The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Tuesday 24th July 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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Saiichi Sugiyama is a talented singer-songwriter who performs in his band in solo acoustic slots to add variety, but also, separately, he appears for whole solo acoustic shows. He has, in this format, supported Josh Smith (US) and Ariel Posen (Canada), including an appearance in 2018 at one of London's swish music spots, Under The Bridge, where there was a queue for sign ups to his emailing list.
Saiichi Sugiyama solo plays his own songs, some written with Cream lyricist Pete Brown, or hand-picked covers. They can be ballads, light and sometimes wistful, or brisk, walking-tempo numbers, ground out with brisk guitar and vocal ferocity. There are traces of Classic Rock, Folk, Blues, Soul, Jazz, Americana in a Saiichi Sugiyama solo show. Specific inspirations include artists such as Robert Johnson, producing Saiichi's gripping cover of Crossroads. More inspiration comes from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

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Emotive songstress, Jennifer Lee Ridley passionately uses influences of a Romantic folk nature to create poignant and touching music. She has studied in depth the poetic nature of song and has a strong affinity with writers such as William Shakespeare, John Keats and William Blake. More recently she has combined these influences with her own song-writing to create more modern fusions whilst carefully retaining the purity of the lyrical content. Her dark warm vocals combined with her individual folk sound mirrors the poetic lyrics which explore the many facets of emotions.

This has had a profound effect on her own songs which she continues to develop and enhance through working with other composers, musicians and writers locally and in London. She feels strongly that collaborating is an important part of growing and building an understanding of the nature and the impact of poetry and prose on music.

She is currently working on and arranging an album which she is hopes to bring out in 2014.

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