About Us
EK1 are based in Kent in southern England and they perform around the UK and abroad from time to time.
The EK1 sound is very full, very professional - and very funky. The band plays a unique blend of classic soul and funk melodies with modern dance grooves to guarantee good times for everybody on the dancefloor.
The band has played many public festival stages over the years, including slots on the same bill as Squeeze, Aswad and Boy George with audiences of up to 20,000 people. Most recently, EK1 played for the Pulsaphone Anglo-French Music Festival at the Amphitheatre, Folkestone.
EK1's live sets can embrace often-requested Blues Brothers and Commitments numbers, but the material stretches FAR beyond that! The bands repertoire comprises many more rarely performed soul and funk numbers by artists such as Jamiroquai, Tower Of Power, Go West, Womack and Womack, McFadden and Whitehead, George Benson, The Isley Brothers, Randy Crawford, The Fatback Band, The Temptations, Maze, Rosie Gaines, Will Downing and Hamish Stewart. EK1 always play an impressive selection of quality soul-funk material at every gig.
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EK1 has always been well-known for its superb standard of musicianship, and for the fact that the band plays an off-the-cuff selection of songs at every gig which means the set is never the same two nights in a row. It is for these reasons, as well as for its staying power, that the band has forged its confident live sound and continues to attract a loyal following.
EK1 have performed thousands of live performances in many types of venue make the band a totally reliable first-choice booking for wedding receptions, private parties, public events and festivals, corporate and civic functions, bandstand shows and pub gigs.
Contact Details
For all enquiries, please use the phone number and email provided below. Many thanks EK1
Denny - 07884 216465
Email: dennyek1@hotmail.co.uk
Andy - 07855 271447
Email: andydoble@ntlworld.com
Members
Denny Barter - vocals founder member
Andy Doble - Keys
Jake Willson - Guitar and vocals
Andy Race - Drums
Chris Wong - Bass
Phil Smith - Sax and vocals.
