Funkatopia Live

Mr. Christopher sits down with Prince's Revolution bassist Brownmark to talk about the craziness of his tenure with a mad genius, racism, Mazarati, his new book and so much more. Pre-order his book here: https://amzn.to/2yCFssJ

Mr. Christopher sits down with one of the original founding members of Lettuce Adam Deitch to discuss the band's new album Resonate including what's changed over the years and how he remembers all of those instrumental tracks.

Mr. Christopher sits down with Marshall Charloff, well known for his lead vocalist for the Prince tribute band The Purple Xperience, to talk about his work with Prince, the rules of covering Prince, having Dr. Fink in the band, the band name, sharing new music, and so much more.

Mr. Christopher and Dr. Funkenberry discuss the latest details shared by Paisley Park about the 2020 Celebration to the VIP's including pricing and lots more detail.

Mr. Christopher handles another edition of Funkatopia Live in a Prince Free 4 All where the listeners ask the questions. Topics include the Paisley park celebration, Prince's best backing band, why people only gravitate towards Prince's music in the 80's PLUS an exclusive announcement from PRN Alumni regarding their event on April 18, 2020.

Mr. Christopher interviews Wally Safford about the release of his new book, Wally, Where'd You Get Those Glasses?: My Life Through the Lens from Parliament, Pendergrass and Prince.

Mr. Christopher interviews drummer Scott Amendola to discuss his album with Amendola Vs. Blades called Everybody Wins. The funk jazz project is filled with eclectic players from groups like Sting, Les Claypool, Laurie Anderson and others and it's definitely worth a listen.

Mr. Christopher sits down with hip-hop legend Speech from Arrested Development to discuss touring Japan, Asian reception, Prince stories, new music from AD and a new project he's working on called 16 Bars.

Red Tide by New Reality (1992) by Funkatopia

Mr. Christopher interviews up and coming artist MYOA on her new album Beautiful Journey, her actual journey from Nigeria to the U.K. to Houston, TX and stops in between including what we an expect to hear in the very near future.

Mr. Christopher & Dr. Funkenberry celebrate his 100th episode, and also talk about the reissue of 1999, the new Prince book The Beautiful Ones, Prince's passing, and new music all packed into one episode.

Mr. Christopher discusses Day 3 and 4 of the 2019 Celebration at Paisley Park.

Mr. Christopher goes into detail about the 2019 Celebration at Paisley Park. Part One of Two discusses the first 2 days.

Mr. Christopher sits down with Jeremiah Freed aka Dr. Funkenberry to discuss his past with Prince, how he got started, and how he's working to get his life and career back on track after the passing of his friend and mentor.

In depth Funkatopia interview with up and coming R&B multi-instrumentalist Jordan John on playing with Prince, Aretha Franklin, and so many others. He also speaks about his upcoming brand new debut album and single. Get ready for greatness.

Mr. Christopher interviews a brand new Nashville based artist breaking onto the scene named Anna Moon bringing the style of Amy Winehouse and bounce of Meghan Trainor back to the radio.

Mr. Christopher interviews solo artist Sam Ravenna about blending Motown, soul funk and avant garde into a laid back journey of his new album, Fragile. Join in for discussions about the current state of music and the trials and tribulations of current artists.

Mr. Christopher interviews members of jamiroquai to talk about their ever changing sound progression, how they began with the legendary jazz funk band, and projects to watch out for.

Ingrid Chavez sits down with Mr. Christopher to discuss her brand new album Memories Of Flying along with discussions about her childhood, how she feels about Madonna taking her song Justify My Love, her upcoming live performance in Minneapolis, and other appearances.

Dave Brandwein of Turkuaz sits down with Funkatopia's Mr. Christopher to discuss the new album Life In the City

Mr. Christopher interviews Robert Walter to talk about the new release Spacesuit from his band Robert Walter's 20th Congress. Also discussed are topics such as vinyl, funk, influences, and so much more.

An interview with Kelly Finnegan of The Monophonics. Note: There was slight buzzing on the line and we've reduced it as much as possible.

Mr. Christopher sits down the Norwood Fisher, bassist for the legendary Fishbone to discuss their history, his new label, his ongoing project Trulio Disgracias, and his vision of the world.

Mr. Christopher interviews legendary Prince and the Revolution keyboardist Doctor Matt Fink. Discussions include pre-Revolution days, being the last remaining post-Parade Revolution member, bootlegs, the state of the estate, MyMyMusic, and so much more.

Mr. Christopher interviews Chris Moon, the man who discovered Prince. From the very beginning, Chris steered Prince's career and you won't believe the stories, including some he has never told anyone ever before.