Artist description Trick purpose write and perform sophisticated adult contemporary pop from their origin of Seattle, Washington. Their music has been described as polished, creative, original and advanced in rhythmic, harmonic and melodic content. The band’s music fuses many different styles of pop, including jazz-pop, folk-pop and progressive-pop.

Music Style Polished pop with an edge

Musical Influences The Police, Kings X, Burt Bacharach, David Bowie, The Who, Beck

Similar Artists Dave Mathews, Sting, Seal, David Bowie, Beck

Artist History Trick Purpose was formed in the Spring of 1997 in Seattle, Washington. The core of Trick Purpose is the artistic collaboration of DaveAndrade and Eric Harris. Andrade is a guitarist/composer from the San Francisco bay area who incorporates classical and jazz themes into pop music arrangements. Through a rich combination of textured guitar/bass lines and varying time signatures, each production takes the listener through fresh pop musicscapes. Harris is a vocalist/percussionist from New Jersy who effectively combines soul, R&B, and classic rock vocal approaches with a unique and appealing voice timbre. Through vivid story telling and catchy melodies layered over Andrade's arrangements, Harris creates infectious vocalarrangements that convey beautiful imagery. Although each artists separate contribution is interesting, it is the synergy of thecombined full arrangements and the clever productions that make the artistic collaboration special.

Group Members Dave Andrade, Eric Harris, Greg Strickland, Rob Leland, Larry McClure

Instruments Guitar, vocals, bass, percussion, keyboards, samples

Albums 1906 (released 1998)

Press Reviews Quotes about the CD and Live Performances “I think (the CD) is pretty great, way more intesting and diverse than most of thestuff that's out there. Nice sense of song structure. I really like Eric's voice and the guitar stuff is pretty fantastic.” -Sue Ennis (Songwriter and performer with Love Mongers and Heart)“Very original, dynamic, vocal based, unique flavor” “Very modern avante guard” -Paul Bostic (Audio Engineer from Paul Rogers/Bad Company) and Northern Star Sound Company “Trick Purpose boasts an original sound that combines elements of pop, rock, jazz and soul” -Bill and Cathy Pritchard, owners of Madison’s Café in West Seattle“ A fresh and unique approach to pop music” -Jim Bogios, drummer for Sheryl Crow band “Strong songwriting and vocal performances” -Scott Olsen, Audio Engineer for Alice in Chains and Heart “Trick Purpose have a polished sound with strong vocal performances” -Kelly Strantz, Seattle promoter

Additional Info new material available from upcoming 2000 release

Location Seattle, Washington - USA

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