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Happy*Lies is the band formed by previous students of mine Stuart Broom (Guitar/Vocals) and James D’Arcy (Guitar). Both have been playing since 2002 and have got far without learning to read notated music off a 'treble-clef' stave.
This far: since November 2004, this band of 19yr olds have been running gigs in Royston, Buntingford, Hitchin, Cambridge, Linton, Melborn, Whittleford, Newton, Barkway, Harlow... | ||
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Go Go Go |
2nd Broken Photo |
Filmed In Black & White |
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Paul Futter has gained himself a reputation as a high quality, high speed and high power Heavy Metal lead guitarist and now has his place in two bands; Terra Inferno and Crypt. Crypt have been rocking socks off in Cambridge, Stevenage, Hitchin and Royston. They also recorded a 7 track mini album in January, clips from 2 songs can be listened to here along with a short video from a live show at The Pheonix in Hitchin.
The album 'Pandemic' is selling for £3. Email me to arrange to buy one. |
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Torn |
Disappears To Dust |
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A craftily creative teen, 14yrs old with just a year of experience behind him when we recorded 'Risky Business'. As soon as Matt cracked the skills using other songs, he was then writing his own. And a year later guess what? Now in the band March Of The Arsonists and a wanted man.
Both the rhythm and lead guitar parts were devised and performed over drum loops in session by Matt, then after picking our favourite takes I decorated them with an organ synth on Cubase.
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Kieran White, a student from 2001 had developed his skills well before going to Leeds university. Since back in Royston Kieran had become well known making countless solo and duo performances playing guitar and singing at Royston and Hitchin venues, joined up with other musicians from the Royston music scene, and is now the front-man with hard-rock band T.O.Y. Radio. Kieran played a one man show at The Plough in Langford in April 2006 so I set up my sound system for him and recorded the night. We picked the top 8 songs of the 2 hour set for cosy mastering to CD, the first of which is a song he wrote with lead guitarist Chris Cummins; 'Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind'. Here you can listen to and rate 3 of the songs.
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Out of sight, out of mind |
With or without you |
All these things... |
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This tune- temporarily named ‘Registered Slapper’ is a Chili Peppers style guitar riff I came up with a few months ago but never advanced on. When Ali started creating his own basslines, I played him the string slapping riff and within half an hour Ali invented this multi-directional scale walking funk line. So we recorded it. The beat behind it all was made on the Fruity Loops drum sequencer and dirtied up a bit with some 'humanising'. |
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This began as practicing the finger picking arpeggio and making more interesting sounds with changes to the fretted notes. I had a play around with some gentle lead melodies, put a beat to it and fattened it up with a massive 80´s style synthesizer sweep. Recorded as a 10 minute improvisation -no paper- we took the top parts and strung together this 3 minutes of ambient techno rock.
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A 2 guitar + bass, two tone chunk of rock written by Matt. Full chords in the verses, powerchord chorus, and a melodic lead guitar over the top. There are lyrics to come soon from Matt, but here's the instrumental for now.
We recorded it at my music cellar with 'FruityLoops' drum sequencing. Unfortunately my MesaBoogie guitar amp was on its last legs and packed up 3 days later so the overdrive is a bit crunchy. |
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| As soon as I get the digital video it will be straight on here. It is a video of Megan (guitar/vocals) and Ali (bass) live at a talent show playing 'Should I stay or should I go' by The Clash. I have taught them both and they have shown enthusiasm all the way to the point where they are confident to perform on stage to an audience. | ||
