Official Biography (courtesy of Stephanie White)
Stephanie White and the New Jersey Philth Harmonic is an eight-piece Soul/Rock group from Essex County , NJ . Their debut album Knee Deep InSanity was independently released in October of 2007 and has sold over 1500 copies to date. Their sound has been described as a sort of "Joss Stone meets Dave Matthews Band", mixing elements of funk, jazz, and pop with a soulful vocal. The band just released their sophomore album, This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, on October 9, 2009 and is preparing to tour. Stephanie is an award-winning singer, most notably competing as one of the top 21 females in American Idol’s Season 5.
The full band includes:
Stephanie White– Vocals
Robbie LaFalce-Drums
Chris Staranka – Bass
Aleks Ozolins – Keyboards/French Horn
Tommy Spears – Guitar/Mandolin
Patrick Smith– Trumpet
Joe Schmidt-Saxophone
Andrea Gonnella-Trombone