Blistered - A 5 piece band specialising in Mod / Indie / Britpop with tunes ranging from the Beatles to Blur. www.facebook.com/blistereduk
Boxeddy - A pop, rock and indie cover band with songs ranging from the Kinks to Abba. www.boxeddy.com
Locked Out - A 5 piece guitar based band who perform songs by Chuck Berry, The Killers and more. www.lockedout.info
Fuzz - A cover band with songs ranging from the sixties to the present day. www.pxproductions.com/fuzz
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
'Pub Rock'
When researching the target audience - the pub scene - I came across 'Pub Rock' which I believe our band has some elements of.
The rock music genre, 'Pub Rock', developed in the mid 1970', where bands would perform live in small local venues and pubs. Dress style of the band was based around denim and plaid shirts, tatty jeans and droopy hair. Most of the venues were in large Victorian pubs "north of Regents Park" where there were plenty of suitable pubs. One of the most notable venues was the Hope and Anchor pub on Islington's Upper Street, still a venue. These bands included Kilburn & The High Roads and Ducks Deluxe.
The 'Pub Rock' was taken over by the Punk scene later on in the 1970's - but I believe that this genre still has a big influence on bands today, especially local bands who enjoy performing in small, pub venues.
The rock music genre, 'Pub Rock', developed in the mid 1970', where bands would perform live in small local venues and pubs. Dress style of the band was based around denim and plaid shirts, tatty jeans and droopy hair. Most of the venues were in large Victorian pubs "north of Regents Park" where there were plenty of suitable pubs. One of the most notable venues was the Hope and Anchor pub on Islington's Upper Street, still a venue. These bands included Kilburn & The High Roads and Ducks Deluxe.
The 'Pub Rock' was taken over by the Punk scene later on in the 1970's - but I believe that this genre still has a big influence on bands today, especially local bands who enjoy performing in small, pub venues.
(Kilburn & The High Roads)
Location and Set Design
As we are not using the Peppercorns stage as the set for the music video, we are using the school hall.
I went and looked at the school hall yesterday with Heidi to try and think of some ideas for the design of the set, as with limited time and no budget, this is tricky.
The backdrop on the stage already is a Top of the Pops one, with music related objects and pictures on it. There is also a 1920's black and white backdrop.
But for our music video, I think a plain backdrop would be best as the band want to sell themselves to the pub scene – so simply presenting themselves performing – and have the band look cool and make them stand out against a plain background.
I have looked into renting a backdrop for the filming, but this is expensive and probably not possible.
These are some of the websites I looked at...
www.pyramidvisuals.co.uk
www.backdropsfantastic.com
www.grosh.com
I went and looked at the school hall yesterday with Heidi to try and think of some ideas for the design of the set, as with limited time and no budget, this is tricky.
The backdrop on the stage already is a Top of the Pops one, with music related objects and pictures on it. There is also a 1920's black and white backdrop.
But for our music video, I think a plain backdrop would be best as the band want to sell themselves to the pub scene – so simply presenting themselves performing – and have the band look cool and make them stand out against a plain background.
I have looked into renting a backdrop for the filming, but this is expensive and probably not possible.
These are some of the websites I looked at...
www.pyramidvisuals.co.uk
www.backdropsfantastic.com
www.grosh.com
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Location and Filming
Originally, the location for our music video was Peppercorns in St Neots, but as we were not able to hire this out, we are going to use the school hall. This does make it easier as I cannot attend the video shoot as I have to go up to Manchester that weekend, due to personal reasons (which I cannot rearrange). So on the Friday before the filming I can set up the stage for the video shoot, ready for the band to perform on the Sunday (23rd of January).
Friday, 14 January 2011
Similar Band: Hard Rain
Hard Rain is a pub band from the Norfolk area. They usually play Bob Dylan songs, but play other songs from bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and artists such as Amy Whinehouse. The band consists of 6 members, 5 men and 1 woman.
This band is very similar to Group Therapy as their target audience is similar and so is the choice of songs and style.
As you can see in the picture below, the band look professional, yet casual in their attire. The jeans and casual shirt work well together and portray an image which I think Group Therapy would want to convey.
This band is very similar to Group Therapy as their target audience is similar and so is the choice of songs and style.
As you can see in the picture below, the band look professional, yet casual in their attire. The jeans and casual shirt work well together and portray an image which I think Group Therapy would want to convey.
Costume Idea 2
As the band do not like the previous costume for the music video, I have suggested shirt, jeans and casual shoes such as trainers, as the band will still appeal to the wedding audience and the pub audience and it has both smart and casual. Below is an idea of what it will look like.
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