The SoapBox Project is a collection of music, words, ideas,
musicians, locations, eardrums and pulses....

Applying everything he's learned from his 6 years as the front man for the genre defying band Hooch, singer/songwriter Derek Ramnarace is currently writing and recording under a new moniker simply titled The SoapBox Project.

Derek Ramnarace - Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist

Guy Boldon - Drums, Percussion

Dan Braun - Bass

Corey Mineard - Guitarist, Vocals

and many talented guests including: Kari Arnett, Kenny Leiser, Joe Gantzer, Ben Rohde, Andrew Steeno, Patrick Furgeson, Dan Walkner, Mike Stidahlf and more

 

The SoapBox Project is a collection of music, words, ideas, musicians, locations, eardrums and pulses.

We are often asked, "What does your band name mean?" so we have decided to attempt to answer this perplexing question with a few little pieces of background history to slow you down to speed...

1. A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject. It is also used to express concerns or to release frustration.

2. The term is also used metaphorically to describe a person engaging in often flamboyant impromptu or unofficial public speaking, as in the phrases "He's on his soapbox", or "Get off of your soapbox." Hyde Park, London is known for its Sunday soapbox orators, who have assembled at Speaker's Corner since 1872 to discuss religion, politics, and other topics.

3. The term originates from when speakers would stand on a wooden box meant for holding soap.

4. A modern form of the soapbox is a blog; a website on which a user publishes one's thoughts to whomever reads the page.

Other than that, you're gonna' have to decide for yourself but I will say this, don't just listen to one song, listen to a few before you make any decisions on what this sounds like.....

Members of The SoapBox Project have been booked to all of the Midwest's top festivals including:

Summerfest, 10,000 Lakes Festival, Wookiefoot's Harvestfest, Feel Good Festival, Grateful Garcia Gathering, Campout Roots Festival, Juliapalooza w/Atmosphere, Fat Fest, Blottopia in Chicago, Culture Shock Music & Arts Festival, and many others as well as several county and local city festivals including LaCrosse’s Octoberfest, Riverfest, Houston County Fair, Hokah Fun Days, Lansing Fish Days and many more.

Members of The SoapBox Project have shared the bill with such acts as:

Phil Lesh, The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Maroon 5, The Roots, Atmosphere, The Big Wu, Umphree's McGee, O.A.R.,, Widespread Panic, Medeski, Martin & Wood, G. Love, Rusted Root, 311, The String Chesse Incident, The Stockholm Syndrome, Shooter Jennings, The Wood Brothers, Keller Williams, Caroline's Spine, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Les Claypool, Buckethead, Particle, Los Lobos, Yonder Mountain String Band, North Mississippi Allstars, Rob Wasserman, Willie Waldman, DJ, Logic, Soulive, Dred Zepplin, Xavier Rudd, Donovan Frankenreiter and many, many others.

Members of The SoapBox Project co-produced an album at Zircon Skye Studios in Ojai,California with:

Jimmy Newquist from Caroline's Spine and Grammy Nominated producer Dwight Marcus, who also handled the mixing. The album was mastered by Multiple Grammy Winner Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles.

Derek Ramnarace's last solo tour took him through:

St. Louis, Oklahoma City, Ft. Worth, Austin, San Marcos, El Paso, Las Cruces, Silver City, Albuquerque, Sante Fe, Denver, Lincoln, Omaho, Des Moines, Madison, LaCrosse culminating with a performance at The Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI for a Milwaukee Bucks vs. Orlando Magic Pre Game Show.