Everyone Matters for SOJA

SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army), a reggae band from Washington DC, has a lot to offer when it comes to reggae music. They are committed on spreading the word of love and peace through their music, inspired by the great Bob Marley. Active on both mainstream and counterculture music, SOJA definitely earns a place with the top performers around the world averaging 150 shows in a year.

Jacob Hermphill (lead vocals and guitar) grew up in Virginia with the love for hip-hop and rock music. With the same interests, he and Bob Jefferson (bass) went to school as best buds. In their high school years, they met their drummer, Ryan Berty, keyboardist Patrick O'Shea and percussionist Ken Brownell and later formed the band SOJA. Although the band loved rock and hip-hop, they wanted to make a different impression in the music scene – through reggae music.

The young band was fortunate to have Jim Fox, a renowned sound engineer, in accomplishing their very first album “Soldiers of Jah Army EP” back in 2000. Without enough money to back up their recording plan, Jim made up discounts for the band. With the successful first album, they were able to make the second album “Peace in a Time of War” a couple of years later. SOJA finally made a name in the local and international reggae scene with hit songs “Rasta Courage”, “True Love”, and the album carrier single

By 2006, SOJAs popularity tremendously grew as they made a breakthrough for the band to achieve variations in style and melody, along with the rich context in lyrics in their second album. It was a huge success that their concerts grew larger with the massive support given by their fans all over the US. The success of “Get Wiser” album released in 2007 was a gesture for more tours. The band swam across Brazil, Argentina, France, Costa Rica, and other countries where reggae is loved the most. In the first quarter of 2009, the band released a DVD documentary “SOJA live in Hawaii” that showcases their success on the Hawaiian tour they made in 2008. Moving forward, the band added some more flavor in their music with the addition of horn musicians, Rafael Rodriguez and Hellman Escorcia. They are already performing acts with other popular reggae artists such as Matisyahu, Damien Marley, Citizan Cope, and Ben Harper.

From being unknown to a successful reggae band that's being looked up by new artists in the music scene, SOJA remains faithful to their fans with the message they ought to tell the world. They're committed to create songs that'll matter for everyone; young or old, rich or poor, black or white – their message is clear and speaks to everyone.

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