Phat Phunktion is a nine-piece American funk band founded in 1996 by students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
[4] In 2003, Rolling Stone singled them out as a "band on the rise" and Billboard judges selected them to perform at the Disc Makers Independent Music World Series Midwest regional final in Chicago, where they took top honors along with Chicago's Orbert Davis.
[11] The band celebrated their 20th anniversary on 7 October 2016 at the High Noon Saloon in Madison, Wisconsin.
[13] Co-founder and saxophonist Falaschi arranged and composed music for Clyde Stubblefield's 2003 album, The Original, and appeared as a member of the "Sad Sax" collective on Bon Iver's 22, A Million.
Whalen also contributed to The Original, and orchestrated strings for Jorge Drexler's Oscar-winning song "Al otro lado del río.