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Zulu So far………….

Zulu are the brain-child of brothers Carl and Darren Grogan. Formed in the Summer of 2005, Zulu cut their teeth playing in small bars around the country with then drummer, Simon Morgenroth.

Heavily influenced by bands such as Blink 182, Taking Back Sunday, and Funeral For A Friend, Writing seemed to come naturally to the brothers Grogan, and their original material was as well received by the crowds as their well interpreted covers.

In 2007 after two years of playing bars, Zulu decided that they wanted to take the band to the next level. Unfortunately, Simon wanted to pursue another career and parted ways with the band. Zulu quickly found a replacement in the shape of friend, Sean Dolan. Zulu were ready for the next step.

In the summer of 2007 Zulu recorded their first EP at Oaks Recording, in Enniskillen. It would be 6 fast paced pop/punk style songs. Recorded on a very low budget, this EP would later become known as ‘Hoodabiga’. Only 100 copies were made.

A year of playing  bars and clubs would pass before Zulu decided  to acquire the services of  manager, Tony Burke. Tony, a friend they had met through their mutual love of live music and almost identical taste in bands, seemed like the ideal candidate to take the band forward, and that’s exactly where they went.

Zulu immediately started writing for their next EP. These songs would take on a more mature, melodic, and altogether more rock orientated feel, than any of the bands earlier works. In April of 2009 Manor Park Studios would open it’s doors to Zulu, and they got to work recording their new, and latest EP “Elevator” so called because the band felt these recordings were a step up from preceding works. Under the watchful eye of Producer Neal Calderwood, Zulu recorded an EP to be proud of. Elevator was released in July 2009, and was well received form fans and critics alike. Elevator was released worldwide on I-tunes. As a direct result, the band would play two of their biggest shows to date.

October 2009 would see Zulu support one of their long time influences ‘Funeral for a Friend’ at the Academy Dublin, and received a notable mention from front man Matt Davies. Following on, Zulu won the All Access Academy battle of the bands and got to play with “Elliot Minor” “The Shower Scene’’ and more. Zulu got their biggest show to date, when they were confirmed as support band for ‘Cobra Starship’ at a sold out Academy venue in Dublin. This was a great achievement for the band who only months earlier were playing  in bars to handfuls of people.

Zulu secured a sponsorship deal with ‘Overnight Sensation’,  a clothing line owned by Cobra Starship front man Gabe Saporta. And their biggest sponsorship to date would follow when Macbeth Footwear, owned by Blink 182 front man Tom Delonge, accepted Zulu into their elite family of artists.

In early 2010 Zulu reunited with Neal Calderwood to record an exclusive new track called Farewell February, which is available for free download only at Macbeth.com.

In March 2010 Zulu’s long term drummer Sean, parted ways with Zulu, to go travelling. There were no shortage of potential candidates to pick up Sean’s sticks, but after much deliberation Sean O’Reilly, a gifted drummer form Cavan became the newest member of Zulu.

With a new album planned for Autumn 2010, and plenty of shows in the pipe-line, the future is looking bright for Zulu.