LEAD VOCALS – Chauncey Alston
LEAD VOCALS – Monique Mitchell
BASS GUITAR - Duane (Coffee) Coffman also from Columbus, Ohio, plays a variety of instruments, he started playing the violin in elementary school and in high school in played trombone with the marching band, in his senior year the love of bass guitar grew on him as he was influenced by the top R&B/Funk bass players, like Larry Graham, Louis Johnson, and Bootzy Collins to name a few, as he learned from they're styles, it inspired Coffee to created his own unique smooth and funky style which got him gigs playing in several top local bands, and some studio work. Along with 15 years of experience in the music business he is an asset for C O Soul.
KEYBOARDS - Bo
KEYBOARDS – Kweku Menka, born in Ghana Africa, and raised in Brixton England where growing up as a kid he acquired his talents on the piano. As a young man, his playing style got him gigs playing with one of the legendary great jazz trumpeters, Hugh Masekela, traveling in Europe and South Africa. After moving to the states, Kweku played sessions for Sony Records now Columbia label as a keyboard/synthesizer player, who also played with The Intruders, Kenny Loggins and many other known artist, and as a muti-keyboardist for C O Soul, his musical style brings a unique sound for the band….
DRUMS - Gary “G” Tomlin - Born in Youngstown Ohio, and grew up in Columbus Ohio. ” G” has been playing in church throughout his whole life, although he is gifted playing many instruments, his extraordinary drumming ability and top skills in the studio has earned him a spotlight in worldwide music arenas, “G” has had the honor Sharing the stage with nationally known recording artists, and is now working producing in his studio, and bringing all that flavor to C O Soul.......
RHYTHM GUITAR - DJ Jones was born and raised in Chicago Illinois, where life as a kid was hard growing up in the big city, it was until a kid from the neighborhood put a guitar into his hands, and at that point his direction in life had changed. Soon some of the kids on the block pick up instruments and he forms his first band at the age of 13. In high school he forms his 2nd band is where he meets a bass player whose sisters were on the top of the music charts, they inspired him to learn more about the music industry. After years playing studio sessions and playing in several bands, the music game slowly came to an end for DJ, until he move to Columbus Ohio, where he started Soul/Funk/Able Productions and one of the founders of C O Soul…
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