Born From Another Era, Made for this one
Biography
Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Recording Artist Brian Teel does not discriminate when it come to musical styles, whether it's Funk, Reggae, Soul, Jazz, or Electronic. Throughout his 30+ year career he has spanned the globe spreading the healing vibrations of music from the US, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, to South America.
Brian has been playing keyboards since he was a young boy, and has actively been performing, either on keys or guitar, since he was 12. He has performed with such artists as Gregory Porter, Big Mountain, Karl Denson, and shared the stage with artists such as UB40, The Funky Meters, The New Mastersounds, Third World, and The Original Wailers, just to name a few.
When not in the studio, Brian can be found on stage fronting his hard hitting funk band The Earful, and lead guitar/keyboards with reggae artists The Devastators and Elijah Emanuel.
Now he is returning to the sound that first moved him as a boy— Boogie Funk. Funk that leans into visions of the future and centers around synths and drum machine rhythms with soulful vocals, talk box, and vocoder. This is the first release of many — a mission to bring Boogie back to the dance floor and remind the world what it feels like to truly be free, to move, and to bask in the frequencies of joy.
Upcoming Release
Upcoming Release
This two song 7 inch record "Footloose and Fancy Free" is my return to the sound that raised me. Built on a uptempo rhythms and mesmerizing vocoder and talk box, it channels the spirit of classic Boogie Funk. The A side - Footloose and Fancy Free is my lead vocal debut, which I’m super excited about! The B side - Funky Miracle features Zak Najor (Co founder and former drummer for The Greyboy Allstars) on lead vocals.
This record is an open invitation to get on the dance floor and free up. The first release in a series, and the beginning of a mission to bring Boogie back to the dance floor where it belongs.
-Brian Teel