Jamie

Instruments played: Vocals. Piano (badly)

Equipment: Shure SM58 microphone
Joined Band Date: Founding member 2010

Previous music history:
Been singing in various bands since the late 1980s.

Influences:
Lee Brilleaux, Rod Stewart, Freddie Mercury

Favourite artists:
Queen, Neil Young, Marillion, Pink Floyd, The Smiths, Stevie Wonder, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, ELO, Deep Purple

Albums:
A Day at the Races (Queen), Misplaced Childhood (Marillion), Songs in the key of Life (Stevie Wonder), Tonight’s the Night (Neil Young), Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)

Favourite films:
The Deerhunter, This is Spinal Tap, Once upon a Time in the West

Favourite Food: Curry

Favourite drink: Beer

Hobbies: Leeds United

Aspirations: To play for Leeds United

Adam

Instruments played: I'll have a go at anything - but mainly guitar...and a ploddy piano.

Equipment: Various Fender Telecasters, the odd Les Paul and Orange amplification.

Joined Band Date: Founding member 2010

Previous music history: The Mustangs and countless others before that, with a cottage-industry solo career on the side.

Influences: Clapton, Page, Chuck Berry, Bowie, Neil Young, Lindsey Buckingham, George Harrison

Favourite artists: Beatles, Stones, Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Dylan, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Muddy Waters, Richard Thompson, Chuck Berry

Albums: Abbey Road (Beatles), Hunky Dory (Bowie), Zuma (Neil Young), Blood On The Tracks (Bob Dylan), Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin)

Favourite films: Some Like It Hot, The Godfather, This Is Spinal Tap, That'll Be The Day, Westerns

Favourite Food: Sunday roast

Favourite drink: Beer

Hobbies: Liverpool FC, films.

Aspirations: To keep on rocking in the free world.

Lloyd

Instruments: Bass

Equipment: Genz Benz shuttle amp, Bergantino cabs, Fender Jazz MIM bass, MXR bass compressor, BOSS GE-7 band equalizer

Previous history: The Pirates, Red Box, various indie bands

Influences: John Entwistle and Bernard Edwards

Artists: Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, Police, Stones, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Ramones

Albums: Miles Davis (Kind of Blue), Aerosmith (Rocks), Fleetwood Mac (Rumours), Steely Dan (Aja), Rolling Stones (Get Yer Ya Yas Out), JJ Cale (Troubadour), The Doors (LA woman, Morrison Hotel)

Favourite Films: Deliverence, Titanic, Spinal Tap, Scarface, Terminator 2, Amadeus, Gladiator, Jurassic Park, The Godfather, Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Food: Indian / Curry

Drink: Session ales/bitters, light American beers, Bloody Mary

Hobbies: Presenting weekly radio show ‘Lloyd’s pick n mix’ on newdawn.fm, Backgammon, National Trust / English Heritage days out. (wild I know!)

Aspirations: to stay somewhere other than a Premier Inn!

Mike

Instruments: Drums

Equipment: Gretsch drums and zildjian and sabian cymbals

Previous history: The Pirates/drumtech/lots of function bands

Influence: Gadd and Vinnie

Artists: Sting/Jools Holland

Food: Curry

Drink: Guinness

Hobbies: Rugby

Aspirations: To be a better drummer than Adam!!

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