About

Long ago, I was living in Boston with my spouse and young children. I played drums with a bunch of talented musicians from the area and we were trying to find a name for the work we were doing. I suggested Funky Uncle Mustard and they just laughed at me. I always thought it would be a great name for a band.

So, here I am decades later, trying to find a way to put that name to work. The days of true bands have mostly come and gone due to the structure of the music industry. It’s extremely difficult, takes more time and requires more risk than most musicians can tolerate, and today’s hits are largely single musicians surrounded by producers and studio musicians or programmers (unless the solo artist programmed it all on their own).

With my kids adulting off in the world, I have a little more time to get back to my true calling – make music. I’m trying to pull in the best folks in my network as I do that. The magic is in the interplay of people. Even if few can afford to drop everything and make an album together for a year, we can still create together, as it fits, and try to make something that moves you at the deepest levels. That’s what we’re trying to do here.
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John “jp” Pollard, Creative Director