OC Funk Collective

OC Funk Collective is a funk/soul band I’ve been involved with since 2013. The trumpet player is an old friend of mine from college. We both attended RIT circa 2000 and met in music theory class. After graduating he moved to Huntington Beach to work at Boeing while I stayed back in Rochester. Eventually I also found myself in southern California for a job, and it just so happened his seven piece funk band needed a keyboardist.

Members of the OC Funk Collective

In the Collective we focus on the classic sounds of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. My rig is perfect for this genre. The B3 does most of the work while the Nord produces authentic Rhodes, Wurli, clavinet, piano, and even some decent synth sounds. I also use it for playing samples to fill in spaces in the music.

OC Funk Collective playing at the Las Vegas Rock and Roll Marathon

Takeaways:

• There are few higher states than playing in a band when things are cookin’