Member Since: 12/7/2005
Band Website: You are on it!
Band Members: La Darrel Johnson (keys, vocals) Saxappeal (Saxophone, guitar) De Varon Smith (Drums, key bass, and tracks) (For those who don't really know him, they're all one person.. These are ALL Saxappeal!)
Influences: God, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Keny Garrett, Branford Marsalis, *Mike Phillips(his mentor), Stevie Wonder, Boney James, Dwele, Vernon D. Hill, Calvin Scruggs, Andre Frappier, Llyod Henderson, Antwan Gardner, HotSauce, Marcus Hunter, Waajed, Marcus Miller, Duke Ellington, Musiq Soulchild,?uest Love, Wynton Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Dalfeyo Marsalis, B-Love, Earth Wind and Fire,Mama G, Andre 3000, Common, Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri, J Dilla(Rest In Piece) Slum Village, Platinum Pied Pipers, Mario Winans, Eryka Badu, Phat Kat, Little Brother, Greg Hardaway, Pharell, Parliment, Prince, Jimmy Hendrix, Eliza, Goapele, Truth Hurts, Alicia Keys, Curtis Mayfield,George Benson(sax player and guitar player) Floetry,Count Basie, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Jamiroquai, Jill Scott, Kem, Suai, Lucy Pearl, Natasha Bedingfield, Ian Roberts, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Mint Condition, Grover Washington Jr., The Roots, Pat Matheney, Rahael Saddiq, Sade, D-Roc and Kane, aKa; The Ying Yang Twins, The Dells, Dramatics, Temptations, the OJ's, Showtyme, Incognito, Picasso, Wycliffe Jean, Isley Brothers, Miles Davis, Miles Osland, Donald Williams Jr., Velben, JiG, Ray Charles, Howling Wolf, Carlos Santana, Black Eyed Peas, Billie Holiday, Arturo Sandoval, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, Weather Report, Jeff Lorber, Ramsey Lewis, Johnny Murray, Chick Corea, Nora Jones, Tower of Power, Herbie Hancock, Herb Albert, George Duke, Fourplay, and many others... width="425" height="350" ..
Sounds Like: Nothing you've ever heard before. Take a bit of hip hop, classical, jazz, funk, r&b, country, club, and throw them up and see what comes out of the collage.
(In a nutshell; he has his own style.)Kick'n w/ dwele G.Check out this link:http://www.bet.com/webapplications/betroot/templates/me
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