THOMAS EDEN RAMOS AND SOUND CITY MUSICAL HISTORY AND LEGACY
HIS MUSICAL FOUNDATION:
Thomas Eden Ramos venture into music started in 1968 with Zeke Combo in Dangriga, Belize. His first payment as a musician was a potted meat sandwich and bottle of lemonade at Eden's Rose club in Dangriga. He played acoustic drums for two years with Zeke Combo before he joined the Magicians Combo, another band from Dangriga, Belize. He played acoustic drums with the Magicians Combo in Dangriga, Belize for two years. Eden's musical experience with both Zeke and the Mediators and the Magicians Combo is what he considers to be his learning years in music.
After leaving the Magicians Combo, he joined another band from Dangriga called the Octagons. He then went to Corozal, Belize and joined the Survivors. Eden's years with the Survivors was his first experience with musicians and artists management. In 1976, Eden went to Belize City and became the drummer for Glen Bood and the Mediators. His experience with Glen Bood is where Eden became a seasoned drummer, toured Belize, mastered musical arrangement, mastered musician management, and learned the business aspect of music. The experience with Glen Bood and the Mediators prepared Eden well for his musical career. He formed his own band by the name of Sound City in 1980.
The original Sound City Band members include:
His brother Chico Ramos on lead vocals
His brother Gilbert Ramos on acoustic drums
Fenton Banner on bass
Catat on keyboards
Peru on guitar
Bill Belile on Alto and Tenor Sax
Bujin on Tenor Sax
Lincoln Lewis on Trumpet
The "Small Band With The Big Sound" as it was known, created the international punta hit Conch Soup (Sopa De Caracoal in Spanish) in 1980 in Cayo, Belize at the Blue Angels night club. After a show the band used to go to Papa Joes to eat conch soup. This is the origin of the hit.
SOUND CITY USA
Eden came to the United States of America in 1983 and reformed the US version of Sound City shortly after. Band members included:
Ron "Budane" Battle on bass
His brother Gilbert Ramos on acoustic drums
Catat on keyboards
June Crawford on keyboards
HIS MUSICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RESUME:
1) First Belize Band to get a contract at the Blue Angels Casino on Fremont Blvd in Las Vegas, Nevada (Thanks to Abraham Dupree His Agent)
2) Played for the Los Angeles Clippers Basketball Team at the Stuffors Concourse Hotel on Century Blvd in Los Angeles, California (Thanks to Abraham Dupree His Agent )
3) Played alongside the English pop group UB40 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Thanks to Abraham Dupree His Agent )
4) Open up the Grand Slam night club with the artist formerly known as Prince (Thanks to Abraham Dupree His Agent)
INTERNATIONAL R&B AND POP ARTISTS SOUND CITY BACKED:
Debbie Allen, Dionne Warwick
INTERNATIONAL REGGAE ARTISTS SOUND CITY BACKED
Joe Higgs, Eric Donaldson, Lord Laro
INTERNATIONAL CALYPSO/SOCA ARTISTS SOUND CITY BACKED:
Mighty Sparrow, Calypso Rose (The Queen Of Calypso Rose Music), Mighty Duke, Jeffrey "Prince Unique" Thomas
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: (COMING SOON!!))
