Dregs of Society are based in the Essex/Herts area, their members come from Nazeing, Wormley, Hoddesdon and Stanstead Abbots! The band was created late in 2005 in and were formed from bands Falling for Advances and The Broadcast, Chris played bass in The Broadcast and Dan played bass in Falling for Advances, Rhys played drums in both cos he likes to spread his love. Dan, Rhys and Chris then came together cos they loved punk and ska and being idiots so much. Dan moved over to guitar because he has the less stumpy fingers out of Chris and Dan. They hadn’t really done much with their other bands so they tried to actually do stuff that bands do, you know, play gigs and record songs and stuff. They did loads of parties where they did cover songs which was fun but the first gig where they actually played some of their own songs was at the Duffys Birthday party in February 2006. No-one can really remember anything from that cos everyone was drunk.
Along the way they picked up a Stevebiscuit on Trumpet who raised the musical bar in the group by about 500%. They then thought that they’d try to record some songs on a computer programme that was lent to them by Jeffro, they recorded four that weren’t really that good, but people seemed to like em but that was more cos of the comedic value of how bad they were. In the summer of 2006 they played loads of proper gigs at real venues like the Harlow Square and the Hertford Marquee. People were surprised and impressed, but mainly at how they managed to play through whole songs without stopping cos one of them forgot how it went. They played to no-one one night then 100 another night and broke lots of gear and got lost in London lots. They also made loads of really cool friends at those gigs (Frog Stupid, Tagnuts, JB and the Gang, and loads others) and were loving it. Always a friendly band, Dregs of Society are always keen to have their mates guest star at shows and parties and collabarate with anyone who wants them. Their live show is more of an energic party than a show, with lots of props and other instruments coming in.
After the mini summer tour they then decided to record in a proper studio with a guy called Rob who turned out to be a genius. It took some effort recording the songs but they now have a demo that u can pick at one of their gigs or one of their houses. They then lost their Stevebiscuit to further education but you can still catch him at some of our gigs. They then gained a have fine looking guy by the name of Mike Dodd helping to help them out on Saxophone as well as a fine looking girl by the name of Jade Williams to help them out with their terrible singing. Also, after lots of silly feuding between Dan and Chris, Dan left/got asked to leave Dregs of Society. Despite him being the most talented and one of the founding members of Dregs of Society, they didn’t want to stop so they brought in Joe the Hoe to replace Dan. They also hoped the Hoe would attract more females due to him being a Hoe. After a while they also realised that Jade was simply too good a singer for a dodgy ska punk band so they let her free in to the open where she may frolic! It then turned out that Joe the Hoe had a friend called........Number 2! He now plays trumpet and has a really deep and amusing singing voice. The core current line up was now made up of five members know as Joe the Hoe, Number 2, Arnivore, Fez and "Unknown Drummer". Then they found a Jinj, he now plays as well.
From 2007 onwards, the Dregs of Society had found a new work ethic and actually started to play with some bigger bands such as Sonic Boom Six, Fandangle and Scroobius Pip! "Sax Offenders", their debut EP/Album/Thingy was also recorded, again with the Rob the Legend and gained generally good reviews by fans and pundits alike! They also developped a strong local following which started to branch out when they learnt to drive. Keen to get out of the area, throughout the Summer of 2007, the Dregs of Society played such places as Leicester, Ipswich, Clacton, Reading, Windsor, Cambridge, London and Leamington Spa. They also landed a place at Rock at the Castle, being their biggest gig to date, in front of an audience of hundreds of people. During their "Easter Dreg Hunt Tour" in 2008, a decent young man named Hector Mackie (that’s a real name, not a nickname by the way) started playing bagpipes for them. He impressed them so much with his windmilling they’ve decided to keep him!. They now are booking more dates and writing new material.........so beware.......
We’re completely DIY, no label, no booking agent, no management and no website because we can’t afford the web space. We’re so DIY, our snare drum is currently held together with a piece of string and some Gaffa Tape! Seriously!
Now Remember That Dregs Of Society Love You Long Time.
Especially Chris.
WANNA HEAR MORE? WANNA A CD? WANNA BOOK US TO PLAY? JUST SEND ALL QUESTIONS TO [email protected]! DANKE!
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