REALPAYBACK

I am an electro-producer, bass-player, guitarist & singer, signed to Fusion Records since June 2015. I live in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England; I've been a musician for over 40 years and I love music in many forms: rock, jazz, electro, space, psychedelia, reggae etc etc etc.

I've been recording as Lightfarer since 2012. As Lightfarer my music ranges through electro, reggae, trip-hop, hip-hop & ballads, something for everyone and all tastes maybe?

I love to experiment and each project seems to be different from the last - I look forward to recording my next creation, still not sure how it will turn out yet!

FUNKMATA is the birth of a new generation cosmopolitan African musician namely singer/songwriter Robert Bannerman with session men from Accra Ghana,
Nashville United States and Berlin Europe. This new genre of artist feels that Africa can make its name on the international market with cosmopolitan pop music. The music has many flavours to it and is essentially therapeutic in these troubled times. FUNK music made by Africans with a cosmopolitan background. In January 2007 FUNKMATA was chosen as a Top5 finalist by SOTY songoftheyear.com for the instrumental Realpayback and was given a Web Award. In March 2007 the single Is it True? was chosen for the suggested Artist of the month by SOTY again. Unisong.com which is a songwriting competition judged by songwriters based in California, voted the song Real Payback in it’s Top 20 list of finalists for instrumental songs for the year July’06 to June’07. This was awarded in June ‘07. On the 11th of July ’07 Logginspromotion.com conducted a radio survey of the song Realpayback and obtained the best rating of 4 (****)stars for the song. This manifests the potential of that track if airplay was effected nationwide in the States. FUNKMATA was awarded a nominee for the track Realpayback and Four Finalists slots with ABC Radio’ Famegamesradio.com Effigy Awards in ‘08. The track Still Alive was #26 on ABC’s Top 40 radio charts for Feb ‘09. FUNKMATA is striving to attain greater heights with hard work and planning. This is just the beginning, since we are aware that Africa wants Trade and not Aid and will relentlessly pursue our business plan until we break on through to the other side. We are convinced at this juncture many will follow in FUNKMATA’s footsteps and try to make something out of the blue. We have the belief. We have the faith. We have the power of the mind. Let’s make something happen. We promise to surprise you even more with the next album TRANCELATION.

BIO:
As a weekend musician for many years and working a day job to support my wife and family, I now have found time to put down some original music of my own after purchasing a small recording studio and taking a recording engineering class at a local community college.
My music style consists of mostly Blues, Southern Rock and Gospel.
My goal is to write songs that mainly pertain to the current culture of today
and how from a biblical stand point there is still hope in God’s word if we are truly willing to listen and hear, as I can witness to the power and faith in His Word,  being overtaken by alcoholism and drug addiction whom He delivered me from. He has been there all the time from generation to generation seeking those who will put their faith and trust in Him and not on worldly things that are perishable but on things that are Eternal.
Sincerely.
Jerry Herrera