Soultru

For more than 15 years, singer-songwriter Terrance Banks has performed music under the name Soultru. For many of those years, he worked as a solo act, singing soulful tunes or delivering a more melodic rap flow. However, he was unaware of the history and roots that shaped him into the artist he is today.
Terrance grew up in Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois, within a large family with members who opened for The Temptations (original lineup), Ready For The World, The Deele (Babyface and L.A. Reid's band), George Clinton, and many others in Davenport, Iowa. However, many of them eventually walked away from music, and Terrance didn't learn much about this until recently.
In March 2024, he decided to expand the Soultru sound and form it as an Indie Soul Band. He added Simon Ertzinger, Jake Soltow, and Chris Cheers to shows like Mile of Music 11, Merchant Street Music Fest, and Des Moines Arts Festival.
Soultru is currently working on releasing an LP in 2025 under The Record Machine out of Kansas City, MO.
Past few months as a band:
Mile of Music Fest 11, Appleton, WI.The Shitty Barn, Spring Green WI.Des Moines Arts FestivalMerchant Street Music Festival Kankakee, IL.Headlined Levitt Amp GalvaLevitt Amp Dayton private event