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About: The Band
In 2006 Oli Brown was told by Carl Gustafson
from the American Blues band Blinddog
Smokin' that he should form his own band in his own name, this was the birth of The Oli Brown Band.
Towards the end of 2006, whilst playing at jam sessions in Norwich, Oli met drummer Simon Dring whom he really admired and asked if he would be prepared to join the band. Oli's next task was to find a bass player. Luckily, Simon knew of a talented bassist and recommended that Oli give Fred Hollis a call.
January 2007 saw Oli, Simon and Fred start rehearsals, and March 1 saw The Oli Brown Band perform their first gig at The Walnut Tree Shades
in Norwich.
Since that first gig in 2007, the
band has played up and down the country. One of the highlights
was recording a live session for BBC Radio 2 (at Maida Vale studios)
for the Paul Jones Blues Show which was transmitted 14 May 2007.
Other highlights include supporting acts like Walter Trout, Aynsley
Lister, Devon Allman, Ian Parker and performances for various
local radio stations.
2008 is shaping up to be another
exciting and extremely busy year.
In January Oli signed to Ruf Records
and went to Germany (with Fred and Simon, of course) to record
his first Ruf Records album, titled "Open Road", it
is due for release at the end of April 2008.
In February, whilst in America,
The Oli Brown Band were invited to record at the legendary Ardent
Studios in Memphis, by John Fry himself. (Ardent Studios have
been involved with the recording of albums by artists such as
REM, The White Stripes, Led Zeppelin, Isaac Hayes, ZZ Top, the
list goes on and on) Oli and the band recorded a couple of tracks
and then performed a live session for "The Ardent Sessions",
the hits on the website for The Oli Brown Band set was over 1.4
million in three weeks.
The Oli Brown Band just gets better
and better, securing support slots in 2008 with artist such as
Jon Cleary, Johnny Winter, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Robben Ford,
these gigs will see them playing in larger venues and increasing
their rapidly growing fan base.
If you have not see The Oli Brown
Band live, I suggest you check out the gig page and book yourself
into one, you will NOT be disappointed.
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