Philip Lassiter is a master band leader with a resume to die for, and he’s taking the fabulous funk and soul scene in DC to a new level. For the last few years, Philip Lassiter has been the section leader and horn arranger for The New Power Generation. Yes, you read that correctly. Prince’s horn man is in DC, and he’s set to go crazy and tear the roof off the sucker. These horns are the product of Philip’s talent, and his very own band of locals is bringing that talent to the streets and clubs of DC.
He’s already written and produced two full lengths this year. In February Phil dropped Philthy, followed quickly in June by DreamZzz. Both albums are chock full of top-of-the-line funk. Relentless rhythms drive the walls of sound to boogie. Horns, keys, guitars, choruses, blips and bloops, beat-boxing and scratching; anything and everything combines into a non-stop party. Listening to tracks like this, you can’t imagine anyone else being Prince’s horn man.
Despite being a horn man to the stars, and a rising star himself, Philip is totally down to earth. He just released a totally adorable video for the track STRUT off DreamZzz. Check it out below, and keep your eyes peeeled for news of upcoming shows. –Natan Press