Stimulator Jones, aka Samuel Jones Lunsford, is a stunningly versatile multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, beatmaker, producer, DJ, and songwriter born and raised among the nature and wildlife of Roanoke, VA.
After 13 years of work in a plethora of different bands, he adopted the Stimulator Jones moniker at the end of 2013 and began self-releasing music on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. In 2015 these creations attracted the attention of Sofie Fatouretchi - DJ, musician and former employee of Boiler Room and Stones Throw Records. “Soon Never Comes” appeared on her ‘Sofie’s SOS Tape’ compilation the following year and led to an album deal with Stones Throw.
His debut LP ‘Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures’ was released in the summer of 2018, wholly comprising material that he wrote, performed, recorded, and mixed himself. ‘Exotic Outtakes’, an EP of leftover tracks from the album sessions, was released that fall in conjunction with a US tour. In the summer of 2019 he traveled to Asia for a string of shows in Japan and South Korea.
In May 2020 pop superstar Billie Eilish included "Soon Never Comes" on 'Billie Eilish At Home', an Amazon Music playlist she curated during the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns, in addition to posting the song on her Instagram story twice that year.
January of 2021 marked the release of ‘La Mano’ in collaboration with Oslo-based independent label Mutual Intentions - an instrumental jazz/funk/fusion album that placed his musicianship at the forefront and featured no sampled or programmed sounds. The title track “La Mano” was selected by legendary UK DJ Gilles Peterson for inclusion on the Brownswood Recordings compilation ‘Brownswood Bubblers 12’.
An instrumental beat anthology, ‘Low Budget Environments Striving For Perfection’, was released in July 2021 on Stones Throw - a dusty document of his lifelong love for hip hop production consisting of raw beats crafted on various samplers and hardware over the course of multiple decades.
Another album of vocal-oriented material, ‘Round Spiritual Ring’, followed on Stones Throw in July 2022 - a continuation of what had begun with his debut album, but bravely displaying an even wider sonic palette and more expansive lyrical themes.
Samuel continues to compose and perform music on a regular basis in addition to setting magical moods and crafting infectious energy through his DJ sets. 2024 holds many exciting developments in store; a series of EP's consisting of funky, club-friendly deep house music is currently in the works through the Chicago-based indie label Star Creature, a mini LP of Drum & Bass music will be released by Scotland-based electronic label Craigie Knowes, and a vinyl compilation of archival material from the years 1999-2005 will be released by the UK reissue label Be With Records.
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