BIO
What happens when a longtime Philadelphia-area musician is challenged by a friend and fellow
local musician, a huge surf music fan, to write and record new material in that specific genre?
You get the Surf Six EP, half a dozen original songs performed by Into the Soup, featuring
multi-instrumentalist I Am Winkle (aka Mark Minassian), and his alter-ego Winkle brother
bandmates: Benny (bass), Lenny (lead guitar), Robby (rhythm guitar), and Denny (drums).
Bringing the same accessibility, hooks and skilled production as I Am Winkle’s previous work
through the years in the retro-pop, smooth jazz, folk, rock and singer-songwriter genres, Surf Six
blends the feel of instrumental surf music legends like The Ventures and Dick Dale with a nouveau surf
sound. Each song is distinct, yet a common musical thread weaves through the entire EP. Old is
new and new is old. As the band is apt to say, "Surf's up, surf's on!" Enjoy the ride!
local musician, a huge surf music fan, to write and record new material in that specific genre?
You get the Surf Six EP, half a dozen original songs performed by Into the Soup, featuring
multi-instrumentalist I Am Winkle (aka Mark Minassian), and his alter-ego Winkle brother
bandmates: Benny (bass), Lenny (lead guitar), Robby (rhythm guitar), and Denny (drums).
Bringing the same accessibility, hooks and skilled production as I Am Winkle’s previous work
through the years in the retro-pop, smooth jazz, folk, rock and singer-songwriter genres, Surf Six
blends the feel of instrumental surf music legends like The Ventures and Dick Dale with a nouveau surf
sound. Each song is distinct, yet a common musical thread weaves through the entire EP. Old is
new and new is old. As the band is apt to say, "Surf's up, surf's on!" Enjoy the ride!