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kBRANDOW
Jackson Street Demos w/ Chub Carrier - Feeb Records 2000-1
Lost Purple Violets Soundtrack - Feeb Records - 2006
kBRANDOW self titled - Feeb Records - 2006 iTunes Exclusive Sessions w/ Gordon Brislawn - Feeb Records 2007
Spirit Rock Feeb Records - set for release early 2009
DAMION GALLEGOS
Humungous Fungo Mungo - Island Records 1992
Hella-Bad Fungo Mungo w/ Andy Taub - Unreleased 1995
The Hopeless Romantic Damion Gallegos - Independent 1995
Mrs. Priddy Damion Gallegos - Independent 1996
Experience Damion Gallegos w/ Adrian Burly & Emerson Cardenas-Independent 1997
The $6000 Demo Damion Gallegos Experience W/ Adrian Burley & Emerson Cardenas - RED ANT RECORDS - 1997
One Damion Gallegos Experience W/ Adrian Burley & Emerson Cardenas - 1996-7
8 Tracks Fern St. aka Chicken Hawk Studios - 1998
Haiku De Tat Damion Gallegos - Ocean Floor Records 1998
Mega-Natural Sessions Damion Gallegos w/ Jeff RJFski - Orion 1998
SRS Sessions EP w/ Erik Smyth & Wishbone - Independent 1999
The Expression Session w/ Erik Smyth Independent 1999
Punk Rock Belt single Damion Gallegos - Feeb Records 2005
JEFF RJFSKI
Reactivate RKL - Epitaph Records 1992
Going Down Crash Landing Independent - 2004
9 Impossible Proofs Austin Willacy - Antebellum Records 2006
Brian Hill Quartet Independent - 2007
ERIK SMYTH
Live at Slims The Mofessionals - Independent - 1992
Finally Over The Mofessionals - Independent - 1995
Bohemian Rhapsody The Braids - Cappella - 1996
KAI ECKHARDT (summary of 100+ credits)
The sky is the limit Alphonse Mouzon - 1986
Torsten de Winkel Mastertouch & Steve Smiths Vital Information
Fiafiaga - VeraBra 1986
Mike Gibbs Big Music - Columbia 1988
Bass Talk 1,2 & 3 - Virgin 1989-1993
From me to you Tom Coster - Hot Wire 1990
Live @ Royal Festival Hall & Que Alegria John Mc Laughlin Trio Headfirst 1992
Warren Hill Devotion - Verve 1993
Clarence Clemmons Peacemaker - BMG 1995
Richard S. & the Vibe Tribe Cool Shoes - Sony 1995
Aras - Curandero (feat. Bela Fleck) - PolyGram 1996
The Search Gregory James & Kai Eckhardt - Lipstick 1998
Reincarnation Gregory James - Rogue Records 2001
Anyu with Bob Moses - Rogue Records 1998
Missisisppi Knights Billy Cobham - Bamboo Records 1998
African Fantasy Trilok Gurtu - Wenlock Records 2000
Honour Simplicity, Respect the Flow Kai Eckhardt - Independent 2000
Summit George Brooks & Zakir Hussain - Tone Center 2002
Colours James Robinson - Moment Records 2003
Im in the right track Zigaboo Modeliste - Harmonized Records 2004
Mysterious Voyages A Tribute to Weather Report - JZM Records 2005
Visions of an Inner Mounting Apocalypse Mahavishnu Tribute ESC Records 2005
(additional Garaj Mahal Credits listed below)
ERIC LEVY (w/ Kai Eckhardt)
Garaj Mahal Live Vol. 1,2, & 3 - Harmonized Records - 2003
Mondo Garaj Garaj Mahal - Harmonized Records - 2003
Blueberry Cave Garaj Mahal Harmonized Records - 2005
Woot Garaj Mahal Owl Studios - 2008
Solo Project currently on the edit table - 2008
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Bio
kBRANDOW emerged from the creative abundance in the mind of singer, songwriter, producer Damion Gallegos. Damions artistic and production talents far exceed his credits as the original Front-Man for bay area heros Fungo Mungo (releases include; Humungous on Island Records- 1992). As producer, engineer, CHUB studio designer /owner he has worked with: Mac DRE, Too Short, Forte, FAB, Testament, The Coup, Flipper, kBRANDOW, and more. Damion initially played all the instruments and produced himself until finding the right mesh of players. That history has developed kBRANDOW into a tight group which is becoming the definitive new sound of the SF Bay Area. kBRANDOWs fusion of music styles and power players make their music intellectual and accessible at the same time. This is a perfect mix for SF area audiences which are savvy and require some heavy chops to their music. Lets meet the bay area veterans that have developed this new SF sound.
