Ella Fitzgerald,
Charles Mingus,
Astrud Gilberto,
Gil Evans,
Messiaen,
Fatts Waller,
Perry Como,
Etta James,
The Flamingos,
The Beatles,
Stephane Grappelli,
Robert Schumann,
Michael Jackson,
Paco de Lucia,
Prince,
Bjork,
James Jamerson,
John Coltrane,
Thelonius Monk,
Django Reinhardt,
Chopin,
Billie Holiday,
Robert Fripp,
F!,
Nina Simone,
Miles Davis,
Brahms,
Madlib,
McCoy Tyner,
Debussy,
Ben Zander,
The Rat Pack,
Greg Lake,
Danny Carey,
Barong; Gamelan Burat Wangi Spring Concert '06,
Rahsaan Roland Kirk,
Jonny Greenwood,
et cetera.......
Sounds Like
"Their sparse, bluesy, indie sound offers up something that stands apart from other acts in these parts. With a sound that at times recalls the bedroom soul of Cody Chestnutt (minus the shitty lyrics, of course) and Devendra Banhart’s Tyrannosaurus Rex blues-folk"-all our noise............................
"DC’s Laughing Man is best described as an electroclash Isley Brothers. Their live act is utterly charming. Lead singer Brandon Moses is like a combination between Andre 3000- Sammy Davis Junior- Unstable Fiona Apple- crooning, dancing, and emoting while pushing out doo wop, blues, and noise rock. With bassist Luke Stewart’s effortless cool and impromptu verses from drummer Michel Harris, Laughing Man is sure to make you hit yourself over the head and ask: why can’t I be this cool?"-brightest young things........................
"The Laughing Man is D.C.’s newest buzz band. Believe the hype."urban outfitters blog.................................
"After the band's set, David asked someone "in the know" who they were and was told: the Laughing Man. And maybe it was all the vodka talking (er, slurring) but he was all, "Man, they were really, really good!"- -david malitz of the washington post..........................................
"...sounds as if Tom Waits asked a group of jazz musicians to transmit rock-and-roll from the moon."matt carr of the washingtonian................................
"..sounds beautiful" adrian terrazas-gonzález-the mars volta
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a conceptual world where the velvet underground and sam cooke meet coleman hawkins and basquiat at the Mudd Club circa 1979..
".... I am totally loving your music. I think these are great songs...They take me up and down hills, wind lifting up my skirt, heat pressing me down, falling over into the arms of a lover who bends down as we melt. This is fantastic! I love the way in blooms and decays and breaths on the back of my neck" sofia
Very cool! Thanks for the comment on 15 Steps video. We should do a show someday in DC:) contact fusionartsbooking@gmail.com if you want to do a bill together. Tell David I sent ya:)
Versailles New Tour Fall of 2009 with Ego Likeness and Bella Morte October 24th Flint, MI @ Masonic Temple October 25th Brewyn, IL@The Night Light Cafe October 26th Chicago, IL @ The Darkroom October 27th Joplin, MO @ Blackthorn Pizza October 28th Kansas City, MO@Daveys Uptown October 29th Fayetteville, AR@ The Gypsy October 30th Bryan, TX@ The Stafford October 31st San Antonio, TX@Rock Bottom November 2nd and 3rd Lubbock, TX@ Bash Riprocks November 5th El Paso, TX@ Uncle Paulies Pub November 6th Scottsdale, AZ@ Mardi Gras November 7th Los Angeles,CA @ Bar SInister November 10th Austin, TX @ Elysium November 11th Houstin,TX@ The Illusion Lounge November 13th New Orleans, LA@ The Howling Wolf November 14th Nashville,TN@ The Rutledge
THANKS 4 DA SUPPORT KEEP UP THE GOODWORK KINGD ROYALTY THE KING OF RAPSOUL&POPSOUL A NEW ERA GENRE OF MUSIC ALBUMS COMIN SOON RAPSOULMUSIC.COM&POPSOULMUSIC.COM 1 LUV GET AT ME....
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It was definitely great meeting you! Remember that great advice from your daughter, I'm pretty sure I need to write that on a post-it and read it every day! keep in touch and let's collaborate on something crazy and artsy soon. In the meantime, subscribe to our youtube channel at youtube.com/thesoundry to watch our webisodes. Here's the official teaser! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Zvz13NXh8
