The Sequence is a pop/rock band from Huntington Beach, CA consisting of members Matthew Carmichael, Jason Yata, and Brandon Dennis. Their debut LP release, SIMPLIFY, was released on August 28, 2007 and are rumored to be in negotiation with Epic Records, though nothing is confirmed.[1] Their most notable hits include "Out Here in California" and "Long Distance", followed closely by the love song "Fail With Open Arms".

The Sequence was also an all-female old school hip hop/funk trio signed to the Sugar Hill label in the early 1980s. The group consisted of Cheryl (Cheryl The Pearl) Cook, Gwendolyn (Blondie) Chisolm, and lead singer/rapper Angie Stone, who subsequently became a member of Vertical Hold and later a solo artist. Their most notable single was "Funk You Up" (1979), one of the earliest hit hip hop records. Elements of "Funk You Up" was later used by Dr. Dre for his 1995 single "Keep Their Heads Ringin'". In the writing credits for "Keep Their Heads Ringin'", Angie Stone is credited as A. Brown as well as she is for "Funk You Up".