•  On Apr, 17, 2009
•  elson

Elson and the Soul Barkada will be performing at the East Hollywood Earth Day Festival at the Vermont/Santa Monica Metro station plaza (at the corner of Santa Monica Blvd and […]

•  On Mar, 11, 2009
•  elson

Check out the video pf Elson and the Soul Barkada performing “Are You Ready (For Garcetti)?” at the Avalon Hollywood on March 3, 2009. Watch the councilman himself jam with […]

•  On Mar, 01, 2009
•  elson

Elson and the Soul Barkada is honored to have been chosen to do a special performance at L.A. City Councilman Eric Garcetti’s election night party at the Avalon Hollywood on […]

•  On Jan, 19, 2009
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To commemorate the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Elson and the Soul Barkada, (temporarily renamed “Elson and the Soul Barack-ada”) made a fun parody of Carl Carlton’s “She’s A Bad […]

•  On May, 20, 2008
•  elson

Okay, so just what does this whole recording process entail – and why does it take so damn long? Well, a great part of it is the ability to constantly […]

•  On May, 20, 2008
•  elson

Been doing some recording this past month, nailing down Louie’s and Lisa’s (above) background vocals for some more tunes on May 1 and May 18. All of the tracks were […]

•  On Mar, 11, 2008
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Been recording lately. Keith came in tonight to record conga tracks to replace my drum machine congas – sure adds some new life to the tracks, especially to “the twins” […]

•  On Feb, 22, 2008
•  elson

I’ve been busy upgrading my little recording studio lately, hitting the learning curve trying to get up to speed and learn their features. Here’s what I’ve added recently Cakewalk Sonar […]

•  On Jan, 21, 2008
•  elson

I spent the past weekend at the 2008 NAMM Show at the Anaheim Convention Center, nearly an hour’s drive south of here. People come from around the world to attend […]