And they’re hitting the road hard, continuing a constant touring schedule that’s already left prominent sets at festivals like Voodoo, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo and High Sierra in their wake.īehind the frontlines are bassist/keyboardist David Bailis and drummer John Staten, forming the rhythmic backbone of the Pimps’ audible collage.
With the release of Jukestone Paradise, the band makes official their solid touring lineup, featuring dual female vocalists and percussionists Mayteana Morales and Cole WilliamsX. “My first vocal mentor was a doo-wop singer, so I have a long-time love affair with vocal harmonies.” “At our core, the Pimps of Joytime are not just dance music,” says Brian J of the band’s three-part harmony attack. For listeners weary of today’s DJ culture but eager to dance with abandon, the Pimps of Joytime are the antidote. That’s where the Pimps excel, by mashing up ‘70s funk tones with modern dance beats, mixed with original samples creating their mosaic sound. “It’s a sonic tapestry that’s representative of this time and place that we live in,” says Brian J. You might accurately call the Pimps of Joytime a ‘post-genre’ band they’re a group whose sound-even within a single song-mirrors the diversity of our era’s musical tastes. Pulling from lead guitarist and singer Brian J’s deep discography of influences, the creation of Jukestone Paradise began a decade ago, when he penned anthems like “Sky” and “Freedom Dancer,” all the way up to the album’s studio recording sessions. On Jukestone Paradise, the Pimps of Joytime raise the bar with swagger to spare, crafting ten cohesive songs that ring out like the soundtrack for a ride through the diverse Brooklyn neighborhood where their sound materialized. Anyone familiar with the Pimps of Joytime live e… Read Full Bio ↴ Let’s take it higher.Īnyone familiar with the Pimps of Joytime live experience knows the feeling-it’s that moment when a deep bluesy groove morphs into a full-on EDM dance beat, or the sensation when the wide-eyed audience collectively elevates in sync with the band’s tangible energy.
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