SINCE BEING FORMED, IN 1999. HANDS OFF BAND CONTINUES TO KEEP PACE WITH THIS EVER CHANGING BUSINESS. LEARNING TO BALANCE BOTH BUSINESS AND MUSIC HAS HELPED US EMERGED AS A MAINSTAY. HANDS OFF HAS A CORE OF 5 MUSICIANS, (4 instruments - 1 vocal) BUT NETWORKS WITH MANY ARTISTS IN VIRGINIA FURTHERMORE INHANCING OUR SOUND.

BAND MEMBERS ARE: MALIK VINCENT ON BASS, KHARI HIERS ON DRUMS, BUSH FULFORD ON KEYS, JUSTICE FRANCIS ON LEAD GITZ. THESE MUSICIANS ROOTS ARE DEEP IN REGGAE, FROM STUDIO 1 TO BUJU BANTON. THEY HAVE MANY YRS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE THAT SHAPES THIER SOUND.

AFTER 2YRS. OF STEADY WORK ALONG THE EAST COAST. HANDS OFF CULTIVATED THIER LIVE SHOW INTO A MUST SEE ACT. FROM WEEK TO WEEK HANDS OFF CONTINUES TO THRILL CROWDS. ALSO WORKING WITH AND OPENING FOR MANY INTERNATIONAL ACT LIKE 'GREGORY ISAACS', 'CAPLETON', RAP GROUP 'THE LOST BOYS'. BACKING SUCH ARTIST LIKE 'NARDO RANKS', 'SHINEHEAD', 'BEENIE MAN' TO NAME A FEW. LATE 2001 BROUGHT THE FIRST RELEASE OF NOW LEAD SINGER 'RAS-b. godwyn-ATTITUDE' SINGLES OFF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED CD. INTITLED ~HAPPINESS. THE SINGLES ARE GETTING GOOD AIR PLAY ON THE LOCAL RADIO STATIONS.

WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO PLACE HANDS OFF BAND ON THE MAP.