Malone Sibun Band

March 2018 saw the official launch of the Marcus Malone and Innes Sibun Band.

Initially the UK based, Detroit soulful blues-rock star Marcus Malone had teamed up with explosive British blues rock guitarist Innes Sibun for a handful of warm up dates for a new band with familiar faces.

The new band came about with a chance meeting at a show which uncovered a surprising amount of musical common ground. Both musicians had just enjoyed the busiest 12 months of their careers and it was time to appraise their respective situations.

As Innes Sibun explains: "When the chance comes along to play with a great musician who is travelling down the same musical road as you, then you jump at it.

Listening to Marcus Malone I hear echo's of two of my favourite singers, Paul Rodgers, Otis Redding and early David Coverdale, but above all it's Marcus's own unmistakable style & delivery."

Marcus further adds: "To say we are moving in the same direction musically is an understatement. Not only does Innes have shades of my favourite guitar players - Jimmy Page, Hendrix and Paul Kossoff - but he also has the soulful approach and the dynamics of BB and Albert King. Put all those influences together and you get the unique style of Innes Sibun."

Marcus Malone has just enjoyed the most successful year of his career. His critically acclaimed album 'A Better Man' on Redline records has topped several 'best of the year' polls and he was also nominated as a finalist in the European Blues Awards. The album lives up to its conceptual title as a celebration of everything that makes Marcus one of the most exciting rock/blues musicians in Europe."

Innes Sibun was barely in his 20's when he was produced by the legendary Mike Vernon, before joining Robert Plant's 'Fate of Nations' world tour. He has subsequently built an international reputation by signing with the American label Viceroy, and then Provogue and Blues Boulevard in Europe.

He's an explosive, but versatile guitarist able to slip from rock and blues into jazz and funk.

Together the two stellar musicians promise a powerful mix of rock, blues, soul and funk, all underpinned by Malone's soulful song driven quality and triggered by Sibun's high levels of intensity and his inherent melodic feel.

It's an exciting musical partnership born of the same musical influences, but one that offers them a broader canvas than before.

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