Flamboyant Bella
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Flamboyant Bella were a British Indie/Pop band that came to wider attention from online social networks including MySpace
. They were No.4 in MySpace's Top 10 unsigned bands. They formed (in the current lineup) in August 2006, and played their debut gig after just two weeks of practicing.
Flo and James are both the vocalists and guitarists of the band. James, however, can also play Synth.
Doreen plays the drums and Mitch plays bass.
Ben Sewell also worked with the band early on and sang vocals for them for a short period of time.
James works at Aviva in Hitchin. He is now on the executive committee of Nottingham University Television Station
on which he is Head of Culture.
'Practically Saintly' (2006) and 'Lost In These Beats' (2007) were both self-released and sold to fans through their MySpace page and at gigs.
Their Debut single, "Touch" was released on 4 August 2008 through 'Beefy Boy Records' as part of Biglife Management. The band also toured the UK in August 2008 to promote the single. The most recent release from the band was a re-recorded version of 'Absolutely Wankered', which was offered as a free download. "http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=flamboyant+bella+absolutely+wankered&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#" The band are currently in the studio recording their debut album, and plan to release a new single in the coming months.
MySpace
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. They were No.4 in MySpace's Top 10 unsigned bands. They formed (in the current lineup) in August 2006, and played their debut gig after just two weeks of practicing.
History
On the 16th March Flo announced on their Myspace page that they "decided its time to move on to a new thing". Due to James, Mitch and Elliot making the decision to go to Uni. However Flo also announce that she was carrying on with a 'new band'. Consequently she is currently looking for a bassist, guitarist, keyboard player and drummer 'the works!' while writing with Stefan from the Midnight Beast. She also said "Thanks for all of your support of Flamboyant Bella and I’m looking forward to sharing my new music with you". http://www.flamboyantbella.com/band/page/flam/Previous Band members
The band have five members, Flo Kirton, James McBreen, the two brothers Mitch and Elliot 'Doreen' Rose and Ben SewellFlo and James are both the vocalists and guitarists of the band. James, however, can also play Synth.
Doreen plays the drums and Mitch plays bass.
Ben Sewell also worked with the band early on and sang vocals for them for a short period of time.
James works at Aviva in Hitchin. He is now on the executive committee of Nottingham University Television Station
NUTS (student television)
Nottingham University Television Station, commonly referred to as NUTS, is the student television station of the University of Nottingham. It is funded by the University of Nottingham Students' Union and constitutes one of the Union's 9 Student-Run Services...
on which he is Head of Culture.
Released material
The band have released three records.'Practically Saintly' (2006) and 'Lost In These Beats' (2007) were both self-released and sold to fans through their MySpace page and at gigs.
Their Debut single, "Touch" was released on 4 August 2008 through 'Beefy Boy Records' as part of Biglife Management. The band also toured the UK in August 2008 to promote the single. The most recent release from the band was a re-recorded version of 'Absolutely Wankered', which was offered as a free download. "http://video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=flamboyant+bella+absolutely+wankered&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#" The band are currently in the studio recording their debut album, and plan to release a new single in the coming months.
External links
- Official Website
- "Flamboyant Bella - Touch" by Emily Sergent, DailyMusicGuide.com (5 August 2008)
- Interview with Flo from Flamboyant Bella at mychemicaltoilet.com (5 June 2009)