Deep Blue Sun churns out a hypnotic blend of classic funk, melodic rock, southern-fried soul and west coast psychedelia. Versatile, songwriting, blazing lead guitar, driving keyboards, harmonies & a hot rhythm section meld together into a distinctive, dancable sound that'll take you for a musical ride.

Their most recent album "Live at Tree Sound" was awarded Best Live Album of the Year by Homegrown Music Network, and the band is a mainstay at the best clubs and festivals throughout the southeast.

DBS was formed by Atlanta-area songwriters John Marsh (keys) and Katie Moore (guitar). Deeply rooted in the Georgia music scene, both were part of early incarnations of the Grapes before moving on to form Apple Peru. Today, the band is at its peak, featuring the soaring leads of virtuoso guitarist Matt Lynn and the funky R&B vocals of bassist Ben Hernandez. DBS takes swampy funk and southern soul, and infuses it with jazz, tight changes, melody, dynamics and a healthy dose of improv--without ever losing the hook. Get ready for some seriously contagious grooves...


“Live Album of the Year”
- Homegrown Music, 2008 “Best Of” Awards

“One of the best CDs of 2008”
- Hittin' The Note Magazine

“Artist of the Day”
- 2009 Chattanooga Riverbend Festival
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BAND MEMBERS:
John Marsh - Keyboards, Vocals
Katie Moore - Rhythm Gtr, Vocals
Matt Lynn - Lead Guitar
Ben Hernandez  - Bass, Vocals
Steve Baird - Percussion, Video
Ted Hoyer- Drums



Deep Blue Sun plays major clubs, theatres, festivals and events throughout the southeast, including the Variety Playhouse, Georgia Theatre, Smith's Olde Bar, Gottrocks, Magnolia Fest, Harvestfest, Chattanooga Riverbend Fest, and many more. Along the way they've shared the stage with the Derek Trucks Band, Dumpstaphunk, Jimmy Herring, Warren Haynes, Karl Denson, Bob Weir, Little Feat, The Subdudes, The Radiators and Col. Bruce Hampton to name a few.

LATEST REVIEWS:
From Homegrown Music Network:
Deep Blue Sun's musical and emotional depth is perfectly captured on Live at Tree Sound.
The combination of high-quality studio recording equipment and personnel with the band's preferred concert environment helped them create the ultimate jam album situation. Their explosive improvisations and tight performances remain intact, bolstered by the energy of the stage and crowd, while the sound quality and instrument separation are raised a level above the normal "live album" recording practice. It's the only way this veteran band could have presented listeners with an accurate portrayal of their shows - utilize the most unique recording facility in the south to kill the studio and live birds with one very diverse stone.

The Georgia sextet boasts a telepathic grasp of each other's habits, and one gets the impression that they couldn't perform their material with any less tightness or vibrancy if they tried. Overall, the sound blends the stratospheric elements of Haight-inspired hippie rock with the muddy rawness of the southern blues, found in the dirty guitar tone, distinct organ swells, crashing drums, and vocal honesty. Songs like "Afterglow" and "Not Wastin' Time" are spiced with flavors as wide-ranging as New Orleans, Muscle Shoals, New York City, and San Francisco. The band moves seamlessly as one mass of psychedelic color - guitar solos are buoyed by entertaining drumming, keyboard work shades every aspect of each song in moody hues, and bass gives your mind a spin as each member locks into place with stunning precision, never overshadowing each other.

It's easy to see why Deep Blue Sun's shows are just as notorious for the communal atmosphere and everyone's-invited party vibe as they are for the pyrotechnic jam-rock found on Live at Tree Sound. Their tightness and professionalism make it easy for the audience to let go and ride their impressive waves of sound. -- Bryan Rodgers


Chattanooga Times Free Press, July 2009:
Deep Blue Sun a soulful pleasure: Best act you probably didn’t see today — Deep Blue Sun. When this Atlanta-based group of psychedelic jammers opened up the Bud Light Stage, podcaster Sean Phipps and I were blown away.

Their combination of lead singer John Marsh’s soulful vocals and funky organ riffs with Matt Lynn’s impressive guitar shredding was incendiary. In some ways, they remind me of fellow Georgians the Allman Brothers Band and the soulful Mr. Randall Bramblett. - Casey Phillips



From Hittin' The Note Magazine, June 2008:
Every now and then, a band reaches beyond themselves and creates an album that transforms them into something else altogether. Deep Blue Sun have been a well-known and popular local jamband in Atlanta for years, but nobody had any reason to expect they would put out one of the best CDs of 2008.

Until now, that is. Their new CD, Live at Tree Sound, reveals a band that has the chops, the songs, and the vibe to compete with any band on the jam scene today. What group wouldn't love to have tunes like "Another Day" and "Jump in the Ocean" to stretch out and jam on? How many jambands would love to have a guitarist with the technique and tone of Matt Lynn, or the rhythm section of rock solid drummer Ted Hoyer and funky bassist Ben Hernandez?

The heart and soul of the band is the husband/wife team of John Marsh and Kate Moore, and their vocal harmonies and catchy songwriting are front and center on nearly every song. Following in the tradition of other famous musical couples like Delaney and Bonnie or Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, they share a musical bond that comes from deep in the soul. Don't believe me? Ask Derek Trucks Band drummer Yonrico Scott, who calls Deep Blue Sun "The best kept secret in the jamband world" and declares "I love jamming and vibing to Deep Blue Sun's funky grooves."



FESTIVALS PLAYED:

BEAR CREEK
MAGNOLIA FESTIVAL
ATLANTA DOGWOOD FESTIVAL
SWEETWATER 420 FEST
INMAN PARK FEST
HEMLOCK FEST
DOWN ON THE FARM FESTIVAL
DAY THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED
CHATTANOOGA RIVERBEND FEST
BLUE RIDGE HARVEST FEST
ZAMBILAND FESTIVAL
Z-93 JERRY JAM
TURNIPTOWN FESTIVAL
PIEDMONT PARK FREEDOM FEST


WE'VE SHARED THE STAGE WITH:

Bob Weir & Ratdog
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Derek Trucks Band
Col. Bruce Hampton & the Codetalkers
Warren Haynes / Gov't MuleRadiators
Jimmy Herring / Jeff Sipe / Bobby Lee Rodgers
Yonrico Scott
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes
The Radiators
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Spooky Daley Pride
Moon Boot Lover
Little Feat
Ekoostik Hookah
Perpetual Groove
Moonshine Still
Leftover Salmon
Geoff Achison
Peter Rowan
Tony Rice