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THE GREASY BEATS

A 10-PIECE FUNKY MUSIC MACHINE!

About Me

THE GREASY BEATS are an all-star funky music machine that hails from Los Angeles and features some of the most respected and in-demand musicians in Southern California. Every individual in this funky gang of musicians has made their mark on the music scene. Members have performed or recorded with such notable bands/artists as: Black Eyed Peas, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Sergio Mendez, Big Daddy Kane, Too $hort, Slick Rick, De La Soul, Pharoahe Monch, Cake, Sublime, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Alicia Keys, Joss Stone, Money Mark, Cut Chemist, Rakim, Ghostface Killah, Redman, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Ricky Martin, Jason Mraz, Ricky Lee Jones, Mike Doughty, Little Brother, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, The Breakestra, Quantic Soul Orchestra, DJ Z-TRIP, Jem, Marc Broussard, L.A. Carnival, Connie Price & The Keystones, Orgone, Melvin Sparks, Sam Rivers and Eddie Bo just to name a few.
The Greasy Beats have forged a rough and raw approach to the FUNK that is reminiscent of The JB's, Dyke & The Blazers, The Meters and the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. The GB's have firmly established their reputation as THE hardest working funk band in SoCal with extended residences at both the world famous Roxy Theatre in Hollywood and the Temple Bar in Santa Monica. Please visit greasybeats.com for updates and more show info.
"They got the name of the group right on this one -- because the music here is greasy and gritty -- partly deep funk, and partly older soul-styled grooves! The group are a largeish combo with vamping guitar, burning organ, snapping drums, and a nice brace of horns on the top -- and they're joined here by Mixmaster Wolf of Breakestra -- who sings lead vocals on 3 of the EP's 5 tracks! The overall groove is rich and full -- almost with Memphis soul touches at times, but cut down with the leanness of the modern deep funk generation." - Dusty Groove
"FOR THE GREASY BEATS WHEN IT COMES TO GETTIN' DOWN,
JAMES BROWN IS THE GROUND!"
JAMES BROWN - "Popcorn" 1969 Music Scene

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Member Since: 4/5/2005
Band Website: www.greasybeats.com"greasybeats.com
Band Members: THE GREASY BEATS personnel:
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JOEL BOWERS - tenor & baritone sax, bandleader
MIX MASTER WOLF - vocals, emcee
DAN BOISSY - alto sax
SHAUNTE PALMER - trombone
DANNY CHAIMSON - keys, vocals
ROSS GRANT - guitar
SERGIO RIOS - guitar
ETHAN PHILLIPS - bass
PETE McNEAL - drums
CHUCK PRADA - percussion

SPECIAL GUEST BEATS:
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PAT BAILEY - guitar
DAVEY CHEGWIDDEN - percussion
MATT DEMERRITT - tenor sax, flute
ALAN EVANS - drums
MIKE FRATANTUNO - bass
CHEME GASTELUM - alto sax
DAN HASTIE - keys
KEITH HOLLIS - keys
BRIAN JORDAN - guitar
JORDAN KATZ - trumpet
ANTHONY KING - guitar
LARRY KIM - alto sax
JEFF KELLEY - drums
JAMES KING - alto sax
ERIC KRASNO - guitar
JOSH LOPEZ - guitar
CHRIS LOVEJOY - percussion
TIM McGREGOR - drums
STANTON MOORE - drums
AKIRA NAKAMURA - drums
SEAN O'SHEA - drums
ELGIN PARK - guitar
ZACK RAE - keys
DAVE RALICKE - baritone sax
JASON RAPPAPORT - bass
ARLAN SCHIERBAUM - keys
TODD SIMON - trumpet
CHRIS STILLWELL - bass
MILES TACKETT - bass
TAK TANAKA - guitar
DAN UBICK - guitar
ROBERT WALTER - keys
GARY WICKS - bass
JOHN WICKS - drums
DEVIN WILLIAMS - trumpet

Influences: In no particular order... James Brown, Dyke & The Blazers, The JB's, The JB Horns: Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis, Bobby Byrd, Bootsy Collins & Bootsy's Rubber Band, P-Funk, Parliment-Funkadelic, The Meters, Ray Charles, Eddie Bo, Alvin Cash, The Bar-Kays, Rufus Thomas, John "Jabo" Starks, Clyde Stubblefield, Earl Palmer, Bernard Purdie, Idris Muhammad, James Jamerson, The Funk Brothers, Billy Garner, Little Royal & The Swing Masters, Lil' Buck & The Top Cats, The Phillips Bros., The Black On White Affair, Hebrew Rogers, The Diplomats, Cannonball Adderley, Sly & The Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, King Curtis, Qunicy Jones, Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Johnny Otis, Bernie Worrell, Booker T. & The MG's, Lyn Collins, Marva Witney, Tower of Power, David Axelrod, Lalo Schifrin, Lee Dorsey, Lee Fields, Funk Inc., Kool and The Gang, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Greyboy Allstars, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, Soulive, Lettuce, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, The Sugarman 3, The Breakestra, Connie Price & The Keystones, DJ Greyboy, Quantic & The Quantic Soul Orchestra, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Poets Of Rhythm, Whitfield Brothers, New Mastersounds, Hank Mobley, Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Lou Donaldson, Grant Green, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, Jimmy McGriff, Rueben Wilson, Jack McDuff, John Patton, Richard "Groove" Holms, Larry Young, Melvin Sparks, Nat Adderley, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Eddie Harris, Les McCann, The Jazz Crusaders, The Isley Brothers, Sam & Dave, Messengers Incorporated, Jackie Harris & The Exciters, David Batiste, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Sam Cooke, Ohio Players, The Blackbyrds, Majestics, The Fabulous Originals, Charles Leonard, The Commodores, War, Kool & the Gang, L.A. Carnival, Confunkshun, Slave, Cameo, Midnight Star, Salt, James Polk & The Brothers, The Explosions, Grand Funk Railroad, Earth, Wind & Fire, Betty Davis, Clarence Reid, Zapp, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Rick James, Robert Lowe, Rusty Bryant, Leon Spencer, Ivan "Boogaloo" Joe Jones, Grover Washington Jr., Huston Pearson, Plas Johnson, Red Holloway, Lou Rawls, Cameo, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Stanley Turrentine, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Feme Kuti, Sly & Robbie, Peter Tosh, The Wailers, George Benson, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, Wayne Henderson, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Wes Montgomery, Thelonius Monk, Red Garland, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Les McCann, Joe Henderson, Lee Morgan, Blue Mitchell, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd... to be continued...
Sounds Like: THE GREASY BEATS - Lowdown Express EP

Listen for yourself and buy the EP at:
iTunes
Dusty Groove
cdbaby.com/cd/greasybeats

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For booking contact: [email protected]
Record Label: Self-Produced
Type of Label: None