Member Since: 10/20/2005
Band Website: www.calumetmusic.com"calumetmusic.com
Band Members:Eric "ET" Mobley Lead vocals / Fender Rhodes / Guitar
Lauren Merchant Lead/Backing Vocals
Lisa King Lead/Backing Vocals
Burnin' Marlon Burno Lead/Backing Vocals / Guitar
"Mr" Marcus Weeden Bass Guitar and Vocals
Disko D Drums and Drum Programming
Marvin Scott Saxaphone / Keyboards
Influences: Funk Fanatics and Musical History Buffs : The Godfather of Funk and Soul ... The legendary, the never to be forgotten, Mr. James Brown ; master of ceremonies and Funk Innovator George Clinton ; of course we got Rick James, Prince, Parlaiment, Funkadelic, Parlet, Dr. Funkenstein, Grandmaster Flash, The Brand New Heavies, Bar-Kays, the original Kool and The Gang, Slave with Steve Arrington, Dag, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Sly and The Family Stone, Larry Graham and Graham Central Station, Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Booker T, John Lee Hooker, Issac Hayes, The Temptations, Maxwell, The Commodores, Average White Band, Earth Wind and Fire, Chic, or anything that Nile Rogers puts his hands on, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Curtis Mayfield, The Isley Brothers, Chaka Khan, Roy Ayers, Ohio Players, Kurtis Blow, The Clash, Carl Carlton, Michael Jackson before he started molesting children, Malo, Daft Punk, Armand Van Heldon, the legendary Johnny "Guitar" Watson, The Mothers, The Funky 4, Donny Hathaway; we could go on forever. If you are into funk music, and want to know how music of today got there, investigate some of these bands, and you will discover the true innovators of hip-hop, house, punk, funk and everything in between. Funk isn't a lifestyle, trend, or something that you show off to your friends; funk is a state of mind!
Sounds Like: If Sly Stone and Dave Mathews had a test tube baby raised by Aretha Franklin; Calumet would be the result.
Record Label: Independant Label
Type of Label: None