Sunset Promotions was originally founded by John Miles and Robbie Kowal to bring New Orleans musicians to San Francisco. Over the years, that mission expanded to funk, soul, hip hop, world music, djs and eventually the whole of dance-music culture as we now know it. A complete listing of ALL of the artists we have worked with can be found on our Facebook Page’s “Favorites” HERE
Here is a partial list of those bands:
A.L.O.
Adam Ohana
Addison Groove Project
Afrika Bambaataa
AK 1200
Afrodesia
Albino
Agua Dulce
Aqualibre
Aimee Miles
Albino
Alex Budman Trio
Alice Russell
Allgood Funk Alliance
Alpha-Zeta feat. DJ Zeph & Azeem
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Aphrodesia
Austin Willacy
B.Smiley
Bassnectar
Banyan
Bay Area Afro Cuban All Stars
Bayfunk All Stars (Leo Nocentelli Greg Errico Bobby Vega Lee Oskar Henry Butler)
Ben Maybe
Benny Maupin
Benny Reitveld
Bernie Worrell
Big Dolla
Big E.
Bitches Brew
BJ Papa
Blackalicious
Blind Boys of Alabama
BLVD
Bob Crawford Quartet
Boca Do Rio
Boomshanka
Brass Monkey Brass Band
Breakestra
Brian Setzer
Brooke Michael
Brothers Past
B-Side Players
Buckwheat Zydeco
Bullfrog feat. Kid Koala
Cabaret Diosa
Cadence
Cannonball
Carlos Santana
Caroline Chung
Cheb I Sabah
Chief Xcel
Chico Mann
Chuck McKinnon Trio
Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Craig Ventresco
Critical Brass
Crown City Rockers
Curumin
Cut Chemist
Da Lata
Daara J
Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra
Dan Lebowitz Trio
David Jacobs Strain
Deep Soul Project
Dieselboy
Delta Nove
Dhamaal
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
DJ Afrika Bambaataa
DJ Antonio
DJ Apollo
DJ Aspect
DJ Code 538
DJ Cool Chris
DJ Dan Prothero
DJ Derrick D
DJ D-Sharp
DJ Egon
DJ Enki
DJ Eric Sharp
DJ Funklor
DJ Govnah
DJ Greyboy
DJ Icey
DJ Janaka
DJ J-Boogie
DJ Jedi
DJ Jeremiah
DJ Jeremy Sole’s Musaics
DJ Jerry Ross
DJ Kinetik
DJ Le Spam
DJ Logic
DJ Luis Medina
DJ Mancub
DJ Mike Relm
DJ Motion Potion
DJ Mycho Cocoa
DJ Pam the Funkstress
DJ Papi Chocolate
DJ Platurn
DJ Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist
DJ Reuben
DJ Romanowski
DJ Sake 1
DJ Sep
DJ Shortkut
DJ Smoove
DJ Soulsalaam
DJ SWAMP
DJ Techture
DJ Tom Thump
DJ Toph 1
DJ Vinnie Esparza
DJ Vinroc
DJ Wisdom
DJ Wolfie
DJ Zeph
Dr FX
Dr John
DU UY Quintet
Eileen Hazel
El Papachango
Elipsis
Eric McFadden Trio
Erika Luckett
Exies
Fayvor Love
Fellonious
Firefly
Firme
Fishbone
Fito Reinoso y su Orqestra
Forgotten Souls Brass Band
Fort Knox Five
Fred Wesley
Freddy Clark
Garaj Mahal
Garrin Benfield
Geoff Brennan
George Porter Jr
Giant People
Global Funk Council
Goapele
Goldilox
Grandmaster Flash
Green & Root
Greenskeepers
Greg Errico
Gregory James
Grupo Fantasma
Hairy Apes BMX
HAJ
Headhunters
Helicopter
Henry Butler
Honeycut
Hot Pink Feathers
Howard Wiliey Trio
Hyim & the Fat Foakland Orchestra
Inka
James Brown
James Henry
Jayo & Kevin Wardell
Boogie’s Dubtronic Science
Jeff Jolly
Jennifer Hartswick Band
Jeremy Sole’s Musaics
Jessica Lurie Ensemble
Jesus Diaz & the Bay Area Afro Cuban All Stars
