blue from G.C. One week later he was on a greyhound bus. Two weeks later he was singing in front of 10,000 people.
Lil D, a 20 year old musical phenom born and bred in the heart of crime ridden Crown Heights, was added shortly after. Often described by engineers as “the loudest drummer I’ve ever heard”, his fiery and dangerous style is a perfect fit for Soul Mafia.
With the inner circle established and battle tested from Detroit to South Carolina and the new album MK Ultra locked and loaded, Soul Mafia is ready to go international with the fiercest rock/ hip-hop show anywhere. Forged through years of struggle and sacrifice as individuals and as a collective, Soul Mafia is prepared to go the distance. In the words of G.C., “if you ain’t in it til the finish, what you in it for?”
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