DAMION GALLEGOS ~ singer, song writer, guitar, piano, harmonica, production
Other Instruments: bass, drums, sax, mpc programming, reason, ableton live, pro tools, G5 dual 2.5 PPC, songwriter, engineer, producer, artist
Damions musical start was auspicious of the unique multi-talent that hes become. He began naturally playing piano by ear at age 6. He had moved on to the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour when at age 9 when Queens We will rock you guitar-solo made him cry in the headphones. He fondly recalls that, his first blues riff was learned and guitar playing truly began at 11. He traveled the road of classic 70s rock and heavy metal in the 80s while learning to play several instruments.
The multifaceted youth was asked to join FUNGO MUNGO by childhood friend, keyboard player Damon Rameriz in 1988. They recorded a demo w/ Matt Winager (Primus Producer and singer of Slider) in 1989. Later at a Jackson Street Studio showcase, Chris Blackwell personally signed Fungo Mungo to Island Records saying, Damion I see no reason why we shouldnt be working together here in the near future. With Island Records, Fungo Mungo recorded Humongous in 1992 and toured the US with; No Doubt, Fishbone, Primus, Disposable Heros of Hypocrisy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 247 Spies, Deftones and more. Fungo Mungo recorded but never released Hella Bad and Hopeless Romantic. Look for them on itunes one day soon.
1996 was a year of letting go for Damion as Fungo Mungo disbanded and he lost his mother in a tragic auto accident. kBRANDOW is named in her honor.
Thereafter, Damion began writing and recording solo in the studio and for a while that satisfied his soul, but he began to yearn to get back to the basics of live performance and started to work with various local talent finally meeting Erik Symth who introduced Damion to Jeff RJFski and a long term collaboration began. As with any band, there was a time of trying on different formations. Smyth left for a short time and returned in 2008 and soon thereafter, Kai Eckhardt and Eric Levy joined the familiar trio. Right away it was obvious that this was the chemistry needed to round out kB. Theyve taken the kBRANDOW vision to the next level of execution and live performance.
JEFF RJF'SKI ~ Drums, Vocals, Balance
Originally from Glendale, CA, Jeffs first exposure to drumming was though childhood friend Bobby Butenoff, who showed off his marching band drumming tricks. Hooked at 13, his older sisters boyfriend gifted him his first kit. At 15, RJ moved to San Francisco and became serious about drumming. Although left handed, RJ plays his kit configured in a right handed style. He met and befriended guitarist Erik Smyth while working at For Heavens Cake. They formed their first band, 100th Monkey, and had a memorable performance at the Upper Haight Street Fair in 1988.
RJ has played in numerous groups with a wide array of genres including: Austin Willacy, King City, Beaten By Them, One F, Murray, RJFski & Hill (improv jazz trio); RKL (Rich Kids on LSD); Crash Landing, King City, and Brian Hill Quartet. In 1996, his improvisational jazz trio (Brian Hill and Spencer Murray) won a radio contest in Thailand, and was flown to Bangkok for the Southern Thailand Jazz and Blues Festival.
Jeff describes the KB dynamic with the following: In 1996, I met singer/ songwriter/ guitarist Damion Gallegos (formerly of Fungo Mungo) through Erik Smyth. Damion and I formed kBRANDOW. Over the years, the lineup of kBRANDOW has seen many changes, but this one is by far the most complete and satisfying. The diverse musical backgrounds of the current members makes kBRANDOW well rounded, and gives us real potential. Im looking forward to finishing out our next CD- and playing my heart out with these guys!
KAI ECKHARDT ~ Bass, dynamics coordinator
Kai Eckhardt is German-Liberian. Kai was raised in Bingen, Germany until age 6 when he relocated to Monrovia, Liberia along with his German mother. He spent 4 years in West Africa atte
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