Kes The Band, who has been responsible for mega-hits ‘Savannah Grass’, ‘Wotless’, and ‘Hello’, has taken on new management! The band is under the new managerial umbrella of Damon DeGraff and Evan Vogel who brings to the table the ability to extend the international reach of the band.

DeGraff who is Bermudian has represented DJs and record producers such as DJ Pauly D, Rev Run, Jermaine Dupri, and others in the industry via his founded ‘dGi Management’. Since its 2001 foundation, dGi has represented artistes such as Katy Perry, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Chris Brown. Vogel also brings and impressive resume to the team with 16 years of experience in the industry.  His agency, Night Agency, has under its award-winning wing, HBO, Spotify, and Lego who is currently working closely with Alicia Keys on her collaborative project with Leigh Blake, ‘Keep A Child Alive’.

Damon DeGraff & Evan Vogel

On how he feels about new management, lead singer Kees Dieffenthaller admitted feeling thrilled to work with Vogel and DeGraff who he sees as visionaries.  In his own words, “We are evolving and wanted to partner with a new team that shares our vision. We’re excited about the opportunity for expansion and are thankful for the support of new management and our fans to help us reach these new heights.”

Speaking of new heights, a new market is being explored in Trinidad. Targeted towards children, is a video containing a medley of popular soca songs. The video, ‘Soca Kidz Carnival Party: Vol 1’ features children of different ages gleefully singing and enjoying the infectious music of soca,  was produced by Kasey Phillips of Precision Productions and Kit Israel of AdvoKit Productions.

“Children bring laughter and fun to everything they are a part of. Just watching them enjoy life, and especially music, fills our hearts with joy. It is time to give them the chance to add their youthful energy to songs we all know and already love, letting them fill our local Soca music with their brand of happiness.” This is the inspiration behind Soca Kidz, according to the description accompanying the video.

Onboard for this project have been Machel Montano, Preedy, Voice, Destra, Kes The Band, Olatunji, and Farmer Nappy just to name a few.

 

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