West Coast Soul Soul Band from San Diego, CA

West Coast Soul is a passionate collective of musicians from the Los Angeles area who assembled for one purpose: to create unparalleled musical performances featuring the best modern music ever made. West Coast Soul is comprised of not just the best of Southern California, but some of the region's and country's most amazing young musical talent. Our vocalists: ~~~ Kenton Chen: You may be wondering if you recognize his face. Well, you may be right! Kenton gained national attention as music director and founding member of The Backbeats, 2nd runner-up on Season 2 of NBC's The Sing-Off. Throughout his career, Kenton has shared the stage with artists as Sheryl Crow, Sara Bareilles, Stevie Wonder, and Natalie Cole, opened for Ben Folds on his Lonely Avenue tour, and privately coached a range of clients from internationally touring bands to students at Musicians Institute. ~~~ Whitney Wood: Whitney is another up and coming star on the L.A. scene. She has appeared on the GRAMMYS, singing for Nikki Minaj, American Idol, X Factor and the BET Celebration of Gospel. Whitney sang lead and back up for Internationally known rapper, Childish Gambino's album “Camp” and sang for him at Club Nokia. She also has recorded with Jarell Perry, Marques Nelson, Aaron Encinas and has also sang backup for well known artist/producer Jacob Luttrell.