- The Diverse City Band
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The Diverse City Band with TobyMac (second from the left in the argyle sweater)
The Diverse City Band, also known as Diverse Citizens is the road band for Grammy Award winning Christian hip hop artist tobyMac[1]. In 2007, they recorded their first single as a band; "Party (Citizens Come Out)". The song is featured on the Hip Hop compilation album, "Hip Hope 2008"[2]. Deshon "Shonlock" Bullock has become the first of the group to emerge as a prominent solo artist, signing a record deal in 2009. The Band is Diverse since most of the band members come from different backgrounds, have different styles of music, and all have a strong stance against racism. Toby has been doing run for hope ever since 2009, where people come and run miles to help the community, it is led by Toby and Amanda McKeehan. The band also does dc Talk songs in concert such as "In the Light", and "Jesus Freak".
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Band members
- Toby"TobyMac" McKeehan - Lead Vocals (2001–Present)
- Gabe "GabeReal" Patillo - Beatbox, Trumpet, Vocals (2001–Present)
- Nirva "Nirva Ready" Dorsaint-Ready - Vocals (2001–Present)
- Dave "D-Dub" Wyatt - Keyboard, Backing Vocals (2002–Present)
- Brian "Da Bomb" Haley - Drums (2001–Present)
- Todde "Toddiefunk" Lawton - Bass (2002–Present)
- Tim "T-Rose" Rosenau - Guitar, Trumpet, Backing Vocals (2003–Present)
- DJ Maj - Turntables, Tambourine, Trombone (2001–Present)
- Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers - Monster voice, Keys, Electric guitar, Percussion (2009–Present)
Former members
- Deshon "Shonlock" Bullock - Vocals (2001–2011)
- Barry Graul - Guitar(2001–2003)
- Otto Price - Bass (2001–2002)
- Todd Collins - Keyboard (2001–2002)
- Christopher Stevens - Drums (2001)
- John Painter - Bass (2002)
- Scott Savage - Percussion (2001)
- Michael Ripoli - Guitar(2001)
- Pete Stewart - Guitar (2001)
Singles
- "Party (Citizens Come Out)"
Solo Artists
References
Categories:- American Christian musical groups
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