Phoenix 23 are a 5 piece band from Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

. Formed in 2007, they consist of 4 cousins, Gav Campbell, Neil Donnelly, Glenn Donnelly and Andy Cochrane… as drummer they have close friend Richard 'Hodgy' Hodgen.

They have 3 songs in the soundtrack for the Sir Ben Kingsley film ‘Fifty Dead Men Walking

Fifty Dead Men Walking

Fifty Dead Men Walking is a 2008 English-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kari Skogland. It is a loose adaptation of Martin McGartland's 1997 autobiography of the same name...

, directed by Kari Skogland

Kari Skogland

Kari Skogland is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and producer.-Career:Skogland started directing award-winning television commercials and music videos. She moved on to television shows with 1996's Traders...

; two songs which were written solely for the film; Hit the Ground Running (featured in Empire magazine), and It’s a Blast, along with Hurricane.

Their debut album is produced by Supertramp

Supertramp

Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...

’s guitarist Carl Verheyen

Carl Verheyen

-History:Verheyen has authored many instructional books, including Improvising Without Scales, as well as Studio City, a collection of articles written for the magazine Guitar for the Practicing Musician from 1996-1999...

, who also guests on lead guitar. It features drummer/percussionist Steve DiStanislao (David Gilmour, David Crosby and Joe Cocker) and is produced by Bernard Matthews (KD Lang, Sheryl Crow, Ice T, and Earth, Wind & Fire).

In 2010 they had airplay on Cool FM

Cool FM

97.4 Cool FM is a commercial radio station, based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, owned and operated by Bauer Radio and part of the Big City Network. The station began broadcasting in 1990 when its parent station Downtown Radio ceased simulcasting and split its AM and FM frequencies into two...

 in Northern Ireland, along with having reviews in Ireland, Italy and California.

Gav Campbell

Gav Campbell is the lead singer and songwriter for the band . He can play both drums and guitar, but is currently also a guitarist in the band. He has been a DJ on Cool FM

Cool FM

97.4 Cool FM is a commercial radio station, based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, owned and operated by Bauer Radio and part of the Big City Network. The station began broadcasting in 1990 when its parent station Downtown Radio ceased simulcasting and split its AM and FM frequencies into two...

, a station covering the Greater Belfast area, he now works behind the scenes. His sister Tina Campbell

Tina Campbell

Tina Campbell is a Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. She is currently a presenter and reporter on UTV Live.-Broadcasting career:Tina Campbell was a reporter and newsreader for Downtown Radio...

 is a presenter on UTV

UTV

UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...

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