Member Since: 5/14/2007
Band Website: THE LEAVY/DOYLE SESSIONS"
THE LEAVY/DOYLE SESSIONS
Band Members: MICHAEL LEAVY:
SINGER/SONG WRITER/LYRICIST
AND
DANNY DOYLE:
EMCEE/SONGWRITER/GUITARIST/LYRICIST
GUEST MEMBER:
RICHARD SANSFORD:
PRODUCER/ MUSICIAN
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Influences: THE LEAVY/DOYLE SESSIONS’ WRITING IS INFLUENCED BY ALL KINDS, LIFE, LOVE AND LOSS, AMONGST OTHER EXPERIENCES
DANNY DOYLE WAS ORIGINALLY INFLUENCED FROM A YOUNG AGE BY A WIDE RANGE OF ARTISTS INSPIRING HIM TO PLAY GUITAR AND WRITE. FROM NIRVANA, TO JEFF BUCKLEY, METALLICA, BLUR AND OASIS, ROBERT JOHNSON, HENDRIX, THE DOORS, THE STONES, THE BEATLES – WE SERIOUSLY CANT FIT IT ALL IN! - INCLUDING MANY STYLES OF ROCK, INDIE, METAL, SKA, BLUES, JAZZ, SOUL, REGGAE. - THE LIST GOES ON!
HE ALSO SHOWED HIS ECLECTIC TASTES BEING INFLUENCED BY HIP-HOP FROM SNOOP AND DRE , SLICK RICK, WU-TANG CLAN, BIGGIE, HOUSE OF PAIN, AND THE BEASTIE BOYS. AND OF COURSE THE LIKES OF NAUGHTY BY NATURE, DE LA SOUL, 2PAC, BLAK TWANG AND ROOTS MANUVA (AGAIN TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION!) REGGAE - BARRINGTON LEVY, EEK-A-MOUSE, JNR GONG, ABA SHANTI etc - AND OF COURSE - JUNGLE!
HIS OWN EMCEEING BEGAN WITH JUNGLE AND THE SOUNDS OF STEVIE HYPER D, SKIBADEE, ANDY C, BROCKIE, DET, MICKY FINN, FROST, KENNY KEN, HYPE, NICKY BLACKMARKET, FUNKY FLIRT, AND THE ENTIRE KOOL FM COLLECTIVE WERE A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON HIM BREAKBEAT, HOUSE, AND GARAGE ALSO PLAYED A HUGE PART ON HIS MUSICAL TASTES. A PINNACLE OF INSPIRATION CAME FOR DANNY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED FAITHLESS AT GLASTONBURY 1999. HE STILL CONSIDERS THIS HIS FAVOURITE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME AND THE FLOWS AND LYRICS OF MAXI JAZZ HAVE INSPIRED HIM EVER SINCE…
HAVING WORKED WITH VARIOUS GROUPS IN THE PAST (EACH ONE OF THEM ONLY INCORPORATING ONE OF THESE GENRES) HE HAS FOR SOME TIME WANTED TO BLEND THESE STYLES IN A MELTING POT THAT WOULD SHOWCASE HIS TALENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHILE REFLECTING HIS HUGE RANGE OF INSPIRATIONS
MICHAEL LEAVY WAS A STRONG SINGER FROM A YOUNG AGE, GROWING UP LISTENING TO THE LIKES OF STEVIE WONDER, MARVIN GAYE, OTIS REDDING, AL GREEN, AND ROD STEWART, THE MUSIC AND PERSONALITIES OF JACKIE WILSON, LUTHER VANDROSS, SIMPLY RED, DEL SHANNON, AND EVEN THE EAGLES, INSPIRED MICHAEL TO GO ON SINGING AND THE MUSIC OF MEATLOAF, HALL AND OATS, EDDIE GRANT AND OF COURSE THE TEMPTATIONS, MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON HIS OWN PARTICULAR SOUND
LISTENING TO EVERYTHING FROM NAT KING COLE, THE FOUR TOPS, SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES, TO BILLIE OCEAN, MICHAEL JACKSON, MOTOWN, AND WHITNEY, ONLY GAVE MICHAEL ONE ASPECT OF HIS INSPIRATION, AFTER ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS, HE BEGAN TO TAKE HIS SINGING SERIOUSLY, AND SOULFULLY. AND HAVING ENTERED INTO THE WORLD OF NEW R N’ B, THE LIKES OF 112, BOYZ II MEN, DRU HILL, JODECI, MAXWELL AND ALFONSO HUNTER OPENED ANOTHER LEVEL UP TO MICHAEL’S SINGING AND THE MUSIC OF BLACKSTREET MOTIVATED HIM TO GO FURTHER. ADDITIONAL INSPIRATION CAME FROM THE BRITISH ARTISTS: CONNOR REEVES, LYNDEN DAVID HALL, COURTNEY PINE, BEVERLEY KNIGHT, KENNY THOMAS AND KELLY LE ROC.
MICHAEL WANTED TO MATCH AND SURPASS THEIR SUCCESS, AND THE MUSIC OF DR DRE AND ESPECIALLY 2PAC SERVED AS HUGE INSPIRATION ON MICHAEL’S LIFE AS HE WAS ALSO A HUGE FAN OF HIP-HOP. THE GENRES OF MUSIC HE ENJOYED WERE ACTUALLY VERY DIVERSE, RANGING FROM FRANK SINATRA AND THE RATPACK TO ROCK AND COUNTRY, REGGAE, JAZZ AND ACOUSTIC BALLADS
REFLECTING HIS OLD-SKOOL, SOULFUL INSIGHTS, AND EXPERIENCES IN PERFORMING R N’ B THROUGHOUT EUROPE, MICHAEL ALSO WANTED TO REFLECT A LARGER DIVERSITY OF MUSICAL GENRES, AND THIS PROJECT SEEMED A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
Sounds Like: AS THOUGH A SOULFUL SINGER, A MELODIC EMCEE AND A GUITAR HAD BEEN THROWN INTO A BLENDER, PRODUCING A DELICIOUS RESULT!TO BE HONEST THE LEAVY/DOYLE SESSIONS ARE VERY DISTINCTIVE AND UNIQUE WITH A SOUND THAT HAS TO BE LISTENED TO, TO BE APPRECIATED FULLY. ALTHOUGH SHADES OF THEIR INFLUENCES CAN AT TIMES BE NOTICED, IT IS APPARENT THAT THE LEAVY/DOYLE SESSIONS ARE CREATING THEIR OWN TRADEMARK SOUND
HEY PEEPS WE HAVE A NEW FEATURE ABOVE, OUR VOICE-MAIL MESSAGE THING!! WOOHOO!
TO LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE
SIMPLY CLICK ON "RECORD BY PHONE"
-YOU WILL BE GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER AND A VERIFICATION CODE
-THEN DIAL THE NUMBER FROM YOUR PHONE
(IT'S ONLY STANDARD LAND LINE RATE)
-YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR THE CODE...
TYPE IN THE 4 DIGIT NUMBER
-YOU WILL HEAR US.. LEAVE A MESSAGE!!!,
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!THE LDS BOYZ XX