The Pimps of Joytime
| The Pimps of Joytime | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | New York City , USA |
| Genre (s) | Funk , soul , trip-hop , punk |
| founding | 2005 |
| Founding members | |
Vocals , guitar |
Brian J. |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Brian J |
Percussion, vocals |
Mayteana Morales |
Singing, |
Kimberly Dawson |
Bass, keyboard, sampler |
David Bailis |
Drums |
John Staten |
| former members | |
bass |
Hagar Ben-Ari (2007-2011) |
singing |
Chauncey Yearwood |
Drums |
Cole Williams |
The Pimps of Joytime are a funk band from Brooklyn and New Orleans . The band processes influences from soul, funk, punk, afrobeat and rap in their music.
"When all those lines and genres get blurred, anything can be soul: rock 'n' roll, punk. It's all soul to me, if it's soulful." said the band leader Brian J in an interview with NPR Music about the style of the band.
The members of the Pimps of Joytime come from New Orleans and Brooklyn and formed the band in New York City in 2005 . On the track H2O of the debut album High Steppin had Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers with. The Israeli bassist Hagar Ben-Ari was the band's bassist from 2007 to 2011.
Discography
- 2007: High Steppin
- 2008: Funk Fixes and Remixes
- 2011: Janxta Funk!
- 2014: Booty Text (single)
- 2015: Jukestone Paradise
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- ↑ Funky 'Pimps' Gain Traction in Indie Circles . In: NPR.org . ( npr.org [accessed February 13, 2017]).
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on February 13, 2017
