PHUNKPLAYAH

Genre: Funk
Secondary Genre: Jazz GOLDSBORO, North Carolina USA Contact

High energy one man show that sounds like an eight piece band. "Ol Skool FUNK" & R&B / Contemporary Jazz Funk with a DJ during breaks. Added instrumentalist (sax) during Jazz show. Covers a large demographic. Talkbox with the sounds of Roger Troutman. Once we start...it's non stop til it's over

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Artist Information

Biography

IGB-Entertainment is the newest and most innovative form of live entertainment sweeping the southeast region. Specializing in “GFM” (Grown Folks Music,) this unique brand of entertainment covers the eras of seventies, eighties, and early nineties FUNK , R&B, and Contemporary Jazz. Depending on the need, they have also been known to heat up things in the Funk Rock, Contemporary Gospel venues, and even some churches. Founded by Kirby L. Hamilton (aka “Phunkplayah”), IGB brings the heat to the thirty-five plus demographic and because of their marketing strategy and personnel, they are able to provide music and entertainment for any and every age group in attendance.

IGB’s line-up is as follows:

PHUNKPLAYAH : High energy one man show with the sound of a full eight piece band. FUNK – Classic R&B - Contemporary Jazz

Daryl Richardson : Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet (during the Jazz portion of the show)

DJ “Eazy Green” : Playing hit after hit after hit…..”Ol Skool, Oldies, New Skool and in between.

The Phunk Shakers : Six hot dancing ladies that will heat up any party if your budget allows


This line up allows IGB to bring NON STOP music to your entertainment needs. No breaks, no down time….. unless your event calls for such. Other things that separate IGB from other bands or entertainment groups is that they might even give the audience a chance to win money while having the time of their life.


Kirby L. Hamilton has been extremely active in the music industry for over thirty-five years on stage, behind the stage, and even behind a desk and he has not stopped as of yet. He has recorded with such names as “Brick”, known for platinum seventies hits such as “Dazz”,”Dusic”, “Ain’t Gone Hurt Nobody” just to name a few. He has also recorded with the master hit maker Dr. Dre’ and performed on Snoop Doggy Dog’s multi-platinum CD “Doggystyle” along with the first two videos “What’s My Name” and “Gin and Juice”. In the early eighties he released his own LP that made it to Billboard’s Pick of The Week along with names such as Chaka Khan and Curtis Mayfield. During the eighties and nineties he produced
various up and coming Black and Latino Hip-Hop artists. Just recently he started on his own NEW FUNK CD….Contemporary Jazz CD (which can be heard at www.musicforte.com)….and New Gospel CD which should be released in early July of 2008. He has taken the Roger Troutman sound (talkbox) and kept it alive in his recordings and live shows. He has shared the stage with such groups as The Emotions, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Frankie Beverly and Maze, The Dramatics, Marvin Gaye, Roger & Zapp, Ice Cube, and One Way.


As an executive in the industry, he has been Entertainment Director and Special Events Coordinator for various Indian Gaming establishments on the west coast from 1990-2003. Some of his events and concerts have been televised nationally. He has booked such acts as Gap Band, Roger & Zapp, Rick James (which was televised on VH-1’s Behind The Music), LeAnn Rimes, Clint Black, Ice Cube, Jefferson Starship, Vanilla Fudge, and many other events that range from comedy to Ultimate Fighting and “Toughman” Contest. He also managed one of Palm Springs, California’s hottest dance club….....Club Fantasy.


As an educator, he is the local band director and also teaches classroom music. Other members of IGB have also played an essential role with the marching band. Daryl Richardson as Asst. Band Director, and Ed Greenfield (“DJ Easy Green”) as drum line instructor. As you can see IGB is one big happy family, and they bring that to the stage, studio, streets or football field.

Call IGB for your entertainment needs and they will bring decades of performing and recording experience, decades of promotions and marketing, and hours of sheer “toe tapping, head nodding, hand clapping music for your dancing and listening pleasure.

**The first four songs on this website represent
my alter ego...."PHUNKPLAYAH"

The last four songs represent Kirby L. Hamilton
(with guidance from Phunkplayah)

Check out the Jazz side of this artist at:
www.musicforte.com/member/PHUNKPLAYAH
and
www.IGB-Entertainment.com
Other sites:
www.ourstage.com/fanclub/phunkplayah

Instrumentation

Kirby L. Hamilton: aka "PHUNKPLAYAH"
All production and Arrangements
All vocals
Talkbox / Synth

Daryl Richardson: Sax & Trumpet

"DJ EZ Green" : Spinning all the HITS

Discography

Performed on Snoop Doggy Dog's Doggystyle CD.
Appeared in Snoop Doggy Dog's "What's My Name" and "Gin & Juice" video
Released a solo LP that made it to Billboard's Pick of the Week "1980"(Produced LP & played all instruments and vocals) The LP has been found on Ebay priced at $350 per album, with the single (45) priced at $200. Upcoming CD to be released this year.

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Press

  • Phoenix Fest [+ Show ]

    Phunk, I just wanted to thank you for your remarkable performance at the Phoenix Fest in Durham ...

  • PHOENIX FEST [+ Show ]

    Hey Kirby, Just when we thought Durham couldn't get anymore funky, you brought some more funk to ou...

Setlist

Set depends on who's in attendance. We customize our show to what we see in the audience. Funk= Rick James / Prince / Roger & Zapp / The Time / Kool and The Gang / George Clinton & Bootsy Collins / Mothers Finest and many other funksters, and of course originals....Jazz=Grover Washington / Ronnie Laws / George Benson / Crusaders / originals / and various instrumental arrangements of smooth vocal jazz compositions

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