Bio
The Rhythm and Booze Project features Felipe Schrieberg (vocals, lap steel guitar) and Paul Archibald (drums, percussion), a duo fusing live music and whisky through gigs, tasting events, and multimedia experiences.
The band first took shape during a 2012 pilgrimage to the whisky capital of Islay, when Felipe and Paul played in bars and hotels in exchange for a meal, a bed, and healthy drams of whisky. Looking to replicate that experience the rest of the year, in 2018 they launched The Rhythm and Booze Project, with the goal of combining music and whisky in as many weird and wonderful ways as possible.
As a musical outfit, the band incorporates roots, folk, and blues music in a uniquely gritty mix of its own, blending hypnotic grooves with raucous energy and irresistible showmanship.
Across their events, Felipe and Paul blend together the best elements of a raucous gig and the finest whisky tastings, showcasing wide varieties of aromas and flavour from around the world while playing the music they love.
Past projects include building the world's first whisky cask bass drum using a barrel from the Lagavulin distillery, writing and performing their hit blues and whisky show '2 Guys, 3 Drams' at the Edinburgh Fringe, and performing at many a whisky distillery and festival.
With five professional degrees between them, Felipe and Paul have an academic background to match. Felipe wrote his Masters degree thesis on sustainable distillation on Islay conducting field interviews after Islay's Feis Ile whisky festival, while Paul has completed a PhD in the history of jazz drumming and the drum kit in New Orleans.
Felipe is also an award-winning whisky writer, author, and Keeper of the Quaich.
Together, they co-founded the world's first hybrid indie spirits bottler and record label, Rhythm and Booze Records.