I was founder member and guitarist of London based Caffeine, up untill Sept 2008. I'm now working on my two new projects, Calling All Astronauts, and Lena Kay
LENA KAY
Along with long time freind and record producer D'lear, we're writing an album for Lena Kay. Head over to www.myspace.com/lenakay2008 for all the gossip.
Lena is a film actress from the middle east and has appeared on all the major TV stations out there. Lena Kay's new song ' The Spell' is up on her myspace in April 2009 for a short time...more news coming soon
Lena Kay
CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS
West London based indie-electro-punk four piece CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS is the brainchild of former Caffeine guitarist JJ Browning and Vocalist/dj David B the of seminal UK rap-metalers US:UK. J had toured the world with Caffeine opening for such luminaries as The Offspring, Blink 182 and My Chemical Romance, and was feeling it was time for a new challenge. Following a chance meeting in June 2008 at a petrol station in Fulham, between the two old friends saw the birth of Calling All Astronauts. They then recruited Croatian born London scenester Kristi B on bass and rounded things off with drummer/electronic soundsmith Andy Clarke who they had spotted rocking the London scene with live drum and bass performances. The four of them hit it off musically immediately. Drawing inspiration from a diverse list of influences ranging from The Kills to Devo, Weezer to Hadouken they have managed to mix live drums, dance loops, hard as hell indie rock guitars and vocals with attitude, the results of this can be heard in their first demo, a three song sonic sculpture featuring the songs “Scenesters Vs. The Worldâ€, “It Could Have Been Lust†and “What’s So Good About?†which they finished at the end of September 2008. The band are currently writing their debut album as they prepare to unleash their live set on an unprepared world, in early 2009 .................................. “Scenesters Vs. The Worldâ€
Calling All Astronauts are now recording. Their sound has already been described as ' like Bloc Party with machine guns'
click over to myspace.com/callingallastronauts to get the full mission report
...more news coming...*****
Below is what i got up to in Caffeine...
Check out J wearing the lastest range of Strhess Clothing @ www.myspace.com/strhess
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All the live photos on this page have been taken by kris Gruber, check Kris out at www.mysapce.com/photographerkris
J, Scott and Nick rocking out at the Bamboozle festival NY,USA - May 2007
And tearing up Bamboozle Festival NY, USA May 2006
All about J...I moved out from my home town of Sheffield to London moons ago ,to join explosive rap/metal outfit US:UK on guitar. We released one single, raved by the music press, played what was the old Marquee Club London over 40 times and supported such bands including Real [ now called Feeder] , Faith No More, Pop Will Eats Its Self… to name but a few. After near law suits with Transvision Vamps management for defacing their posters across Soho, US:UK called it a day. The Mirror loved the story, printing in on page 3.
A short stint in Sheffield’s glam rock outfit Dlear [now called Kik, www.myspace.com/kikuk ], followed as live guitar slinger. I then starred on Hungarian based pop rockers, The Skinny Bohemians video for there pop classic ‘Angel of Spring’.
After this I then hooked up with Milena, Bulgaria’s biggest female singer. Here I co- wrote her 4th album ‘Sold’ and toured both the UK and Bulgaria. Also the live shows out there were aired on Bulgarian TV.
I then started Caffeine. So far the highlights have been playing the 2006 New York Kiss Expo.
Rocking the Bamboozle Festival in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in NJ and California along with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Muse, Fall Out Boy, 30 Seconds To Mars, All American Rejects...
Trashing our way across the States playing the college/clubs scene. Including rocking New York's CBGB's twice...
Dexter and Noodles from The Offspring inviting us as support on two tours including Wembley Arena and Glasgow's SECC, support to New Found Glory across the UK, umpteen tours of the UK...
A full on European 34 date tour, and supports with Zeke, Rancid, Blink 182, The Dickies, Strung Out, Agent Orange and Gold Blade…to name but a few.
I left Caffeine in 2008
Caffeine rocked the Bamboozle Festival in NJ, USA in May along with Muse and My Chemical Romance...
Caffeine back stage when we played the Kiss New York Expo in New Jersey 2006. Many thanks to Richie Renno from Starz for booking us.
Here's an early pic from the caffeine vault, [ picture taken by all round top girl Nike Noch ]...
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