A Little Background…
Ginger and Stevo love to eat. A music gig at Capitol Records may have introduced them, but food ignited their passion for creative collaboration. Sun Soul Orchestra would have never happened without a mutual love of cuisine.
After long days of rehearsals, gigs, lessons, and sessions, these two cats sit down to eat at 10pm, and finish at midnight. They know how to draw out a meal. They taste their food. And talk about it.
They laugh, debate, discuss and tease each other endlessly while eating gooood food. Their musical pairing took some time to slow-cook into the rich and complex musical gumbo that became Sun Soul Orchestra.
They approach their creative partnership with the same gusto that inspires daily meals. Similar to California fusion cuisine, their original compositions and arrangements draw on a vast array of cultural influences and musical genres: classical, jazz, soul, hip-hop, tango, bossa nova, blues, New Orleans. The most important ingredient to their music is the groovy, soulful roux. Stevo and Ginger, drums and cello. Good cooking.
Written by Celery St. Bernard
But Seriously…
Stevo and Ginger have performed and recorded with a variety of well-known artists, including: Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, Josh Groban, Ariana Grande, Usher, P. Diddy, Chance The Rapper, Wu Tang Clan, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Common, Babyface, Ed Sheeran, Brandy, Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Mandy Moore, Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Anita Baker, Johnny Mathis, James Ingram, Peabo Bryson, Jeffrey Osborne, Kamasi Washington, Sheila E. and the E. Family, Amel Larrieux, Terence Trent D’Arby, Kanye West, Elton John, Pete Townshend, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Michael Buble, Smokey Robinson, Placido Domingo, and Andrea Bocelli.
Siddhartha Khosla’s Emmy nominated scores for NBC’s “This Is Us” feature Ginger’s beautiful cello playing, and string arrangements by Stevo and Ginger. The pair have also worked with Sidd on the upcoming feature film “Queenpins,” and the upcoming Disney short film “American Eid.”
Stevo and Ginger have also licensed original music of their own for use in a Kia Motors international ad campaign, and in TV shows such as: “Sex and the City” (HBO), Entourage (HBO), Breast Men (HBO), The District (NBC), Johnny Zero (Fox), and Sneaky Pete (Amazon Video).