Jive
Joe Bagale Trio
John Ellis John Mooney & Bluesiana
John Houghton
John Mooney
John Muir Mustang Band
John Santos
Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes
Josh Jones
Josh Roseman Unit
J’Rod Indigo
Jurassic 5
Kaki King
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Keja Gurken & Lavender
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers
Kid Beyond
Kid Beyond Kidd Merv
Kidd Funkadelic (feat Michael Hampton)
Kinky
KJ Sawka
Kraak & Smaak
Kristopher Rangststam
Kurtis Blow
Laketrout
Last Poets
Ledisi
Leela James
Leo Nocentelli
Lifesavas
Little Hercules
Little Sister
Lords of the Rhymes
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Otros
Lowpro Lounge
Lyrics Born
Mad Professor
Malarky
Mandrill
Marcia Ball
Marcin
Marcus Shelby
Martin Luther
Marva Wright
Masters of Groove (Clyde Stubblefield, Reuben Wilson, Grant Green Jr, Bernard Purdie)
Matt Morrish
Matt the Alien
Medea Sirkas
Media Darlings
Melvin Seals
Melting Pot
Mia Mustari
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Mike Relm
Mikey Tello
Mingus Amungus
Modeselektor
Mokai
Most Chill Slackmob
Motet
Motion Potion
Mozaic
Mr. Scruff
Muffeleta
MURPHSTAR
Mutaytor
Natoma
New Deal
New Monsoon
New Orleans Juice
Nick Thayer
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Maya
Orixa
Papi Chocolate
Particle
Peanut Butter Wolf
Pep Love
Persephone’s Bees
Pharoah Sanders
Phenomenauts
Planet of the Drums Tour
Psychokinetics
Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
Rachel Garlin
Rachid Taha
Ramsey
Rana
Rascue
Realistic Orchestra
REBIRTH BRASS BAND
Red Elvises
Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist
Reorchestra
Rhythm Room All Stars
Rickey Vincent
Roux
Roy Ayers
Russo-Benevento Duo
Salvador Santana
Samantha & the Ritual
Samantha Stollenwerk
Scratch n Sniff
Sean Hayes
Sen Sei & Andrew Phelan and Origami
SF Funk All Stars (Greg Errico Bobby Vega Cynthia Robinson Jerry Martini Gayle Muldrow Krystle Jones Skylar Jett)
Sfunk
Shanti Groove
Shantytown
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Shelly Doty
Shotgun Wedding Quintet
Sila
Sila & the Afro Funk Experience
SIMON LOTT
SJ Littlewood
Skerik’s Syncopated Taint Septet
Slammin
Slowrider
Sotaque Bayano
Soul Manifesto (Rodney Jones Fred Wesley Idris Muhammed)
Soul of John Black
Soul Rebels Brass Band
Soulive
Spam All Stars
Stooges Brass Band,
Stymie & the Pimp Jones Love Orchestra
Sugarman 3
Syd Gris
Tal Klein
Tea Leaf Green
Terrence Simien
The Donnas
The Estate
The Phat Conductor
The Jazz Mafia
the Park
the People
the Push
The Rondo Bros
Thunderball
Tim Dietz
Tipper
Tito Gonzales y su son de Cuba
TM Juke
Tommy Guerrero
Tony Mattioli
Top Four Flights
Topaz
Torpedo Boyz
Toshi Reagon
Tre Hardson
Tree O Frogs
Vau de Vire Society
Velvet Hammer Burlesque
Victor Vega
Vinyl
Vivendo de Pao
Wax Poetic
Wicked Lester
Wild Magnolias
Will Bernard
Will Blades
Willie Waldman Project
Xavier Rudd
Youngblood Brass Band
Youth Speaks
Zonk
Z-Trip
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