Thronechild

Thronechild is a group of artists from St. Louis dedicated to exploring their own style. Each part of the band brings their own spin to the the songs resulting in a blended high energy groove driven sound. By tackling subjects like life, love and politics, Thronechild is no pop act, however their delivery of grooves and hooks ensures a memorable experience. As true DIY enthusiasts, every song, recording, photo and video is forged by the bands own hands.

Alexx Hasty, the newest addition to the group, handles much of the songwriting and singing duties for the group. With no formal training, Alexx stumbled upon her natural singing and writing talent by studying the songs she heard around her everyday. Very soon she realized she had to get her own music out and began to write and develop her own sound. The sound you now hear is reminiscent of old time radio with an edge. Alexx also is an active artist pursuing painting and graphics. She develops many of the graphic ideas for the band and has sold several canvas paintings.

Steve Prane is the bands in house guitar operator handling both rhythm and lead guitar duties. Steve began his musical roots in hip hop as a fan and lyricist where he honed his songwriting style in basement sessions and local open mics. Discovering classic rock, alternative and punk guitar driven music late in the game after graduating college, the guitar took hold of him and he never looked back. As a founding member of Thronechild, the evolving sound has always been evident in his playing. Steve handles some songwriting duties as well as production of all recorded material for the band including the videos.

Adam Retherford, the second founding member and bass player, is a large component of the bands unique sound. Heavily influenced by Primus and funk, he is not just a 4 on the floor root note bass player. Adams style fuses melody and rhythm in a bass context which rounds out the Thronechild sound. Adam developed his stringed skill set by starting on the guitar, however, he soon realized the bass was his instrument. It felt natural and so did the non-traditional style he soon developed. Adam contributes to the direction of every song during the development and exploration of new material.

Thomas Fowler is the rhythmic backbone of the band providing a wicked back beat for the varying styles. He has played drums since the young age of 3 and it shows. His laid back style adapts seamlessly to the music and provides the necessary edge for the songs. Thomas has spent his life behind drums as a part of backing bands for several touring R' n B and Reggae artists.