Lester Noel - Vocals,
Souled Out Band
All we can say at the moment is that Lester has a past. Yes ladies and gentleman, a past that is full of achievements within British pop history that only at our live gigs will you find out the pedigree of this amazing frontman and vocalist.
Scattered across time are number one singles, appearances on Top Of The Pops, Swap Shop, TisWas, Parkinson, The Simpsons, The Chart Show, Hart To Hart, Grange Hill, Cagney & Lacey and many other unique programmes that shape our culture.
Lester works throughout Western Europe, Asia and the US. within the music industry. Production, composition, teaching and performance all form part of the repertoire of this talented man.
Lester is very modest and humble with regard to the indelible mark he has left on our pop history. It is left to others to sing the praises of the man who now fronts Souled Out Band.
Jessica Wild - Vocals,
Souled Out Band
For as long as she can remember Jessica has been passionate about music and performing. Starting dance lessons at the age of 3 and taking up the clarinet at the age of 9. In secondary school she was a member of the choir, concert band, sax group, orchestra and soul band and began singing lessons after winning the school music competition at the age of 16.
After gaining Grade 8 in Singing Jessica went on to study a BA Music (Hons) at the University of Liverpool where she added to dancing skills in ballet, jazz, contemporary, street, Irish and bollywood dance.
At University Jessica was the lead vocalist of a Jazz functions band who played in and around Liverpool at conferences, restaurants and balls. On her 21st birthday Jessica was invited to sing with a band who were playing at her party and ended up joining them as a vocalist alongside the very talented Lester Noel. Since graduating it has been Jessica's ambition to sing on a cruise ship.
NB. Jessica is currently unavailable to sing with Souled Out Band, due to her work as a professional singer/dancer abroad.
Tony Simms - Bass Guitar and Vocals,
Souled Out Band
Tony is the bass player and vocalist with the band. A musician and music teacher of over twenty years experience.
After graduating from Bretton Hall he spent part of the 1980s working abroad as cocktail pianist and singer in bars and hotels in places as diverse as South Korea and Central America.
During the 1990s he founded and toured extensively with the folk rock band 'Blackstone Edge', sharing the stage with such notables as the 'Dubliners' and 'Lindisfarne'. They appeared at venues throughout Europe and Russia, including Yorkshire establishments such as Wakefield Opera House and Leeds City Varieties.
TV appearances at this time included 'An Audience With Bill Maynard' and 'The Bill'.
Based in Hebden Bridge, Tony is currently head of music at Ravenscliffe High School in Halifax.
Robert Jaggar - Trumpet,
Souled Out Band
Robert is the trumpet player with the band with an illustrious brass band career behind him. Playing for top bands such as Black Dyke, Brighouse and Rastrick, Sellers International and Innovate Skelmanthorpe.
He has performed on a considerable number of CD's, and taken the stage along side such stars as the late Roy Castle, Evelyn Glennie, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, Aled Jones and Heyley Westenra to name but a few.
His musical career has taken him all over the world from performances in the Albert hall to the Sydney Opera House with tours of Spain, Belgium and Switzerland as well.
At present Robert is the music teacher at Castle Hill School in Newsome as well as a peripatetic brass teacher for the Calderdale Music Service
Dean Robert Noble - Lead Guitar,
Souled Out Band
Dean started his musical career in the early 1980s. Playing the organ on the scene and for establishments such as the 'David Hamilton Organ Society'.
Switching to guitar on his seventeenth birthday was the start on many years of study with such luminaries as Andrew Bray and Adrian Ingram. Dean graduated from The City Of Leeds College of Music in 1996 while at the same time began his teaching career here.
Around this time Dean joined rock monsters 'Tumbleweed' and toured the UK with their special brand of hard rock. The nucleus of this band eventually gave way to form 'Superfragilistic', a band that chalked up literally hundreds of dates on the corporate scene with up to four gigs a week over the next few years.
'Pink Coconut' was the next project which saw Dean work with Keith 'Washington Hot Love' Campbell on many tours supporting major soul acts which came to the UK. Party in the Park 2003 was a highlight bringing in major session and TV work.
Dean loves chilli con carne and he sometimes tries to moonwalk!
For more info check out Dean's Myspace Page MySpace.com/DeanNoble1970
Dan Hudson - Drums,
Souled Out Band
Dan has been playing the drums since the age of eleven studying with teacher and mentor, Martin Davis (Halifax Drum School.) He has worked in various styles of music ranging from the Halle orchestra to a traditional blues band. He has also gigged with the great guitarist Graham Young and Bass player Kenny Higgins and has recently played with several chart topping bands includng household names such as The Bachelors.
Dan has studied with the legendary drummer Billy Cobham and had the fantastic opportunity to jam with his Cuban band "Asere".
Dan is currently studying Jazz at the prestigious Leeds College of Music.
He is also part of a new Reggae project called Resonation who are playing gigs round the UK promoting their album which will be released early next year on Gekko Records.
Paying tribute to his all time drum hero, Stewart Copeland, Dan plays in a rock band covering an array of well known and more obscure Police songs.
With his innovative open handed playing technique and musical and technical ability (not to mention his unique looking and sounding Tama red sparkle kit!) Dan is one of the most exciting young drummers around.
Daniel Bath - Keyboards, Vocals and Musical Director,
Souled Out Band
Daniel started his professional career at the age of 16, playing jazz piano on solo and small group gigs in the pubs of South Manchester. He studied music at Clare College Cambridge, where he gave solo classical piano recitals.
As well as piano and singing, Daniel works as a composer and arranger of music for choir, orchestra, opera, theatre and film, as a teacher of piano and voice, as a conductor of youth and adult choirs, including Calderdale Youth Choir and Halifax Chamber Choir and as musical director for the Actors’ Workshop, Halifax.
He has collaborated with some of the North’s finest musicians, including classical guitarist Robin Hill in the crossover group Eklectica, jazz saxophone giant Munch Manship, and funkmeister general Geth Griffith of Disco Daze.
He is currently studying Indian classical music with Prof. Dharambir Singh and Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty.
You can visit his website at www.handstogether.co.uk