Artist description In a world full of one-dimensional 'popular' music, it is rare to find a musical act with such diverse styles and talents as the POCKET DWELLERS. This eight-piece outfit is a multi-talented, multi-instrumental and multi-influenced collective. Musicians, ranging from classically or jazz trained, to street-smart and self-taught, the POCKET DWELLERS bring their diverse talents together to create a whole new sound that is anything but conventional. The line-up includes guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, a cadre of horns, a couple of turntables, a hip-hop M.C. and a wallop of energy! The POCKET DWELLERS meld all of these colours into one unique and powerful sound. Funk, soul, hip-hop, rock, jazz, drum & bass--all representing the sound of today's streets, these styles of music are blended to create the sound of the POCKET DWELLERS.

Music Style Live hip-hop, funk, & jazz

Similar Artists The Roots, Jamiroquai, P-Funk

Artist History The POCKET DWELLERS began performing in and around Toronto in 1996 and have been developing an extremely diverse audience ever since. With hundreds of performances across Canada under their collective belt, these guys can entertain any audience. The POCKET DWELLERS have opened for a very wide range of different musical acts, including such notable performers as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Wide Mouth Mason, The Rascalz, Treble Charger, Clifford Gilberto (Ninja Tune), N'Dea Davenport, G. Love and the Special Sauce, Rahzel (The Roots), Ivana Santilli and jazz great Charlie Hunter. They have also performed at a broad range of festivals such as Edgefest, North by Northeast, Canadian Music Week, JVC Acid Jazz Festival, the Vancouver Jazz Festival, the Winnipeg Jazz Festival, the Du Maurier Atlantic Festival, the Hillside Festival, and the Dawson City Music Festival.

Group Members Dennis Den-O-Dogg Passley – tenor saxophoneSheldon DJ S. Love Moore – turntablesNigel N.I.Gel Williams – MCChristian Kloggz McKibbon – guitarDave Epstein Letiao – keyboardsGord Jupiter Shields – bassMarco Red Raposo – drums

Instruments guitar, bass, keyboards, tenor saxophone, turntables, drums, vocalist

Albums Digitally Organic; S/T

Press Reviews Vancouver Today.comPocket DwellersPerformance Works - The folks programming this year's event are no dummies and realize youth must be served if the festival is going to grow and prosper. So, on the musical platter Monday night was an offering in the form of Attic recording artists, The Pocket Dwellers - a Toronto-based eight-piece of 20-something's that has a few ideas about the menu. Their red hot funked up set at Performance Works made the point and all anyone needed to do was direct their attention towards the stage to get the drift. A crazy, cool scratchmeister on turntables, a wicked horn section and a drummer with more snap crackle and pop than captain crunch spiced up this sonic snack that one slightly cooked jazz fan called a musical omellete of funk, reggae and hip hop. Who cares if the lads are a wee bit short on songwriting chops these days - the groove takes the cake and the crowd ate it up. [VT Editor, Bruce Charlap]

Location Toronto, Ontario - Canada

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