Garv555

Detroit, MI, USA

Emerging from Detroit, a city rich with soulful sounds and funky chords that make heads-nod and feet-tap, brother duo, Fatman and Garvin McKinney are Instruments of Musick. Powered by the heavenly harmonies of the pedal-steel (Fatman) and electric guitar (Garvin), their music tells a story of the versatility in singing praises to God. Taking a cue from legends, Ted Beard, Calvin Cooke and Pierre Stevenson, they create a fusion of an instrumental and inspirational gospel sound. Fatman and Garvin, at the age of 11 and 15, learned to play the pedal steel guitar amongst other instruments: their parents were an integral part of their affection for music. Although they loved playing in church, it soon became clear their calling was much greater.