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Dr Meaker are a Drum and Bass band from Bristol, United Kingdom. Known for mixing soulful elements with an underground drum and bass sound, the bands performing six piece includes, Clive Meaker (Synths), Lorna King (Vocals), Tom Wheeler (Drums), DJ Edmund (Bass), Ben Wood (Sax) and Jon Winder (Trumpet).

Dr Meaker are a Drum and Bass band from Bristol, United Kingdom. Known for mixing soulful elements with an underground drum and bass sound, the bands performing six piece includes, Clive Meaker (Synths), Lorna King (Vocals), Tom Wheeler (Drums), DJ Edmund (Bass), Ben Wood (Sax) and Jon Winder (Trumpet).

Beginnings
The band begun in Bristol, comprising of electronic and acoustic musicians. The band soon built up a strong following and quickly gained the attention of the BBC resulting in a play of their popular track ‘Rubber Gloves’ on Rob da Bank’s BBC Radio 1 show. Clive Meaker then successfully won funding from the BBC’s Urban Talent Bursary award scheme, which he would use to fund the making of the bands debut album ‘A lesson from the Speaker’.

Now their was funding behind the band, Dr Meaker decided to enter the Glastonbury Festival Unsigned Competition and were the outright winners of the Dance Music category. This gained them an interview with Huw Stevens on BBC Radio 1, recognition from Zane Lowe on his show and a prime time slot in the Dance village at Glastonbury Festival, resulting in Michael Eavis commenting on how much he enjoyed the bands performance at Glastonbury.

After winning the prized Glastonbury slot a flurry of gigs and festivals followed as the band released their first single 'Moving And Grooving’ in August 2007. The song featured Dr Meaker vocalist Lorna King and was mixed by Howie B at Miloco Studios, London. The track was released both on vinyl and digital and included a remix by Drum and Bass producer and friend of the band - Interface.

A Lesson From The Speaker
Some of their bigger hits include 'Fighter' and 'Music In The Night'. Their first official album was A Lesson From The Speaker, released on the 17th November 2008, this was a ten song release, with singles being released from the album including Double Bass, Need Love and Bad Boy Calling.