- Funk Guitar Masters

Credits California Funk Machine Vol. 3

PRODUCTION

Produced, Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by U-Nam at the CFM Lab, Laguna Hills, CA, USA

Horns arranged by U-Nam

Strings arranged by U-Nam & Raymond Gimenes

Artwork Concept & Design: U-Nam

MUSICIANS

U-Nam: Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Lead & Background Vocals, Talk Box, Vocoder, Bass, Synth Bass,

Rhodes, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion, Horns, Programming & Editing

Tony Tatum: Lead Vocals (1)

Gennine Francis-Jackson: Lead & Background Vocals (8)

Larry Salzmann: Percussion

Denis Benarrosh: Percussion (8&9)

Michael White: Drums (9)

Christian Martinez: Trumpet & Flugelhorn

Joabe Reis: Trombone

Thierry Farugia: Tenor Sax & Flute (9)

Kim Chandler: Background Vocals (4&5)

Franck Sitbon: Piano & Background Vocals (9), Additional Rhodes (6&11)

Tim Owens: Background Vocals (9)

Maria Grig: Violin & Viola

Lyudmila Kadyrbaeva: Cello

Credits California Funk Machine Vol. 2

PRODUCTION

Produced, arranged, mixed & mastered by U-Nam at CFM Lab, Laguna Hills, California, USA

Artwork design & concept by U-Nam

Strings & horns arranged by U-Nam

Additional string arrangements & copyist: Raymond Gimenes

MUSICIANS

U-Nam – lead & rhythm guitars, lead & background vocals, talk box, vocoder, bass, synth bass, synth guitar, keyboards, drums, claps, tambourine, programming & editing

Michael White – drums (#1 & Can’t Get Over You)

“Ready” Freddie Washington – bass (#1)

Denis Benarrosh – percussion (Can’t Get Over You & SOM)

Larry Salzmann – percussion (Let’s Groove & #1)

Jorel “JFly” Flynn – drums (Crazay & SOM)

Marva King – lead & background vocals (Crazay)

Tony Tatum – lead & background vocals (Midas Touch)

Christian Martinez – trumpet & flugelhorn

Joabe Reis – trombone

Kim Chandler – background vocals (Let’s Groove & SOM)

Tim “Tio” Owens – background vocals (SOM)

Kim Hansen – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano & organ B3 (Can’t Get Over You)

Bill Steinway – acoustic piano (SOM)

Bob Baldwin – acoustic piano (SOM)

DJ Puzzle – turntables (Rock It)

Franck Sitbon – acoustic piano & synth solo (Reach Out)

Maria Grig – violin & viola

Lyudmila Kadyrbaeva – cello

Credits California Funk Machine Vol. 1

PRODUCTION

Produced, arranged & mixed by U-Nam (CFM Lab, Laguna Hills, CA)

Mastered by Jeremy H. (La Villa Mastering, Paris, FR)

Strings & horns arranged by U-Nam

Additional string arrangements & copyist: Raymond Gimenes

Artwork: U-Nam

MUSICIANS

U-Nam – guitars, bass, keys, drums, vocals, programming

Marva King – vocals (Ain’t No Stopping Us Now)

Tim “TrO” Owens – vocals (Act Like You Know, Give Me the Night)

Michael White – drums (Back in Stride)

“Ready” Freddie Washington – bass (Back in Stride)

Alex Al – bass (Stomp!)

Wayne “Ziggy” Linsey – keys (Back in Stride)

Franck Sitbon – keys (Ain’t No Stopping Us Now)

Denis Benarrosh – percussion

Larry Salzman – percussion (selected tracks)

Christian Martinez – trumpet, flugelhorn

Joabe Reis – trombone

Kim Chandler – backing vocals, flute

Tony Tatum – vocals (Back in Stride)

Frank Burke – vocals (Stomp!)

Jeff Lacey – rap (Give Me the Night Extended)

ORCHESTRA

Maria Grig – violin, viola

Lyudmila Kadyrbaeva – cello

ARC Orchestra

Michael Sembello

Short Bio

American singer, guitar player, keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer, born on April 17, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brother of Danny Sembello and married to Cruz Baca.

Curated Listening (Essential Albums)

George Duke – Dream On
The Jacksons – Triumph
Stevie Wonder – Songs of The Key of Life

Signature Gear

Fender Stratocaster
Gibson ES-335
Valley Arts Strat

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Paul Jackson Jr

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Prince

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Roger Troutman

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Ray Parker Jr

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Al McKay

Short Bio

Soul/funk guitarist, songwriter, producer and music arranger. Born on 02.02.1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Former guitarist of Earth, Wind & Fire, co-writer of hits like September.

Curated Listening (Essential Albums)

Earth, Wind & Fire – All’N All
Earth, Wind & Fire – I Am
Earth, Wind & Fire – Faces

Signature Gear

Gibson ES-335

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David Williams

Short Bio

American rhythm guitarist, producer and songwriter,
Born November 21, 1950, Newport News, Virginia; died March 06, 2009, Hampton, Virginia. He collaborated with many artists including Earth, Wind & Fire, The Jacksons, George Howard, Boz Scaggs, Michelle Gayle, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Bryan Ferry / Roxy Music. He also was part of the back up band for The Temptations. His signature funky strumming famously anchors the end of Michael Jackson‘s “Billie Jean”. Inducted into the Guinness World Records for being the guitarist appearing on the most No.1 hit records in the world.

Curated Listening (Essential Albums)

The Jacksons – Live
Herbie Hancock – Lite Me Up
The Jacksons – Triumph
James “JT” Taylor – Master of The Game

Signature Gear

Gibson ES-335
Yamaha SG and early superstrat-style Yamaha studio guitars (pre-Pacifica era)
Yamaha SA series (notably SA-1000 and SA-2000 semi-hollow models)

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Nile Rodgers

Short Bio

Influential guitarist, songwriter and producer, born 19 September 1952 in New York City.
A leading light of the disco scene in the late 1970s, he recorded as part of Chic and with bandmate Bernard Edwards produced many of the most popular and memorable disco hits of the 1970s and 1980s. You can take a look at the entry Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers for a more complete list of their works together.

Curated Listening (Essential Albums)

Chic – Risqué
Chic – Take It Off
Diana Ross – Diana
Sister Sledge – We Are Family

Signature Gear

Fender Stratocaster 60 “The Hitmaker”

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Wah Wah Watson

Short Bio

Real name: Melvin M. Ragin

American soul/funk guitarist, songwriter and producer.
Born: December 8, 1950 in Richmond, VA – died: October 24, 2018 in Santa Monica, CA (age 67)
He worked as a top session musician for artists such as Michael Jackson (Off The Wall), Marvin Gaye (Let’s Get It On), Herbie Hancock (Man-Child), and Quincy Jones (Body Heat), among others.
He joined the Motown house band, The Funk Brothers, in 1968 and later played on one of The Temptations’ most iconic singles ‘Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone‘.

Curated Listening (Essential Albums)

Elementary – Solo Album
Herbie Hancock – VSOP Live
Maxwell – Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite

Signature Gear

Gibson L5 CES
Maestro Boomerang Wah, Maestro Fuzz-Tone, Maestro Sample & Hold (FSH-1), Maestro Universal Synth System, Maestro Phase Shifter
Echoplex Delay
Voice Bag / Talk Box

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Funk Legends

Wah Wah Watson

Nile Rodgers

David Williams

Al McKay

Ray Parker Jr

Roger Troutman

Prince

Paul Jackson Jr

Michael Sembello