the soul proprietors

Jamey Carr – Vocals
Jamey draws from a background in music and theatre to deliver front-man presence with style. Occasionaly, Jamey will turn around and realize that there is band playing behind and he is not auditioning for American Idol. Outside of The Soul Proprietors, Jamey dabbles in patent law, with a focus on electrical engineering arts.

Carla Valenzuela – Vocals
Carla brings a certain “dame de la nuit� aspect to the group. Sultry vocals and impeccable attitude provide the punch necessary to pull off an Aretha tune with both elegance and power. Carla has performed in a few bands over the years and has settled in with The Soul Proprietors quite nicely.

Natalie Cline – Vocals
Natalie delivers the perfect combination of sparkling southern charm and powerhouse vocals with every performance. Natalie's stand-out vocal abilities bring yet another dimension to the band. We call that dimension "Hot Damn!" but we can't say that with anything resembling Southern Charm.

Brittany Schooley – Vocals
Brittany is the newest member of The Soul Proprietor lineup. Let's all avoid any references to a Ms. Spears because, this Brittany boasts a soft-spoken, calming, collected and all-out sultry attitude in the band. Then when she sings though, she shows off a side of her personality that we call soft-spoken, calming, collected and all-out sultry voice. And that is excatly what the band needs.

Wayne Ledbetter – Saxophone
Wayne brings a strong musician's background to The Soul Proprietors. Wayne recently moved back to the Seattle area after spending 8 years in California. He has played with numerous bands both in California and the Seattle area. Currently he plays with The Edsels, The Hitmen, In the House (blues band), the South Sound Symphonic Band and the Soul Proprietors.

Stephen Morrissey – Trumpet
Stephen is a quiet, unsuspecting fellow... until you hear him play! Stephen's passion for the music and enviable self-discipline allow him to lead the brass with class. We, of course, are excited to have him in the lineup of The Soul Proprietors.

Al Atlas – Saxophone
Al brings up the bottom and we mean that in an ever-so-affectionate manner. Such notes emanate from this man's horn that we are simply unable to even give them names. We just say to Al "do that thang", and Al does it. Al keeps insisting that his Bari is prettier than he is and then we just keep on agreeing.

Chuck Mueller – Bass Guitar
Chuck brings a sound that is sharp like a razor and steady like a train...or was that Johnny Cash. Either way, this guy is solid (johnny Cash probably is too) and Chuck certainly adds the bottom bass so that the dancers just won't hide.

Jim Sadler – Keyboard
Jim claims to be a member of The Soul Proprietors and we let him make that claim. Arguably one of the better piano men around, Jim provides the glue unlike any other and breathes melodic life into the band’s collective soul. In another life, he plays with The Mercury Four and has an extensive background in music.

Mike Anderton – Guitar
Mike has been a very strong addition to The Soul Proprietors lineup. Having one guitar player named Mike in the band just isn't enough, so we needed a whole second guitar player named Mike. Besides, it helps Jamey out with introductions during lapses of memory. Mike brings a sweet sweet sound to the Soul Proprietors and we are excited wo feature his soloing and precise fingering work.

Kevin "Louder Tempo" Jablonski – Drums
Kevin plays all manners of drums, percussive instruments, bells, whistles, bongos, congas, cowbell, wood block, vibraslap, tambourine, trap kits, bodhran, hammered dulcimer, and glockenspiel. Well he's still learning the hammered dulcimer and he can't play the glockenspiel, but that is still a fun word to say. Sometimes, on a good night, Kevin will even sing, but we do make sure that he is not using a microphone