Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal
Background information
Origin Lincoln, NE
Genres Soul/Funk/R&B
Years active 2012–present
Labels Silver Street
Website joshhoyer.com
Members Josh Hoyer
Benjamin Kushner
Mike Dee
Kennith "Memphis" Shepherd
James Fleege

Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal is a five-piece American Soul/Funk/R&B band based out of Lincoln, Nebraska. The band is led by Josh Hoyer on keyboards/vocals, with Benjamin Kushner on guitar, Mike Dee on sax, Kennith "Memphis" Shepherd on drums, and James Fleege on bass. The band has played 150+ shows a year in 2015 and 2016 across the USA.[1]

History

Hoyer formed Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal in 2012 in famed blues town Lincoln, Nebraska. The award-winning five-piece band includes some of the area’s most revered and accomplished musicians. Inspired by Stax, Motown, New Orleans, Philly and San Francisco, the band continuously crosses musical boundaries both in style and era. The band released their 2014 Self-Titled Debut record to a sold out crowd at the Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln, NE. Hoyer, Kushner, and Fleege are originally from Lincoln, NE while Dee is from St Louis, MO, and Shepherd is from Memphis, TN. Before Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Hoyer had previously fronted the band Son of 76 and The Watchmen, and Electric Soul Method.

Studio Albums

Running From Love (2016)

The band released their most recent record on April 8, 2016 on Silver Street Records. The record was produced by Ken Coomer (Wilco/Uncle Tupelo) and recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee. Glide Magazine premiered the music video for the record's first single, "Parts of A Man" on February 8, 2016.[2] The Vinyl District premiered a music video for "Natural" on June 9, 2016. The video features a remixed version of the studio cut, and was produced by James Fleege.[3]

Living By The Minute (2015)

Released on January 13, 2015 on Silver Street Records. The record was produced by Josh Hoyer, engineered by Ben Brodin, mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering and recorded at ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska.[4][5] Ted Drozdowski of Nashville Scene had this to say about the record: "Their just-released second album Living by the Minute evokes the hard-boiled funk of James Brown, the Memphis howl of Otis Redding and Al Green, and the percolating parade beat of New Orleans, but with a lean, modern energy." [6] The song "The First One" was featured in the TV One movie "For The Love of Ruth."[7]

Self-Titled Debut (2014)

Released on January 17, 2014.[8] Tracks 1-3 produced by BZZZ at Studio F and Tracks 4-8 produced by Charlie Johnson at Fuse Studio in Lincoln, NE.

Live Albums

Cooked Raw (2015)

Released on November 6, 2015 on Silver Street Records.[9] Cooked Raw was recorded live, direct to disc at Welcome To 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording engineer was Chris Mara and the mastering engineer was Cameron Henry.[10] Welcome to 1979 is one of the few studios in the world that can record a performance directly to a vinyl master.[11] Released exclusively on 180g vinyl, the album contains select cuts from the band's first two studio releases. Each side of the record contains 3 songs, which were played straight through, without stopping.[12] See video of the process here. Glide Magazine gave the record 9/10 stars.[13]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Bio - Josh Hoyer Official Website". JoshHoyer.com. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Video Premiere: Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal fight for love on "Parts of A Man"". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Video Premiere: Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, "Natural". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal release new album". SilverStreet.us.
  5. ↑ "Josh Hoyer releasing album, hitting the road". Lincoln Journal Star.
  6. ↑ "Living By The Minute". CD Baby. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "On The Beat". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Josh Hoyer & The Shadowboxers Self-Titles Debut". Hear Nebraska.
  9. ↑ "Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal Serve Up Some Horn-Heavy Funk". Elmore Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Josh Hoyer's 'Cooked Raw'". Mix Online. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Direct To Disc Recording". Welcome To 1979.
  12. ↑ "Josh Hoyer Hands Us His Heart". No Depression. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal - Cooked Raw (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
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