The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 19th June 2013

Sarah Tonin are an alternative rock band from south east England who are on a musical quest of discovery and self exploration. They indulge in psychedelic and progressive rock with infectious material and fresh hooks, with improvisation and funk an integral aspect of the sound. The music fuses these styles and transcends into an unheard and exciting new sound with songs for a new era.

Front man of the group, Chris Parris, brings together influences from psychedelia and space rock, giving funk driven grooves a darker edge. With lyrics exploring topics of the human condition and the mysteries and surrealness of the universe, the arrangements of the songs often take the listeners to wonderful and unexpected places.

Parris and Marcus Chapman are the creative driving force behind the band, recording and producing their debut album 'Spinning Chaos'. Chapman has been playing piano most of his life and is an experienced music producer. He crafts magical sounds bringing out different colours in various sections of their songs. He has mean organ tones, beautiful piano parts and his hypnotic, progressive synth solos leave audiences breathless.

The band's killer rhythm section is incredibly talented and versatile Jez Palmer on drums and Bouncy Piper on the bass who has an amazing natural talent for plucking, slapping and laying down a solid groove. Their immense, jaw dropping sound gets the crowd moving every time at festival stages and venues across the south. Sarah Tonin are currently working on new material for their second studio album and are psyched about the future ahead, having already performed at the spring Equinox at Stonehenge on 19th March 2018, as well as confirmed slots at Small World, Live on BBC Radio Kent, Summer Stonehenge Free Festival, Sol Party and Green Gathering for this year. After performing to nearly 2000 people at last years Local & Live in Calverley Park and putting on a tremendous show the band are certainly ready for larger audiences.

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Electro hip-hop singer/rapper Lee Willz collaborated with producer Trademark in 2009 and together launched their debut album ‘Against Your Willz’.

The duo’s first single ‘Friday Night’ featured on Sky music Channel AKA and Stars TV, and aired on BBC Radio Kent and Kiss FM as well as in Australia.

The previous year has seen Lee Willz & Trademark shoot two of their hottest videos in Ibiza on a packed out Pukka Up boat party; previous events have been filmed for MTV.

Their local school tour and workshops led them to an army of avid followers and supporters.

Lee Willz, Trademark and The Band have played a list of gigs and shows in Camden, Leicester Square, Brick Lane and all over Kent and Sussex, now with an amazing electric live sound featuring a bunch of talented musicians who headlined the comedy stage at The V-Festival 2011. This year has seen them presenting and performing at The Try Angle Awards, The Modified Nationals, Surface Festival, The O2 Islington and the main O2 this month.

The duo are soon to release their highly anticipated second album "One For the Road". Influenced and inspired by sell out artists Drake, Tinie Tempah, Eminem and Lil Wayne, the duo are attacking the music industry with bags of energy and enthusiasm!

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Code: Marla is a musical project based completely around a love of sound. Led by CJ Thorpe (Bass, Beats, Synths + Production) and featuring new vocalist Millie Davis, Code: Marla combine elements of live electronic music and organic bass tones with complex textures and harmonies. Influenced by a mixture of ambient trip-hop and dubstep, Code: Marla fuse elements of genres to create a dark, hypnotising atmosphere. Signed to online record label Bitnormal Records, and with a new EP (Press X To Jason) now available, Code: Marla are setting out to shake the foundations of every venue they play.

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Caleb is a singer-songwriter who cut his guitar strings on the mean streets of rural Kent, and now plays them out on the hilly streets of Brighton.

He spent many great years playing along side some brilliantly talented musicians and friends in a band called D-FiNiTiVE. 

And after going their separate ways, Caleb decided to try his hand at some solo work. Having built up a good collection of songs, he has been dazzling audiences up and down the the South East for a good few years now. With influences ranging from Coldplay to Nile Rodgers and many in-between, a real love of the 'Brit-Pop' scene and many old soul and funk records thrown in for good measure!

Occasionally Caleb is joined on stage by some friendly old faces of former bands, mixing in a few old "HITS" and new tracks to keep things interesting!

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