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About Me

The Visitors are essentially a 6 piece folk-rock-country creation formed by Ross Ingram & James Dyer of Portsmouth, Hampshire. Since their early days as a duo they have developed their own colourful sound consisting of rich melodies and strong hooks.
Their music has been compared to Counting Crows, Whiskeytown and Wilco and from supporting such acts as Nizlopi, Ocean Colour Scene, Ed Harcourt, Jack Savoretti, The Bees & Nick Harper, they have established a large and loyal fan-base which continues to grow.
The band has always thrived on experimentation and pursued collaboration with many different artists, allowing them to add a rich variety of styles to their creative mix.
Just last year they had their music used by Sony Computer Entertainment, having their latest recordings added to the PS3 demo units and distributed in over 5,000 retailers within 101 countries worldwide throughout the PAL territories.
After the completion of their highly acclaimed EP "Travelling" and the release of the Sony PS3, endorsement deals and label interest have been surrounding the band.
With new material now on its way, and a festival schedule planned for the summer, the expectation is high for The Visitors in 2008.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/5/2006
Band Website: the-visitors.co.uk
Band Members: The Duo:
James Dyer (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar and Saxophone)
Ross Ingram (Vocals & Lead Guitar)

The Band:
Toby Wheeler (Drums)
Crispin Pollak (Bass)
Adam Saunders (Keys)
Ed Hogston (Pedal Steel & Electric Guitar)
Influences: Counting Crows, Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown, The Band & The Last Waltz, Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Turin Brakes, Nizlopi, David Gray, Josh Rouse, Nick Harper, Ron Sexsmith, Wilco, Bright Eyes, Matt Costa, Ray Lamontagne, Simon and Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Neil Young, Crosby Stills and Nash and Blind Melon to name a few!
Sounds Like: A very original blend of Counting Crows mixed with Turin Brakes, with a dash of Whiskeytown finished off with a twist of Blind Melon!



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Type of Label: None

My Blog

Review from "Best Music on the Planet"

This is a review from Lyn of "best music on the planet.com" based on the EP "Travelling": I'm not a country/folk music fan. But these boys got me. In general, I was convinced I never wanted to hear an...
Posted by The Visitors on Tue, 27 May 2008 04:03:00 PST

"TRAVELLING" THE FULL LENGTH ALBUM, IN PROGRESS NOW!!!

The Visitors are preparing to re-enter Earth Terminal Studios on 4th May 2008 to record the full length album "Travelling" with producer Lewis Childs as a follow up to the critically acclaim...
Posted by The Visitors on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:28:00 PST

Review of The Visitors @ The Troubadour 27/3/08 for Folk & Roots by Claire Prior.

The Visitors at The Troubadour 27th March         & nbsp;         & nbsp;      &nb...
Posted by The Visitors on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:47:00 PST

Review of The Visitors/Phil Campbell 26/2/08 @ Eastney Cellars for the Portsmouth News

It isn't often in these days of email and myspace that you can go to a gig and find yourself seeing an act you had no idea were on the bill, but turning up at the Cellars to see two acts and finding a...
Posted by The Visitors on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

Highlights of 2007 and forthcomings for 2008 from The Visitors

2007 has been a really productive year for The Visitors here are some of its highlights. Starting back in March we signed a Sony PS3 deal with SCEE which gave us some worldwi...
Posted by The Visitors on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:27:00 PST

AMAZING PS3 DEAL FOR THE VISITORS!!

This is a quote from Tony Clark of Sony Enterainment Systems. The Visitors have clinched a new deal to supply the music for the new PS3's. Great news so read on......... Hey Guys,Just wante...
Posted by The Visitors on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:31:00 PST