Arizona Tribe

Arizona Tribe is a small group of songwriters in the Phoenix area who record music blended from a few different genres. Personal experiences and spiritual beliefs, sociological views and outdoors hobbies are among the chief influences for these songs. Each song describes a condition or state a person may be in, and because no one person can ever fully understand their condition, the songs do not share an authoritative view on the condition. Rather, using personal experiences, social/spiritual views, a rough idea of the condition is painted in the song. The song may then purposely or inadvertently offer a solution to the condition, but generally is only an attempt to understand it. Music, art, and literature that take on spiritual perspectives are often guilty of presenting an absolute description of right and wrong or of the proper spiritual path. Perspective should be offered, but with the understanding that only those who move mountains (literally) should speak with absolute authority. Listen to our perspectives and let us hear yours. We create art and music because we love life and the challenges it presents, so enjoy our unique take on our personal adventures and what we are learning.

Arizona Tribe began in Ohio. Xenia Ohio. You ever see the movie Gummo? The weird redneck community leveled by a crazy F5 tornado in 1974. The prototype to Arizona Tribe formed as a christian rock band Point Blank under Philip Reeves, Justin Sterkenburg and David Nunez. There was always a rotating fourth member, drummers, singers, guitarists. Kind of like the fourth south park kid that dies every episode. The band produced a 5 song recording, played 10 shows, and then parted ways after a full two years. Soon, the three boys found ladies to settle down with and started developing their trades and going through college.

Arizona Tribe re-formed in Arizona, (Spring 2004) split between Phoenix and Flagstaff. After 13 months and a few dozen tracks, the tribe centralized in Phoenix for better work opportunity.

The tribe produced another summer's worth of work and then took a songwriting break. Brent Coghill (the last kenny McCormick) moved to Ohio to start school after a year and a half of Arizona Production and continues bass and guitar work, while the band sat in the studio's passenger seat and tried their hands at recording solo hip-hop and guitar artists.

Justin Sterkenburg, Stephanie and David Nunez wrote hip-hop/trip-hop beats for rap artist from Fall 2005 to Fall 2006. Projects were compiled for L-Dub, Stretch, Curb Bangers, AZ-Heat, and AZF .

Fall 2006 saw a new musical direction in a few small EPs by TrentStar James Mitchell and Rachel.

Winter 2006 through Spring 2007 began scratch track rehearsals for new acoustic and hand drum material amongst the production staff. This material was never fully produced, but performed at Cheba Hut's 4/20 music montage.

The Tribe went through its most recent reshaping when Justin Sterkenburg transitioned into solo songwriting production.

- David and Stephanie Nunez; Philip and Sherri Reeves; & Brent Coghill

Acoustic Folk(some '70s, some current), Grunge-Alternative (early to late '90s), Oldies (late '50s to late '60s), Trip-Hop(early '90s to current)

Hand Drums (djembes, kenya drum, tabla, doumbek) Didgeridoos, Flute, Keyboards(synths, samplers), Drum-Machine Software, Acoustic Guitars, Bass