Given the question: Facts:   - years active: 2000 , 2002    - past members: chalmers alford -lrb- deceased -rrb-    - origin: united states    - genre: funk soul , neo soul , r & b ,      - name: the soultronics    - background: group_or_band    - label: virgin    - current members: james johnson roy hargrove russell gunn frank lacy jacques schwarz-bart anthony poyser hamilton shelby johnson jack `` jk '' king iii pino palladino questlove f. knuckles jef lee    - associated acts: d'angelo    - occupation: supergroup , backing band   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the soultronics .
The answer is:
the soultronics was an american r&b and neo soul supergroup that served as the backing band for musician d'angelo in 2000 during the voodoo tour , the supporting tour for his second studio album `` voodoo '' .several members of the group , including drummer questlove of hip hop group the roots , keyboardist james poyser , trumpeter roy hargrove , and bassist pino palladino , had previously contributed to d'angelo 's `` voodoo '' .those members are also associated with the soulquarians musical collective .along with performing during the tour , the soultronics contributed to '' '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , a charity release inspired by the music of afrobeat artist fela kuti .