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Fabgrease

FABRICE Fabgrease QUENTIN

About Me

Hello , Welcome to my page on my space. It's all about...well, me...BASS and MUSIC!!! Thanks for the visit!
A little about me and what I have been up to so far... Born in Normandy, France, I grew up in a small village miles away from hectic and multicultural London where I now live.
I moved to London to study at the Musicians Institute. Although it wasnt part of the original plan, I ended up staying in London after graduating to try my luck as a professional musician. Thats when I landed a job as kitchen porter in a restaurant in East London!!
Countless gigs and auditions later, I ended up touring full time with Southern Soul band MOFRO . I played hundreds of dates in the US and Canada with MOFRO.
On the road, the ride was rough at times but rewarding since my bass playing is now featured on several Soul, Americana and Hip-Hop US releases. MOFRO has garnered acclaim and attention from such priority media outlets as Wired Magazine, Amazon.com, NPR, Discovery Channel, MTV. Blackwater, the debut album was voted one of the best of the decade by Amazon.com.
Recently I have spent most of my time recording in studio and producing music or writing songs.
I have also just joined the THABANI band which has been described by Blues and Soul Magazine as "the Best UK Soul band - Bar none" and by Time Out as "The Uk's finest exponents of the funk genre!"
Touring: Touring with US Southern band MOFRO alongside BB King, Jeff Beck, Ben Harper, Taj Mahal, The Wailers, Norah Jones, Les Claypool, Martin, Medeski and Wood, Flaming Lips, The Roots, Galactic, Widespread Panic, North Mississippi All Stars.
Credits:
    Blackwater - MOFRO , 2001 Fog City Records The critically acclaimed debut album from Southern soul band MOFRO . Amazon.com Top 5 and voted one the decades best. Live from Bonnaroo Compilation Volume 2 , 2002 Sanctuary Records Paullelujah! - MC Paul Barman , 2002 Coup détat Entertainment Lochloosa - MOFRO , 2004 Swampland Records Tension & Release/Springing the Blues DVD , 2004 Pop Twist Entertainment Hoot Soundtrack , 2006 Mailboat Records
Press and TV: MTV, VH1, NPR, Discovery channel, Modern Drummer, Relix, Wired, Billboard magazine, Pop matters

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/27/2006
Band Website: N/A
Influences:

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Sounds Like:
"one of The 10 Best R&B/Soul CDs of the year"
— amazon.com

"unspoiled tales of swampland living over a groovy rhythm section"
— Billboard

"a tasty southern soul groove"
— Modern Drummer Magazine

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee.

"MC Paul Barman's Debut is funnier than all seven Police Academies combined. Eminen should be real jealous"

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone

"One of the 10 Best Releases Of The Year: MOFRO's second studio release is nothing less than a perfect groove. Down home, dirty soul."

— Andrew Strickman, Rolling Stone

The Hoot soundtrack features several Jimmy Buffett tunes. Maroon 5, Toots and the Maytals, G Love, and MOFRO among others, also contribute tracks to the CD.

"De Geneve a Paris, Bamako a Dakar."
Salymata, Unreleased

Score for the play
Cogner au plafond

DK Republic - Munyaradzi
www.dkrepublic.com

DK Republic - Kudakwashe
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Record Label: Fog City Records, Swampland, Sanctuary
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Playing with the Thabani Band!

I recently joined the Thabani Band and it's a lot of fun! These guys have had a lot of great reviews and you can understand why when you see the Band Live.Here are a few pictures of the Vibe bar gig! ...
Posted by Fabgrease on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:27:00 PST

US tours with MOFRO

Jacksonville, Florida On the road Chillin' before the gig - French Quarter - New Orleans The Cajun Queen, New Orleans Old Point, New Orleans Mofro at Tippitina's - New Orleans - Jazz Fest 2002 ...
Posted by Fabgrease on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:11:00 PST