The Greasy Beats...

...are an all-star funky music machine that hails from Los Angeles and features some of the most respected and in-demand young musicians in Southern California. Every individual in this funky gang of musicians has made their mark on the music scene. Members have performed or recorded with such artists/bands as: Black Eyed Peas, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Sergio Mendez, Big Daddy Kane, Too $hort, De La Soul, Cake, Sublime, Mos Def, Joss Stone, Money Mark, Cut Chemist, Rakim, Ghostface Killah, Redman, Jason Mraz, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Ricky Martin, Ricky Lee Jones, Mike Doughty, Little Brother, DJ Z-Trip, Jem, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, The Breakestra, Quantic Soul Orchestra, DJ Logic, Marc Broussard, Connie Price & The Keystones, Orgone, The Southland, Melvin Sparks, Sam Rivers and Eddie Bo just to name a few.

Many stars of the acid-jazz and funk scene have sat-in or guested with The GB’s including Chris Stillwell, Elgin Parks and Robert Walter (of the Greyboy Allstars), Stanton Moore (Galactic), Eric Krasno, Alan Evans & Sam Kininger (Soulive), Cheme Gastelum (20th Congress, Dap Kings), Brian Jordan (KDTU), Todd Simon (Macy Grey, Antibalas, Dap Kings) Steve Molitz (Particle) and rock guitar god Slash (Guns n' Roses).

THE GREASY BEATS have forged a rough & raw approach to The FUNK that is reminiscent of The JB's,
Maceo Parker, The Meters, Bootsy's Rubber Band and the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown.
THE GREASY BEATS have firmly established their reputation as THE heaviest funk band in Southern California with successful extended residences at both the world famous ROXY THEATRE
in Hollywood and the TEMPLE BAR in Santa Monica.

"For The GB's, when it comes to gettin' down, James Brown is the ground!"

Birthday: July 4th
Sign: Cancer
Born & Raised: San Jose, CA
Influenced By: My parents and all the great forefathers of jazz, blues, soul, funk & boogaloo!

Credits: Big Daddy Kane, Alicia Keys, Money Mark, Too $hort, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Ms. Spanky Wilson, Ohmega Watts, Connie Price & The Keystones, Orgone, Oh No, Roc'C', Channel Two, DJ Format, Melvin Sparks, Eddie Bo, Nikka Costa, Mary Jane Girls, L.A. Carnival, Jive, JB and The Rebellion

Birthday: July 4th
Sign: Cancer
Born & Raised: Orlando, FL
Influenced By: Paul Desmond, Maceo Parker, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Kenny Garrett and many other artists...

Credits: Nikhil Korula, Sam Rivers Orchestra, Swingerhead, Industrial Jazz Group, Psykick Girl, Bump

Birthday: February 6th
Sign: Aquarius
Born & Raised: Los Angeles, CA
Influenced By: Brian McKnight, Prince and Babyface

Credits: Sublime, Hilsyde, Breakestra, Telepathy, Industrial Jazz Group, Critical Brass Band,

Birthday: April 22nd 
Sign: Tarus 
Born & Raised: Miami, FL
Influenced By: Wes Montgomery, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring

Credits: Nikhil Korula, Matthew Fisher, Merchants of Moonshine

Birthday: June 25th
Sign: Cancer 
Born & Raised: Danville, CA
Influenced By: John Scofield, Wes Montgomery, Slash

Credits: Jem, Marc Broussard, Pseudopod, Dogfysh

Birthday: January 8th
Sign: Capricorn
Born & Raised: Chicago, IL
Influenced By: The Beatles, Sly and The Family Stone

Credits: The Southland, O.A.R, Jem, Left Undone

Birthday: March 7th
Sign: Pisces
Born & Raised: Southern California
Influenced By: The Barrett Brothers, Monk, Pink Floyd

Credits: De La Soul, Rakim, Ghostface Killah, Alicia Keys, The Southland, Dogfysh, Jem, JB and The Rebellion

Birthday: April 10th
Sign: Aries
Born & Raised: San Diego, CA
Influenced By: My father William Prada

Credits: Black Eyed Peas, Nelly Furtado, Dr. Dre, Justin Timberlake, Robert Walter, Karl Denson, Phil Upchurch, Clyde Stubblefield , Sergio Mendez, Snoop Dogg, Harvey Mason, Breakestra, Motherlode, JB and The Rebellion

Birthday: April 1st
Sign: Aires
Born & Raised: Rural Connecticut
Influenced By: Neil Young, The Meters, Stanton Moore

Credits: Ricky Lee Jones, DJ Z-Trip, Mike Doughty, Jem, Cake, Breakestra, Jason Mraz, Michael Andrews, Inara George, Guru, L.A. Carnival, Hustle, Sumack, Thousand Mona Lisa's, Connie Price & The Keystones, JB and The Rebellion

Birthday: December 5th
Sign: Sagittarius
Born & Raised: South Central L.A., CA
Influenced By: My Mom & my Dad, George Clinton, Parliment, Funkadelic, Eddie Hazel, James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone

Credits: Breakestra, Mixmaster Wolf, G.P. Funk Squad, Darkleaf, Project Blowed

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