Retro-soul band with funky horns, jazz influenced and vocals by this future electronic songbird

When Painted Blank dissolved, Chris and Matt were on the lookout for a new project. Enter

Amalia Townsend, a chanteuse whose creative energy motivated them to help pen her debut

album.

The sound was inspired by Earth Wind, and Fire, Tower of Power, Chaka Khan, the Brand

New Heavies, and other jazz-funk exotica. Amalia’s debut album was a hit with Canadian

industry executives.

Horns, fretless bass guitar, funky keyboards and guitar, and furious drumming provide the

backdrop for Amalia’s inspired vocals.

PERSONNEL: Amalia Townsend: voice; Matt Rogers: guitar; Roberto Florencio: keyboards;

Chris Trinidad: bass guitar; Morgan Childs: drum set; Kevin Shan: tenor saxophone; Lisa

Menard: baritone saxophone; Mark D’Angelo: trumpet; Bruce Flello: trombone

GENRES: Horn funk, neo-soul, jazz fusion

INFLUENCES: Earth, Wind, and Fire; Tower of Power; Chaka Khan; the Brand New Heavies

RELEASE YEAR: 2000

ALBUM CODE: IRK 2000 01