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THE PHOENIX FALL

About Me


In the cold, wintry halls of Leeds University, two first year undergraduates sat in their respective rooms strumming on their guitars, jamming to their favourite tunes, writing their own fresh ones. Eventually Ollie Mellotte (rhythm guitar and lead vocals) and Ben Ellis (lead guitar) found each other and discovered their similar musical taste and the desire to set up a band. And so, a song writing collaboration began and a few jamming sessions later and having hunted out a bass guitarist in Lewis Jenkins and a drummer, The Phoenix Fall were formed. As a young inexperienced student band, the prospect of delving into the competitive jungle that is the Leeds music scene could seem overwhelming, but what strikes home most about this exciting, electrifying pop quartet is their commitment to their music, each other and their willingness to learn. They are all second year students and all have other obligations, but they’re dedication to their music has seen The Phoenix Fall go from strength to strength, playing live all over Leeds and clearly getting a buzz from doing so. Their original drummer came and went, but in Charlie Dale they have a new member who has fitted seamlessly into the bands’ make up. Their mission was simple yet effective: write great music and get people listening to it and enjoying it. And it’s working. The band are gathering themselves a heaving crowd of loyal fans with their blend of imaginative, foot stomping music. The Phoenix Fall arrive in your ears as a band both influenced by, and in admiration of, artists such as Take That, The Killers and Coldplay and the eclectic mix of the music they create is both refreshing and entertaining to watch and absorb.Watch out 2009, The Phoenix is about to land.



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Member Since: 1/19/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/thephoenixfall"www.myspace.com/thephoenixfall
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THE PHOENIX FALL OFFICIAL GROUP


Influences: Take That
The Killers
Oasis
Razorlight
The Libertines
The Beatles
The Kooks
Artic Monkeys
Bob Dylan
The Strokes
Babyshambles
Coldplay
Bloc Party
Johnny Cash
Air Traffic
Ben Folds
Radiohead
The Shins
The Streets
Snow Patrol

Sounds Like: Your new favorite band :)
Record Label: Highbury Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Live Review by Glasswerk National and Audioscribbler :)

Hey Hey!!Below is the link to a review of our live performance at our recent headline gig at trash!! Just copy and paste the html and check out the review!! We are also currently recording a new demo ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 02:35:00 GMT

New song

Hey all!Long time no blog. We've just unploaded the first copy of our new song, Nineties! Please could everyone leave comments on it, positive or not. We will add updated versions of it as we remix it...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:24:00 GMT

New Demo! New Songs!!!

Hey Guys, Weve just uploaded the new songs we've recorded as well as an updated version of Elvis's Son. Please leave comments and let us know wat u think. Also, tell your friends so we can expose the ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:08:00 GMT

End Of 1st Year at Leeds Uni.....

Hey Everyone! Thanks so much to all the people who took time to come down and watch our gigs.... it means a lot to us and has really helped us to establish ourselves within the Leeds music scene! We...
Posted by on Wed, 30 May 2007 03:22:00 GMT

New Songs recorded live at The New Roscoe are now up on the site!!!!!!

Hey this is a blog to tell you about the new mp3 player we have got down by our comments..... there are 5 songs on there taken from the gig we did on the 2nd of May, this guy is apparently the best so...
Posted by on Fri, 04 May 2007 15:42:00 GMT

A massive thank you from olli :) MUST READ FOR ALL FANS!!!

Just spoken to Ollie on the phone and he said how much it meant to him and the rest of the group, that so meny people turned up too watch him play in the mixing tin tonight....... Myself (Ben) an...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:50:00 GMT

Thank you to everyone who came to the Mixing Tin!

From all four members of The Phoenix Fall, we'd like to thank you so much for coming to see us.  We also promise that there is a lot more to come from this band so make sure you keep checking thi...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:52:00 GMT

My First Ever Blog!!!

Seeing as Ollie is on yet another Snakebite Sunday i.e. is in no state to write a blog tonight! I have decided to have a crack at writting one :). Ollie is going through a mental song writting stage a...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:30:00 GMT

My Space Set Up

Hello!We are a very fresh band as we have just got the ball rolling. Although with a dodgy mic and dodgy headphones we managed to put a few of our ideas down in Ben's room at uni. Elvis's Son was rec...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:24:00 GMT