DIXIE

During a late-night drinking session on a weekend away in Warsaw, four old-school friends had a conversation about how stale the music scene was and finished with a 6am sing-along. That morning they formed DIXIE. Two months later the band were discovered by legendary UK producer Jon Kelly (Paul McCartney, The Damned, Beautiful South).
The fact that the band are such close friends is evident in the way they play and DIXIE wouldn't have it any other way. Energy and personality comes across in their performances and the music has something of a tongue-in-cheek sexiness to it.
There're soul-fuelled lyrics, stripped down grooves and classic riffs. It's obvious the band are trying to bring back rock 'n' roll - the fast tracks have a real party feel, the slower numbers, a certain swagger, and every song has a melody that people seem to instantly connect with. Live you see the band for what they really are. The gigs are parties and it's live that the emotion of the songs comes into its own - of course, it helps that DIXIE possess a frontman who performs every gig as if it is his last.
A chance meeting on a plane then saw DIXIE linking up with US producer Robert Shahnazarian Jr (The Killers, The Kooks, Plain White T's) in LA. Since then they've been back and forth across the Atlantic several times laying down an album that properly reflects the power of their performances, working with producer and ex-Maroon 5 drummer Ryan Dusick. These recordings were followed by sessions back in the UK at the famous Sawmills Studios (where Oasis' Definitely Maybe and most Supergrass records came to life!). To be able to record the sound as live as possible the band decided it was time for a 2nd guitarist and have recruited Noel Martin to complete the set-up. DIXIEs next trip is halfway round the world to Byron Bay, Australia, following an invite from Tom Misner of 301 Records and The SAE. 'Tom's told us that with his help and in that studio we can finally get the sort of classic sound we've been looking for... We're really excited' said Adam. Watch this space!!!



Adam Askew - Vocals

Noel Askew - Guitar

Dave Evans- Bass

Ali Kember - Drums

Noel Martin - Guitar

Influences:

The Faces, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Wilson Pickett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The White Stripes, Velvet Underground, The Band, The Charlatans, Otis Redding, T-Rex, Primal Scream, David Bowie, De La Soul, Kings of Leon, Al Green, NWA, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The ICP, Led Zeppelin.

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