Layla Hall

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(ABOVE)The tunes on the player are from 2 live shows. The first 3 songs are from a show in OKC with U.K. Blues guitarist, JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR, during the feb. 2010 tour with Eric Sardinas. The other songs are from a LIVE UGLY RADIO REBELLION performance with IKE WILLIS. U.R.R. is a Zappa tribute and the songs are all FRANK ZAPPA COVERS. The U.R.R. songs are from the June 10th 2008 show in CHICAGO at MARTYR'S.



Layla has been studying the art of percussion since 1990 at the tender age of 10. She started playing and reading music in her school band, joining all of the bands available, jazz, symphonic, marching etc., and joined a teen rock band when she was 13. Layla quickly became one of the top high school percussionists in the state of Michigan, being named for such prestigious positions such as 1st chair in Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp's International Symphonic Band, Michigan's all-state band, and in many Honors Bands. After graduating Lincoln Park High, in 1998, she attended Eastern Michigan Univ. for music education and performance, where she became percussion section leader for baskeball band, symphonic band, and in her sub-section of Eastern's drumline, on the quints. After attending 2 and a half years at EMU, she joined forces with one of the top acts out of Detroit, Sista Otis and the Wholly Rollers, playing all over the country. In 2004, they were nominated for a record breaking 16 Detroit Music Awards, making them the highest nominated band in the awards' history. Including a nomination for Layla, for oustanding acoustic instrumentalist, and also including 2 wins for best album, in both the pop/rock AND the hip-hop/urban/funk catagories.

Layla credits her playing to years of studying and performing many different generes of music and of percussion. A well rounded percussionist, Layla is proficient from drumset to hand percussion to classical percussion to marching percussion. And enjoys listening to and playing all types of music from jazz, rock, funk, classical, folk, world music and everything in between. As well as being a classically trained musician, Layla is an avid performer and entertainer. She credits her performing skills to years of dancing, including studying the moves of influences like Janet and Michael Jackson, James Brown, and more.

Currently, Layla performs with many projects, including Ugly Radio Rebellion (a Frank Zappa tribute) who tours regularly w/Frank Zappa's guitarist/vocalist IKE WILLIS. She also tours the U.K. w/P-A-U-L, and performs w/many artists including Joanne Shaw Taylor, U.K. Blues guitar sensation; Screamin' Rachael, the Queen of House music, as Barbie and the Brats; Djilia Phralengo, Acoustic World Fusion (catch it at the MI Ren Fest); Breilstyle Music Co.; 1592, reggae/dub/rocksteady; and many more!



Check out Layla performing Freddie King's "Goin' Down" with British Blues Sensation, JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR, complete with drum solo!



Layla jams with Zappa bandmates: Ed Mann (perc), Don Preston (keys, original Mother), and Ike Willis (guitar/vox) and Project/Object in KZoo!



UGLY RADIO REBELLION TOURS REGULARLY WITH IKE WILLIS ZAPPA'S LONGEST RUNNING BANDMATE, CHECK OUT U.R.R. WITH THIS MUSIC LEGEND IN THE VIDEOS BELOW, PERFORMING OUTSIDE NOW AND KING KONG!!! ALSO, LAYLA RECENTLY WAS ENDORSED BY THE SLAPSTIK, AND WON 2ND PLACE IN THEIR SOLO CONTEST IN THIS SOLO FOR HER USE WITH THE SLAPSTIK IN HER SOLO ON KING KONG:



OUSIDE NOW w/IKE WILLIS



KING KONG



LAYLA GOES ON TOUR IN EUROPE WITH Paul Andrew Ulysses Lamb SUMMER AND FALL OF 2010!!!



Check the You Tube post below for clips from the first show of the U.K. tour spring of 08.Cissy Strut (Meters' cover) is the clip loaded up, but check the related clips for more, including a drum solo!!! Check out the pics in the England Albums for fun U.K. times, and also in the Beaver Island album, of our winter rehearsel week, before the tour, on a snowy island in the middle of a frozen Lake Michigan.



(BELOW) HERE'S LAYLA JAMMIN A PERCUSSION SOLO @ A SISTA OTIS AND THE WHOLLY ROLLERS SHOW IN TRAVERSE CITY



LAYLA WINS BEST EAST COAST DRUMMER 2006 2nd PLACE!!!!



HERE I AM JAMMIN OUT WITH IKE WILLIS (former Zappa bandmate) AND PROJECT OBJECT (NY Zappa tribute)

Ike Willis-Project Object with Layla Hall on drums



HERE'S ME AND IKE WILLIS (former Zappa bandmate) GETTIN READY TO JAM OUT ON THE UGLY RADIO REBELLION ZAPPA TRIBUTE TOUR W/SPG IKE WILLIS '06'



Stay tuned for upcoming shows, info, "GET LAY'D" merchandise and thanks for checking Layla Hall out!!!



LAYLA HAS BEEN SEEN PERFORMING WITH THE FOLLOWING:



*IKE WILLIS (Frank Zappa's bandmate)*

*NAPOLEON MURHPY BROCK (Frank Zappa's bandmate)*

*PROJECT/OBJECT (NY Zappa tribute)*

*UGLY RADIO REBELLION (performing the music of Frank Zappa)*

*SISTA OTIS AND THE WHOLLY ROLLERS*

*LARRY FRATANGELO (P-Funk, Chili Peppers, Kid Rock)*

*SKEETO VALDEZ (Trey Anastasio, Brothers Groove)*

*JAMES SIMONSON (Thornetta Davis, Brother's Groove)*

*JEREMEY ELLIS (Ayro, One Nation Band)*

*PAUL KINGERY (guitar, 3 Dog Night)*

*EDDIE HARSCH (keys, Black Crowes)*

*BRIAN O'NEAL (keys, KEM)*

*JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR (U.K. guitarist formerly for Dave Stewart)*

*1592 (DMA Winning Reggae/Rocksteady/Dub group)*

*LVNMUZIQ*

*ELIZA NEALS*

*THE PRYDE*

*CORNBREAD HARRIS*

*EMILIO BASA*

*LAZY SUNDAY*

*BAND B*

*BOBBY PIZAZZ AND THE RHYTHM TRAIN*

*JAM SAMICH*

*CATHEDRAL TREE*

*ANN ARBOR DUB PROJECT*

*MELISSA IVEY*

*PENUMBRAE*

*THE INSITUTION*

*THE U.S. ARMY FIELD BAND*

*AND MANY OTHERS*



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(BELOW)LAYLA JAMS WITH 1592 @ MEMPHIS SMOKE



HERE'S ME AND MY GIRL, IN FRONT OF THE "MUSIC MACHINE" YOU CAN'T SEE IT IN THE PICTURE, BUT THERE'S A SWEET ZAPPA FACE AIRBRUSHED ON THE HOOD! CHECK OUT WWW.KOZMICDREAMS.COM FOR BETTER PICS OF IT!



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