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Baker

Formed in the musical hotbed that is Steve Lord's basement, there was only one direction this band was headed, and that was straight into the hearts and minds of music enthusiasts. Blessed with a melodic cacophony that veers away from the standard, formulaic rock song, they drive straight at you with an unabashed zealousness that makes you want to dance and break things at the same time. In the midst of this tornado is Conan Skyrme, James Tracy, Andy Casey, Steve Lord, and Nicole Boudreau.

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Andy Raven

The Andy Raven band peddles urban folk, folk pop, and comtemporary folk: poetic and hard-hitting tunes driven by fiddle and percussion with creative acoustic instrumentation. Born in Buckinghamshire UK, ANdy Raven became a chorister at an early age, also learning classical piano, fiddle and trumpet. The Andy Raven band was formed in 2007 of: Andy Raven - fiddle, vocals, piano, keyboards, didgeridoo
Rikk SMith - cajon, bodhran, djembe, yambu, spoons
Ben Humphreys - electric and acoustic bass
Graham Judd - 6 and 12- string guitars

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The Colours

theCOLOURS drive a sharp silver blade through the blood red heart of pop rock. Drawing influences from 80's and 90's dance music their electro edge provides definition and character to their very own brand of melodic pop music. Being called upon for support slots with DAN LE SAC, THE INFADELS, BOY KILL BOY and THE WOMBATS, theCOLOURS now have caught the attention of Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman. She has selected them as soundtrack to her website www.edithbowman.com

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Mojave 3

Mojave 3 are a dream pop/folk band which formed in Reading, England in 1993. The band consists of Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar), Rachel Goswell (vocals, guitar, bass), Simon Rowe (guitar), Alan Forrester (organ, vocals), and Ian McCutcheon (drums). Goswell, Halstead and McCutcheon were previously members of the shoegaze band Slowdive. The band initially existed as a trio consisting of Halstead, Goswell, and McCutcheon (hence the "3" in their name).

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Sleeping With The Enemy

Sleeping With the Enemy(RIP) was a metal band who was very influential to the kids that went to see their shows. Mostly known for br00tal breakdowns, catchy 2 steps, and powerful power steps. They took metal and put a whole different spin on it combining elements of metal and hardcore fusing a sound never heard before by the virgin ears of metal listeners worldwide. Sharing the stage with Emmure and Winds of Plague they were easily identified in the scene.

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The Lightyears

The Lightyears are a UK-based 3-piece trading in Glorious Technicolour Power-Pop. The band have toured extensively across the world including South Africa, USA, Thailand, South Korea and mainland Europe. They were awarded BEST POP/ROCK ACT at the first ever UK INDY Awards in 2007 and following this were invited to work with legendary producer Hugh Padgham, famous for selling over 50 million records with Sting & The Police, Genesis, Paul McCartney and more.

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Piranha

This is the band Paul Baloff was in (in 1988)after his Exodus days (and before joining Exodus again some 8 years later). Not much info can be found about this band. Baloff left the band soon after their 2 song demo (and only release - rumoured to be produced by Metallica frontman James Hetfield) to try his luck with Bay area gods Heathen (he only stayed for a 2 song demo here awell).
He then founded a new Piranha with a complete different lineup but they disbanded soon after.

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Slowdive

Slowdive is a dream pop/shoegaze band that formed in 1989 in Reading, England, United Kingdom. Signed to Creation Records in 1990 and initially championed by the British music press, the band scored a UK top forty entry with their debut album Just for a Day. The band consists of Rachel Goswell (vocals/guitar), Neil Halstead (vocals/guitar), Nick Chaplin (bass), Christian Savill (guitar), and Simon Scott (drums, 1990-1994, 2014-present); additionally, Ian McCutcheon replaced Scott from 1994-1995. Goswell and Halstead had known each other since early childhood in Reading, Berkshire.

Divine Secret

The Divine Secret formed in the rock crucible that is small-town England, where you either rot slowly into middle age or form a band. However, The Divine Secret’s determination and sheer brilliance have seen them lift above the pack, topping tourdates.co.uk charts, being nominated for Best Live Act and Independent Artist at the Exposure Music Awards 2008, and getting glowing reviews from the likes of Kerrang!, Egg Magazine & Tourdates.co.uk.

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