Organic Funk

About Organic Funk

ORGANIC; Having an organization similar in its complexity to that of living things.

FUNK; An earth quality appreciated in music such as jazz or soul, down to earth soulfully expressed sounds. ORGANIC FUNK

Organic Funk is a four piece rock band based in Toronto, Canada that definitely lives up to it’s name as they have developed gradually and naturally without being forced or contrived. The band composes, produces and performs music which has been described as “contemporary rock with a funky groove and a hint of retro”. Although the group aspires to perform their own original material they win approval for their original songs by interspersing well known musical titles that blend with their originals, elevating their songs along side classic hits. The band’s goal is to become well known internationally. They have built a strong following in their home territory and have an excellent web presence through their web profile on My Space. The band consists of Michael Costantini - Lead Vocals and Guitar; Galen Pelley - Drums; Jim O’Brien – Bass, Sax and vocals and Alan Zemaitis – keyboards and vocals.

Their first CD release entitled “When it Began”, was self produced and captured the attention of Backstage Music Publishing, one of Canada’s leading international music publishing companies, headed up by Steve Thomson. Thomson took an interest in the band and introduc