Tauk stops by the Studio10 studio

Tauk is a band that delivers a unique blend of funk, jazz, pop and rock with a fresh, experimental spirit. Since forming earlier this decade, the NYC-based group has built an impressive buzz scoring opening for O.A.R, MOE., Robert Randolph & the Family Band, 311, and Tea Leaf Green.

The band also performed a set at Gathering of the Vibes and they were featured on Fuse TV. Recently, the band performed at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, and they announced upcoming gigs at Bonnaroo, Summer Camp Music Fest, Great South Bay Music Fest and Peach Festival with The Allman Brothers.

Legendary sound engineer, Dave Natale, invited Tauk into his studio in late 2011 to record the band’s latest album, “Pull Factors.” The band then teamed up with Grammy-winning producer Robert Carranza to harness the band’s eclectic vision creating entirely instrumental new tracks.

The band set out to record their new EP in 2011, and the combined mentor-ship of Robert Carranza and Dave Natale enabled the band to expand their musical boundaries. He explained how Robert Carranza “took the rough mixes and breathed new life into them".

Tauk’s tunes are adventurous in scope, but the band’s origins are humble. Bassist Charlie Dolan, keyboardist-organist Alric “A.C.” Carter and guitarist Matt Jalbert met as teenagers in middle school and instantly connected over a shared passion for music.

Tauk’s musical bond survived over long distances when members went their separate ways to different colleges. The three members majored in music and Tauk regularly performed over school breaks. After graduating, they hit the road in the fall/winter of 2010 to play nearly 40 shows in a national tour playing in almost all of the major and small markets across the country.

With a new album under their belt and an impressive summer lineup of shows, Tauk plans to continue to push the envelope of their musical vision, and bring that vision to all those who are listening around the country.

You can learn more about Tauk online at http://www.taukband.com/ .