MARTIN R THOMAS (Vocals) has been
singing soul since his early teens.
From 20 he went on to sing Funk, Blues
and Rock working as a studio session
backing singer. He spent most of his 20's
and 30's as a singer/songwriter, roadie
and sound engineer around London
and the south east. He cites some of
his many influences as Otis Redding,
Steve Marriott, Steve Winwood, Sam
Moore & Dave Prater (Sam & Dave),
Roger Daltrey, Paul Rogers, Jackie Wilson
and David Bowie. He is now at his happiest
as the front man for SoulFX
marking a full return to his musical roots.

SoulFX have been playing
Lincolnshire for many years as one of
the finest Stax, Northern Soul & Motown
Bands in the County. Aiming to meet your
needs with a friendly and professional
attitude, offering you the peace of
mind to make your party the most talked
about event for months to come.






GEORGE SIMONS (Dep Bass & Keys) may
look like the new kid on the block but he
has been playing with the guys for over 10
years. When not sailing the worlds oceans
entertaining on cruise ships you may well
find him on stage somewhere in the North
East or the East Midlands on Bass, Guitar or Keyboards
playing Jazz, Funk and Soul. George was the
first man on the Bass for SoulFX at the age
of 18 and before that had made his debut with
the guys just before his 16th birthday on
the keys. George has found his niche on the
bass and carries on his young shoulders a
musical head years his senior giving the
band a youthful energy whenever he plays.

PHIL (MURKY) WATERS (Lead and Rhythm Guitar) musical background includes Rock and blues, so he brings an edginess to the SoulFX sound. The first album he ever bought, when Fred Flintstone was a lad, was a bargain bin vinyl platter with a space rocket on the cover called Atlantic Blockbusters which left a lasting impression with tracks from Wilson Picket, Aretha Franklin, Sam & Dave and Percy Sledge so a really great place to start. His other influences are Free, partly to do with the well documented link between Paul Rogers and classic soul and the passionate guitar of Paul Kossoff. If it moves, it grooves!

SIMON T SWORDFISH (Keyboard) has been involved with music as long as he can remember. He was plonked in front of a piano and dragged along to choir practice as a small person, and this set him on the road as an adult to get involved playing all genres of music in various bands. Meaning music has always been a regular part of every week. As a result his influences are many and varied ranging from Bach to Beethoven, Blues to Big Bands, Chuck Berry and Booker T Jones, to The Beatles and The Beach Boys, Black Sabbath and Bon Jovi to David Bowie and Blondie, and that's just the B's. "Being allowed out to play with the band is the best sort of fun, especially as the reworking of the great songs that comprise the SoulFX set appears to go down so well where-ever we play".

PHIL 'E' STEIN (Bass & Guitar) learnt the guitar at a very early age and has played a variety of styles of music, including Reggae, Blues, Rock, Folk, Celtic, Pop and Musical Theatre, so SoulFX completes the set! He is an accomplished musician on Guitar, Bass and Keyboard and says amongst many influences David Gilmour, Steve "The Colonel" Cropper and Eric Clapton are at the front. As well as being the bands bass guitarist he is the second vocalist within the band and the lungs to the bands harmonies.

CARL G HAYNES (Drums) started from 4 years old playing his mothers pots and pans with a couple of knitting needles or anything that resembled a drum stick and would tap on any available surface to the beat of a song on the radio or TV, mainly the likes of Nile Rodgers, Chic and Diana Ross or Queen and The Sweet, which he says drove his mother mad that is until his grandparents bought him a kid's plastic drum kit when he turned 9. He even built himself a cardboard kit at primary school proving how keen he was but it didn't last 5 minutes. At long last he got his very first proper drum kit at age 15 which lead to his playing for an Irish country band called "The Corr Brothers" playing with them for over fithteen "very enjoyable years". He is self taught and has covered a huge variety of genres including Rock, Country Rock, Rock 'n' Roll and his first love Funk, Disco. He has now turned his hand to Soul which he is really enjoying with SoulFX. He claims he used to be a basic drummer but that self taught kid is still in there ever pushing to become more technical.