User talk:Voxpopulation

Forming on Valentine's Day 2005, Vox Pop started out as two friends who lived across the road from each other, playing for fun. Dan morris started playing drums at the age of 2, and met Tom lawton who proceded to play guitar 11 years afterwards. Tom, Phil and David all went to Longsands Primary School, although David fluctuated between living with different parents in Germany and England. Though they were all at the same school, they were never the closest of friends, Dan attended St. Claires Primary, and Laurence attended St Matthews. Dan and Tom where best friends from a young age as they lived across the road from each other, and their families are good friends. When they reached high school, David told Tom that he could play Bass Guitar late in Year 7, and as Tom had just begun to play guitar, he invited David to play with him at the sessions held at Dan's house. At this point, the idea of a band became feasible. In Year 8, David and Tom where having a conversation about forming a band in Phil's presence. They asked him if he would like to audition, and Phil responded to this offer by letting the rip roaring romp that is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star flow from his fingers. Tom and David were not overwhelmed by this showing, however they asked him to come along, and he improved quicker than they had expected, learning new riffs and techniques every time he came to a practice. However, there was still no singer. After toying around with unpromising schoolmates, who wrote timeless classics such as "Water Filter Indicator." The band, by now 4 strong, (Phil, Tom, David and Dan) came across a crowd of people from the year above them who were keen on the idea of forming a band with the current members, as they were promising musicians who impressed them with their commitment and skill. There were some dodgy comments from rival competitors for the spot at the front of the band ("Don't hire Laurence, he sounds like Pavarotti") however, Laurence being well known in the school for performing and singing on stage tipped the balance and he soon accepted the offer to join the band. With all the right ingredients in place, the band was conceived, on Valentine's Day '05 and began seriously rehearsing. At their first performance, they played "Holiday" by Greenday, a move they deeply regret. However it went down a storm, and they got themselves regular rehearsal time on Tuesday nights and on Saturdays. The Band now plays regularly at school events such as Variety Shows and the Cultural Festival. In August 2006, they played a gig in Blackpool, and all the videos and recordings (aside from the New Talent Show) are from that day. In January 2007, Phil left the band due to issues focused around commitment, the band and Phil are still friends and Phil has joined another band. An EP is expected shortly.