“Handstand Parade have been turning heads recently with their indie rock tunes that will worm their way into your head” (ExploreRDG)

Founded in Reading, England, Handstand Parade are an Alt/Indie-Pop Band focused on doing everything a little different. With a huge number of influences from The Smiths and Joy Division to Nile Rogers and everyone in between, past and present. The musical wealths between the band members come together in this musically progressive union. 

The band have played together for 2 years starting with their debut EP “Mourning Youth” recorded by top producer Michael Smith (Wolf Alice, Honey Lung, Third Lung, Faers). This lead the band to multiple BBC Introducing interviews and slots at BBC Events. The band then followed up with their latest single “Beloved” and have had the privilege of having all  their tracks played by BBC Introducing and have had air time on Radio X and BBC Radio 6. 

Handstand Parade are currently recording their new EP “Who Loves You Now” at RYP Recordings with a release planned this year and have been booked onto multiple major festivals in 2019.

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Chicago-area music teacher and member of the Song Spark songwriting group. This account is to be used solely for publishing song demos and other music studio related content.

Section C is a musical project that originated in the U.K.  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Section-C/257624914253623  http://johnother.bandcamp.com (listen/download)

Far Flown Falcon is the musical identity of songwriter James Conder. Music can be downloaded for free from https://farflownfalcon.bandcamp.com/. There is also a blog about songwriting at https://wordpress.com/posts/farflownfalcon.wordpress.com.

Swedish multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Johan Alm's solo project, Jambrains, is like a Kinder Surprise: you never know exactly what you are going to get but you know it's going to be tasty and expertly packaged. His music is a fusion of strong melodies and the power of guitars en masse with just a pinch of folk thrown in for good measure.

After paying his dues in numerous bands over the years, 2014 saw the birth of Jambrains as a vehicle for Johan to deliver what he calls "power with melody". "I had so many ideas and was writing so many songs but it was just too difficult to find the time to rehearse them with the band, let alone perform or record them. I had two choices - go solo or go insane", he explains.

At the beginning there was no well-defined Jambrains sound - guitars were always a key ingredient but doing lead vocals was new to Johan and style-wise, the songs were very diverse. Eventually a pattern emerged centred around the power and energy of classic rock with the melodies, harmonies and hooks of pop peppered with the ever-present undertow of folk.

The debut album '900 Days' was released in December 2016 and was well received. "It’s personal and fun, and always accompanied by amazing guitar", one review said.  "I wanted to sort of document the first 900 days of Jambrains, so I selected my 12 favorite songs and remixed/remastered them for the album", says Johan. '900 Days' is a perfect introduction to the evolution of the distinctive sound of Jambrains.

The follow up EP 'Life, Love & Lies' was released in September 2017. "This time I wanted more coherent material with regard to both songwriting and production", says Johan. Where the material for the first album was written and recorded over a period stretching over more than 2 years, 'Life, Love & Lies' was written and recorded over the course of 6 months and as a result, the second Jambrains release does sound tighter and more focused.

The third EP Faded Dreams was release in July 2018 and was well received. Johan is currently finalising the a fourth EP named Lost Horizons scheduled for the third quarter of 2019.

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