Pizza Express Maidstone, Thursday 19th April 2018

Infrared are a newly formed band from East Sussex that have been playing since their first gig at the Bedford in London on September 22nd. Their music is very diverse and is influenced by artists such as David bowie, Queen, Muse and many more. The songs are written by lead singer, Lachlan Daly who is currently in his 2nd year of a Songwriting  Degree at BIMM London. The lead guitar parts are written by Jimmy Latham who has been studying guitar since he was 7. The rest of the band consists of Will Buss on Drums and percussion; Cameron Preece on Bass guitar; Tass Alder on Backing Vocals and Kaitlyn Johnson on Keys. Their music has a very big sound with influences of Rock, Folk and   Musical Theatre.

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For the last 10 years, I have been writing and performing my own songs and instrumental pieces. I have performed numerous gigs at various venues as well as several small festivals. Over the last three years I have been focused on my studies at university and honing my art. I have and will be playing charity gigs to raise awareness for different charity and disaster relief campaigns. I am inspired by a wide range of influences, including  soul, jazz, folk, rock and modern pop music. My main influences at this time are Jack Johnson, Ben Howard and Bombay Bicycle Club. 

The songs I write revolve around my relationships with the people around me, experiences that I have had and using those experiences to embellish a narrative in song. I find inspiration in experience and through arts and literature. Sometimes I think that the music says enough without the need for lyric, so I write instrumental pieces alongside songs.

In the next six months I will continue to write songs as well as develop songs I already have in my repertoire and release them. Over this same period I am looking forward to playing more gigs and developing various projects.

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Leo&Tingley are Chasing Shadows, a newly formed acoustic duo from East Sussex. Charlotte Tingley can most often be found at her piano, performing heart-rending covers and originals and covers. Her gentle, melodious tones can turn to powerful ballards in a moment. When not doing music, Charlotte's passion is in film, while finding the time to manage an independent cinema in St Leonards, Kino-Teatr. Leo Snook is a reformed rocker who has returned to his folk and acoustic roots in the last few years. Main guitarist for the band, he combines rock, folk and jazz influences into his playing and singing. His writing is almost exclusively sad songs about the sea. Their joint sound is still very new, but they hope to win crowds over with their unique sound, blend of styles and sides enjoyment of what Chasing Shadows do.

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