The Motet Announces New Additions To Lineup

Back in December vocalist Jans Ingber and The Motet announced they would be parting ways. The Motet enlisted a number of vocalists to perform with them on Winter Tour and have now added one of those singers as well as a sax player to the band’s lineup.

Vocalist Lyle Divinsky and saxophonist Drew Sayers have joined The Motet family. Here’s details on both new members of The Motet from the band’s website:

Lyle Divinsky, a native of Portland, Maine, brings his powerful presence and love and light to The Motet. The unsuspecting soul man was awarded the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Abe Olman Scholarship (John Legend was the recipient in 2002), was hailed by Fuse TV’s as an “Artist to Watch” and reached #4 on the UK Soul Chart’s Top 40 earlier this year.

Powerhouse tenor saxophonist Drew Sayers, most recently of John Brown’s Body, brings his huge sound and rich tone to The Motet. Drew, who played and wrote horn arrangements on Beyonce’s last two albums, has performed on late night TV, and produced John Brown Body’s 2015 release “Kings and Queens in Dub,” also brings his writing and producing skills to the band.

“As difficult as change can be, the addition of Lyle and Drew has felt like an incredibly natural progression for the band,” Motet keyboardist Joey Porter told Pollstar. “We are all feeling really inspired and are excited about the future.”

Check out footage of The Motet in action with their new members of they perform “Truth” off the band’s forthcoming album which will be released later this year: