THE LUV LOCZ EXPERIMENT IS A CARIBBEAN FUNK COLLECTIVE BASED OUT OF DAYTON, OHIO. THE BAND WAS FOUNDED BY ROMAIR 'JAY-VEZ' HICKS AND ANTHONY 'SAXTONE' ARRINGTONIN 2016. SINCE IT'S CREATION, THE FOUNDERS ADDED ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO CREATE A UNIQUE SOUND THAT BRINGS THE PERFECT ENERGY FOR ANY OCCASION. FROM ORIGINAL MUSIC TO THEIR OWN TWIST ON YOUR FAVORITE TUNES, YOU WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOUR SEAT AND TRANSPORTED TO THE ISLANDS TO DANCE YOUR TROUBLES AWAY. COME WITNESS THE SOUL IN REGGAE SOUL LIVE.
COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE CREATIVES INCLUDING: JAYVEZ HICKS (LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR), CIAM CARR (VOCAL,GUTIAR), KISSHIYAH ISRAEL (VOCALS,FLUTE), PHILIP HUTCHINSON (TRUMPET), CHRIS KENNEDY (PERCUSSION), CHRIS SHEPHERD (BASS) ALL MEMBERS ARE STARS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. SOME OF THEIR MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS INCLUDE, BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, ZAPP, STEEL PULSE,OHIO PLAYERS JUST TO NAME A FEW. THEY RELEASED THEIR FIRST SINGLE "LUV LOCZ OFFICIAL" MARCH 2021 AND FOLLOWED IT UP WITH THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ENTITLED 'HONEY' AUGUST 2021 WHICH INCLUDES 10 SONGS RELEASED UNDER THE LABEL STREETLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP.
AFTER WINNING THE 2021 BATTLE OF THE BANDS (MIDDLETOWN OH) AND RAVE REVIEWS FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, THE GROUP WENT IN TO THE STUDIO TO RECORD THEIR SOPHOMORE ALBUM ENTITLED "STRANGE FRUIT" SET TO BE RELEASED FIRST QUARTER 2023. THE STRANGE FRUIT ALBUM ENCOMPASES NUMEROUS HITS INCLUDING A NEW SINGLE ENTITLED "AYAH", WHICH WAS RECORDED ON A RECENT TRIP TO JAMAICA AT THE IMFAMOUS "TUFF GONG STUDIOS.