Rad.

ynamo keyboardist ..rad... grew up in Oakland, CA. Whether you know her from the early days mixing up dancefloors in Europe in the 90's or from playing with Sheila E. or Prince, whether you found this page cause you heard the Tower of Power Horns on her recordings or found out that Roger Troutman played on her stuff - you did some digging to get here. ..rad... is one of the most non-prolific artists out there, generally taking several years to put out albums. If you've seen her play live with one of her choice line ups you already know what this is all about. If you're here reading about ..rad... for the first time check out the tunes and the live footage and make up your own mind. We hope you like what you hear! You can get the full albums at ..7bridges.net.. or from ..iTunes.. or through the regular retail outlets. CD .."Live in Japan".. is now available and rad. is currently touring the globe. Catch a concert in a town near you!! Make sure to drop a visit to ..radmusic.com.. for more info and sound samples. .. ..FOR MORE VIDEO CLICK HERE.. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. RAD. - .. Getting Down Is Free .. .. .. .. .... Getting Down Is Free, is a funkified memo to scale back consumerism and still pump up the party. ..rad... is joined by Patrice Rushen, Fred Wesley, Eric Leeds, Greg Boyer, Karl Perazzo, Kai Eckhardt & Billy Johnson to devliver the message ..everything we need we already had... An off beat, intro- and extroverted ..rad... explores the possibilities of the unusual, the classic and the unconventional.... .. (....more info..... ..) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. RAD. - .. Live in Japan .. .. .. .. .... Certainly the first ingredient to this Live CD is rhythm. The mean grooves and intricate interplay that rad. and her band weave through night after night lure listeners in effortlessly. A natural entertainer as much as a fierce instrumentalist, ..rad... commands the stage from the very first minute of her show. .. (....more info..... ..) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. RAD. - .. East Babe .. .. .. .. .... Growing up in the East Bay city of Oakland's notorious Fruitvale District in the 1970's, both area and era shaped rad.'s musical taste and esthetic. rad. remains true to the art of the ALBUM, identifying roots of today's dance music and weaving them into her own trunk of funk. In this context rad. digs deeper, goes for essence - minimalist at times, orchestral when needed. .. (....more info..... ..) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. RAD. - .. Live at the New Morning, Paris .. .. .. .. .... Music insiders have known for a long time that ..rad. live is a special treat... Her unique funked up blend of Jazz, Soul and Latin styles, tricky rhythms and time signatures performed with ease by her seasoned band are a thrill to witness in a club. After hearing this CD ..PRINCE.. asked rad. to join his band. .. (.. ..more info..... ..) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. RAD. - .. Make Every Second Count .. .. .. .. .... rad.'s music is always a ..sophisticated blend of styles.. with that rad. specific sound. No different on this album, the petite dynamo keyboardist-vocalist, unveils eleven tracks to be stoked about. Co-produced with long time collaborator Michael Kirsch, this CD is reminiscent of her ..energetically funkified.. earlier albums. .. (.. ..more info..... ..) .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. RAD. - .. Higher Plane .. .. .. .. .... ..A thoughtful mixture of soul, latin and funk.., rad. manages to mesh gut-wrenching groove and intellect with her own musical signature. ..Higher Plane.. will ease you from a loud Saturday night into a sunny Sunday morning, and still allow you to be painfully hip. .. (.. ..more info..... ..) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. RAD. - .. Gotta Be.. .. .. .. .... Joining rad. for this album on the California sessions were players Ray Obiedo on guitar, David Garibaldi on drums, Michael Spiro on congas and Bobby Vega on bass, the Tower of Power Horn Section and Roger Troutman. The Hamburg session was recorded with musicians from Hamburg and London. A classic. .. (.. ..more info..... ..) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. RAD. - .. radified.. .. .. .. .... rad.'s 1992 debut album. A purely analog assault on the early 90s digital music world. This album instantly put rad. on the map and earned her record of the month in many European Music magazines