. >> you've been with the chili peppers, lenny kravitz. >> the zach brown band. hall & oates. >> you get a chance to tour with individuals that are that brilliant and diverse, the whole thing is like a learning experience for you? >> i'm watching them on stages, i'm trying to see what i can take back into my music. even when we get off stage, i'm not done. i go in the crowd, i'm checking out. that's the way my music sounds, i'm always trying to pick up things from people. >> when you get these invitations to go out and front for these groups how do you know what's the right fit. how do you know your stuff is going to work. how do you know what's right for you and your band? >> well, you know obviously we're aware of the band we're going out with you watch our show, we play about an hour and 90 minutes. you'll hear our influences of rock r & b. we go out there and play. i think our music coming from new orleans, we get to be placed in different genres of music, different arenas of music, we played blues, jazz. reggae festivals, and it all works in different ways.