8traC
Style / Genre: Funk / Modern-Rock / Urban-Soul

About the Artist:
8traC is an Edgy Modern Funk band fronted by vocalist Chantel Mead. With a fresh sound and recent appearances alongside Kanye West, G. Love & Special Sauce, and Robert Randolph, 8traC is lighting new fires in the music world.

Fusing the sound of 70's funk roots with modern dance rock, 8traC delivers a sexy, high impact, socially aware show. Dynamic female vocals paired with riffy guitar lines, rootsy bass, modern electronic loop arrangements, horns and a heavyweight funkster on drums, comprise the soul of 8traC. While, Chantel along with Derek VanScoten on Guitar/ Loops (Cabaret Diosa, The Motet, Devotchka) and Chris Misner on Drums form the core inspiration of this group, Stefan Ferraro on Bass brings the bottom and Serafin Sanchez layers in the love on Saxophone and Keys. They continue to write new music and tour as a 5-6 piece band.

Their successful "Uplift EP" built anticipation for the group's full-length debut, "Falling Up" released in August 2006 on Open Channel Records.