I've been using SoundCloud for a while now. I've kept some of those old demos public. 

Listen to other groups I've been in:

Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated artist Adrian Quesada is an adventurous musician best known as the co-founder, guitarist, and producer of the 7-time Grammy-nominated band Black Pumas. The band first brought their unbridled take on psychedelic soul to their 2019 self-titled debut—a widely acclaimed LP that was nominated for Album of the Year, with smash singles like “Colors” earning nominations for “Record of the Year” and “Best American Roots Performance” and a No. 1 spot at AAA Radio. They became known for their exhilarating live show, with sold-out tours across North and South America and Europe. Black Pumas’ meteoric rise also included performances at the Grammys and at President Biden’s Inauguration, appearances across all major TV programs, including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, an award for “Emerging Act of the Year” from the Americana Music Association, and sales of over a million albums worldwide.

Guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer, Staffan Carlén, is a Swedish musician who grew up in the city of Örebro, two hours west of Stockholm. 

As a force in the genre of indie pop rock, Staffan’s initial musical inspiration came from an unexpected source: hearing big Hollywood orchestral themes for films such as Star Wars and Superman. This led him to choose the French horn as first instrument, subsequently taking lessons for the next eight years.

With growing musical interest, Staffan began playing bass guitar in a band whilst in 8th grade, drawing influence from artists and groups such as The Beatles, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Nirvana and Rufus Wainwright.

In 2007, what started as a one week trip to Stockholm quickly turned into a three month period of crashing on his friend’s couch and writing music, and ultimately saw him make Sweden’s capital his permanent home. 

With Stockholm as a base, Staffan has developed a style that switches seamlessly between the happy rock of tracks such as “If Only I Was A Poet” and the more euphoric indie tones of songs like “A Little Deja Vu".

Born from the beating heart of the Birmingham, Alabama music scene, Zoo Culture recently begun its evolution from a core group of players into a dynamic collective of talented creatives with lead vocalist and songwriter, Alex Drummond at the helm.

Early iterations of Zoo Culture such as the band’s debut EP, “Moonflower” demonstrates influences of indie and surf rock sonically, and gave Drummond a voice for his poetry and subsequent blooming lyricism. “July” became the EP’s remembered radio play, while “Dissolve” foreshadowed a new future of lyricism focused works. Although the band’s debut release conceived the Zoo Culture base audience, the youth-filled hit single, “Sundress”, a visceral fusion of warm guitars and anthem style near lustful lyrics, became a defining spark for the group, and catapulted Zoo Culture onto the national stage. Recent works such as the experimental 2022 release of, “Escape Plan”, reveal Zoo Culture’s propensity for growth in sound and maturity as a collective. 

On September 12th, 2022, the 3rd birthday of “Sundress”, the group released “Sundress (Beachcomber Version)” as a commemoration of the old and new Zoo Culture. Drummond states the newly orchestral alternative voice defines the direction of an ever-growing universe of players and ideas that will embody Zoo Culture. As the collective expands and performs with new faces and instruments, the horizons are bright for this now Nashville, Tennessee centralized sound. 

Written by Oxford Con

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