Electrofunkadelica, (2006 Make Music, Not War! Records) is a collection of recordings and 3 videos written, produced and recorded almost entirely on a Macintosh laptop by San Francisco guitarist / composer / procucer Shaunna Hall ( George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, 4 Non Blondes ), mostly while on the road with P-funk, and includes performances by P-Funk members, friends such as drummer Kevin Carnes, Eric McFadden, Ronkat, Sativa Diva, Kendra Foster, Belita Woods, Paul Hill, Clip Payne, Garry Shider, Paula O'Rourke and Janis Tanaka, as well as her own vocal and guitar performances.
Cyborg music for the body mind and soul: electronica meets funk at a beatles convention taking place inside a virtual rollercoaster ride, with wes montgomery imitating eddie hazel on guitar, monstermashing to black sabbath.
Shaunna lived in the Bay Area working as a band leader, session guitarist, producer and songwriter until she moved to Barcelona in 2002, and began touring with George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic in July of the same year. She returned to the Bay Area in early 2006, and was made an official P-Funk band member in 2007. Shaunna is the first female guitarist in P-Funk history.
Shaunna Hall began her musical career in San Francisco, studying at Blue Bear School of American Music with Grammy Award winning songwriter Bonnie Hayes in the early 80s. She co-founded the hugely successful rock group 4 Non Blondes with Linda Perry, Christa Hillhouse, and original drummer Wanda Day in 1989. The 1992 multi platinum Interscope Records release "Bigger, Better, Faster, More", contains her compositions "Morphine & Chocolate" and "Spaceman", as well as guitar performances.
Other notable acts Shaunna has worked with include Storm, Inc., The Alcohol of Fame, The Eric McFadden Experience and Tribe 8.
Electrofunkadelica is a mixture of elements from electronica, funk, Nu-metal, old metal, hip-hop, and beyond. Some songs contain social and political messages, some are emotional and inspirational, and some are just plain fun.
The videos range from harsh political commentary to dramatic cinematic to silliness, expressing visually a broad range of feelings and emotions found in real life, made with a hi-tech, low-fi production value dichotomy. Art films? Home video? You decide!
"Electrofunkadelica is the name and Shaunna Hall is the female playing the game! Get ready for an earful of thick funk rhythms mixing with spaced out psychedelics atop of Northern California’s very best homegrown electronic beats, loops and samples!"
“A divine pleasure it is to find music written this well, that doesn’t conform to the standards imposed by genre or demographic.”—Brian Ball, Talent Director
Women's Radio
"Hall seems to be making music for the sake of music, which is a musical ideologist's dream. The tracks are as long as she wanted them, which happens to be longer than the standard radio playtime. Though not logical from a business standpoint, it's spiritually a commendable act." - DAN MCMAHON, Boise Weekly July 2007
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