Rebelution formed 2004 in, California, United States of America. It was found by Eric Rachmany - vocals and guitar, Matt Velasquez - Vocals and guitar, Rory Carey - keyboard, Wesley Finley - drums and Marley D Williams on bass.
It can be said that the music brought the band together, after Marley D Williams was on his way to choir practice he heard music coming from a door, this music was reggae and was being played by none other than Rachmany himself. This music brought them together.
In 2006 Rebelution released their very first EP which was self titled "Rebelution" this was well received, as the year prior they had began to build their very own momentum as they were consistently putting themselves on the platform; playing local shows and spreading their name.
Rebelution broke through in 2007 when they released their first full length album titled "Courage to grow" this album was well received and reached number 4 on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart. The song "Safe and Sound" received heavy play on radio stations in California, the album also managed to get selected for iTunes Editor's choice for Best Reggae Album of 2007.
All four members of the band have also graduated from the University of California receiving degrees in their respective subject areas.
Rebelution have their own record label titled 87 music, they used this label as the platform for releasing their third album "Peace Of Mind". The success of this saw the band chart ad number 1 on the independent and number 1 on the reggae charts.
In 2014 the band headlined the California Roots Music and Arts Festival. They currently have 4 studio albums released and 2 EP's.
As of 2014 Matt Velasquez is a former member of the band and the band has touring members Khris Royl - sax and percussion and another member Zach Meyerowitz - trumpet.
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