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Justin Stephenson
Justin Stephenson, 'J-FUNK': over 10 years of professional music experience, born in Melbourne, Australia. Specialising
in funk, soul, jazz & r&b, Justin has spent the majority of his professional music career in Brisbane, before relocating
to London, UK in October 2006. Since completing his Bachelor of Music degree in 2001 (majoring in Jazz Vocal), Justin
has ventured to Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne, performing with the likes of soul/funk singer/bassist
Doug Williams, master Melbourne jazz pianist Bob Sedergreen, as well as Bob's son, Stephen, also a jazz pianist. Justin has
an endless number of vocal & musical influences, including the many talented musicians he has been closely associated
with over the years. These influences shine through in his brilliant vocal and band arrangements.
In 2007, J-FUNK competed
in the London final of 'Live & Unsigned' (formerly South Coast Idol), a competition with over 10,000 entrants.
J-FUNK
has also independently released his debut album, 'Breakthru'.
Justin is not 'just a singer', he is a creator, composer,
arranger, a musician: a vessel for creating soulful & tasteful music.
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Where do i begin.. i grew up listening to bob dylan, neil young, the beatles, simon and garfunkel... but i love all types
of music.. Now-a-days it's mainly soul, old and new.. i love maxwell, erykah badu, jill scott, sade, vivan green..i dig singers
that have no inhabitions and JUST SING. I'm also into alicia keys, india arie, Amel larrieux. I'm a sucker for anything that
makes you feel good...i have a favourite chord progression (all you have to do is listen to my music!) I appreciate and respect
musicians and the way they express themselves through song.. i think it's important to "understand" different types of music,
whether you like it or not, be it rock, metal, classical, hip-hop, whatever... I've recently been introduced to the world
of fusion which is pretty mind blowing. Melody is important to me. I like to write my melody around the song instead of a
song around a melody. I'm just getting into jazz love ella, sarah, billie, nina...all the greats.. i'm learning to scat!!!
Life influences me greatly... life and love... i love being in love, i don't like being hurt but it makes for great songwriting!!
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Andy Whitmore
Andy went into production after becoming one of the UK’s
top session keyboard players.
- Andy has Writing and Production credits on 2 tracks - Lemar’s double platinum “Time To Grow”
album.
- Andy
has produced "Once Upon A Time" for Zoe Mace
- Andy has co-produced Alexandra O’Neil’s “Alex Loves” album.
- Andy has co-produced Atomic Kitten’s “Ladies Night” which went top ten for 3 weeks over
Christmas 2003 in the UK singles charts.
- Producer
& Co-writer of Flava" by Peter Andre - UK
no1
- Co-produced
Kool And The Gang’s “The Hits: Reloaded” album – including “Cherish” Featuring Ashanti & “Steppin' Out” Featuring Beverly
Knight.
- Co-production
of "I've Got a Little Something 4 U" & "If You Only Let Me In", both UK
top 10s.
- Writing
and production credits on “Get It On” by Intenso Project feat. Lisa Scott-Lee, debuting at 22 in the UK charts in November 2004, & featuring on 5 compilation
albums including “The Ministry Of Sound.”
- Andy
is an established keyboard player & has played tours with Terence Trent D'arby - Hardline tour, Boy George, & Brother
Beyond.
- Andy
plays a wide range of styles including Funk, Soul, Jazz & Rock. He has over 50 keyboards (Hammond C3, Mini Moog, Oberheim)
& also plays guitar
Andy owns Greystoke Studios in West London.
Many artists have recorded here over the last 15 years including Lemar, Danni Minogue, Malcolm Mclaren & Peter Andre.
Studio B has a live room for recording drums & bands & Studio A has airconditioning.
Pat Byrne
Pat graduated from the Academy
of Contemporary Music in the Summer of 2006 where he spent two years
studying the bass guitar. Since then I have worked as a professional musician on gigs & tours. Pat has played around the
Med, the Atlantic Islands and Norway. Other work includes sessions for Alexander O’Neal
on the newly-released EMI album Alex Loves... Styles include Rock, Pop, Latin, Jazz, Reggae, Rock and Roll and Country.
Stan is an excellent guitarist with the ability to lay down
a solid groove & excite you with his playing.
Stan played guitar for the legendary Desmond Dekker for fifteen years, co-producing his “Moving
On” album
Stan has also played guitar in the studio and live tours for numerous Jamaican reggae artist,
such as Prince Buster, Delroy Wilson, The Pioneers, Derrick Morgan, Dawn Penn, Gregory Isaac, and Laurel Aitken.
Stan
played guitar on the UK no. 1 and USA no.2 hit “Return of the Mack” by Mark Morrisson.
Stan played guitar on the UK no. 3 No No No by Dawn Penn
Stan has toured with
The Drifters, The Foundations, and Delegation.
Professional drummer - Gabor Dornyei | The "Drummer of the year" in
his country | Won the "Golden Drumstick" Award in 2004 | Played many times for Walt Disney Co. in studio sessions | Worked
3 years as the drummer of the Hungarian National Radio’s big-band | Big experience in studio work | Two contracts completed
on cruise ships, around the world | Played in the "Jazzband of the year", 2005 | 12 years expertise in Musical Theaters |
Played on golden and platinum sold pop-rock albums | 15 years of experience in private teaching | Recorded two multimedia
solo albums, and the 1st dvd is coming soon! | International endorser of Sabian cymbals | International endorser and distributor
of Veiger instrument cases | and many more...
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