Soul Candy

Soul Candy is a Seattle-based band consisting for 4 talented musicians that bonded through their love of music and anime. They formed in July 2008 as a 5 piece band to perform for a local Filipino festival called Pista Sa Nayon. After being received positively by the audience, they were approached by Aki Con, a local convention to perform as musical guests for their debut year. Since then, they have gotten the opportunities to perform at conventions such as SakuraCon in Seattle, Anime Evolution in the new Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada and Kumoricon in Portland, Oregon. This year also brought great things to the band as they release their self entitled debut EP, 'Soul Candy', that consists of 5 original tracks that boasts a variety of sounds from fast rock, danceable beats, catchy vocals and an epic ballad. As the four member band from Seattle call their music “otaku rock,” the EP will appeal to many fans of Japanese animation. Their new songs are influenced by anime, but Soul Candy’s sound goes beyond just anime. With influences of music of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and Asian pop, the diverse variety of sounds of rock, riffs and vocals will attract the attention of folks looking for a different kind of CD. As a perfect way to debut this CD, Soul Candy released it at Aki Con 2009 in November (www.akicon.org), exactly one year after the debut show that helped get their start. The band performed a concert there, and debuted their new album songs live. In addition, Soul Candy also was a part of a Q and A session at the convention along with other musical guests, followed by an autograph session. CDs were sold at their own booth at Aki Con, where interested fans got more information, got more autographs or just chatted informally with the band. It was a fun, exciting and educational experience. Other confirmed shows for next year include a concert at Anime Oasis in Boise, Idaho (www.animeoasis.org) in May 2010 at the Qwest Arena. Other planned (not confirmed yet) shows for 2010 include the Fil-Am Jam at the Seattle Center Mural Ampitheater, and Aki Con 2010.

Band Members

Christabelle - Vocals
Carlos - Guitar
Josh - Bass Guitar
Isaac - Drums