Son of Sam

Originally formed in around 2003, Son of Sam’s playing of original hip-hop samples, taking inspiration from the goldmine left by David Axelrod, Galt MacDermot, The Meters and James Brown, lead to them supporting rap royalty such as KRS-One and Raekwon. In 2011, the band recorded a bunch of their own material and spent the next few years getting some dope MCs to feature on them. Their debut album 'Cinder Hill' is their Everest - the rhythm section consists of John and Joe Sam who have criss-crossed through various bands (including Leroy Hutson & Incognito), but are now at the forefront of a unit taking hip-hop from staircase to stage. Richard Halligan brings keys and sax, while Tom Caruana handles production.