I met Jaime Sol Black on a january day in 2006. it was the day i moved back to the city of angels, in fact. That night we batted ideas back and forth, swigged guinness at o'brien's in santa monica and talked about band name ideas and music we liked. 2 years later we were playing that same bar as the Dirty Suits. after various changes of band personnel, and even after the coming and goings of yours truly, we managed to play over 40 gigs in 08. The Dirty Suits consist of Sir Daniel Raznick on lead guitar and vox, Johnny 'flyin' lion' Mitchell, on Drums and piano, and vox Jaime Sol Black on rhythm guitar, lead vox, and me, Jeremy Ferrick, on bass and vox.
Chapters of our tale include flying through south central los angeles and oakland. In South Central we played with an ever changing ensemble of cast mates in the garage of the ever so legendary Marshaune Mack. Playing around town, we made various stops at the Kibitz Room, Unknown Theater, O'Briens, and even a wild bacchanalian show at the vintage clothing shop on Abbot Kinney, the Stronghold, which was quite the night of revelry.
Guitarist Daniel Raznick, a practicing Buddhist and Soulful human being, has trained at Musician's Institute in Hollywood, studied and played with jazz greats, and enlightens the sound of the Dirty Suits with his groovy leads.
Drummer Johnny Mitchell, a venice beach celebrity in his own right via Shreveport Louisiana, Nashville, Club Med, and many other regions across the world, provides a strong backbeat, swagger and spirit that is beyond this universe.
Jaime Sol Black is a reincarnated Jack Kerouac- this time choosing to use his guitar as his muse. He's got moxie, he's got attitude, and he always has a new song to write.
as Dostoyevsky once said, true autobiography is an impossibility, so I'll leave that to Mr. Black.