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Hello everybody. My name is Jordan Rain a.k.a. Yogoman. In Yogoman Burning Band my mission is to unite people through music and dance. We make positive and vibrant dance music that is joyful to the heart and soul. I wish to contribute to the betterment of our world, and have found no better ally than music in helping me to accomplish this. Music supercedes many boundaries and borders between people regardless of political, social or religious preference. Breaking down the walls that seperate is still what I think the human race needs to accomplish. To be able to co-exist while accepting if not embracing or at least honoring our differences to be individuals seems to be our biggest challenge as humans. I believe we can do it. As long as we still war and judge each other (even in the small ways) for being different or believing one way is right and another wrong, there will always be room for me to play music and try to dissolve the myriad of ways we alienate each other. Also, because I live in a world where it is essential to make money to survive, I have chosen to pursue making a living playing music. I would rather make a living doing something I love rather than something I loath. Hopefully my worldwide community sees the value of our music and feels good about supporting Yogoman Burning Band. I love supporting music and bands that inspire me. If you dig, spread the word like wildfire; then YBB will be able to travel the world proliferating our warmth around the globe. Thank you!

To read about my full musical history, please check out my other site at: www.myspace.com/jordanrainyogoman

I moved up to Bellingham 12 years ago for the musical and social ammenities and finally have amassed an all-star band that incorporates the best of my favorite genres of music like reggae, soul, dancehall and latin ryhthms all with the grit and honesty of punk/hardcore music. YBB's music truly appeals to an audience of all-ages and we're proud of that aspect.

In addition to bringing capacity crowds to local Bellingham venues for over the past 2 years, Yogoman Burning Band has been fortunate to have played play with Larry Yes, Pato Banton, Dengue Fever, Clinton Fearon, the Cave Singers, Karate Kitchen, Junior Reid, Pretty Girls Make Graves, the All Nighters, Lonebird, the Love Lights, Captain Seahorse Revenge Upon Humanity, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, the Dusty 45's, Lucky Brown & Prezident Brown.

YBB's all star line up includes members formerly and currently of Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live, La Push, Foot Stompin' Trio, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Yambique.

Under my alias Yogoman Selector (Jamaican) or Yogoman's Wild Rumpus (Everyting), This year 2008 I will be hosting my fifth summer of dance music Wednesdsays, which draw an overflowing and enthusiastic crowd to dance and hula hoop in the Garden Outdoors at Boundary Bay Brewery each week. Yogoman Burning Band will provide live dance music on the last Wednesday of every month throughout the summer @ Boundary Bay outdoors.

YBB has hosted a number of Fundraiser/Awareness/Benefit events for such local organizations as the Cottage School (Preschool/Kindergarden in Bellingham, WA), Surfrider Foundation (oceanic clean up), RE-STORE (Recycled Building Materials), Conservation Northwest (Animal/Wildlife Restoration), AS Environmental Center (Earth Day), Allied Arts (Belle Strada Festival- community chalk art festival) and Homes for Our Troops (benefitting disabled veterens of war).

We have been fortunate to have been awarded by our Bellingham community:

2007 Best Bellingham Band/Musician by the Bellingham Weekly

2007 Best Booty Shakin' Music by What's Up Music Magazine

2007 Best selling local album at Everyday Music

2007 Winner of the Harley Davidson Last Band Standing Contest

2008 Best Booty Shakin' Music by What's Up Music Magazine

2008 Best Up Close and Personal by What's Up Music Magazine

For Booking information contact John Tosch at:

poolorpond@poolorpond.net

Much Love To All- YOGOMAN