Dave Bailes, keyboards and musical backbone of the band, a former session musician who has worked with the likes of Arthur Brown, Emma Sharpe and The Features, Lene Lovitch and Hawkwind, as well as many others. A talented metal detector and collector of bottles.
Carl Anderson –vocals, bass guitar, melodica, trumpet, has appeared in several Film and Television productions, including Bridget Jones- The Edge of Reason, and The White Stripes, - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground Music Video, a Wildman for Come Into My Parlour Productions,an animal professional and male model.
Fay Greenhalgh vocals, bass guitar ‘actress’ co-producer/director for ‘Come Into My Parlour Productions’ and cabaret hussy.
Keith Clarke – Dark Corner Recordings, and member of Torez, our resident sound technician, Sonic Advisor and Robert Smith Impersonator.
Tony Willett - Visuals , Camera Obscura Sideshow Proprietor, and good with wood.
Influences
Rehearsing in a bomb shelter, kitchen and a scout hut.
Sounds Like
Send us a message and let us know what you think we sound like!!!
For the unitiated the Mermaids are a three piece band whose act is part gig, part cabaret, part what-the-hell-is -going on.
A darkly comical musical show incorporating short films, surreal character narratives and varied musical styles.
These include Lenin’s Virulent Muscle, an agiti-actionist group, and Lost Vagabonds of Mordor, a troupe of unemployed performance poets and artists, and So Much More!
Contact us at thelasvegasmermaids@yahoo.co.uk for further details.
To help you keep recording during these times of economic crisis and price rises we would like to offer all our myspace friends a 40% discount on all bookings for band recordings from the 24th August to the end of September 2009. This means an hourly rate of just £25.
The heart of our recording studios is a Pro tools HD 2 system (x2) with C24 control surfaces together with an Allen and Heath 32:8:2 analogue desk for analogue mixing. We provide a mixture of classic, analogue audio equipment and cutting-edge digital technology. see our website www.altrecordingstudios.com for further details.
please mention myspace if booking, this is a one time offer prompted by our recent studio refurbishment
Hi, through out JULY AND AUGUST we are slashing our day time rehearsal prices. Between 10am and 5pm all our rooms are either £6 or £7 per hour including weekends. Making us one of the cheapest in SUSSEX. Plus If you buy 3 hours we will even throw in a 4th totally FREE. YES TOTALLY FREE.
OUR RECORDING RATES ARE STILL JUST AS AFFORDABLE TOO, FULL DAYS FROM £200 ALL IN.
So come and rehearse and record in one of the best equipped music complex's in the South.
Hi, through JUNE AND JULY we are slashing our day time rehearsal prices. Between 10am and 5pm all our rooms are either £6 or £7 per hour including weekends. Making us one of the cheapest in SUSSEX. Plus If you buy 3 hours we will even throw in a 4th totally FREE. YES TOTALLY FREE.
OUR RECORDING RATES ARE STILL JUST AS AFFORDABLE TOO, FULL DAYS FROM £200 ALL IN.
So come and rehearse and record in one of the best equipped music complex's in the South.
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