This is Genius Collective! A seven piece Hip Hop / Soul / Funk band based in Birmingham, UK. Established in 2010, GC offer a Jazzy take on the Hip Hop Band concept. With the band consisting of a fusion of Hip Hop heads, to classically trained Jazz musicians, their style blends honest, feel good lyrics with funk rhythms to get your head nodding, your mind thinking and your feet moving. Inspired by Bonobo, The Roots, The Bamboos and TY to name a few, Genius Collective aim to hit the scene soulfully with their distinctive sound.

 Their debut EP, entitled E=GC2, is a 9 track project illustrating our wide ranging influences, and true skill as musicians to bring together everyones style and make it merge into 9 perfectly formed pieces. With each member being well established in their own music scenes in various forms, and all being associated with not playing and creating but teaching music in someway, Genius Collective are as passionate about their local community as they are about recording and performing. With a low budget, high quality mentality, the music has been pain stakingly crafted by producer Vice (James Kennaby), who created the band in January 2010, alongside Keys player Bonez (Matt Salmon), with the intention of crafting a Jazzy, Funky Hip Hop sound that was yet to be heard in Birmingham's urban landscape.

Genius Collective's line up is:

Kezia Johnson - Vocals Vice - Vocals / Production Alto Smith - Alto Saxophone / Flute Ste Sheldon - Guitar Tee Pett - Bass Bonez - Keys / Sample Triggering Essy - Drums

Constantly striving to develop our sound, with increasing support from musicians and media alike, Genius Collective are set to do big things in 2011 and beyond.