Soul Circus is the brainchild of lead vocalist and ringmaster Rohn Maxey along with keyboard player Stan Hoffman.
Joined by Ronnie Smith on guitar they went in search of a funk drummer and groove master. They found it in Charmane Butler and she was offered the gig on the spot. The latest addition is keyboardist Jamie Washington.
After just three rehearsals we all felt something special and an excitment began to grow about the possibilities of this lineup.
Charmane has worked herself solidly in the groove and is managing well the electronic drum sounds that will be a huge part of this funky dance oriented project.
Stan has moved exclusively to keyboard bass and plays the AX7 shoulder worn keyboard.
Ronnie is settling into his guitar work and Jamie is doing his thang and singing like a bird.
We are currently gigging with a list of standards replaced weekly with new funk and slow jam material.
Our focus remains and we wlll have an almost exclusively funk playlist by Feb 2010. |