Boz was originally the front man for the Progressive
Rock group " Us " whose record Oblivion was
released on Ravenbourne Records/Labels Enabled in 2004
and continues to do very well in the UK and in Europe.
Us, formerly The Chosen Few (TCF) toured throughout
the Southeast United States from 1997-2005 playing mainly
festivals, upscale clubs, and corporate events: Anheuser
Busch, IBM, General Motors etc. with tremendous success
and positive reviews of their 16 piece show (which included
female vocalists and full horn section!).
Boz says: "I thank God for that time of my life.
Great players, great music and we were always playing;
I mean sometimes 3-4 times per week! We made a lot of
people happy with our music, whether it was cover and/or
original music."
With this solo record, Boz's music has been hailed
very spiritual but certainly not charismatic and/or
Christian.
"I call it human . I try and write songs that
can move people in some way or another, from a human
aspect. I tend to focus in on one subject and do my
best to learn as much as I can about it; in order to
write more passionately. My hope is to connect with
the listener somehow and have this music inspire them
in some way.
My influences have always been great career artists
like Peter Gabriel, Bruce Hornsby, Sting, Phil Collins,
Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), Mike Rutherford (Genesis),
Don Henley, Seal, Paul Carrack, Steely Dan (to name
a few). I tend to stray a bit to the obscure. I think
many of you will hear those influences in this music.
We, (David Mikeal and I) wrote some really nice radio-friendly
tunes on this new record ( Karma Knows ) and some other
very personal "album" tunes that I am very
fond of. In fact, I love all the tunes and certainly
hope those listening to Karma Knows will too!
Boz continues to work with other songwriters in the
Florida area (and beyond) and plans to complete the
Boz LIVE on I-Drive project in Orlando , and tour late
in 2008 to support Karma Knows.
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