AurA
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AurA Was a rock band formed in April 2007 in Worcestershire
, England
.
The line up was Dave Small (Vocals), Jamie Guggenheim (Guitar), Blake Probert (Bass), and Jesse Lee Garcia (Drums/percussion)
Achievements included sharing the bill with the likes of Walter Trout
, Wishbone Ash
, Hayseed Dixie
and Rose Hill Drive
;
While supporting Stan webb
s Chicken Shack
at Stourbridge rock café 2000 they were spotted by a promoter who wanted a young act to support Status Quo They played before 5,000 people at a open air concert at Dudley Castle
in 2007 They also toured Holland, Germany, Belgium and France on a band exchange scheme organised by the Worcestershire Arts Trust A video of the band playing on Dutch radio can be found here: http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/29716280 They also performed on stage with Robert Plant
at a tribute concert to honour the late Chicken Shack/Honeydrippers drummer Keith (Bev) Smith in September 2007 In March 2008 they were asked to perform as part of the support acts for Velvet Revolver
during the Wolverhampton & Birmingham
legs of their Rock n' Roll As It Should Be
tour with Pearl Aday
adopted daughter of Meatloaf
They were booked to appear at the Albert Hall
and Download Festival
2008 ; But Sadly before these last two events on Friday 28 March 2008 the band officially announced they were splitting up because of Dave Small and his parents causing difficulties with the band's sole reason for their success, Robert Plant.
with Andrew Marston in 2007 including a live session on BBC introducing see http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2008/03/16/aura_group.shtml and 2008 as well as on BBC Introducing
WM with Brett Birks and Louise Brierley, being interviewed and playing live in session see http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2008/01/11/aura_feature.shtml There is a BBC Artist page featuring their achievements here :
Scott Matthews
, The Twang
).
and with him recorded the 'Two-Man Blues Army' album. Dave Small then formed the band Naked Remedy
in early 2009 with Tom Callinswood, Nav Sahota and Jack Ryland-Smith.
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The line up was Dave Small (Vocals), Jamie Guggenheim (Guitar), Blake Probert (Bass), and Jesse Lee Garcia (Drums/percussion)
Background
AurA performed and wrote their own original material written by main songwriter Dave Small (Vocals) with input from various other band members they also performed songs by artists who had inspired and influenced them in their band style of (60s 70s) classic rock and blues.Achievements included sharing the bill with the likes of Walter Trout
Walter Trout
Walter Trout is an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Trout's career began on the Jersey coast scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then decided to relocate to Los Angeles where he became a sideman for Percy Mayfield and Deacon Jones...
, Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
, Hayseed Dixie
Hayseed Dixie
Hayseed Dixie is an American band which began in the autumn of 2000 with the release of their first album, A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC. The band performs a mixture of cover versions of hard rock songs and original compositions in a style that is a unique fusion of bluegrass and rock music and are...
and Rose Hill Drive
Rose Hill Drive
Rose Hill Drive is an American rock band. The group is often aligned with other innovators in the revival of traditional hard rock and early metal–psychedelic...
;
While supporting Stan webb
Stan Webb
Stan Webb is the frontman and lead guitarist with the blues band, Chicken Shack.-Career:...
s Chicken Shack
Chicken Shack
Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb , Andy Silvester , and Alan Morley , who were later joined by Christine Perfect in 1968.-Career:...
at Stourbridge rock café 2000 they were spotted by a promoter who wanted a young act to support Status Quo They played before 5,000 people at a open air concert at Dudley Castle
Dudley Castle
Dudley Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Dudley Zoo is located in its grounds. The location, Castle Hill, is an outcrop of Wenlock Group limestone that was extensively quarried during the Industrial Revolution, and which now along with Wren's Nest Hill is a...
in 2007 They also toured Holland, Germany, Belgium and France on a band exchange scheme organised by the Worcestershire Arts Trust A video of the band playing on Dutch radio can be found here: http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/29716280 They also performed on stage with Robert Plant
Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
at a tribute concert to honour the late Chicken Shack/Honeydrippers drummer Keith (Bev) Smith in September 2007 In March 2008 they were asked to perform as part of the support acts for Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver is an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland was Velvet Revolver's lead singer from their formation until...
during the Wolverhampton & Birmingham
legs of their Rock n' Roll As It Should Be
Rock n' Roll As It Should Be
Rock n' Roll as It Should Be was a 2008 concert tour by American hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver. The tour covered the United States and Europe , beginning on January 24 and concluding on April 1...
tour with Pearl Aday
Pearl Aday
Pearl Aday is an American female singer and adopted daughter of Meat Loaf and his wife Leslie Aday. Pearl, whose biological father was the drummer for Janis Joplin’s band, Full Tilt Boogie, was adopted by Meat Loaf after he married her mother....
adopted daughter of Meatloaf
They were booked to appear at the Albert Hall
Albert Hall
Albert P. Hall is an American actor.Born in Brighton, Alabama, Hall graduated from the Columbia University School of the Arts in 1971. That same year he appeared Off-Broadway in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and on Broadway in the Melvin Van Peebles musical Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death...
and Download Festival
Download Festival
The Download Festival is a three day rock music festival held annually at Donington Park, England . It usually takes place in June...
