Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
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| Origin | Lincoln, NE |
| Genres | Soul/Funk/R&B |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Silver Street |
| Website | joshhoyer |
| Members | Josh Hoyer Mike Dee James Fleege Benjamin Kushner Larell Ware |
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal is a five-piece American Soul/Funk/R&B band based out of Lincoln, Nebraska. The band is led by Josh Hoyer on keyboards/vocals, with Benjamin Kushner on guitar, Mike Dee on sax, Larell Ware on drums, and James Fleege on bass. The band has played 150+ shows a year in 2015 and 2016 across the USA, and completed their first European tour in April of 2017.
Hoyer formed Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal in 2012 Lincoln, Nebraska. Hoyer, Kushner, and Fleege are originally from Lincoln, while Dee is from St. Louis, Missouri, and Ware is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Before Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Hoyer had fronted the band Son of 76 & The Watchmen, and Electric Soul Method.
Released on January 17, 2014. Tracks 1-3 produced by BZZZ at Studio F and Tracks 4-8 produced by Charlie Johnson at Fuse Studio in Lincoln, NE.
Released on January 13, 2015 on Silver Street Records. The record was produced by Josh Hoyer, engineered by Ben Brodin, mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering and recorded at ARC Studios in Omaha, Nebraska. The song "The First One" was featured in the TV One movie "For The Love of Ruth."
The band released their most recent record on April 8, 2016 on Silver Street Records. The record was produced by Ken Coomer (Wilco/Uncle Tupelo) and recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville, Tennessee. Glide magazine premiered the music video for the record's first single, "Parts of A Man", on February 8, 2016. The Vinyl District premiered a music video for "Natural" on June 9, 2016. The video features a remixed version of the studio cut, and was produced by James Fleege.
Released on November 6, 2015 on Silver Street Records. Cooked Raw was recorded live, direct to disc at Welcome To 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording engineer was Chris Mara and the mastering engineer was Cameron Henry. Welcome to 1979 is one of the few studios in the world that can record a performance directly to a vinyl master. Released exclusively on 180g vinyl, the album contains select cuts from the band's first two studio releases. Each side of the record contains 3 songs, which were played straight through, without stopping. Glide Magazine gave the record 9/10 stars.
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