Biography
The Very People are a rock/soul/funk/pop band playing primarily in Duluth, MN and the twin cities . After the first few months of playing, they had scored a large local following and are looking to expand to other parts of the state and country. They've played shows with Minneapolis favorites The New Congress, Root City Band, and, more recently, with Kip Blackshire. They just performed at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, MN. With influences such as Stevie Wonder, Prince, Chaka Khan, Cat Stevens, Peter Gabriel, The Strokes, The Meters, The Police, Bob Marley, James Brown and many, many others, The Very People play fun, funky, and memorable songs highlighted by great vocals and exciting musicianship.
They just released their debut album, "Standing in Line," which is currently being played on Duluth's KUMD.
"The Very People play music for us. [...]The family Luoma is rich with talent. Brothers Jesse and Ben, along with sister Rochelle, create impeccable harmonies, augmented by the skilled guitar ministrations of Nathan Mattson and the rhythm and percussion dyad of drummer Sebastian Witherspoon and bassist Ryan Earp." -The Transistor, Duluth, MN
Instrumentation
Ryan Earp: Bass guitar and vocals
Ben Luoma: Electric guitar and vocals
Jesse Luoma: Acoustic guitar and vocals
Rochelle Luoma: Vocals
Nathan Mattson: Electric guitar
Russ Sackett: Keyboard
Sebastian Witherspoon: Drums
Discography
Standing In Line 2007
Links
| http://www.theverypeople.com |