| Influences | Karen: David Bowie, Debbie Harry, Pearl Jam, Metallica, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Lipps Inc (Funky Town), Led Zeppelin, Polly Jean Harvey, The legendary label that is Motown, Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails.
Mark: Metallica, Led Zeppelin, The Police, The Clash, Buddy Rich, Primus, Queen, AC/DC, Frank Zappa (Terry Bozzio/Vinnie Colaiuta) & (early) Alice Cooper.
This list could change on a daily basis, but it’ll do for now.
Nick: Hawkwind, Yes, King Crimson, Rush, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Fairport Convention, Man, AC/DC.
Jon: Stuart Adamson (Skids/Big Country), Rush (collectively & individually), Dennis Dunaway/Alice Cooper Group, Jean-Jacques Burnel, The Who, Lemmy, Tool, Metallica, Kate Bush. That's either nine or a lot more than ten. I never was very good at numbers. |
| Sounds Like | Attempting to categorise Maya29 is a tricky task. A band with many dimensions, their musical scope is as broad as the subject matter from which they draw inspiration - from euphoric & anthemic melodic rock to dark & emotive ballads, all underpinned by an urge to explore the limits of what is possible with voice, drums, guitar & bass.
Maya29 was founded by Karen Bradford & Jon Price as a writing & recording project, their self-released debut album Second Suicide receiving praise from national & local music press and numerous online reviewers.
A live band was put together to perform the growing repertoire of songs, and the present, well-established line-up, featuring Mark Mather (drums) and Nick Paul (guitars), is a powerful & confident live band which has performed extensively through Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and as far afield as the Czech Republic.
Maya29 has continued to write & record, resulting in several EPs & the album-length collection Shikashu. The most recent and exciting project is The Fifth Sun - a 45-minute cycle of themed & interconnected songs which sees the band reaching further and confidently stepping into progressive concept album territory. |
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