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James Owen Fender

I prefer to play marbles on brick lane

About Me


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Biog:
James Owen Fender might be the new boy on the musical block, but at just 24 years old he’s got a bundle of songs full of catchy hooks that are currently getting everyone excited about this talented newcomer.
Born and raised in Leeds, James relocated to London aged 17 in search of musical success. Having played in his group project, The Tarka Groove Experiment since the age of 16, he decided to go it alone for a while and concentrate on solo material.
His influences are drawn from far and wide. Musically they are as diverse as The Clash, Bill Withers and Tom Waits – while err…other things that influence him include Farndales Fish and Chip shop, Leeds United and ‘pretty pretty girls’!
Currently penning songs for his debut solo album, James will be taking over vocal and lead guitar duties. His primary concern is that his debut long player will stand the test of time, ‘I’d hate to look back in 10 years time and say what on earth was I thinking.’ And something tells us it will.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/30/2007
Band Members: James Owen Fender - vox/guitar
Tom Knox - drums
James Knox - bass
Influences: the clash, billy bragg, the pixies, elvis costello, the cure, the kinks, talking heads, depeche mode, the beatles, refused, blur, the police, the jam, tom waits, elton john, curtis mayfield, bill withers, john martyn, the specials, gallows, bob dylan, the stranglers, blondie, down, rolling stones, ramones, trombones, quantum leap, back to the future, rené magritte, david lynch, fast retro cars, lamborghini gallardo spyder, farndales fish and chip shop, leeds united and pretty pretty ladies
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Management news

Hello, I am pleased to tell you that I have now appointed Wildlife Entertainment as my management. They represent acts such as Arctic Monkeys, Travis and Reverend and the makers. I feel very priv...
Posted by James Owen Fender on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:31:00 PST

Just been to Paris

Hello, Well, I have just returned from Paris with Tom and Jim, and I must say it was a rather odd...no, that is the wrong word.... it was an interesting experience. On arrival, once we got our bearing...
Posted by James Owen Fender on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:44:00 PST

Steve plays Everyday on Radio 1

Hello, Steve played everyday on bbc radio 1 this evening on his "In new music we trust". If you missed it and want to listen back to the show, copy and paste the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/r...
Posted by James Owen Fender on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:07:00 PST

BBC Radio 2 - Steve Lamacq plays "Everyday"

hello,Steve lamacq got hold of a copy of "Everyday" and played it on his show last Wednesday. Somebody in the music biz tipped him off. Here is the...
Posted by James Owen Fender on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:15:00 PST