In FunkSwiTch, composer and multi-instrumentalist Gabe “Gravy” Hartman sings and plays keys, sax & flute.   Stay tuned for more in 2025!!

PERK! is a Portland based Groove band featuring 

Devon Bedette - Guitar
John Petz - drums
Boo Wilson - Bass
Robert Ping - Trumpet and guitar

We love to get people up on their feet and dancing.   We blend tight grooves with improvisational exploration.  

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Official site: https://SlightlyStoopid.com
Get the Music: https://SlightlyStoopid.com/music
Find a Show: https://Slightly Stoopid.com/tour

As a musical brotherhood since 1995, Slightly Stoopid, led by the vastly versatile duo of Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald, has expanded its fusion of rock, reggae, acoustic soul, hip hop, heavy metal, and punk rock, and achieved artistic freedom and commercial success while subscribing to their own DIY ethos. In the process, the talented collective has grown both onstage - from their original trio to a seven-piece ensemble - and as the generational forebearer of an immensely growing subculture and lifestyle movement. 

Bound by their devotion to a musical agenda that relies on the spirit of collaboration and improvisation, and a social agenda that advocates for the freedom and legalization of marijuana, Slightly Stoopid’s musical melting pot continues to earn the respect of their mentors and peers, inspire countless young musicians, and delight millions of fans.

Read more at: https://www.slightlystoopid.com/about

Trumpet and guitar player, composer, producer, singer.

Positive Flow is the brainchild of UK-based multi-instrumentalist producer Jesse Reuben Wilson.

With parents that played music loud to him as he went off to sleep as a baby (so he wouldn’t be woken when they had parties) you could say his musical education started young. His guitarist father played in folk clubs alongside legends like the late John Martyn and brought him up on a wide-ranging musical diet from Steely Dan to Billy Cobham.

Starting out aged 3 with chopsticks and plastic topped tubs for drums Jesse swiftly moved up to a miniature drum kit aged seven, learnt how to play his Dad’s guitar and self-taught himself piano – by his early teens he was a multi-instrumentalist. Then armed with a Tascam 4-track tape recorder, a classic Juno-60 and a TR909 (bought in a classified ad for £75) – the world of “overdubbing” had been discovered.

He grew up through the original phase of electro and hip hop and would regularly spend Saturday afternoons in Canterbury, Kent “popping and breaking” to Streetsounds “Electro” albums with school best-friend – legendary soul star Omar. Having become obsessed with “the recording process” he made sure his week of school “work experience” was spent at a local recording studio and saved enough pocket money to record his first demo there with a Linndrum and Juno 106. At a later date he did a recording course at Goldsmiths College, London.

Having crafted his art the next decade went on to see him release numerous recordings under various project names from Ultravibe to Stratospheric for labels such as Universal, Om Records, Hed Kandi, Shanachie, Internal Bass and more. He has also had music used in various TV shows like ‘Bones’ and ‘Grand Prix’.

Due to that broad musical diet Jesse has never been content with sticking strongly to just one musical genre and whenever he gets the itch he’ll jump from soul to electronica to house to Brazilian to jazz to folk and beyond … “If it’s deep, if it’s quality – I’ll likely be into it. DJ sets and personal listening vary a great deal but generally I always fall back to some form of deep soul and a jazz chord.”

Although working on numerous projects, Positive Flow has become Jesse’s main vehicle and has won critical acclaim and rotation from all the heavy-hitters like Gilles Peterson, Michael Rütten, Rainer Trüby, MCDE, Laurent Garnier and more…

“Flow Lines”, his debut album for TDR dropping late 2012, features an array of talent in the vocal arena from British soul supremo and old school friend Omar to Stacy Epps, Colonel Red, Andre Espeut, Vanessa Freeman, Heidi Vogel (Cinematic Orchestra) and more.

From the soul-laden future club classic “Do What I Do” through the brokenbeat Azymuth tinged “Orange & Brown” out to the epic deep spiritual offerings of “Universal Truth” – “Flow Lines” is a rich tapestry of organic electronica interwoven with real strings – a hallmark of classic LPs.

Described by the Huffington Post as "an evolutionary force in contemporary Middle Eastern music, NIYAZ has created a 21st century global trance tradition by seamlessly blending poetry and folk songs from their native Iran and its surrounding countries in the Persian Gulf, with rich acoustic instrumentation and state-of-the-art modern electronics.

Their sublime, ever-evolving mix of poetry and song is delivered through music that is both uplifting and transformative. Yet with all the mysticism and allure of the East which is dominant in their musical heritage, Niyaz is not limited by tradition. Their far-reaching music which defies most standards of “world music” and makes a bold statement to a global audience aims to tear down cultural boundaries by offering listeners a bridge between the East and the West- a sanctuary in the modern world of polarized ideologies, as well as well as restoring a severed bond between the past and the present.

Today with four best selling and critically acclaimed albums released on Six Degrees Records, all of which have debuted at #1 on iTunes and garnered the band an incredible amount of media attention including features on NPR, PRI, BBC World and The Huffington Post, Niyaz continues to tour internationally and build on its impressive and loyal fan base worldwide. Their music as well as solo performances have been featured in several major Hollywood film and television scores, which include, “The Matrix,” “Prince of Persia,”“Thor- The Dark World,” Body of Lies,”“True Blood, ”Nip Tuck,” Bones,” "Alias,” "Prison Break,” and Crossing Over.

Led by front woman AZAM ALI ,whose Iranian heritage and Indian upbringing have created a singer of bewitching and richly textured proportions. Instrumentation includes electronica as well as traditional instruments, keyboards and percussion. A single whirling dervish performs on select events and a multi-media live presentation to augment the current performance is in the works. By masterfully blending acoustic and electronic music, Niyaz will appeal to audiences who enjoy fantasy, global electronica, Middle Eastern music, sacred music and alternative world music.
   





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