Soulpersona has enjoyed a long career in music adding to the UKs finest list of artists, with high quality production, superb compositions and exquisite writing through collaborations with Princess Freesia and other acclaimed songwriters and artists. Through 2018 Soulpersona has formed the Sunset City Orchestra, a 10-piece band with some of the UK’s finest musicians and vocalists. The intention? To share the sublimity of Sunset City to the Soulpersonafans that have been calling for a live performance and tour for a decade. The band includes musicians from Mamas Gun, Lisa Stansfield and Freak Power along with known independent solo vocalists Ray Estaire, Yvonne Park and Aisling Iris who have joined the band to compliment the lead vocals of Princess Freesia. A new chapter to an established name in UK Soul, Rare Groove and Disco, these performances are going to be glamorous and groovy!
In 2001, Soulpersona caught the eye of soul legend Jocelyn Brown who heard his music at a listening session where she was looking for producers to work with. This lead to him working day to day in her office and accompanying her to musical appointments and performances as her personal assistant. Jocelyn gave him his first break in the music industry and in return he got to cut his teeth with various well known and underground soul and jazz funk music icons, one of which was the late Oliver Cheatham who also called upon his services to accompany him on his musical performances in the UK and Europe.
Freesia
Freesia injects her technicolor dreamscape into the coronary artery of a rock steady heart. What’s more, she brings with her the warm, pulsing glow of the antipodean sunshine from where she hails. One could muse over Freesia’s influences and over-analyse her distinctively instinctive ‘sound’ for days on end, but to fully comprehend very own Femme Fatal, it only takes one listen - and you’ll be rocketed away on the stellar rainbow ride of your life.
As a vocalist, her effortless range, versatility, melodic and harmonic experimentations will leave you dumb struck. Her songwriting will impress upon you some form of science fictionalized dickensian disco eroticism, that will have your head spinning in a rhythm of her choosing. Whether she’s flexing her impeccable production talents on one of her own magnum opus’s or guesting as front woman for her creative comrades, you’ll be charmed and delighted as the Freesianaught eases into your soul.
Ralph Tee- DJ
We are delighted to announce the legendary Ralph Tee of Expansion Records and Formerly of Jazz FM will be our special guest DJ on this specially curated weekend of Summer Disco. There will be a dance floor for you to 'bust some moves’ and relive those fabulous Disco memories.
UK based DJ, performer, writer, promoter, broadcaster and record label executive. When he was 20 years old he launched the soul magazine Groove Weekly & later became assistant editor at Blues & Soul magazine. Tee also runs & co-owns the leading soul long established Expansion Records. He has been a club DJ and also presented his own show on Jazz FM & Solar Radio.
