Brown Sugar – Sydney’s best and most popular R&B Soul band…

BrowN SuGaR consists of six members which includes Lady Lyric & Miguel George on vocals, Michael Dolce on Guitar, Byron Luiters on Bass and  Deni Di Filippo on Percussion. We use several keyboardists including Darryl Beaton, Jonathan ‘JC’ Corea and Nik Pringadi.

Brown Sugar plays all styles of music but were predominantly an R&B/Soul band.
We are available for Weddings, Corporate functions including Christmas parties and premier venues around Australia and abroad.

Brown Sugar were nominated for an Urban Music Award in 2006 and we have featured on Channel 10 news, the Four Weddings TV show, NITV, Hip Hop TV and we have played for several big name after parties including John Legend and were the main act on P&O’s end of year cruise.

Brown Sugar currently have a weekly Friday residency at Marble Bar in Sydney’s Hilton Hotel and at The Basement where we perform tribute shows once a month with special feature shows on New Years Eve. Brown Sugar also play at several other well respected venues around Sydney including the Golden Sheaf Hotel in Double Bay and The Piano Room in Darlinghurst.

Brown Sugar can provide variations on the bands size, adding vocalists, horns sections, percussionists, choirs, dancers and numerous other performers as required.

We can also provide professional PA Hire, Sydney’s best DJ’s and recommended Photographers.

Clubflavas –  The Column by Maxine Cohen

SPOTLIGHT ON …………’Urban’ Live – Bands with Soul

Take a look around the urban scene at this point in time and you can see healthy offerings of all things, ‘Live and Local’. Live R&B and Soul bands however, seem to somewhat lacking in the industry but are a greatly needed resource for the acceptance and understanding of urban music in this scene. Step in Brown Sugar…..about to make live music real sweet!

Brown Sugar – Sexy Soul with Hip Hop Spice!

To understand the history of Sydney’s live urban band circuit, it would be safe to say that many outfits have tried to capture the right balance of live R&B and Soul on the live stage with only two managing to do so quite successfully in being The Riva Band and Suite Az. However the recent emergence of a band that are not only capturing the ears but the hearts of Sydney music lovers, with weekly sets growing by popular demand and a following that is spreading city wide. They go by the name of Brown Sugar and are the hottest six-piece live band this side of The Roots. They are straight up Hip Hop Soul and are rapidly filling the much needed ‘live band’ niche in Sydney’s urban scene.

Denis DiFilippo, manager & drummer of Brown Sugar sheds light on the bands journey so far and is enjoying their rise with each gig and says, “We have been a working band for the past four years now and its amazing to see both the growth and acceptance of live music in this scene become more sought after. We really wouldn’t be here had it not been for the guys in the band and their amazing talent and of course everyone that comes to our gigs and the energy they bring, thanks so much”. With their popularity growing following their Jacksons, Whitney Housten, Lionel Richie, Babyface and Stevie Wonder Tribute shows at The Basement Nightclub, it is clear the underlying passion, unique vocalism and above all love of music flows effortlessly through this tight knit group and of course, through their live performances.

With a weekly friday residency at the Marble Bar in the Sydney Hilton Hotel, Brown Sugar are taking their brand of hip hop soul into the live arena and bringing together those who appreciate R&B and Soul covers with a twist! Powerhouse vocalists Lady Lyric and Miguel George fuse their unique and sexy personalities on stage to hold the audience captive well after the last song has played. If sounds like Stevie wonder, Lauryn Hill, Beyonce, Maxwell and D’Angelo with a live twist turns you on, get a dose of Brown Sugar –
you won’t be disappointed!