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Infectious melodies over jam influenced funk |
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| Location: | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Feb 29, 2008 (221 days back) |
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| Forming in late 2002 in a small town in southern New Hampshire, Duty Free serves up a steady blend of jazz/jam influenced songs with inviting melodies to match. Over the past few years the band's following and popularity have grown steadily throughout New England. This year the band has found itself playing more shows than ever before as they continue to make fans in smokey bars, packed clubs, campus coffee houses and festivals all over the Northeast.In 2006, the band's "dedication to quality live performances" and "contagious energy" (Hippo Press, 06) provided the band with several opportunities to spread their music. The biggest of which came last fall when Duty Free prevailed through both State and Regional competitions for the nation-wide battle of the bands search. As a finalist, Duty Free was judged alongside 250+ before being chosen as the National Champion. Capitalizing on their success, the band was then asked to open the 2006 Amsterjam Festival in New York City with big name acts like Tom Petty and Foo Fighters. Duty Free was the only unsigned band invited to the festival.The Band's chronicle began when bassist and longtime friend Tom Benson urged singer/songwriter Phil Butt to come home from college to record some songs he had written. With the encouragement of friends, Tom and Phil made copies of this recording and decided to sell them at their first open-mic. To their surprise, they had completely sold out by the end of their set. Inspired by the response, Tom and Phil continued to write more material when the caught the attention of guitarist Eric Turner. Eric was studying music at the University of New Hampshire and agreed to join the band soon after. The band's sound really began to take shape in early 2003 when Eric Boulter was recommended to play drums. Tom had played with Eric in college bands at Keene State. Later that year Duty Free's roster was solidified when guitarist Travis Fuller moved back from Hawaii to join the band. Travis had played in several bands with both Phil and Tom while attending the same high school.Performing as a five-piece ensemble, Duty Free has established themselves as a band synonymous with high-energy shows and positive vibes. This past year ('06) has been the most successful for the band in many ways. Moving into more well-known clubs like Nectars, (Vermont) Bill's Bar and Harper's Ferry, (Boston) as well as playing New York City shows (CBGB's) have considerably helped the band get noticed. Duty Free has also found themselves on the cover of several magazines and newspapers this year including The Hippo Press, The Union Leader and have been featured in many other articles including Oxx Magazine and Vintage. This year's accomplishments and press have helped spread the word about Duty Free throughout the Northeast. Their fan base has grown show by show as they continue to tape and distribute their live performances. The band's musical style attracts the widest range of listeners from Phish-phans to N.W.A. loyalists. Extended jams to accapella numbers, hip-hop medleys to acoustic soul, Duty free always makes a conscious effort to involve the audience and leaves them wanting more.The CricketSoda Myspace Editor!Get Your Own! | View SlideshowDuty Free Add to My Profile | More Videos |
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Music:Member Since: 2/16/2006Band Website: dutyfreejams.biz Band Members: Phil Butt - Lead vocals / Guitar Travis Fuller - Guitar Eric Turner - Bass/Vocals Jake Sherman - Drums Timmy Martin- Keys Eric Strathmeyer- Keys Booking Contact: Eric Turner et05@comcast.net 603-781-8247Duty Free would especially like to thank to Matt Duchsene and Keith Fortier for all of his different merchandise designs including all of the stickers and t-shirts you see at Duty Free shows. ( Contact info coming soon.) Influences: Funk, jazz, jam, rap: Jamiroqaui, Soulive, Beatles, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, John Scofield, Led Zeppelin, Kanye West, Miles Davis, Blind Melon, Herbie Hancock, Rage Against The Machine, Sublime, George Benson, Snoop, Victor Wu, Bela Fleck, Pat Metheny, Ryan Montbleau, The Temptations, Beavis and Butthead, Dave Mathews Band, Wes Montgomery, INXS, John Coltrane, Phish, Bill Frizzell, MMW, Yes, Sly and The Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Tribe Called Quest, Martin Sexton, Bob Marley, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Moe, Talking Heads, The Roots, Percy Hill and more... Sounds Like: The jamming of Blind Melon colliding with the smooth overtones of jamiroquai. Record Label: Indie Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist |
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Live Recording at Jillian's 4/29 |
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| Hey Everybody,
Duty Free will be recording a live CD with Thumbprint Productions at Jillian's, in Manchester NH on April 29th. Show starts at 9pm. 21+ Posted by Duty Free on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:40:00 PST |
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Travis, Blue Matter, Roots of Creation, Jamiroquai, Crock, Nimbus 9, Ryan Montbleau Band, This Year's Mob, The Press Project, Thumbprint Productions, What Else Is There To Do? Productions, Worlds Collide, Wolfhaven, ---BOLT---, EASE BACK, The NH Jager Girls (21+ only!), Seraphine, Tammi-Leigh, new pair o' dimes, Tim, The Worthen Rocks!, Joe, Sarah aka shorty, Michelle, Jes, beth-a-knee, *Music Slut *Brice-a-holic*, Jim Weider's ProJECT PERCoLAToR, Ayana, jimmyd721, Natalie, Beth, me, Shaunna, Corey "COBRA" Garland, JUSTIN, Jake, Scott Barnett, dan dan the helmet man, i AM a Meatball, Son of Liberty, Slinky Management, Super Friendly Aviators, Eric Donnelly, verse aka versal, SINGUYA, Angelika, Rat Pak Records, your friendly neighborhood jillian, The Riverside, .Dont Bother., *heidi*
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