3am + Band in London, EN

ABOUT

London-based. Play rocking blues. Established gigging band since 2004.
Line-up for the past six years played blues-based rock all over the Southern Counties: including theatres, music festivals, Charlotte Street Blues, and The 100 Club. Latest album released 18.03.2012. More planned. www.3am.uk - or www.lemonrock/3am or the blues music press will enlighten you further.

Screen name:

No1Fan

Member since:

Jun 07 2009

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years together:

8

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Available to gig:

2-3 nights a week

Age:

77 years

Influences

Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin, Maggie Bell, Elkie Brookes, Mavis Staples,Skin of Skunk Anansie, Robert Palmer,Led Zeppelin,Primal Scream, Free, Paul Rodgers,The Rolling Stones, Robert Johnson, B.B.King,The Small Faces,Thin Lizzy,Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Slash, Gary Moore, Richie Blackmore,Stevie Ray Vaughan,Eric Clapton,Pete Townsend,King Crimson,Connie Lush,Dusty Springfield, Clair Bloom, Catherine Deneuve, Monroe, Lowfinger,Miles Davies.

Members Of Band

Tim Renton: lead guitar, mandolin, banjo, lap steel, bv's. Songwriter. Past bands: Reign, Wombles, Shambles.

Jamie Fisher: Has played with original artists Sphere³, Santo El Diablo, Melbourne, Pick Up Sticks, Celloman. He can also be spotted playing for Kiss & Tell Cabaret, The Incredibly Strange Film Band, and Samantha Fox

Chris Parren: keys. Musical arranger. Musical history: Professional musician/arranger: performed and played in Rock Follies TV series: toured/played with Maggie Bell/Midnight Flyer, James Burton, Jim Capaldi, Barbara Dickson, The Strawbs and Judie Tzuke. Musical Director for Rocky Horror Show Piccadilly.

Vocals/songwriting: Laura Long - Headlined the 2010 Primrose Chill Festival. Now adding her undoubted musical talents to the raw energy of 3am. More Elkie Brooks than Janis Joplin, she is also a regular on the London jazz circuit where she performs with many of the UK's top jazz instrumentalists.

Phil Evans: bass/bvs. (age 17) with a Boulevard single at No 3 in the Sound Rock Charts, Phil’s now played with dozens of rock and blues bands in the UK and abroad, + several years gigging and touring with neo-classical metal band September Gun

EQUIPMENT

About 15 guitars, plus acoustics and other strings. Mesa Boogie amps etc., etc., etc. PA/monitors etc. Lights. Paiste cymbals; custom Sonor drums.etc. etc etc.Sonor, Paiste and Korg endorsee.

MUSIC