Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics

Its About Time, the full-­‐length debut album from Atlants’s Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics, has quickly made waves around the globe since its recent September 2012 release. Billboard has recently ranked the album in the top 30 on the Heatseeker charts, a chart devoted to emerging artists. In the US, the lead off single My Dear was featured as iTunes single of the week, sparking a digital soul-­‐grab of 200,000 single downloads, and 1200 full album download sales, landing the album at #4 on the iTunes R&B charts. The same week, Jim Farber of The New York Daily News named the album in his much sought-­‐after top ten. In addition, Google Play has offered My Dear as a free track for the month of October for all smartphone users. In Christmas week December 2012, the single Heartlite was featured as the Starbucks Pick of the Week which garnered over 250,000 downloads and presence in all Starbucks location wi-­‐fi pages nationwide. Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics roots are embedded in the rich sound and history of Georgia soul, beginning with the early 50s and 60s R&B that became so well known around the world. Having performed countless gigs since 2005, and with a slew of 45rpm singles already under their belts, the band has already contributed heavily to the steadily increasing awareness of genuine rhythm and blues music that exists today. They pack clubs and festivals with their original brand of soul, all of which is written and recorded in Atlanta.