Artist description Inner Booty is a project led by Steve Rossiter under the umbrella of FunkSurreal Productions (www.funksurreal.com). This includes a CD by the same name, as well as work with the Inner Booty band. There is also a veritable treasure of unreleased tracks, some of which are now available on MP3.COM. Inner Booty, the solo CD by Steve Rossiter on Yikes Records (www.yikesmusic.com) is available at fine record stores everywhere. Inner Booty, the band, is a 6-piece funk/pop outfit with 2 guitars, bass, drums, vintage keyboards, percussion with four singers. Inner Booty in all it's various funksurreal incarnations is heavily influenced by 70's funk and soul, a throwback to when the grooves were as deep and wide as the trouser cuffs and the songwriting was playful, funky and spiritual and not just pure formula music-by-numbers. But Inner Booty also brings a contemporary touch to all it's catalog, so it's not simply slavish retro. Check it out and get "FunkSurreal".

Music Style funk/pop

Musical Influences Prince, Parliament-Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, EWF

Similar Artists Prince, Parliament-Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, EWF

Artist History Steve Rossiter has been writing, recording and playing in bands since he was knee-high to something very small indeed. But only within the last year or so has his music been available in wide release. And now it can be heard in live form through Inner Booty - the band. Members Inner Booty are all professional musicians in the New York City area and have played together off and on for years, and in certain frightening cases, even decades. The band was formed last year to support the release of the solo CD by the same name. For more information check out www.funksurreal.com.

Group Members Steve (Fingerz) Rossiter - Moog, clavinet, synths, guitar, vocals and songwriting and production. Bill (Evil One) Murphy - guitar and vocals. John (Screamin Tubes) Turner - guitar and vocals. Dave (Thunder Thumbs) Anderson - bass. Bill (Hot Pocket) Dobrow - drums. Peter (Sugar Daddy) Wetherbee - Percussion and vocals.

Instruments Synth, clavinet, Moog, 2 guitars, bass, drums, percussion and vocals

Albums Inner Booty - Yikes NYC (www.yikesmusic.com)

Press Reviews 1. Killer live-instrument funk in the traditions of Sly, Stevie, P-Funk, and Minneapolis -- Otis Winthorpe, Gaucho Magazine2. Greetings from Randy B, and radio station 91 FM KRCL in Salt Lake City! I've been meaning to mail you for a long time to say how much I dig Steve Rossiter's new album! I've been spinning it regularly. Good work! Rossiter rocks!

Additional Info Currently recording and gigging in the NYC area

Location New York, NY - USA

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