* * * BIO * * *
Have you ever walked through a town and had a thought or a feeling that you needed to light-heartedly explain?
Well Mr. Smith & The B Flat Band take all those thoughts - and quite possibly a few you probably shouldn't have - and put them to music in a way that will appeal to you and your mum's mum.
With catchy choruses and funky riffs accompanied by witty “tell-it-like-it-is†lyrics, you’re feet will tap, your head will nod and you’ll suddenly realise that in this messed up world, you’re not alone.
With gigs already under they're belt at the O2 Wireless Festival, Secret Garden Party and for Tommy Hilfiger - to name but a few - Mr. Smith & The B Flat Band are simply making music for people that need something they can relate to.
* * * SOME VENUES WE'VE PLAYED SO FAR... * * *
O2 Wireless Festival, Hyde Park * Secret Garden Party * The Cavern * 12 Bar Club * YOYO @ Notting Hill Arts Club * Clapham Grand * Halfmoon * Apple Store * Tommy Hilfiger * Proud Galleries * Betsey Trotwood * Hard Rock Cafe * Neighbourhood * Cobden Club * Tommy Flynn's * Babalou * Filthy's * Clockwork * Sound * Watershed * Pleasure Unit * Industry * Leonards EC1 * The Orange
...plus many more!
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* * * O2 UNDISCOVERED * * *
We are pleased to tell you we made it down to the final 10 of O2 Undiscovered!
We didn't win, but we had a wicked couple of days...
And we played at the O2 Wireless Festival in June, which was amazing!
* * * REVIEWS * * *
"Mr. Smith & The B Flat Band opened the show with they're potent mix of funk and soul which went down superbly with the expectant crowd. Ryan and the bands’ wry and honest tales of modern life are easy to relate to and the soulful tracks, especially ‘Stuff That Makes Me Smile’, got the crowd making so much noise that the rest of Hard Rock couldn’t help but notice PROMOTES was in the building." Popworld Promotes, Acoustic @ Hard Rock
"...I can assure you, that song (Stuff That Makes Me Smile) will be playing in you're head for days to come, it's that catchy." Dave Berry, Homemade on T4
"...we have a returning favourite, Mr. Smith & The B Flat Band who are a cross between Madness and The Streets." Acoustic Show, Betsey Trotwood
"Pop with a pinch of salt." The Cavern, Liverpool
"...it was a one horse race until Mr. Smith & The B Flat Band came on." Battle Of The Bands, 12 Bar Club
"The kind of sunshine ska outing that would undoubtedly get Suggs's vote, Mr. Smith & The B Flat Band's "...Smile" brings some levity to this year's final [O2 Undiscovered], its lyrics taking in Lauryn Hill, The Spice Girls, England's attempts to win the World Cup again - and world peace." The Independent
Music Week Magazine - WC 09/04/07
"Mr. Smith & The B Flat Band up next but a worried Mr. B Flat (otherwise known as Nigel) was pacing around the place in a nervous manner as their bass player had gone a.w.o.l. ! But like the true pro's they are they took to the stage and did an accoustic set which went down a storm. (The last I heard the bassist is still unfound so any good bass players looking for a band with a lot going for them?!)" Filthy's All Dayer - Summer 2007
"Another year and another amazing showcase over with. Highlights for me, Mr. Smith & The B Flat Band..." Georgina - City Showcase Festival 2007
"Mr Smith and the B Flat Band are so South London as well as being Ryan on vocals, Nigel on guitar, Byron on bass, Sam on drums and Scarlet Rose on backing vocals. They describe themselves as rock/ska and their songs cover unrequited love and dodgy Croydon taxi drivers among other things. 'Stuff That Makes Me Smile' and 'Jackie Love' were good and the fact that Scarlett Rose sounds like Barbara Windsor is no bad thing. Very entertaining and worth a listen." Backstage Pass
"This band from London plays highly rhythmic pop music, with amusingly clever lyrics. Great feel-good songs, good vocals, ska and jazz influences keeping it all very lively. Stylistically like Jason Mraz, but a bit more rock centric dude." Bugbear Bookings, Dublin Castle
* * * VIDEOS/PROMO * * *
"STUFF THAT MAKES ME SMILE"
Filmed in Brick Lane, London July 2006
Directed by John Smith & Tony Petrou
