Rudy Love & The Encore deliver electrifying soul and funk that’s as timeless as it is fresh. With Rudy's powerful vocals and the band’s tight grooves, they bring an infectious energy to every performance, blending classic soul vibes with modern flair. Get ready to move, groove, and feel the love!

Rudy Love Jr is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Wichita, Kansas whose music blends elements of soul, funk, and R&B to create a sound that is uniquely his own. Born into a musical family, Rudy’s love for music was instilled at an early age by his father, Rudy Love Sr., a renowned musician in his own right, best known for his family band Rudy and the Love Family and work with Sly and The Family Stone, Marvin Gaye and many more. In 2006, Rudy Jr. began performing in The Love Family alongside his father, honing his skills as a musician and fostering a lifelong appreciation for performing with the people held closest to his heart.

After several years of hypercompetitive hustle in the Los Angeles music scene (which included collaborating with world-renowned artists like Inglewood SiR and D Smoke, and opening for Anderson .Paak and Kamasi Washington), Rudy Jr. returned to Wichita in late 2015, dead-set on writing the music he actually wished to write and perform with the people he wanted to perform with. Rudy Jr. resumed performing with his father in the Love Family, further strengthening the pair’s unbreakable bond (as seen in the critically acclaimed documentary This Is Love), inspiring him to start writing the music he had a passion for, with the latest iteration of this being Rudy Love & The Encore.

Rudy Love & The Encore could arguably be interpreted as the zenith of Rudy Love Jr. in his element. A collective of close friends and family working together to create a particular flavor of pop-R&B/soul which they all share a love for, Rudy Love & the Encore is about as tight as a band comes in terms of synergy and songwriting ability. The Encore released their debut EP “The Beauty of Burdens” this past fall. Releasing a stand alone single ‘Like She Can’ in April of this year. We can see them embodying the group’s stylistically eclectic songwriting and the hyper-synergistic musicianship between Rudy and the rest of the band. Their latest single ‘Pressure’ is a warm and triumphant showcase of their ability to create irresistible and cunning R&B Hits.

Although Rudy Love Jr. is carrying the torch of his recently deceased father by continuing to lead Rudy Love & The Love Family, the creation of The Encore marks a significant new chapter for Rudy Jr. The close friends and family are still there, but with Rudy Jr. at the helm, The Encore is poised to be the start of another extraordinary chapter in the Love family musical legacy.