In every generation, an artist emerges who’s innovation and cutting edge style changes the face of music by combining different genres, taking music in a new direction. Ray Charles did it in the 1950’s and 60’s, merging R&B with gospel to create soul, along with Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix who both added a psychedelic edge to their soul, funk, rock, and blues. Prince and Rick James turned the trick in the 1980’s, incorporating new wave and punk in their funk and soul.
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In every generation, an artist emerges who’s innovation and cutting edge style changes the face of music by combining different genres, taking music in a new direction. Ray Charles did it in the 1950’s and 60’s, merging R&B with gospel to create soul, along with Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix who both added a psychedelic edge to their soul, funk, rock, and blues. Prince and Rick James turned the trick in the 1980’s, incorporating new wave and punk in their funk and soul. In this era,Wade3 appears ready to be that innovative artist that will blaze a new trail in music in the 2K. By taking three decades of pure soul and funk and intertwining it like a DNA geneticist, with Euro trip-hop, rock, jazz and even elements of reggae, retro-nouveau style, with a 60’s psychedelic edge, Wade3 breaks new barriers with a style that’s been called by many as “the Nu sound in soul”. Wade3’s debut album, “Dreams”, (Starr Child Music) sets a new music standard by successfully splicing not only music genres, but generations as well. With “Dreams”, Wade3 paints impressionist pictures of the experiences of life, love, and accurately describes a flawed political system with vivid colors, broad textures, and subtle hues. Just think James Brown meets Jim Morrison and Sly Stone, with a strong Radiohead and Massive Attack influence, with a Police music change of pace. Based in both Raleigh and Los Angeles, the vocalist/musician/producer, and composer boasts an impressive and diverse music resume, working such legends, from Ray Manzerek (The Doors) to Chaka Khan. Once signed to Herbie Hancock’s Transparent Records, Wade3 composed the score for the movie “Road Kings”, (starring Glenn Plummer) and also scored “Beyond Tough”, a TV show featured on The Learning Channel, which starred Ice-T. He also has songs featured in Kissing Jessica Stein, and the Michael Myers film The Love Guru. Wade3 is a founding member of the Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra, a band that has garnered international critical acclaim. The new sound in soul is Wade3. So brace yourself for one of the most innovative artists on the scene today. To learn more about Wade3, check him out @ ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/wade3
