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Darrell "JEEP"Braden
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Darrell "Jeep" Braden - Bassist/ Songwriter for Cross Genre Group Rhythymlife
From a very early age Darrell Braden was exposed to the music business which he would grow to love. After all it was in his blood. Carrying over from his dad Virgil Braden and uncles who had toured as a singing group during the late fifties. It was his uncle Harold Braden ,who after having success as a guitarist for the legendary Ink Spots would have the greatest affect on Darrells direction . Harold was forming his own band and asked Darrell, then a novist guitarist, and his brother Mike to fill in on bass and drums respectively. From that time on bass would be Darrells’ primary instrument. Getting caught up in the opportunity to play profesionally at such young ages was indeed a challenge and both Darrell and Mike were told not to lose sight of profieciency on their instruments, so both enrolled in the Charlie Parker Music Academy studying with fellow academy illuni Kevin Mahogany , Norman Brown, Pat Methany and under such renown instructors as bassist :Dahoud Williams and James Brown , guitarist :Sonny Kenner, Hurley Dennis, Willie Rice and drummer Max Roach giving them exposure to a score of other jazz greats. The academy would be a big influence in that it showed its young students how to perform to their optimum and gave them insight into the history of the jazz art form which really is a good spring board to all the other music styles. During this priod the Kansas City music scene was buzzing . The nightclubs were exploding with live music and promoters were not shy about casting concerts which featured talented local artist and prominent national artist. After all Kansas City born artist such as Bloodstone and The Dynamic Superiors had been successful on the national level and the stage was set to see who would break out next. It was the era of soul and the onset of the funk genre. After leaving his uncles band Darrell landed a gig playing with a house band named Phase III . The band would perform their own show and back many of the singing acts that where book to perform. Artist like The Delphonics, The Chi- Lites, Vernon Garrett were among a few of the acts that young Darrell would have the opportunity to play behind. Darrell and Mike wanted an outlet for the music they were writing so they formed their on band to achieve this goal called Ebony Funk Patterned after seventies groups like E.W.F., Rufus , Brothers Johnson, Commodores . They criss crossed the midwest opening for some of the same acts they had patterned themselves after. But , nevercould garner that illusive hit record of their own which eventually would lead to the demise of the band Darrell wanted to stay beyond just covering other artist matierial. So when cousin Melvin Webb who had become a staple drummer on the L A music seen advised his cousins that they should give the west coast they both eventually took the advice and the trip. This gave Darrell the opportunity to be exposed to the west coast style of music first hand which was to his suprise was influenced by many transplanted K C musicians mingled with combination of the Detoits Sound , Philly , Bay Area Funk, Watts all thrown together . From this musical punch has and still comes some of the most remembered music. And Darrell had an oppurtunity to witness it first hand sitting in on sessions with artist such as Phillip Bailey , Wah Wah Watson, The Emotions, Grey and Hanks , Freelife. would lead to him touring with some of these same artist and provide him with great insight into how the music industry was run. As fate would have it Darrells tours would take him to the east coast and Florida where he hooked up with a young writer and native New Yorker by the name of Wrenny Alcino who had been involved with a then upstart record label Sugar Hill, Darrell and Wrenny would form their own group and start writing their own music, eventually appearing with groups like Unlimited Touch and Floridas own Rogers Human Body (Rodger Troutman) live. Just as things were looking up something happened. The music industry was changing and changing fast . Soon club owners and promoters would turn their backs on hiring live musicians and singers and opt to hire DJ,s and word artist after all it was a lot cheaper than hiring complete bands and so was born the Hip Hop era and a long dark period for musical artist like Darrell. In the early 1990's after his mother had became ill in Kansas City, Darrell decided to move back there to be near her . With Gods blessings she recovered her health and eventually Darrells' thoughts would go back to his music. He was not going to give up so easy. He bacame involved in projects with local gospel artist recording three albums with Marvin Jackson (The Arrival) , Joy Unlimited (Unlimited Joy) and The Voices of Faith . Gospel Music was changing from traditional to the more contemporary style that is popular today. And it gave Darrell a pause to think, Soul and R&B was the root of modern Gospel and though secular music he felt if you had a good message what would it matter the label that was slapped on your music ? Good music is just that and he wanted to be a pert of the resurgence of the music genre that touched so many in its Hey day. So, he decided he would stay true to the genre and that he could touch more people by sticking with the style of music he knew and he knew it would make a come back. Darrell continues that struggle today. Playing locally in Kansas City with his qwn soul- funk fusion group Rhythmlife (an outlet for his own music creations),and Nextstep a Jazz and R&B group formed with his talented cousins Greg Evans (percussions) and Denice "Niecy" Evans on vocals, appearing on events with artist like Gerald Albrieght, Brody Buster, and BETs Comic View. In addition Darrell holds down bass duties as a member of the dynamic new group N.A.L. and with the classic soul group Double Exposure Experience which has recently wowed audiences at Kansas Citys 2007 Rhythm and Ribs Festival and others sharing the bill with George Duke, Oleta Adams. and Angie Stone. With a resurgence of the music genre he loves (Soul) on the horizon Jeep stands ready to meet the next challenge . Planned projects between Las Vegas and Kansas City soon will Darrell embark on another adventure . But just like the way Soul , Funk, and R&B are soaring again . So will Darrell "The Jeep " Braden.
News Flash Darrells current collaborations are UBU Featuring Norman Liggins (a high energy contemporary funk and r&b group along with his pet project Rhythymlife (pictured on page background). Rhythymliife is poise to release new music which is a cross genrea fusion of soul /funk/gospel/reggae/jazz WHEW all rolled into a self contained package You won't want to miss out on what this group is doing so stay in touch.
News Flash Darrells current collaborations are UBU Featuring Norman Liggins (a high energy contemporary funk and r&b group along with his pet project Rhythymlife (pictured on page background). Rhythymliife is poise to release new music which is a cross genrea fusion of soul /funk/gospel/reggae/jazz WHEW all rolled into a self contained package You won't want to miss out on what this group is doing so stay in touch.
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Hello all members of Black Bloggers . It is great to be here. Feel free to com by my blog at http://rhythymlife.wordpress.com/ and post your comments and links to your matierial.
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