5/3/01 Club More, Clearwater, FL - Soulsystem opening for Nine Days!
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watch for the upcoming CD release Summer 2001!!
join the mailing list and register to win the new CD!
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Disguised In Sound ©1999
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As Yet Untitled ©2001
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Live Recordings
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Mind & Body
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Keep On Mocing
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Heaven
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Brand New Heart
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Confusion
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Faded
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Lies
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Tattoed In Vain
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Celebrate Tonight
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The Soul Of You
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Everything
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Happier Times
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Pretention
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There It Goes
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Hold On To Me
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Stolen Moment
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all songs ©Vital Records. ASCAP.
more video coming summer 2001!
Watch the video for "Mind and Body" by Powerflux Studios
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SoulSystem merchandise can also be found online at Amazon CDNow and Barnes&Noble
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By: Carole Della Penna
"Another Friday noght in our town-perfect brisk Florida winter weather for music scene hopping. First stop on the musical sojourn was Daiquiri Deck on Madeira Beach. Order a cold drink, but stay for the tunes. Your night will take a turn for the better! Enter Soulsystem. With their slick MTV look, Soulsystem's opening cover tune was unexpectedly Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved" With two equally talented guitar players beefing up the simple rhythm, this bit of classic reggae cut a slik new-age edge that was refreshing. From that point you're hooked, wanting more. "Baby, We Belong Together" is a heartfelt original from their first CD entitled Disguised in Sound. It's a smooth R&B melody with singing guitar licks and lyrics that actually go somewhere.
From Nirvana to Santana, Soulsystem recreates our favorites with their own funky guitar-based riffs and high-energy vocals that rock! Tops for the evening was their rendition of the Police's "So Lonely". Excellent! By Creatively infusing Sting's style with a slice of Skynard's "Freebird" lyrics, this song takes on a totally new personality.
Soulsystem has been together for two years, perfecting their sound as funk/rock/reggae. Formerly known as Zodiac, the band incorperated guitarist and vocalist Steve Alex to infuse more originals into their reportoire and Voila! Soulsystem was born. Add to that mesh, killer electric guitarist Tony Purnell, Drummer Mike Chilton who deserves kudos for tying the band together with his thumping beat, and bassist Johnny Deliz with his deadly charm on his 6-string Yamaha. According to Steve, the band's success is a 'collective effort'
You can usually catch Soulsystem in action at a number of local venues such as Gator's, Jimmy B's and Player's on St. Pete Beach. Or try to catch one of their originals currently beigh played on 95.7 FM from 7:00pm to midnite.
To purchase Soulsystem's first smash CD Disguised in Sound, check out their website www.soulsystem.net or better yet, grab your wallet and experience this incredible band with thier outrageous vocals and screaming guitar tangos. Witness energy unleashed! Also, keep your eyes open for their second CD soon to be released in the beginning of 2001!
Be on the look-out for a video of Soulsystem's performance on the main stage at the 2001 Bud Bowl as part of this year's Superbowl XXXV festivities in Tampa.
This winter Soulsystem is gonna be hittin' the road kinda, the first places we wanna break into are gonna be Orlando and Gainesville. We'll be at The Sidebar in Gainesville on October 10th, and at the Florida Theatre on December 15th. It will be early 2001 by the time we get to Orlando. We have scheduled a show on January 11th at Liquid Cellar on University Ave across from UCF. We look forward to making some new friends around central Florida.
Check out the new video for the song "Mind and Body". The performance was recorded at the MP3.com Summer 2000 tour as it made its' way through Tampa. The footage was taped by Mike Featherstone and Jorge Giminez and produced by Jorge and Powerflux Studios. You will need Quicktime 4.0 to view the high res. video. Others can click the low resolution version with media player.
Weekly Planet Best of the Bay 2000
Thanks to everyone who voted for Soulsystem in this year's Best of the Bay. We are listed as the Best Band in the 2000 Reader's Poll, as featured in the Sept. 21st issue. It is really good to see that you guys are having fun too! For those of you not familiar with The Weekly Planet, it is the source for arts & entertainment in the Tampa Bay Area. It can be found at most record stores, coffeeshops etc. around town.
St. Petersburg Times' CD Review
"Tampa Bay's Soulsystem plays a funky, and well, yes, soulful brand of rock with roots in Prince and Sly and the Family Stone. The smooth R&B groove of Heaven is followed by the reggae inflected Confusion, with guitar licks hot and spicy throughout. Singer Steve Alex sounds like the Purple One on the R&B ballad (Baby, We Belong) Together. But don't get too weepy; upbeat jams like The Soul of You will make you want to shake your tamborine.
21st issue. It is really good to see that you guys are having fun too! For those of you not familiar with The Weekly Planet, it is the source for arts & e
Soulsystem Tops the Billboard Talent Net Chart!
Soulsystem was atop the Billboard Talent Net Chart as featured in the June 24th issue of Billboard Magazine. The chart is based upon internet voting and rotaion of songs on the BTN Radio. The BTN is one of the Internet Authority on New Artists. The Chart position has created a lot of label interest for the band, and garnished a bunch of new listeners. We'd like to thank everyone that voted for us!
