On The Rocks is an international rock band formed by British, Dutch and Brazilian musicians with different musical backgrounds, leading to a unique style.

History

In May 2006, British singer John Lawton

John Lawton (musician)

John Lawton is a rock and roll and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers.-Biography:...

 (ex-Uriah Heep

Uriah Heep (band)

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...

 and Lucifer's Friend

Lucifer's Friend

Lucifer's Friend was a 1970s German Rock band. Allmusic author, Eduardo Rivadavia, noted the group as, "early practitioners of heavy metal and progressive rock." They also incorporated elements of jazz into their music. The band have also been cited as one of the pioneers of doom metal.-History:The...

) and Dutch guitar player Jan Dumée

Jan Dumée

Jan Dumée is a Dutch rock/jazz guitar player, composer and record producer.-With Focus:*Focus 8 *Live in the USA *Live in South America -External links:* * * * *...

 (ex-Focus

Focus (band)

Focus is a Dutch rock band which was founded by classically trained organist/flautist Thijs van Leer in 1969, and is most famous for the instrumental pieces "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia"...

) joined forces to create a new rock band that would combine their different styles in one strong new project, to be called On The Rocks or, more simply, OTR.

Together with Lawton and Dumée are Brazilian musicians Ney Conceição on bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

, Xande Figueiredo on drums

Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

, and Marvio Ciribelli on keyboards

Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

. Their debut album, called "Mamonama

Mamonama

Mamonama is the 1st studio album by the progressive rock band On The Rocks.-Track listing:# Ghetto# Taking You Down# Hello # The Corner Club# Mamonama# Steal The Night# Face To Face# Shine# Woman# Ride On-Line-up:...

", is scheduled for an October 10th 2008 release.