SOJA

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About SOJA

“I want to speak for people who don’t have microphones,” Jacob Hemphill says. “Our goal as a

band is to stick up for the human race. We see the world and we try to make it better in the

limited time we have here.”

This is the philosophy behind SOJA’s music, a simple statement that has driven the Grammy

Nominated D.C. area band, who blend reggae, go-go, D.C. hardcore, Latin, rock and hip-hop.

Originally formed by a group of friends while still in middle school and has built a massive,

dedicated fanbase around the world since. In the years following, SOJA has sold more than

200,000 albums, headlined shows in over 20 countries around the world, generated over 4

million Facebook fans, and over 120 million YouTube views. The band has toured with Dave

Matthews Band, Incubus, 311 and appeared at major festivals including Bonnaroo where they

attract an almost Grateful Dead-like international fan base along the way, with caravans of

diehards following them from city to city. After the release of their 2012 album Strength To

Survive, the musicians started writing material for what would become their fifth full-length

album, “Amid the Noise and Haste.”

For Hemphill, who pens the lyrics, chords and melody, each song starts with an experience:

meeting someone, reading something, experiencing something that seems pertinent to the

human condition. On this album, the songwriter is suggesting that “all of life’s problems, and all

of life’s answers are within us. We’ve been conditioned to accumulate, compete and break others

down around ourselves — not inherent to the human condition, but rather taught. Those things

can be untaught. The real us is in there, somewhere.” All of this is translated into short, sweet

packages of music.

The writing and recording process for Amid the Noise and Haste stretched out over a year and a

half, mostly because the musicians kept finding new collaborators and new ideas along the way.

The aim was to engage as many guest artists as possible, with each working on a song that had a

legitimate connection to them. The album was produced by Supa Dups (Bruno Mars, Eminem,

Rihanna, John Legend) and recorded at Circle House Studios in Miami and Lion & Fox Studios in

Washington D.C. throughout 2013. Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley appears on “Your Song,” a buoyant,

hopeful number that asks fans to remind the band why they got into music by singing along, while

“I Believe” brings Michael Franti and Nahko together to offer thoughts on how to control your own

destiny. Collie Buddz, J Boog and Anuhea are also featured on various tracks. “We wanted to bring

together people who would help demonstrate each song,” Jacob says. “We wanted people who

could either relate to or convey the message. The whole album is about the human race relating to

itself and connecting with itself.”