Steve Rothery (born November 25, 1959) is the guitarist of the neo-progressive rock band Marillion. He was born in Brampton, South Yorkshire, England. From the age of six he lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Rothery began to play the guitar at the age of 15. In 1979, he saw an ad in the music press for a band called Silmarillion that needed a guitarist. He auditioned successfully for the band (August 19, 1979).
Sean Filkins was born in Rochester, Kent, UK. Being closely assocaited with UK, neo-prog band Lorien as well as UK space rock ensemble, Soma, Filkins is not new to the progressive scene. This is his first release War & Peace & Other Stories under his own name. The music carries all the regular trademark progressive influences associated with his music.His album was released in April 2011 under F2 Records.
Also Eden are an upcoming British progressive rock band. Their influences are Genesis, Yes, Marillion and IQ, but also contemporary artists like Radiohead, Porcupine Tree, The Flower Kings and many more. They released their debut album "About Time" in 2006, and "It's Kind of You to Ask" in Sep 2008. The members of "Also Eden" are:
Huw Lloyd-Jones (vocals)
Ian Hodson (keyboards/vocals)
Simon Rogers (guitars/vocals)
Steve Dunn (bass/guitars)
Dave Roelofs (drums/percussion)
There are multiple artists called Cyan: 1) Cyan is a Spanish pop-rock band from Barcelona.
Their music is intimate and emotional, in a combination that ranges from pop to rock, with epic flavors, introspective lyrics and prominent melodies.
After some years showcasing their work in concerts in Barcelona and Madrid, in 2008 they present their first album, Cyan, masterized by the Grammy awarded Adam Ayan.
Official web site: www.somoscyan.com
eyes of the world by darwns radio is the future of progressive rock,it covers all bases of the genre with heartfelt songwriting and playing with a passion that i have rarely heard from a band over the past ten years,its melodic,progressive,passionate,its superb check them out at http://www.darwinsradio.co.uk/
There are two groups with the name Esquire and one DJ: 1) eSQUIRE (Lee Squires) is one of the hottest & most exciting young producers in the UK. Rapidly spreading his name to clubbers and industry heads alike, his sound of uplifting funky fuelled house is becoming the sound of dancefloors across the globe. With a successful string of releases and remixes on labels such as All Around The World, Hed Kandi, Data, 3 Beat Blue, Ministry Of Sound, Boss & Toolroom Records.
We could call LANDS END the first "aquatic progressive" band. The fact that they live on the shores of the Pacific Ocean seems like it has quite inspired these musicians and we find many allusions to the sea in their albums. Starting from rather simple neo Progressive rock, they built their own style made of energetic guitar assisted by keyboards, over which added vocals. Their music is very progressive, somewhere in the middle between Pink Floyd, Genesis and Yes, and the musicians don't hesitate to adventure themselves into long instrumental jams.
It Bites are a rock band formed in Egremont, Cumbria, England, in 1982. It Bites reformed in 2006. Original singer and guitarist Francis Dunnery has been replaced by John Mitchell (Kino (UK), Arena, The Urbane). Bassist Dick Nolan was replaced in 2008 with Lee Pomeroy. The current band members are:
John Mitchell (vocals, guitar), John Beck (keyboards), Lee Pomeroy (bass), Bob Dalton (drums)
There are multiple artists with this name: 1) "Paul Salva is a funky motherf-cker," says The Fader. Beyond those who already know this, the rest of the electronic music world is catching wind of the 29 year old producer, DJ, promoter and label boss. Already heralded by the Numbers, Ernest Endeavors and LuckyMe crews in the UK, the Low End Theory residents in LA and his own Frite Nite label/crew in SF, Salva is primed as he preps the release of his debut album, Complex Housing for the Friends of Friends (FoF Music) label.
Vincent Gallo (born Buffalo, NY on April 11th, 1962) and Eric Erlandson (born Los Angeles, CA on January 9th, 1963) have formed a new musical project, RRIICCEE. Gallo, a movie actor, filmmaker and musician, is the critically acclaimed writer and director of such films like Buffalo 66 and The Brown Bunny. He has released two solo albums on the British recording label, Warp Records and also collaborated with the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in the New York no-wave musical group Gray. Erlandson is the former guitarist and founding member of the rock band Hole, along with Courtney Love.