Join us aboard the Mothership this holiday season for an unforgettable close encounter of the funkiest kind featuring P-Funk All-Star, Ronkat Spearman of Katdelic and special guest slap bass virtuoso Eric โEQโ Young. Hold on tight as we take you on a galactic flight through space & time fueled with original Katdelic grooves and old-school funk tunes that will make you move performed by two of the Bay Areaโs beloved funk prodigies. These incredibly talented musicians have been mentored by some of the industryโs funkiest legends, including Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Con Funk Shun, Sly Stone, George Clinton, and Parliament-Funkadelic. Rock your funkiest P-Funk attire and Halloween costume to join the ultimate funk fans for a guaranteed funky good time. ...
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Join us aboard the Mothership this holiday season for an unforgettable close encounter of the funkiest kind featuring P-Funk All-Star, Ronkat Spearman of Katdelic and special guest slap bass virtuoso Eric โEQโ Young. Hold on tight as we take you on a galactic flight through space & time fueled with original Katdelic grooves and old-school funk tunes that will make you move performed by two of the Bay Areaโs beloved funk prodigies. These incredibly talented musicians have been mentored by some of the industryโs funkiest legends, including Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Con Funk Shun, Sly Stone, George Clinton, and Parliament-Funkadelic. Rock your funkiest P-Funk attire and Halloween costume to join the ultimate funk fans for a guaranteed funky good time.
Presented by Mark Elliott & The A-list Musiq Circle -Your Bay Areaโs Whoโs Who Entertainment Network.
At the age of seven, RonKat's father Lester took him to a Jazz club in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and asked the legendary Grant Green to let his son play percussion for a song. Reluctant at first, Green agreed after RonKat stole the show, he was asked to return 'anytime'. That began the musical career of RonKat Spearman.
RonKat Spearman is a prolific songwriter and Multi-Platinum Artist, Producer, Composer, Grammy and BMI award recipient. Writing for Lenny Kravitz, JADE, Toni Braxton, El Debarge, George Clinton, Prince, Kanye West, Bootsy Collins, Shock G, Dj Quik, Rick James, Eryka Badu, Martika, Scarface, The Mary Jane Girls, Darius McCrary, Tichina Arnold, Klymax, Angelo Moore and many others.
One of RonKatโs first records, IMPULSE, a pioneering Electronic EP that was on his first independent label, is still sought after by many DJ's and producers. His multi-platinum song "DONโT WALK AWAY" by JADE was covered by and made a hit by DIPLO in his song entitled "Be Right There".
RonKat is a multi-instrumentalist, playing and recording Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Drums, Harmonica, Lead and Backup Vocals.
In addition to his successful writing and producing career, RonKat spent his early years leading and touring with bands in Los Angeles. He is a featured musician and vocalist with members of the band The Soul Survivors, which backed up Rick James on the video Turn It Out.
In 1998 RonKat met and wrote with George Clinton and joined Parliament Funkadelic in 2000. He toured the world playing guitar, bass and vocals for P Funk for ten years. During that time, he moved to San Francisco where he formed the side project, KATDELIC.
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