Music:
Member Since: 12/1/2005
Band Website: sunlightsquare.co.uk
Band Members:
Steve Gadd - Drums
For the past 25 years Steve Gadd has been one of the world’s most acclaimed drummers. His technique is precise and emotionally intense, spending the best part of the 70s honing his skills and forging a new era in studio craft. Gadd’s real skill lies in his diversity; his ability to seamlessly adapt to any musical style, from pop to jazz, R&B to fusion, adding his own unshakeable... read more
Claudio Passavanti - Piano
Claudio was just six years old when he asked for Kraftwerk’s futuristic opus, but in fact it was three years earlier that he first started tinkling on the piano, playing incessantly and driving his parents to distraction. Born in Rome on March 6, 1972, Claudio began studying the piano formally at nine years old. His prodigious talent took him to play many clubs in Rome in his teens before he... read more
Sharlene Hector - Vocals
Even though you may not know her name, you may know her face. Do you remember a young girl walking down a street which could be anywhere in the world, sing a song and handing out bottles of a certain soft drink? Well, that young lady is the London based singer, Sharlene Hector. She was lucky enough to star in Coca-Cola’s most successful ad campaign to... read more
Will Lee - Bass
It's after midnight and the eerie sounds of Miles Davis' muted trumpet drift from the stereo and into the bedroom of three-year-old Will Lee, from this point on Lee was hooked. Music has always been in Lee’s blood: his father played piano and has also played trumpet and bass violin professionally, while Will's mother sang with big bands. Born in San Antonio, Texas in... read more
Joy Malcom - Vocals
Recently become Moby’s lead vocalist, Joy Malcolm is a vocalist with a truly amazing history. With a strong Gospel background and strict Christian upbringing. At the age of 11 Joy began studying classical music and by the age of 16 she was a lead vocalist in the 'Inspirational Gospel Choir', one of the UK's most reputable gospel choirs. This led to her having her first... read more
Z-Star - Vocals
Z-star (pronounced zee) is one of those artists you must see live. Her energy is charismatic, fresh and spontaneous, fortified with a British West Indian flava. Z-star delivers a stylish mix of Folk funk blues soul latin afro jazz-rock pyschedelia, aka soul-jazz. A striking individual, as vocalist she is in a class of her own. Her tone ranges from deep rasp to soft whispers both... read more
Influences: Miles, Kraftwerk, Jazzanova, Gilles Peterson, Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Gonzales, Bill Evans, Jamiroquai, Tito Puente
Record Label: Sunlightsquare Records
Type of Label: Indie