California Coast’s Mad Caddies

Showcasing reggae music with the taste of various musical influences, Mad Caddies sets a unique vibe in the industry. The band has been touring in US, Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia for years. ‘Keep it Going’ – a 14 track album, is the band’s latest album released in 2007. With the association of the Grammy Award winning producer Wayne Jobson, the 5th full track album release became a huge success. It definitely took the listeners on a journey of Jamaican musical dancehalls to the mainstream music scene.

The summer of 1995 was the time when high school buddies – Chuck Robertson, Carter Benson, James Malis and Todd Rosenberg, started the group under the name ‘The Ivy League’. The coast of California certainly is a beautiful place to enjoy under the sun but as the band got serious, they kept their noses off surfing routines by locking up in a barn. Focusing on their music, the band was able to release studio albums – ‘Quality Soft Core’ in 1997 and ‘Duck and Cover’ in the early 1998, under a new name. Mad Caddies went to existence after the record deal with Honest Don’s Records to avoid confusion since another band also went under the same moniker. A year later, drummer Todd Rosenberg left the band. Since then, the band lineup fluctuated from time to time but it never changed the way Mad Caddies create music – in 2002, Benson left the band and Mark Iverson had to go in 2006.

The band has toured around the world countless times including Warped, Euro, and US tours in the late 90’s until 2003. EPs, live records, and full length albums were also produced within the band’s touring dates. In 2007, the band sold limited edition DVD albums and EPs.

The Mad Caddies’ talented crew of musicians is so diverse, giving reggae a touch of jazz, rock, swing, punk, and country music. With Chuck’s amazing voice (although he loves to smoke and drink a lot!), Mad Caddies was able to inject a unique brand of music around the world. The current lineup of the band consists of the front man Chuck Robertson (vocals/guitars), Sascha Lazor (guitars/banjo), Keith Douglas (trumpet/back-up vocals), Eduardo Hernandez (trombone), and Dustin Lanker (keyboards). The band’s original drummer – Todd Rosenberg, reunited with the band along with his childhood buddy Graham Palmer to take on bass guitars.