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About Me

Sketchbeat, Men of Funk
Sketchbeat are an alternative funk rock four piece with a sound that has been compared to a fusion of 'Queen, James Brown and the Chilli Peppers' (thelondonpaper). Xfm recently described their live stage show as ‘explosive’ built around trumpet riffs, guitar hooks, piano, punchy drums and four part harmonies. Sketchbeat are currently recording a new four track EP that they plan to release in October.
The band was born when Uni mates Ed Webber (drums) and Paul Daron (vocals) teamed up with Mike Spencer Chapman (trumpet) and Rich Cummings (bass) in November 2005. The four got to work blending their favourite styles - rock, funk, jazz, hip hop and even drum ‘n’ bass - to create a distinctly different sound.
This year, they were voted in the top four Best Live Bands by the London public out of over 200 artists at the Indy Awards - London's live music awards.

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Member Since: 1/13/2006
Band Website: sketchbeat.co.uk
Band Members: For Management/bookings please contact GoDa Management

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Paul Daron: Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Didgeridoo, Harmonica

Ed Webber: Drums, Vocals, Percussion, French Horn

Mike Spencer Chapman: Guitar, Vocals, Trumpet, Piano, Synth

Rich Cummings: Bass, Vocals, Cello, Spoons

Influences: James Brown/ Muse/ Queen/ The Prodigy / Roni Size / Jimi Hendrix / Miles Davis / Radiohead / Aerosmith / Rage Against the Machine / Sonny Boy Williamson/ Dave Grohl
Sounds Like: "Top three things to do in London" - The London Paper

"Hotly-tipped unsigned act" - The London Lite

"Heroic funk nutters" - Rocksound Magazine

"Capturing the hearts & minds of our Hereford folk" - BBC Hereford & Worcester

"Fantastic live band with exhilirating stage show" - BBC Oxford

Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

No one in the world EP

The new sketchbeat CD "No one in the world EP" has been released. It was launched in London at Dingwalls on the 10th January, and there are now to be a few regional launch parties around the country....
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:58:00 PST

Sketchbeat Back in the Studio!!

Dear, dear friends,We're just writing a quick blog to let you know that the time of waiting for Sketchbeat to get off their arses and get back in the studio is nearing an end! We're currently in the p...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:20:00 PST

Emergenza London Semi-Finals

Greetings again!Last Sunday we battled through  at Cargo to get through to the London finals of the Emergenza Battle of the Bands. Our new buddy Julian filled in for Mike on trumpet duty, leaving...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:38:00 PST

Sketchbeat in the Houses of Parliament

Yes it's weird.  But it's true.  And it get's even stranger... Last night Sketchbeat played what must count as their most surreal gig right in the middle of the Houses of Parliament, just me...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:48:00 PST

INDY Award Nomination - VOTE FOR US!

SKETCHBEAT have been nominated for an "Indy Award".  Not once, but TWICE!  The deadline is the end of March, so please vote for us soon. These nominations are done by London venues who choo...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:25:00 PST

Sketchy Goings On....

Hello there!We thought we'd let you know of some of the developments going on in the world of Sketchbeat!We've been working on a new tune called 'Arachnipod', a deeply funky, grimey, drum 'n' bassy so...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:46:00 PST

New Website

GREETINGS ONE AND ALL. JUST A QUICK NOTE TO SAY, WE'VE GOT A BRAND NEW WEBSITE!!! IT'S AWESOME AND SHIFTY, THE DESIGNER IS A SUPERHERO! HAVE A GANDER AT: www.sketchbeat.co.uk MUCH LOVE TO YOU ALL SK...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:11:00 PST

WINNERS - Battle of the Bands 2006

This is a bit belated but for anyone who didn't realise.. SKETCHBEAT WON THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS!! This was the one held at the Fountain Inn in Seven Sisters a couple of weeks ago.  The competiti...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:25:00 PST

Battle of the Bands

Hey there Everyone, We wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone who came down to the Battle of the Bands at the Fountain Inn the other week and voted us through to the final which is gonna be i...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:09:00 PST

New recording of "Safe in My Mind"

Last Saturday, we venture into the studios of "Jalapeno Records" to do a recording of "Safe in my mind" - our song about getting dumped and becoming a psycho killer.  Just your usual pop-song mat...
Posted by SKETCHBEAT on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:40:00 PST