High Life

Genre: Reggae
Secondary Genre: Rock Gainesville, Florida USA Contact

Our music is meant to let a person take their everyday worries and stresses and throw em' out the window. High Life music is about having a great time and enjoying life. Our show atmospheres are contagious, the reggae/dub sound can always get a crowd dancing and were always ready to give good jams!!

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Artist Information

Biography

With roots deep into the couches of an old Gainesville apartment, High Life has grown into an energetic pop-dub-reggae band. With the core members consisting of three percussion majors from University of Florida, this band is right on time!! Formed in the Spring of 2008 from Pipe Dreams, these boys have already written enough material for two albums, formed a following crowd and live the high life daily to bring you that raw, non apologetic, dub-reggae sound. Our influences have been Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Matisyahu, Rebelution, Jimi Hendrix, UB40, Johhny Denver, 311, G. Love + Special Sauce, Dave Matthews, Pepper, The Expendables, Passafire and of course Bob Marley. Were just doin' all of this until it happens the right way for us, we hope to open for great bands and have opportunities to show them that High Life belongs on their record label! Thanks for the listening and support!

Instrumentation

Mike Hughes-Guitar/Vocals
Jarrett Branch-Bass/Vocals
Chris Storey-Guitar/Steel Pan/Keys
Ian McLeod-Drums
Grant McLeod-Percussion
Sameed Afghani-Trumpet
Craig O'Brien-Trombone
Steven Patchell-Trumpet

Discography

Homegrown Acoustic Sessions (Acoustic/Bass/Vocals Demo CD)

Live at The Backstage Lounge May 1st, 2009

Links

Video

Bags Packed for Mexico

Photo Gallery

  • Band Leader

  • High Life

  • Playing UF Dance Marathon April 2009

  • Mike

  • Jarrett

  • Chris

  • Ian

  • Grant

  • Sameed

  • Craig

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Setlist

Set Lists vary from gig to gig, but our most common set is 45 minutes to an hour. We can push out 12-15 original tracks in one of those sets, filling in with covers if we have any unexpected/extra time. Our covers vary from show to show, just playing some of the crowds favorites from the influences we have. Or we'll take some really good non- reggae hits and dub them out (ex/867-5309).

Set List Example:
1. Introduction
2. Let's Get There
3. Baby, Get a New Life
4. Oh No Po Po
5. Slightly Stoopid Cover (Ain't Got Alot of Money)
6. Bad Morning
7. Pop Shot
8. Sublime Cover (Get Ready)
9. Trees (Instrumental/Trumpet Solo)
10. Tommy Two-Tone Dub Cover- 867-5309
11. Piece of Mind
12. Rebel Man
13. Ocean Breeze
14. Bob Marley Cover- (I Shot the Sheriff)
15. Soul Searcher
16. Run Away
17. Woke N' Boke
18. Old Steady Bluesbox

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Calendar

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