Bret Mosley
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"Why, hell son...if it was easy, anybody could do it." - Burt Mosley (1935-2006).
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Bio
Rarely could an artist be said to transcend, yet include, the most raw and real elements of Delta blues, roots rock, folk, funk and rap. Nevertheless—with bone-deep authenticity—that’s exactly what Bret Mosley does, wrestling deftly with longing, belonging, and world-weariness...on the way home to hope & grace.
With signature idiosyncratic intensity, Mosley grooves the folk & funks the blues. Touring tirelessly, he has shared the stage with Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Jackie Greene, Outformation, Kaki King, Kelly Joe Phelps, Jerry Joseph, et al—comparisons have included Chris Whitley, Steve Earle, Van Morrison, Keller Williams, Ben Harper, Taj Mahal and Beck.
About
A linebacker, a fur trapper, a ballet dancer, a stockbroker, an actor, a computer programmer and a yoga teacher walk into a room...
You know, birds of a feather...
Actually, there's only one guy standing there.
And it's dobro-spanking singer of songs, Bret Mosley. Indeed, he's had a none-too-mundane trip. And it has shaped a voice and vibe like none you've ever heard before...yet it all feels dearly familiar. Music flows raw and steady through this native Texan's veins. Born into a musical family, his first performance was at age 6 when he lit a fire under a retirement home audience with his rendition of "Wildwood Flower." At age 11 – a good while before turntables became musical instruments – he turned a Chet Atkins record by hand to learn "Yakety Axe" note-by-note. He still has the guitar, even though some dear soul at UPS drove a forklift through it several years ago as the culmination to an extremely uphill stint in L.A. It was that experience, though, that helped him wring out his first song, "Lord, Girl".
His debut album Light & Blood was released in Dec '07 on Woodstock MusicWorks, and hailed as "a heart-felt masterpiece" by NeuFutur Magazine...thirteen tracks recorded over a two-day span in March 2007 by Pete Caigan (Bad Brains, Tony Levin) at Flymax Studio in Woodstock, NY, and mixed by Grammy-nominated engineer Roman Klun (Sarah McLachlan). Every track was performed live with no overdubs or punch-ins. The result is at once lean and lush...a smoldering confessional work...soulful Americana laced with a driving groove.
On the road constantly since the album's release and enthusiastic reception, he will be playing coast-to-coast throughout 2009.
His unreservedly original sound, a deeply authentic soulful rockin' funky blue Americana groove – has gathered an audience ranging from cowhands to bankers, from rastas to cops.
You know, birds of a feather...
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