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MI DECEMBRE 2021
BBE Music is excited to present the long awaited, eponymous debut album from the USA/UK partnership of
JTronius and Maverick Quest, aka Sons of the Sun. Delivered remotely following a chance meeting on music-
tech networking app ‘Brapp’, the ingenious pair sent files back and forth between Texas and South East
London to manifest their shared vision for ‘Sons of the Sun’. Remarkably, the duo are still yet to meet in
person. A respected solo artist knighted by Bootsy Collins as an official ‘funkateer,’ Berklee College graduate
JTronius is an extravagant entertainer, entrepreneur and lifestyle brand. Self-dubbed The Guvna of the Galaxy,
he brings his swaggy, soulful style to all his endeavours. He has shared stages with LL Cool J, The Roots, Talib
Kweli, Pharrell, Busta Rhymes and Damian Marley and is an accomplished actor, appearing in a number of
successful Hollywood feature films. Genre-blending record producer and multi-instrumentalist Maverick Quest
grew up immersed in the aesthetic of hip hop. But in an environment where flipping loops from vinyl was
standard, developing his musicianship to create his own sounds was radical, a move that paved the way for his
signature sonic. He has previously performed with and produced for Guru, Grandmaster Flash, Ice T, Ibibio
Sound Machine, Solo Rosa and Portico Quartet to name but a few, and is firmly rooted in the epicentre of the
burgeoning South East London jazz movement. Sons of the Sun’s debut long player features a host of luminary
guests and musicians from all over the globe, including guitarist Dai Miyazaki (Bilal, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Tye
Tribbett), keyboard player and vocalist Matt Cusson (Christina Aguilera, Brian McKnight), singer Ayesha Brooks
(The Voice, Season 6), saxophonist & flautist Jelani M. Brooks (Ghost Note, RC & The Gritz, Erykah Badu),
Boston rapper Madame Cruz and Scottish horn collective The Brasscats, among many others. Mixed by
Grammy-nominated Clinton “Ubiquity” McCreery and mastered at Grammy-awarded studio The Carvery, this
album inks an impressive first chapter in the story of Sons of the Sun.
Tracklisting
Disc: 1
1. Sun Is Gone Rise
2. Shake It
3. The Journey
4. Oceanside
5. Underwater Dreaming
Disc: 2
1. Ubiquity
2. Infinite Love
3. Sun Gods
4. Shine Like The Sun
