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Wil

Wil Brooks Bass Guitar, Guitar,Drums,Keyboards

About Me

Wil Brooks-bass guitar Born in Detroit Mi. Studied under ..Motown..s.. greatest-Earl Van dyke, Marcus Belgraves & Ralph Armstrong. Class of 1984..Osborn High Active in Virtually every musical activity since middle school. Played with Stevie Wonder in 1982 via Kim Weston..s ..festival of the performing arts. Also Played with Cuba Gooding Sr..s Main Ingredient in 1985. Played with Five Special (a spin-off of the Dramatics) 1990-1992. Carl Carlton 1985. Ron Banks of the Dramatics 1985. Tony Greene (producer of Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg) 1985. Duane Parham.. Detroit's Mega Band "Portfolio" Original bassist for 7 th Heaven..Lisa Cunningham & countless local groups. Other instruments- Guitar-Keyboards-Drums-Trumpet-Trombone. Currently playing bass for Kymberli Wright (Sera's Nu Soul) , AMAC Recording Artist Penny Wells, Phase 5, The Kaution Band and a few others. Also working on a CD project..............Listen out for me!


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Member Since: 6/19/2006
Band Website: In the making
Band Members: All instruments played - All songs written, performed, arranged and engineered by Wil Brooks except where noted.
Influences: I have to give props to the man who started this whole thing. At about age 12 I went to see Bootsy Collins at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. From that point on I knew that this was what I wanted to do. I listen to all musicians on all levels. There's something to be learned from everyone if you listen closely.Marcus Miller, Lewis Johnson, Stanley Clark, Prince, Terry Lewis, Steve Arrington(Slave), Victor Wooten, Wayman Tisdale
Sounds Like: Old Skool Funk Fused With A Dash Of Hip Hop mugged by Rock n Roll in a dark alley
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Type of Label: None