Former Artist of the Month, Grandmaster, is back in Studio 1A with another liturgical beam of space cult funk to share new songs from their second album Grandmaster II. The group started as a joke played on an online scammer who called themselves “The Grandmaster,” but soon it morphed into an eleven-piece funk band featuring musicians trained at Berklee College of Music, an elaborate cosmic backstory, costumes, and pseudonyms–all the members are called “Zealots,” who serve the Grandmaster at the center of the band.
They’re playing an official SXSW showcase on March 12th
Set List: “Love Shall Remain” / “Life Arrow” / “The Grand Staff” / “Feel It Coming”
Musicians: Zealot Leon – vocals, keys; Zealot Eldred – vocals, keys; Zealot Casey – Harp, vocals, keys; Zealot Harding-Sloan – vocals; Eric Ross – Grandmaster, Guitar; Zealot Brown – Bass; Zealot Mizell – drums; Zealot Dow – Guitar; Zealot Decker – percussion; Zealot Irvine – trombone; Zealot Rojas – trumpet; Zealot Collins – trumpet
Credits: Producer: Deidre; Audio Post Mix: Jake Perlman; Video Edit: Lorianne Willett; Audio Engineers: Rene Chavez, Jake Perlman; Cameras: Michael Minasi, Patricia Lim, Lorianne Willett, Isak Kotecki; Host: Trina Quinn
