Chris James
- San Diego, CA
- Singing Guitarist
- 53 Verified Bookings
Jennica H. said “We enjoyed Chris’ entertainment so much so that we asked for him to stay an additional hour. My guests raved over his voice, his talent on the guitar…”
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Sofa King Bueno is a one-way ticket to Nirvana.
As a world-class collective of funky dance grooves, high energy rock and roll, party vibes, and focused funk-horn lines, SKB will power you up and make you dance like you are the entire universe at once. The 9 piece band features Italian native Iris Moné, finalist in Switzerland’s “The Voice,” and a host of established San Diego musicians.
“These guys are exuberant, highly entertaining and loads of fun. You don’t want to miss them.”
— Dave Heine, Beaumont’s, 2018
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Price Range: $1,500 -$3,000
Gig Length: 45 - 180 minutes
Languages: French, Italian, Spanish
Sofa King Bueno is an 11-piece funk dance band, with horns, backup singers and a comprehensive set list that covers a good chunk of the funk repertoire. Our only criteria for adding songs to our set list is "Will your girlfriend/boyfriend/partner be inspired to dance?"
We are seasoned musicians, and are professional, fun, and easy to work with. We travel to our gigs in a band RV, so we don't generally need elaborate accommodations, green room/dressing rooms, green M&Ms, etc.
We are a self-contained unit and bring our own sound gear and dedicated engineer. We love to play and are more than willing to accommodate our hosts in any way we can. If press or publicity is required, we'll do our best to make ourselves available and our promotional material easy to find and use.
Sofa King Bueno is a one-way ticket to Nirvana.
As a world-class collective of funky dance grooves, high energy rock and roll, party vibes, and focused funk-horn lines, SKB will power you up and make you dance like you are the entire universe at once. The 9 piece band features Italian native Iris Moné, finalist in Switzerland’s “The Voice,” and a host of established San Diego musicians.
Iris Monè - Lead Vocals
Grant Teeple - Lead Vocals
Ruth Ajuzie - Harmony Vocals
Liz Ajuzie - Harmony Vocals
Peter Arcidiacono - Sax
Troy Cockrell - Drums
Jamie Lau - Bass
Fritz Reich - Guitar, Vocals
Armando Silva - Trumpet
Eric Talner - Percussion
Greg Wadsworth - Keys, Guitar, Harmony Vocals
11-pieces. See stage plot.
We prefer to play on a stage that is at least 8' x 24'. Please let us know if this presents a problem.
Typically, we need four to five isolated 20 amp outlets. Ideally, we can run power to the lights on a separate circuit. Having everything on separate circuits eliminates the chance of us blowing a breaker, or the engineer’s having to to track down a “hum.”
December 05, 2019 • 4:00pm - 10:00pm | Kenyon Family Fundraiser |
November 09, 2019 • 7:30pm - 10:00pm | Temecula Private Party |
September 28, 2019 • 8:30pm - 11:00pm | Sofa King Bueno at Fast Times |
July 05, 2019 • 5:30pm - 8:00pm | Sofa King Bueno at The Belly Up |
May 25, 2019–May 26, 2019 • 9:30pm - 12:30am | Sofa King Bueno at Beaumont's |
May 18, 2019 • 9:00pm - 11:30pm | Sofa King Bueno at the 710 Club |
November 23, 2018 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Sofa King Bueno at The Belly Up |
Partial Set List - Alphabetical Order:
A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION:
ALL DAY ALL NIGHT
DANCE TO THE MUSIC
ALL MIXED UP
ALWAYS ON THE RUN
BILLIE JEAN
BITCH
BLACK VELVET
BOOGIE MAN
BRICK HOUSE
CHAIN OF FOOLS
CHAMELEON
DANCE TO THE MUSIC
ELECTRIC LEGS (FUNKY KINDA THING)
EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING
EX'S AND OH'S
FEEL IT STILL
FEELING ALL RIGHT
FORGET YOU
GET DOWN ON IT
GET LUCKY
GET UP
I CAN'T GO FOR THAT
I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU
I WILL SURVIVE
I WISH
I'M FREE / LITTLE LESS CONV
JUNGLE BOOGIE
JUST WHAT I NEEDED
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
KISS
LE FREAK
LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN
LONG TRAIN RUNNING
LOVE IS WHAT I GOT
LOW RIDER
MISS YOU
ONE STEP BEYOND
PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY
REBEL YELL
ROCK STEADY
ROCK THE CASBAH
ROXANNE
SATISFACTION
SHINING STAR
SHORT SKIRT LONG JACKET
SLEDGEHAMMER
SOB
SON OF A PREACHER MAN
SOUL MAN
SOUL TRAIN
SOUTHBOUND
SUFFRAGETTE CITY
SUPER FREAK
SUPERSTITION
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL.
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT
THE LETTER
UPTOWN FUNK
USE ME
VALERIE '68
WE ARE FAMILY
WHAT'S YOUR NAME
WOOLY BULLY
WOULD I LIE
YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON
Funk and dance music from 1960's to present.
No equipment necessary, other than stage and electricity
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