Cultivated Mind

BIO- “BIRTHED IN 2013 FROM THE SOUND EXPERIMENTS OF ITALIAN-AMERICAN MUSICIAN ANTHONY BRAND IN HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA, CULTIVATED MIND HAS PERFORMED HEAVILY ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES, STEADILY BUILDING A DEDICATED FANBASE THROUGH EQUALLY DEDICATED LIVE PERFORMANCES AND STUDIO RELEASES. INSPIRED BY JAZZ, BLUES, NY HIP HOP, SALSA, EAST COAST HARDCORE, AND ESPECIALLY OLD SCHOOL DUB REGGAE PRODUCTION, CULTIVATED MIND CONTINUES TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF THE REGGAE AND DUB GENRES, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EMBRACING AND RESPECTING THE TRADITIONS FROM WHICH THEY CAME. LIVE SHOWS IN THE PAST HAVE RANGED FROM ACOUSTIC SETS TO FULL 8 PIECE REGGAE BANDS, WITH CURRENT PERFORMANCES TAKING THE FORM OF SOLO AND DUO LOOP SHOWS WITH DRUM, BASS, GUITAR, KEYS, HORNS, VOCALS, AND LIVE DUBBING DONE BY THE MAESTRO. STUDIO RELEASES ARE TYPICALLY PRODUCED AND PERFORMED BY ANTHONY BRAND AT HIS HOME STUDIO “KING STREET RECORDS,” (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SAX AND TROMBONE), WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY LOCATED ON KING STREET IN HAMPTON ROADS. CULTIVATED MIND IS GRATEFUL FOR THE CONSTANT LOVE AND SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND FANS, AND HOPES TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MUSIC THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE WORLDWIDE!