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SHEPPARD JARVIS & MASON

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Sheppard - Based in Worcester, Songwriter, Session player, took up guitar in 1978 and has been active on the music scene since 1979.
Throughout the 1980's/1990's Darren was lead guitarist/vocalist with The Stingrays, Night Shift, Blue Movers and One World.
Since 2000,working at ffg Studios, Bredon, Nr. Tewkesbury, as a session musician and played on album projects with Dave Berry (hits in the 1960's with 'The Crying Game', 'Little Things' etc.), Brian Poole (1960's hits inclded:'Do You Love Me' and 'Twist And Shout') and late in 2005 he completed a session playing two tracks on Bouzouki for a Hollywood film company.
Collection of guitars used on recordings include: Rickenbacker 360-12 string, Rickenbacker V64 360-12 string, Fender Power Deluxe Telecaster, Gretsch 6120TM, Fender Stratocaster '62, Fender Strat 1979 'Antigua', Burns 'Marvin' Guitar, Burns Jazz Split Sonic-1963, Fender Precision Bass 1962 NOS, Les Paul- Standard, Takamine EN20C, Yamaha CPX8-12 string.
Jarvis - Birmingham based songwriter Pete has been active on the Birmingham music scene since the late 1970's.
A prolific songwriter, Pete has literally written hundreds of songs covering most musical genres and has fronted some real power house bands in his home 'town'. He played bass, vocals /harmonies with Stingray from 1999 to 2001.
Early in 2005 Pete complete a great demo solo album entitled 'Springtime' which he followed later in the same year with a second excellent album, 'Two Suns Melting'.
Mason -Worcester based Rob has been on the music scene since the late 1960's and has clocked up a number of sessions over the years.
Collector of vintage Ludwig drum kits (to many to list) and over fifty different snares.
Rob has worked with the likes of Jim Capaldi, Brian Poole, Dave Berry, Gordon Jackson and Joe Brown.
He currently holds the drum chair with Curtis Little & The Receivers which is one of Birmingham's major bands working mainly at The Jam House and Ronnie Scott's etc.
Rob is also a founder member of Blu~Juice, a group of Midlands session musicians and do work for small film companies, backing for other artists etc.
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Member Since: 3/2/2006
Band Website: www.darrenjsheppard.co.uk
Band Members: Darren J Sheppard - vocals, guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, keyboards and harmonica

Pete Jarvis - vocals, bass, keyboards and Hammond

Rob Mason - drums & percussion
Influences: The Searchers, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, REM, Brian Wilson, The Eagles, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, XTC, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Beatles, CSN&Y, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Buffalo Springfield, Grateful Dead, The Shadows, The Ventures, Jan & Dean, Icehouse, The Smiths, Marvin Welch & Farrar, The Fortunes,Paul Revere & The Raiders, Simon & Garfunkle, Donovan, The Rolling Stones, The Hollies, Asia, Pink Floyd, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Jeff Beck, The Smiths, The Pirates, The Housemartins, China Crisis, Clint Black, Prefab Sprout, The Beat, The Specials, The Ruts, The Members, John Miles
Sounds Like: Crowded House, REM, The Byrds, The Eagles, The Searchers, Crosby Stills & Nash, The La's, The Kinks, The Smiths, Icehouse, The Fortunes, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Type of Label: Major

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