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The Kinetic sound is an evolving and kinetic form in itself, moving
from funk and reggae to rock and jazz, all while incorporating whatever
styles and sounds that sound interesting to the ear. A usual Kinetic show
would consist mostly of originals, but not without a few covers. |
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Artist
Information We have played with such artists as Tea Leaf Green, Barefoot Mannor, Signal Path, Yo’
Momma’s Big Phat Booty Band, Perpetual Groove,
Yonder Mountain String Band, New Monsoon, Avett
Brothers, Moonshine Still, and Ulu at various
festivals. Derek Cobb is one of the original founders of the band whose
influences range widely from jazz, rock, jam, funk, reggae, with Ernest Ranglin and Medeski Martin and
Wood being some of particular emphasis. Being a primary songwriter, most all
other music can’t be excluded from the list of what brings creativity to the
fingers of Mr. Cobb, as any music with talent in it interests this guitar
player. One can frequently witness Derek with his eyes closed, emotionally
playing out an electrically charged solo. A driving, rhythmic energy is the best way to characterize Brad
Page as he wails on his drum heads, often changing through three shirts in
one night’s show. Honing his skills through the torturous middle and high
school band directors, drumming rhythms out on his desks, and loving music in
general, Brad draws from the rhythmic Stuart Copeland, Jon Fishman, Dennis
Chambers, and Mike Clark. As well as rapping and providing backup vocals, he
also picked up some synthesizer skills that he plays simultaneously with the
drums. Recently, an electronic drum kit was merged into his acoustic set,
further enriching the unique Kinetic sound. Mr. Alden Smith is the foundation of the band, firmly rooting to
sound of the band to the ground. He shares the duty with Derek of writing the
songs and coming up with the solid and funky baselines to keep the heads
bobbing. Always looking to improve himself, Alden is constantly looking for
music to further is horizon and his influences range from a dub/reggae sound,
to the rock/funk that just gets you moving. Elliot Wernlund is the youngest in the group and the newest to
the family of Kinetic. A friend of the band and a bass player whom Elliot
plays with saw the boys of Kinetic at the Spring Fling of 2005, a show where
we had our current keyboard player bail on us, and asked if they wanted a sax
to jam with them. Always open to new sounds, especially when down a man, we
welcomed him up on stage and have played with him ever since. The only member
not native to With the album nearing completion, we are beginning to book for
shows again and are looking for such opportunities to showcase the new sounds
that we are creating. |
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A copy of the flyer that was sent out for the Sensational Spring Fling of 2006