"Stereophonic" to premier on WSSR Star 95.7
July 21st-9PM will mark the premier of Soulsystem's first single, "Stereophonic" from the upcoming CD release. The band will do a live interview with Star 95.7's James Dean and play the track as well as some other music from the current release. Be sure to tune in on the radio or on your computer at Tampa's Best Music Start 95.7
ASCAP "Pop Performance Awards 2000"
This year Soulsystem's Steve Alex was awarded the annual ASCAP "Pop Performance Award" for rising songwriters, in recognition of songwriting featured on Soulsystem's debut CD. ASCAP is the country's leading organization for songwriting and publishing performance royalties. We see the award as a nod to keep moving forward.te
New Soulsystem t-shirts on sale now!
The brand new shirts are here! You can get one here online or at any of the shows. This is a first quality Gildan white T with 3 color silkscreen. The price is $10 and they are available in L or XL. The postcard stamp design and artwork comes compliments of Mike Featherstone. There's More merchandise to come!
June 10th - Frankie's Patio - Ybor City. We will be playing on stage with Big Sky and another act TBA. Big Sky is from Gainesville, and has some great music. We look forward to the show. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
This month we did an on-air interview with Star 95.7's James Dean for the Nine O'Clock News. They played a couple of tracks off the "Disguised in Sound" CD, the response was great. We would like to thank everyone for calling in and supporting our music on Star. If you would like to call and request airplay the number is (813)832-1957
Soulsystem is funky, funky and mo funky and with Mike on the drums, Johnny on bass, Paul guitar and Alex on keyboards and vocals they deliver a funk up banging sound. Their Music is cross between rock and funk. The feature song "Baby we belong together" delivers a hook that sticks to you. The band is currently in the lab working on material for a follow-up to their debut CD "Disguised in Sound" with a release date of November 2000. We're going to hit these guy's with 5 mics the maximum. Label reps check out their Full story at:
Jittering guitars and beefy, funked-up keyboards are supported by a solid rock beat and greasy vocals for some frenetic whiteboy butt-shakin' that will appeal to fans of the Dave Matthews Band's brand of mainstream get-down music.
Billboard Talent Net Artist Buzz
We spent the month of May in the top 3 on the Billboard Talent Net Charts. With "Heaven" the #1 Song on Radio BTN roatation. Thanks for voting everyone! You can vote for Soul System here to help keep this band in the top 10 in Billboard's New Music Showcase as featured in the weekly magazine.
April found the band as the featured artist on Music Coice Unsigned, a national radio broadcast featured on Time Warner and GTE digital cable radio.
Soul System Rocks the Sony Music Showcase in Daytona
On Wed March 22nd in Daytona Beach, Soul System jammed out to a room of record execs and other industry folk at the Sony Millenium New Music Showcase. It was a great night. Other notable acts that evening were the Blinking Underdogs, E3, and Romona Romonster.
We souled-out on the Home Shopping Network
This website and the music of Soul System was featured on a national cable broadcast of the HSN Electronics show that was aired Sunday March, 5th at 9PM. Yeah its the Home Shopping Network, but who's counting anyway. The promotion was for an MP3 Player by Rave.
Farm Fresh Music.com Broadcast Priemer
The song "Hold on to Me" was selected as one of ten in the Rock/Pop catagory to kick off the site's premier week of broadcasting. Check it out, and while you're there, give a vote for the song.
Taken from issue #290
Angsty, but upbeat, this debut release from the Clearwater quartet formerly known as The Nines blends the power ballad conventions of adult alternative radio with the greeting card sensuality of Urban Top 40. Call it the bastard child of '90s radio. The playing is tight...the lyrics inventive. And some of the songs sound strangely familiar- "(Baby, We Belong) Together" takes its melody line from the Neil Young/Nicolette Larson chestnut "Lotta Love"....The guitar work of Paul Anthony is fluid, especially since it tastefully binds the songs to their bluesy or funk-rock core without letting them slip into AOR syrup.(back)
taken from issue #139
Somethin is sho 'nuff funky going on here. Ok, so maybe its not the dayglow Afros and satin shirts worn by the Hunks of Funk, but do you know of a more appropriately named band than these guys? The biggest difference of course is that while everybody else's soul brothers are trying to duplicate bump per bump of the Ohio Players or the Dazz band, our buddies in Soul System own up to a closer examination at the songwriting and production values of the golden era, listening to the likes of Ashford-Simpson, Gamble-Huff, and Holland-Dozier-Holland. Though mostly the brainchild of writer, arranger, producer Steve Alex. It's nuff said then that the Soul System project draws off the essence of 60's soul with some stylish Marvin Gaye jazz r'n'b and a few modern Princely moves. Toss in a few alt.indie flavorings andthe sound is something like the retro fittings of Dag, but with a few inflections of The Dave Mathews Band. Now if those expense account-totin' A&R guys would get busy hunting down the new talent (instead of chasing down every Korn cast-off) we'd recommend afew tracks here like Mind and Body and (Baby, We Belong) Together. (back)
Taken from listeners reviews at www.garageband.com
Keep on Moving / mic-Belleville, Ontario, Canada
"Stop right there honey! If I was surfin the radio waves and heard the song I would stop and listen."
Heaven / Southst- Philadelphia, New Jersey
"Laid back with a smooth groove Nice mellow number, with some lovely guitar touches, and great vocals. Loved it. Where do I get the album?"
Heaven / Anonymous
"Good track Singer at times sounded a bit Lennon-ish. Well produced. I have to say out of all the songs I've reviewed so far, this is the best one. Good job"
Confusion / Anonymous- Madison, Wisconson
"Sweet taste with an alright aftertaste. I dig the instrumental play. The melody is cool...I can't put my finger on it. I like this the best of all the songs i've heard though. They have some talent, and they are a different sound." (back)