I think it appeals to the older folks because they remember it from growing up. It’s still such a fun song so many years later, and the show is still something younger people will want to see. I mean, I’ve known “Let It Whip” for a long time just from my parents and oldies radio, but it does have that staying quality. It’s going back to what we came from.ĬP: It’s true- there’s such return to that era now in pop culture. You know, we’re seeing a lot more retro music and the retro cars and all of that. The direction really reminds me of the 70’s. Rap has been steadily expanding, now the bigger bands with horns are coming back. MM: To expand on that, music is really going back to the genre of our era. We have a lot more control over what happens, and you’re not giving all of your money up. SM: The path to independent music has really made the market more advantageous to the artist. The shift has really made the playing field easier. We released our album Time Traveler on our own label, Major Hits Records, as well as Charlie Wilson’s album. MM: Yes, we’ve been doing that for a while now actually. We can do things independently now, which is great for artists.ĬP: Are you guys releasing material independently now?
Now we don’t have to go into some huge studio, there’s the luxury of having a great home studio, or friends with a great home studio. It’s really easy to use the technology to your advantage now as an artist. I think in a lot of ways it’s made things much easier.
We know a lot more than we knew then.ĬP: Do you feel like technology has changed the way you guys write and do business? You know, over the time you grow up and you learn a lot more as you go. Do you all collaborate to write, or do you bring in outside writers? We’re talking about it in the near future.ĬP: That’s excellent! Tell me about your writing process for records. We were literally JUST talking about that before you called in.ĬP: And will there be another Dazz Band record on the horizon? MM: You know, it’s so funny that you just said that. Great tours with some really great acts.ĬP: Is there any talk of recording a new record anytime soon? And then we spent some time in Kuwait and Iraq playing for the troops.īH: Yeah, but it’s been great. We’ve been playing with The Bar-kays, Con Funk Shun, Slave, P-Funk, lots of acts on that tour.
We’ve been touring in the Legends of Funk show with a lot of great acts. We’ve been traveling and touring a lot of Dazz Band dates. Since there are a lot of characters in this interview, here’s the run down of who we’ve got! As always, I’m CP, but you knew that.īH: Bobby Harris (Sax, Clarinet, Background Vocals)ĬP: Tell me a little bit about what you guys have been up to this year?īH: We’ve had a really great year. I got the chance to speak with these fantastic guys yesterday morning about what they’ve been up to, who they’re listening to these days, and if there’s a new record in the works! This month, the band is bringing their show to Anthology, and we couldn’t be more excited. Throughout the years, the band has continued to record and extensively tour, bringing their danceable jazz around the world. They’ve been groovin’ since the late 1970’s, and landed their biggest hits with Motown in the mid 1980’s. I think I’ll just have to open with this video to set the mood. I don’t think words can adequately express the level of excitement I feel about today’s blog.
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