Funky Brothers

Funky Brothers
Born	Taiwan
Years active	2007–present
Musical career
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Funk, Pop
Labels	Independent
Members	Airy (vocal) Andy (guitar) Evel (bass) JiaWei (keyboard) Mr. Banana (Trumpet) Damien (saxophone) Sion Hsu (drums) GuoHua (percussions)
Past members	Threestones (vocals, keyboard) An-Chi (Trombone)
Website	[1]

Funky Brothers is a Taiwanese Band. The band was formed by singer Threestones, bassist Evel and guitarist Andy after they felt the lack of funky music in the Taiwan indie music scene. The music of the Funky Brothers is a blend a funk, reggae, soul, R&B, jazz, folk and pop. The Funky brothers are known for their energetic live performances at main Taiwanese events such as Formoz Festival, Spring Scream, Rock in Taichung, etc...

Biography

• 2007 founding of the band in Taipei
• 2009 the Funky Brothers participated in the TV program "Super Band"^[1]
• 2012 the Funky brothers were the first Taiwanese band to launch a Crowdfunding campaign to finance their first full album. The project started in summer 2012 for which 272 participants helped to raise $380,000 NTD within 2 months.^[2]
• 2013 Funky Brothers eponymous album was released in July 2013 in Taipei.^[3]
• 2014 the album "Funky Brothers" was nominated at the 25th Golden Melody Awards in two categories: Best Band and Best New Artist^[4]

Works

Album

• 2013《Funky Brothers》(eponymous album)

EP

• 2011《Boogie Nights》

MV

• 2014 《The Smile》
• 2014 《Music Addiction》

Awards and nominations

25th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan - 2014

Year	Award	Category	Nomination	Result	Ref
2014	25th Golden Melody Awards	Best Band	Funky Brothers for Funky Brothers	Nominated	[5]
2014	25th Golden Melody Awards	Best New Artist	Funky Brothers for Funky Brothers	Nominated	[6]

References

External links

• Facebook
• Reverbnation
• Twitter