PETALPUSHER
PetalPusher – Miguel Migs LIVE band with Lisa Shaw
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PETALPUSHER is Migs live 8 piece band with Lisa Shaw & Tim Fuller on vocals. Other members of the band are some of the industry’s finest musicans and over the years have performed with the likes of Prince, Pat Benatar, George Clinton and Tower of Power. Petalpusher consists of:
Lisa Shaw – Lead Vocals
Tim Fuller – Vocals
Miguel Migs – Guitar
Jude Gold - Lead Guitar
Jonathan Herrera - Bass Guitar
John Mader - Drums
Sundra Manning - Keyboard
Tim K – Keyboard
About the artists:
Lisa Shaw – Lead Vocals
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Lisa is a 15 year veteran of the recording industry. Currently based out of New York where she has worked with producers such as Save Warrin and Jay Denes, King Britt, Scott Hardkiss and of course Miguel Migs. With 30 releases to her credit, Lisa has releases on labels: Naked Music, Om, Salted, RCA, Ministry of Sound and Virgin UK. As the lead vocal for PETALPUSHER, Lisa’s earthy soulful voice is the perfect accompaniment to Migs’ compositions.
Tim Fuller – Vocals
Tim Fuller started out singing in high school jazz choirs in his native Vancouver, Canada. Focusing on music Tim sang in the accappela group The Melloyds and toured internationally for seven years. Tim is also an accomplished songwriter/producer and co-wrote two songs on Miguel Migs’ “Those Things” sophomore album. His own album “The Slightest Touch” was released in 2006 on Bombay records. With remixes by Spiritcatchers, Chicken Lips, Chuck Love, Fred Everything, Ilya Rudman and Miguel Graca, the project has received rave reviews.
Miguel Migs - Guitar
Miguel Migs is an established DJ/producer who has toured the globe with an impressive discography that includes more than 100 original productions and remixes recordings that have consistently made waves in the underground circuit. To date Migs has released on various independent labels such as Salted Music, Naked Music, Astrelwerks, Yoshitoshi, NRK, Black Vinyl, Large, Chez, Transport recordings, Om Records and Defected Records. In 2004, he started his own label Salted Music, fulfilling his desire to create a vehicle for building his own catalogue of quality material. As a producer, Migs realizes a strong connection between his electronic music productions and his live musical background. He not only plays bass, keyboard and guitar but also writes his own lyrics.
Jude Gold - Lead Guitar
Guitarist/composer Jude Gold has performed, toured, and/or recorded with DJ Spooky, the Oakland Symphony, JGB (formerly the Jerry Garcia Band), Jay-J and Latrice Barnett, Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, ’80s jukebox hero Eddie Money, raunch rappers 2 Live Crew, funk kingpins George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars, bluegrass icon David Grisman, and Spinal Tap’s David St. Hubbins (actor Michael McKean). Jude also tours with BX3, a band featuring electric bass legends Stu Hamm, Jeff Berlin, and Billy Sheehan.
Jonathan Herrera - Bass Guitar
Jonathan Herrera was born in Los Angeles, where he began his musical life at age 5 with the piano. Jonathan’s love of music continued in high school where he picked up the bass guitar. After studying music at the University of Southern California and the Los Angeles Music Academy, Jonathan migrated northward to San Francisco. He’s played and/or recorded with lots of groovy folks, including Zigaboo Modeliste, Will Kennedy, Kai Eckhardt, Eoin Harrington, Cyrus Chestnut, Atma Anur, Barry Finnerty, and many, more.
John Mader - Drums
John Mader was born in Oakland, California. At 21 he joined the well known Bay Area band, The Uptones. The Uptones toured the U.S., opening for Billy Idol, UB40, Oingo Boingo, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and many others. The Uptones went on to win a BAMMY. Soon John had offers to play with his own jazz heroes: Norbert Statchel, Julie Homi, Curtis Ohlson and Frank Martin. John joined Ryan Downe as a member of his band, and they enjoyed two tours opening for The Who. Recently, in addition to performing with several Miles Davis band alumni, John has performed on stage with Grammy Award winning artists Booker T. Jones, Steve Miller, Pat Benatar, Patti Austin, Angela Bofil, and Lenny Williams. John also has toured extensively with Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley of the JB’s (James Brown Horns, and Parliament Funkedelic’s “Horny Horns”). John is currently performing with Booker T. Jones, and Miguel Migs.
Sundra Manning - Keyboard
Sundra studied at San Francisco State University. She plays the keyboard, piano and organ. Sundra has toured with the likes of Prince, Michelle Shocked and Michael Franti and Spearhead.
Tim K - Keyboard
Tim K lives in Brooklyn, NY. He produces hi-fi electronic music, and has over 50 original productions/remixes to his credit, including three top 5 Billboard Club Play tracks. As a keyboardist, Tim has performed with Lucy Woodward, Shoshana Bean, Razhel (of the Roots) and the legendary Lisa Shaw. Tim has also produced Mic Murphy (of the System), Derrick Carter, Colette, Itaal Shur (Maxwell, Santana), JT Donaldson, Jay-J, Lady Kier and many others. His original music has graced most major and cable TV networks, and his underground tracks have invaded many dance floors around the world.
‘Petalpusher’ is a unique and diverse blend of old school funky soul and current dance rhythms that result in an intoxicating live experience… With an arsenal of material to choose from, the band will focus on performing new and old songs from Miguel and Lisa’s extensive catalogue.