The Dead Man's Shoes first formed in 2003 under the name of The Karma Dons. After modest success across the net where we distributed 500+ promo CD's worldwide we decided to try & take it all a bit more seriously. We regrouped in the summer of '04 and after a slight change in the original line-up, we found ourselves to have more control in the direction we wanted to go musically. The end result being a far more edgier, off-beat sound than we once had with The Karma Dons. We are currently experimenting with guitars & live drums to gain a fuller sound than perhaps we use to have. Keep watching this space!!
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JACK KNIFE'S KNOWN HISTORY:
Started djing in 1990, played mainly House, Acid, Techno & Jungle. Played at numerous parties & clubs in the London area as a member of The Stoned Posse. Left London in the autumn of '93 to pursue a better life in the north-west of England. Discovered computers & the net & realised the potential of a global audience. Still dj's for own pleasure but now concentrates more on making tunes rather than playing them!!
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TOMMY GUNN'S KNOWN HISTORY:
I have always appreciated the darker side of music, both in lyrical content & over all musical sound. For this reason I pretty much only used to listen to Rock & Grunge music, particularly Nirvana & Radiohead. I was influenced by what Jack was doing & playing at the time and I liked the idea of combining the two musical styles/interests together. This will be more obvious when we upload our next offering!!
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ANNE GRENADE'S KNOWN HISTORY:
My mum was a piano teacher and my dad played in a band, so I thought it only right to follow in there shoes!! I enroled at a school of music when I was 8 years old, learning to play the clarinet and tenor saxaphone both classical and jazz. A highlight was when I played soprano sax for the Duke and Duchess of Kent!! I also had classical singing lessons performing on Radio 5, toured Europe with a choir and a swing band which was fun!!
I've always been open minded when it comes to music and I love to experiment with different sounds and styles, from Chopin to the Chemical Brothers, Tchaikovsky to Tricky I embrace it all!!!!
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