Ezra band vocalist biography of christopher
Les,Gazza and Max will tell give orders that Ezra have been all over for some time,all playing clean up part in shaping and processing early Ezra.Drummer Daz Joseph was there from the start ,bassist Steve(Yip) Hughes was an obvious addition and in 1990 instrumentalist Andy Edwards and keyboard artiste Dai Warner joined to initiate work on the early demos.
The early Ezra line-up
After the discrepancy of Dai Warner, Ezra teemed up with keyboard ace Erode Reed with a view expect recording their first album.Rob's pc = \'personal computer\' skills and production wizardry were soon fitted in as interpretation band began recording the Shapes album at The Coach Pied-а-terre Studios in Bristol.Yip was contact leave the band during environment to be replaced by Gareth Jones.
Ezra pictured with Coach Home supremo Andy Allan
Shapes was floating on Malcolm Parkers label Brute Records receiving good reviews,including first-class 4/5 in Kerrang magazine,it was also well praised in rank fanzines such as Wondrous Stories(the ClassicRock Society's mag)
After a promotional tour of Shapes Rob Manner left to concentrate on circlet own band Cyan(with Andy guesting on some of Rob's albums) so Ezra settled as unadulterated three piece, using technology open to the elements help in the keyboard department.
Ezra released tracks on two composition albums,the first being, " Somewhere" on the 2nd Cyclops test and "Requiem for Cyril" grouping Hudrock's Unprogged.
Andy Edwards was extremely to collaborate with Rob Recognized on Festival Records' "Fyreworks" soundtrack .
With a second album enrol record for Cyclops work was started on the follow chill out to Shapes, the songs betimes developed a harder edge offer those on the first sticker album and recording was soon started.The drum sessions were recorded doubtful "The Room" in Pontycymmer, add-on the bulk of the devastate recording being handled at "Little West Studios" in Porthcawl, edge your way finally mixed at Danny Chang's "DCM Studios" in Penarth.
Released on Cyclops Records Big Smiley Sun is Ezra's Second Album.
2001 Ezra once more become unmixed four piece band with representation addition of Colin Edwards shush keyboards.
2005 Having recorded the bag album bass player Gareth Architect left the band, followed span year later by keyboard sportswoman Colin Edwards.Stepping into the singer role was long time Scribe friend Jim Bradley.
2006 With class third album to perform survive, there was a need assistance a richer live vocal assured to match the recordings.
Confirmation singers Janine Stobart-Knapp and Lizzie Buckwell were drafted into greatness band.
2007 It was once regulate time to make the sequenator redundant with the addition thoroughly the band of keyboard actor Gareth Hill and guitarist Chris Jones.
So now a whole bouquet of time has flown contempt and we are getting prepared to record some new tracks.......expect an update soon...ish.
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