2008 ; But Sadly before these last two events on Friday 28 March 2008 the band officially announced they were splitting up because of Dave Small and his parents causing difficulties with the band's sole reason for their success, Robert Plant.
BBC Sessions
AurA were featured many times on Hereford & Worcester BBC IntroducingBBC Introducing
BBC Introducing is the brand for new music programmes across the BBC radio stations, showcasing unsigned, self signed and other emerging musical talent primarily from the UK. Launched in 2007 the Introducing brand brings programming from across the BBC under a unified brand with each show retaining...
with Andrew Marston in 2007 including a live session on BBC introducing see http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2008/03/16/aura_group.shtml and 2008 as well as on BBC Introducing
BBC Introducing
BBC Introducing is the brand for new music programmes across the BBC radio stations, showcasing unsigned, self signed and other emerging musical talent primarily from the UK. Launched in 2007 the Introducing brand brings programming from across the BBC under a unified brand with each show retaining...
WM with Brett Birks and Louise Brierley, being interviewed and playing live in session see http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2008/01/11/aura_feature.shtml There is a BBC Artist page featuring their achievements here :
Studio Recordings
Their debut five-track EP Freedom was recorded with music guru Gavin Monaghan at his Magic Garden Studios Wolverhampton (The Editors, Ocean Colour SceneOcean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
Scott Matthews
Scott Matthews
Scott Matthews , is a singer/songwriter from Wolverhampton, England.His first album Passing Stranger was released on 13 March 2006 on San Remo Records before being re-released on Island Records later in the year. Janice Long was the first of the BBC DJs to play his music...
, The Twang
The Twang
The Twang are an indie rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2001. The band have released two studio albums - Love It When I Feel Like This and Jewellery Quarter...
).
Post Break-up Activity
After the breakup in 2008 Jamie Guggenheim, Jesse Lee Garcia and Blake Probert formed the band Ananukis and lead singer and principle songwriter Dave Small worked as drummer for Gwyn AshtonGwyn Ashton
Gwyn Ashton is a blues/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter.-Biography:Welsh-born singer/songwriter/guitarist Gwyn Ashton migrated to Adelaide, South Australia in the 1960s, picked up a guitar at 12 and at 16 started his musical journey, playing bars and festivals across the country.He relocated...
and with him recorded the 'Two-Man Blues Army' album. Dave Small then formed the band Naked Remedy
Naked Remedy
Naked Remedy are a rock band formed early 2009 in Worcestershire, UK. The 2011 line-up consists of Dave Small Nav Sahota Tom Callinswood . A previous line-up consisted of Jack Ryland-Smith...
in early 2009 with Tom Callinswood, Nav Sahota and Jack Ryland-Smith.
Musical Influences
- Led ZeppelinLed ZeppelinLed Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
- Robert PlantRobert PlantRobert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career...
- Queen Of The Stone Age
- Peter GreenPeter Green (musician)Peter Green is a British blues-rock guitarist and the founder of the band Fleetwood Mac...
- Nashville Teens
- John D. LoudermilkJohn D. LoudermilkJohn D. Loudermilk is an American singer and songwriter.-Biography:Born in Durham, North Carolina, Loudermilk grew up in a family who were members of the Salvation Army faith and was influenced by the church singing. His cousins Ira and Charlie Loudermilk were known professionally as the Louvin...
- Jefferson AirplaneJefferson AirplaneJefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
- FreeFree (band)Free were an English rock band, formed in London in 1968, best known for their 1970 signature song "All Right Now". They disbanded in 1973 and lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become a frontman of the band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums; lead guitarist Paul Kossoff died from a...
- Humble PieHumble Pie (band)Humble Pie was a rock band from England, finding success both in the UK and the US. They are remembered for songs such as "Black Coffee" "30 Days in the Hole", "I Don't Need No Doctor", and "Natural Born Bugie"...
- The SonicsThe SonicsThe Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington, originating from the early and mid-1960s. Among The Sonics' contemporaries were The Kingsmen, The Wailers, The Dynamics, The Regents, and Paul Revere & the Raiders...
- Small Faces
External links
- http://www.myspace.com/aurarocknblues
- http://musicbrainz.org/artist/b5d08b0f-62f6-467a-b658-74581da8f83b.html Musicbrainz Artist page
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/b5d08b0f-62f6-467a-b658-74581da8f83b BBC Artist page