Member Since: 28/05/2007
Band Members: fUNKYbret - drums, bass, keys, banjo, bass clarinet, saxophones, percussion, vocals, recording, mixing, mastering, you name it!There's a large cast of supporting members, more on them soon.
Influences: ARTISTS/BANDS: Meters, fUNKY Meters, Galactic, Bonerama, Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes, Robert Walter's 20th Congress/Super Heavy Organ, Frequinox, Lotus, Umphrey's McGee, Green Lemon, Moore & More, PBS, Papa Grows Funk, Phish, Ween, Soul Coughing, Peter Tosh, Miles Davis (electric period), Specials, Skankin' Pickle, Yo! Miles, Brian Stoltz, Lettuce, Soulive, Critters Buggin, Charlie Hunter, STS9, Latyrx, Rolling Stones, The Band, Beck, Burning Spear, Bob Marley, MMW, The Word, The Frequency, Vida Blue, Jazz Mandolin Project, Gov't Mule, Pink Floyd, George Clinton & P-Funk, Tortoise, Isotope 217, American Relay, Neville Brothers, Green Day, Fishbone, Fantastic Four, 311, Talking Heads, Garage A Trois, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, McPullish, Crack Sabbath, Russo Benevento Duo, Lyrics Born, Beat The Donkey, Tenacious D, Brides of Jesus, Restless Natives, Quantum Vudu, Big Hollow, Anti-Glacier Movement, Denver Funk Mob, T.J. Kirk, James Brown, Clutch, Groundtruther, Groovesect, OKgo, YMO, Big Frog DRUMMERS: David Russell Batiste Jr., Stanton Moore, Mitch Mitchell, Dave Grohl, Chad Smith, Kevin O'day, Johnny Vidacovich, Zigaboo Modeliste, Kenwood Dennard, Billy Martin, Jon Fishman, Tre Cool, Doug Belote, Nick Mason, John Bonham, Buddy Miles, Claude Coleman, Sly Dunbar, Matt Abts, Yuval Gabay, Chris Franz, Chad Sexton, Charlie Watts, Alan Evans, Dennis Chambers, Mike Clark, Terry Bozzio, Adam Deitch, Idris Muhammed, Lars Ulrich, Ginger Baker, Michael Shreve, Jimmy Chamberlain, Mike Portnoy, Rick Danko, Zak Najor, Cyro Baptista, Carter Beauford, Brandon Essler, Kris Meyers, Eric Bolivar, Terrence Higgins, Andy Farag, Sunny Ortiz, Jellybean Alexander, Mean Willie Green, Russ Lawton BASS PLAYERS: George Porter Jr., Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, Roger Waters, Joey Arkenstat, Mike Gordon, Robert Mercurio, Sebastian Steinberg, Bootsy Collins, Patrick O'Hearn, Chris Wood, Ryan Stasik, Robbie Shakespeare, Larry Grahm, FLEA, Jason Newstead, Les Claypool, Dave Schools, Billy Cox, Stefan Lessard, Rick Danko, Tony Markelis, Tina Weymouth GUITAR PLAYERS: Brian Stoltz, David Gilmour, Trey Anastasio, Snooks Eaglin, John Scofield, Warren Haynes, Tim Mahoney, Dean Ween, John Frusciante, Will Bernard, Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin, Grant Green, Eric Krasno, Jimi Hendrix, Junior Brown, Charlie Hunter, Billy Iuso, Eric Lindell, Elgin Park (M. Andrews), Carlos Santana, Robbie Robertson, Vernon Reid, Curtis Mayfield, Wayne Krantz, Jake Cinninger, Brendan Bayliss, Bert Cotton KEYBOARD PLAYERS: Robert Walter, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Art Neville, Ivan Neville, John Medeski, Bernie Worrell, Herbie Hancock, Danny Louis, John Gros, Page McConnell, Les McCann, Money Mark, Greg Rollie, Dave Brubeck, Fats Domino, Dr. John, Wil Blades, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Marco Benevento, CR Gruver HORN PLAYERS: Skerik (sax), Ornette Coleman (sax), Miles Davis (trumpet), Eric Dolphy (lots), Cochemea Gastelum (sax), Jeff Coffin (sax), Dudu Pukwana (sax), Eddie Harris (sax), Mark Mullins (t-bone), Matt Perrine (tuba), Charles Neville (sax), Maceo Parker (sax), Fred Wesley (t-bone), Alfred Pee Wee Ellis (sax), Stan Getz (sax), Gerry Mulligan (sax), Erik Truffaz (trumpet), Jennifer Hartswick (trumpet), Karl Denson (sax), Leroi Moore (sax), Donald Ambler (clarinet), Ron Miles (trumpet), Craig Klein (t-bone), Charles Neville (sax), Rick Trolsen (t-bone), Steve Suter (t-bone), Jeff Medina (trumpet), Kirk Joseph (tuba), Jason Minglesdorf (sax), Greg Hicks (t-bone) -- I'll be adding to this list!
Sounds Like: Someone worked in a record store too long and heard TOO MUCH music.
Record Label: unsigned/MazeParty Records