Blue Nation
General Info
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Genre: Blues / Indie / Rock
Location Birmingham, Un
Profile Views: 61448
Last Login: 5/16/2013
Member Since 2/5/2006
Website www.bluenation.co.uk
Record Label Box Seat Records
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
BLUE NATION EP New York City Lights on iTunes BLUE NATION ON FACEBOOK Blue Nation is an indie/blues driven outfit hailing from Birmingham's vibrant music scene. Fronted by the powerful vocals of Neil Murdoch coupled with an exquisite and talented backline supplied by Jon Hooker and Gurdev Sohal (Greddy). Born out of the desire to bring people something they can hang onto (musically). With heart pounding vocals, infectious melodies and sharp riffs Blue Nation have set themselves high Standards Neil is the main songwriter, guitarist and singer and has enigmatic stage presence with vocals to match! Neil specialises in the truth when it comes to song writing. With love, life, hurt and sorrow it's all wound up and created in Blue Nations songs. During a sound check "Big Mick" sound engineer for Metallica said " where the F**kin Hell did that skinny kid (Neil) get that great voice from?" We still don't know and neither does he… Having been in bands before he set about finding the perfect blend of musicians. Soon Neil found who he was looking for and they formed Blue Nation. Drumming is in Jon's blood and music plays a major part in his life. Jon has a degree in contemporary popular music from The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford. (Focused specifically on drums) his drumming style oozes funk, soul and downright dirty blues, Jon has become the back bone of Blue Nation Playing bass guitar with nothing but love and passion, Greddy is the final ingredient in the Blue Nation recipe. The love of funk, soul and rock music defines the sound he shapes and creating a head nodding rhythm section with Jon. Add Greddy's bass work in harmony with Neil's guitar playing and you have the Blue Nation sound. Their gig and recording experience is extensive, well over 300 gigs that include many major cities in the UK, two acoustic tours of NYC focused around Greenwich Village and Manhattan. New tracks have been recorded for the release of an album in 2013. This will be supported by the video release of "Maybe Goodbye" & "Let Me Down Slowly" two of the album tracks. -
Members
Neil Murdoch Lead Singer /Guitarist Jon Hooker - Drummer Gurdev Sohal ( Greddy) - Bass Guitar BLUE NATION ARE ENDORSED BY ERNIE BALL -
Influences
The Black Keys, Radiohead, Free, Maximo Park, Paul Weller, Small Faces, The Who, Muse, RHCP, Spin Doctors, Smiths, Gene and of course The Beatles. -
Sounds Like
They would put themselves into the Indie / Blues box but have been compared to many different bands and styles which probably means they have a style of their own.
Shows & Events
No upcoming shows/events
BIO Blue Nation is an indie/blues driven outfit hailing from Birmingham’s vibrant music scene. Fronted by the powerful vocals of Neil Murdoch coupled with an exquisite and talented backline supplied by Jon Hooker (Hooky) and Ade Derbyshire, Blue Nation is a force of musical nature and should be heard to be believed.
Born out of the desire to bring people something they can hang onto (musically) they formed in late 2009. With heart pounding vocals, infectious melodies and sharp riffs Blue Nation have set themselves high Standards
Neil is the main songwriter, guitarist and singer and has enigmatic stage presence with vocals to match! Neil specialises in the truth when it comes to song writing. With love, life, hurt and sorrow its all wound up and created in Blue Nations songs. During a sound check “Big Mick” sound engineer for Metallica said “ where the F**kin Hell did that skinny kid (Neil) get that great voice from?” We still don’t know and neither does he…
Hooky definitely falls in to the category. “If you’re good enough you are old enough.” Drumming is in Hookys blood and music plays a major part in his life. Hooky has a degree in contemporary popular music from The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford. (Focused specifically on drums) so his drumming style oozes funk, soul and downright dirty blues, Hooky is the back bone of Blue Nation
Ade is a rare breed in which he is a lead bass guitarist. Razor sharp Bass riffs flow effortlessly from him and drive Blue Nation forward with a unique sound and style. In every great band there has to be a great partnership with the Drums and Bass, Ade and Hooky are second to none. Couple this with Ades bass work in harmony with Neil’s guitar work it defines the Blue Nation Sound.
