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the sound |
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Vudoo Soul may not look or sound like what
the industry would call the traditional soul man, but he has
been driven by an unwavering desire to break that mold.
Adoring audiences, standing ovations, sold-out shows and
continuous hits to his websites have validated to him that
this chosen path was the correct one.
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the band |
Striving for musical perfection and crafting
a niche of his very own, Vudoo Soul
surveyed his contemporaries and their styles of music and
decided to go back to the basics.
Songs such as “Lover Come
Over,” “Infatuated,” “Oh Too Late”, “Runnin” and “Nothin’ Somethin” shine with a youthful energy and an unbridled
passion, yet remain unpretentious and honest in their
expression.
“I want to help people connect with each other
and understand themselves through my music, to make ’em
feel, inspire questions… to make some serious noise.”
Vudoo
Soul is retracing the roots of rhythm & blues with timeless
songs, engaging performances and a heartfelt voice. A rush
of both intensity and tenderness lace every note and lyric,
conjuring in his audiences a vividness of emotions, riveting
their spirits with the power of a song
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Genres |
Talent & Skills |
Video |
Pop
R&B
Soul |
Keyboards
Songwriter
Vocals
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Runnin' (live) |
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Online:
Main Website
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Myspace
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Vudoo
Soul now spends his days performing around the country,
writing new music, taking private vocal and piano lessons
and learning Chinese.
A tireless road warrior, he frequents the Fungwah Chinatown
bus between New York and Boston and has also enrolled into
the Berklee College of Music
College
Performances:
Harvard University, MIT, U of Michigan, Wellesley College,
Boston University, USC, UCLA, Dartmouth University, UCSF,
Brandeis University
Other Venues:
B.B.King's (NY), Bowery Poetry Club (NY), The Bitter End
(NY), CBGB's (NY), Pyramid (NY), The Middle East (MA), Club
Passim (MA), All Asia (MA), The Knitting Factory Main Room
(NY), Crash Mansion (NY), The Edge (Hong Kong), The Fringe
Club (Hong Kong)
"I
never imagined a voice like that coming out of a body like yours."
- American Idol judge Randy Jackson, voting thumbs-up for Vudoo Soul
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the early years |
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Born
and raised in sunny California, Vudoo Soul pursued his musical
career shortly after a life-changing experience at his first Alicia
Keys concert. Inspired by the star and musical influences such as
Stevie Wonder (who was the subject of his first book report in
elementary school), Vudoo Soul became a self-taught piano man who
has “held it down easy” at the most famous blues venues in the U.S.,
including the House of Blues in Hollywood and B.B. Kings Blues Club
in New York.
The
fully enrolled MIT student took his first major step in music by
joining an a cappella group called the MIT Logarhythms. What began
as an extracurricular pastime transformed into a cathartic creative
outlet, as he got his first taste of national touring as part of
this vocal ensemble. For the first time, Vudoo Soul saw a world
beyond the glass ceiling set forth for him at MIT. He purchased a
digital piano shortly thereafter and began teaching himself how to
play and write his own music.
After graduating MIT, Vudoo Soul left this electrical
engineering degree behind and followed his heart into music. Within
18 months, Vudoo Soul has performed in front of thousands and won
recognition across the nation. He has built himself a
"see-it-to-believe-it" reputation: audiences are left wide-eyed
after seeing him perform, unprepared for the booming voice of soul
that deceives his appearance. Last September, he performed to a
sold-out crowd at a Hurricane Katrina-relief benefit in New York
City’s Knitting Factory covered by MTV World News. Vudoo Soul dared
to compete at Apollo Night hosted by Harvard University’s Black
Student Union, snatching the “Winner of the Apollo Night” honor with
19 acts trailing behind him. During his performance for ImaginAsian
TV in New York, Vudoo Soul even caused Russell Simmons to interrupt
his own media interview to listen to him sing. This month, Vudoo
Soul has officially become international, making his debut in Asia
in April 2006. Fans’ anticipation of his arrival has drawn media
coverage from HK Magazine and the South China Morning Post, Hong
Kong’s premier English newspaper
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