The Syndicate of Soul
Welcome & allow us to introduce ourselves!

Drums/Vocals
Hollywood
Hollywood traces his Influences right to the many many nights at MOD Dances, After Hours Mod, Scooter Parties and Northern Soul all nighters he would frequent as both DJ & Drummer. He has been infatuated with Lambretta & Vespa Scooters, Bespoke Suits & Coats, Rare Northern Soul, 1950’s, 1960’s, Rhythm & Blues, Mod Jazz, Soul Records, Vintage Culture & the Mod Scene for over 45 years having himself, amassed a massive collection of Vinyl and is one of the Original DJ’s from Toronto’s historic MOD CLUB from the LAVA Lounge to Revival to Theatre.
He is the driving force behind everything SOS does, Co Writes/Arranges everything we do & is the Band Leader.
Hollywood has also played with many Legends of Rhythm, Blues & Soul & even Pop such as Legendary Bassist & Blues Man Russell Jackson,Big Llou Johnson and Russ Green, The Late Lil’ Dave Thompson & Big Love & many Many more. Since relocating to Calgary in 2011,
Hollywood has been a Staple on the YYC music Scene from Playing with Big Yellow Van, United Soul Development, Henri Brown, The Heavenly Blues & many of YYC’s top gigging acts. He cut his teeth in Toronto getting chances to play with Heavy Hitters & Legends alike such as Danny Marks, the Late Jeff Healy, Steven C Barr & the Red Rockets, Mike McDonald, Pat Rush, Marcia Weir and many many many more!

Guitar/Vocals
Clayton “Swamp Disco” Jeffrey
Clayton ‘Swamp Disco” Jeffrey has made his name among YYC’s top musicians and performers not only playing Guitar and singing, but arranging and writing many many songs and currently is writing up to half of the SOS originals library as well as Co Producing/Arranging everything we do! An avid song writer and Multi-instrumentalist, so if you give him an instrument he will make a song with it. Over the years he has performed at clubs and on festival stages both as a solo performer and with numerous performance groups across Canada. He also writes and produces his own music and in 2025/26 committed to release 50 new original songs. In addition he writes and performs with the Calgary-based outfit The Corazones.

Keyboards/Vocals
Brandon “Brando” Smith
Brandon Smith or “Brando” as everyone likes to call him has been playing gigs professionally as a keys man since age 14. Alberta born and now a Airdrie resident after living all over Canada, he has always chosen to make music his living. He is The Syndicate Of Souls’ Engineer, Producer & co writes/Arranges everything we do! He is a regular member of Calgary area groups such as The Mocking Shadows as well as his own project Lost Decade. He has backed up many artists including blues legends Donald Ray Johnson, Russell Jackson, Big Lou Johnson and Russ Green. His passion is for all things musical and tech related as well as the repair and upkeep of musical instruments – in fact he is currently employed as an apprentice at a local organ and keyboard service centre. Brandon also works as a freelance composer and engineer at his basement headquarters he likes to call Busted Keys music.
KALEY KINJO
Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Arranger
WILLY GARCIA
Percussion, Vocals, Writer, Arranger
SHAWN FERGUSON
Horns, Writer, Arranger

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