This is the story of the little rock and roll combo that could. You might be familiar with the work of Courtney Murphy, the intrepid piano player and singer who appeared on Idol in between other engagements and did very nicely for himself, third in fact. You might have even heard of his brother Chris Murphy, also using the Australian Idol method of getting noticed by a wider audience for his own evil purposes.
The Peppermint Apes started out in August 2008 as Ryan Stanton put together an acoustic set of songs as support for the fantastic Marc Bolan Tribute TooREX, at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon. Ryan, asked a few of his close friends to help him put the show together. They had two weeks notice to rehearse up a set for the gig. Following the positive response they received on the back of the show, the next logical step was to go the next chapter and officially form the band.
Hailing from the South East of London; Arthur Walwin has been building a name for himself with his soulful, heartfelt ballads. Taking on the role of artist and producer on all of his releases and often incorporating many of his influences into his music. Arthur’s songs are reminiscent of early Mayday Parade and some of the slower songs by artists like You Me At Six and Paramore. The EP is a departure from his band (Paige), however there are still shades of piano-lead American Pop Punk/Rock in his songs.
Tumbledryer Babies is a singer song-writer who deals in murder ballads and songs of love.
Noel Gander...Acoustic/Electric, Slide guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Dean Baker....Lead Vocals
Mike Skinner..Acoustic/12 String guitars, Banjo, Vocals
Kev Conran....Congas, Djembie, Harmonica, Sax, Vocals
Andy Pilgrim... Drums, Percussion NAVACROSS Were formed around late in 2007 by Noel Gander, Dean Baker and Mike Skinner and enjoyed instant success performing their original Soulful/Folk Rock to audiences at many open mic nights in and around Chelmsford. This led to invitations to perform at larger venues in the area such as The Cramphorn Theatre, The Fleece and The Berwick suite.
Trash Monroe are an unsigned band from Essex, UK. Their style of music can be described as melodic, gothic rock.
John Leyton is an English actor and singer. As a singer he is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me", (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by the legendary Joe Meek) which reached Number 1 in the UK chart in August 1961. John Dudley Leyton was born on 17 February 1939 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. After completing his National Service, he studied drama, paying his way through drama school with bit-part roles in films and on television.
Five Star - a 5 piece British Pop Group, famous for their own made costumes and energetic dance routines, had huge success in the 1980s. Five Star are siblings Deniece (later to be called 'Denise') Pearson (lead vocals/song writer), Stedman Pearson (costume designer), Lorraine Pearson (spokesperson & song writer), Doris Pearson (choregrapher) and Delroy Pearson (song writer & producer). Born in Romford Essex to record owner Buster Pearson.