This four piece band consist of:
Colin - Drums/vocals
Keith - Guitar/vocals
Paul - Keyboard/vocals
Bob - Bass/vocals
Colin was born in Birmingham and started playing drums way back when God was a lad (in the early 60's) and had the good fortune of playing with The Applejacks and Susan Maughan at the ATV Studios in Aston. His first band was started jointly with the infamous 'Axeman' Chas Carter (Where are you now?) Stability loomed in the shape of marraige and family, an engineer by trade, he stopped playing drums, but always kept in touch with the music industry. His fire was finally re-lit in 1993 when he bought himself another 'kit' (Premier of course) formed a band and has continued strong ever since. He has played with Steve Gibbons, Shel MacRae (Fourtunes) and Mike Sheriden. Bands have been 'Desperate Measures', and now 'Bob Barry's "CLASSICS" 60's Band' and of course 'MIXER', and is loving every minute!! Drumming influences are the late great Keith Moon (The Who) and the very much alive Bobby Elliot (The Hollies) (The olduns' really are the best!) Apparently Colin is one of a rare breed of quality singing drummers (whatever that means) so it might be a good idea to listen for yourself. Cheers!
Paul, also Birmingham-born started playing keyboards after he discovered he could get someone to pump his dad's accordion leaving his two hands free, so then he went out and bought an organ. Trouble was it took him two years before he stopped lying on his side to play it!!
He spent a great many years doing the clubs with Street Corner, the Tyler Brown Band and Misty before taking a 10 year break. Like Colin, his passion was woken after he treated himself to a new Yamaha Tyros and a chance meeting with Colin saw him back doing what he loves best. His time on the "boards" saw him rubbing shoulders with Freddie and the Dreamers, a very young Duncan Norvelle (Chase Me! Chase Me!) and Elvis Costello's dad, Ross McManus (class act).
Keith is also Birmingham born and the youngster of the band first picked up a guitar at 4 and by 7 in the evening was doing his first 'live' gig at Yardley Infants. A few experiments with an old acoustic guitar and some headphones he was happily playing along to Status Quo (the mind boggles). At 16 he owned his first electric guitar and joined his first of many bands (listed later on). During these early years he was privileged to play along side the renowned drummer and musician Ian Danter, their self penned songs earning them a live session at Pebble Mill for Radio WM. Giving up dreams of Rock Superstardom Keith has been busy playing with Stadium Rock 'Tribute' Americana and Evesham based Parallel 9. His past bands are; Special Guests, Dangerous Games, 004, Straightjacket and Wild Turkey. He is now 'over the moon' to have been invited to join 'MIXER' and relishes the challenge of playing with these 3 nice blokes and making the band even better. Keith has listed his influences as SRV, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore, Alex Lifeson and strangely sleeping with his beloved '94' Gibson 'Les Paul' (good job 'e 'aint a drummer!!).
Last but not least, Bob the bass player thinks four strings on a bass just isn't enough so he likes to play with six (and why not, guitarist's have six!). Bob joined MIXER in the summer of '08 fresh from doing....nothing! Ok, he's had a brief lay-off but he's played the bass, man and boy, for over thirty years (as Colin claims the 'old uns' really are the best). He hails from Bury in the North West, but has been an honoury Brummie for over eight years now. Bob has played in all sorts of bands covering Rock+Pop, but has never played with any one famous, although he did share the bill with Gerry and the Pacemakers and earned an extra fiver for lending his guitar to Gerry (whose guitar had been nicked that day) then didn't change the strings for months! Bob's earliest recollection of the bass guitar was watching Paul Leyton from 'The New Seekers' in the early 70's, later turn ons were; Bruce Foxton(The Jam) and Geddy Lee (Rush). Bob's now got his own unique style so watch, listen, wonder+enjoy!