Member Since: 21/10/2005
Band Website: wondertwinpowersmusiccom AND jamnesia.com
Band Members: "SHEIKdrumma's production tool [Sheik-Beatz, PT.1 (OUTside tHe bOx)] is a combination of the funky thangs that he has been listening to AND feeling. Good Work! I like it!!! Sheikdrumma PLUS funky beatz can't go wrong when his combinations are right." ~Richard "KUSH" Griffith (Trumpeteer for James Brown's J.B.'s, Horny-Horns of Parliament Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band and All the Kings Men)*FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN THIS BREAK-BEATZ CD of all ORIGINAL/NEVER BEFORE HEARD GROOVES, send SHEIKdrumma a message for pricing, etc.*
Influences: *FAVOURITE Drumma's... CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD, JABO STARKS, CLAYTON FILLYAU, MELVIN PARKER, NAT KENDRICK, the Motown gang... BENNY BENJAMIN/PISTOL ALLEN/URIEL JONES/ and MARVIN GAYE!, from the Meters... JOSEPH "Zigaboo" MODELISTE, P-FUNK crew... JEROME BRAILEY, TIKI FULLWOOD, FRANKIE "KASH" WADDY, JOHN BONHAM(Zep), WILL CALHOUN(Living Colour), BRENDAN CANTY(fugazi), DAVE GROHL(Nirvana/Foo/Q.o.t.S.A.), ROBERT ELLIS(pj harvey), MATT JOHNSON(roadside monument), JAMES LO(chavez), BUDDY MILES & MITCH MITCHELL(Hendrix), MICHAEL BLAND(Prince), FOLEY(Himself & P-FUNK), RASHON "RIZZY-RIZZ" BOWERS(Foley), Don Carlos "LIVE Dn'B" Fisher(Ill Atmospherics/Foley), ROB RILEY!(Stretch Lefty), Chris "DADDY" Dave, BERNARD PURDIE, MAX ROACH, KENWOOD DENARD, ANDY NEWMARK, GREGG ERRICO, JAY DEE!!, AHMIR ?UESTLOVE, D.J. SHADOW!, BOOTSY COLLINS, SAMMY DAVIS JR., AND STEVIE WONDER... all AMAZING drummers that TRULY have influenced my playing and have contributed an ONGOING wealth of knowledge into rhythm, feel & expression. *SOULS that 4ever FREE'd MY MIND & OPENed my EARS-UP... Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, LOUIS JORDAN, Zeppelin, Sly & the Family Stone, Polly Jean Harvey, Bob Marley, James Brown & The J.B.'s, D'angelo, John Lennon, Acetone, AL Green, fugazi, Sade AND out of ALL my influences listed, probably the MAIN influence in my musical life.............. .............. FOLEY. *www.smartalecmusic.com* *BELOW: I had the honour of being a part of all this AMAZING eNeRgY on stage. FOLEY had me play all his "industrial" sounds for the night! (I'm playin' BUCKET on this one, heh-heh)........... Foley @ Comfest
Sounds Like: www.jamnesia.com/PHP/videoslink.php AND *this*........... WONDER TWIN POWERS
Record Label: R OWN records
Type of Label: Indie