Following in this tradition comes the Soul Rebel Project, a top-professional Reggae/Rock band hailing from Boston MA, with their unique Pulsating Drum and Bass rhythms and heavily decorated melodies played by some of the top musicians in all of New England. ( A cross between Collie buddz, Rebelution and Matisyahu... Rich Parara, Ingenious Concepts).
Members of Soul Rebel Project as a collaborative have touched the stages of large festivals Warped Tour, as well as having performed alongside multiple Grammy winners such as Sean Paul, Toots and the Maytals, Lee Scratch Perry, Barrington Levy, Mighty Mystic among others.
Led By the young veteran and Front man/songwriter, Mike Francis jr with his soulful vocals and energetic stage performances( VeryTalented Vocalist with a style of his own....Matty Trump, Boston/LA Top Producer/Engineer), Jason Harris with his industry standard sounds and cutting edge caribbean guitar playing, accompanied by Berklee professor John Funkhouser's (explosive piano playing....Boston Globe) carry much of the melody.
The Drum and Bass Section of Adam (Tugboat) Saylor and Geoff (Pilks) Pilkington uses their top-notch experience as hip hop artists/producers to bring a crossover appeal to the Rebel sound and provide the solid backbone of Soul Rebel Project.
The Soul Rebel Project began when singer/songwriter Mike Francis Jr, after having a very successful run playing hundreds of shows up and down the east coast with Megalith Artist Mile 21 parted ways with some of the original members of the group. A hiatus was taken to focus on writing and the beginnings of SRP were in the making.
After writing close to two Albums, Francis took the idea to close friend Adam Saylor and he recruited members of 3 Vibe and Left Over Wine to complete the group. They immediately began work on the first album " So Much Misunderstood" and from the first sound of the first rehearsal, a new Caribbean inspired vibe was created.
Working hard playing all over the North East USA, the Soul Rebel Project is having early success with singles like "My Spot", "Blood Money" and "Informer" getting getting regular airplay from various college radio stations across the US.
Be on the look out for Soul Rebel Project- "Music is our Soul , Rebel is our Project".
SRP
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