Bio

The Sum - The central idea or point; the gist.

And after eight years of creating music together, Chris Combs and Felicity Combs finally arrived at just that.

Combining influences from retro rock, jazz, folk, and melodic pop, The Sum has cultivated a lively and intensely deep sound led by piano and guitar, topped with the graceful, soul-filled voice of Felicity Combs. "It's taken some blood sweat and tears and years of uncomfortable sowing and pruning till we found a feel that felt like home." No easy task for two musicians who previously led the show on their own. "Many a fang and a claw have been bared on the way here, but it was worth the long haul, and we're very excited about this sound that has resulted in The Sum."

As for The Sum's message, they play songs about real life. About hurt and despair, truth and lies, defeat, triumph and joy, hope. "We take a very digestion-friendly approach to songwriting. We want every person to relate to our songs and feel them on the inside. We try to capture the essence of human feeling and thought with our lyrics and music, and then once the relation is made, take the listeners to a place of hope. We have some deep moving songs, and some lighthearted fun stuff too. Life can't be serious and sobering all the time, but it's also not an uninterrupted bliss party. There's a balance in real life, so we try to capture that balance in our music."

With a dynamically vibrant full-band show, and an intimate, highly grooving acoustic set, The Sum captures a diverse audience with their soaring melodies and passionate stage presence.

"We love what we do and put every inch of ourselves into it. That's why we'll always be making music, and we hope that those who hear it will walk away with, at the least, a little piece of inspiration."