London / Rock, Alternative, Acoustic

Having being exposed to music of the 70s and 80s from a young age, Ravi has always been interested in communicating ideas and emotions through sound.
His diverse taste is reflected in the mixture of sounds he creates. It's evident from his lyrics that being a fan of great songwriters such as Freddie Mercury and Simon & Garfunkel has ignited a passion for musical story telling.

Along with guitar and bass, Ravi uses his strong, soulful voice as another tool in creating his music. (Fun fact: He also plays the clarinet!)
From melancholy to soulful, heartbreaking to heavy, why not take a listen for yourself?

Influences: Queen, My Chemical Romance, David Bowie, Simon and Garfunkel, Fall Out Boy, Led Zeppellin, Pink Floyd.

Heavily influenced by a re-reading of the John Le-Carre novel “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold” and  generally exhausted by the recording and the release surrounding Shabby Rogues’ critically acclaimed 2nd album “By Hook and By Crook “ culminating in the eventual  break -up of the band,   Shaun Litton and Tom Sheppard retreated to their studio … 

The pair began to write, striving to capture the atmosphere of the Le-Carre  book and within weeks a collection of songs were written,  making up the material featured on the debut album of their new project Joe Blank & the Inserts, entitled “Leamas”. 

The band chose to work with producer Arie Van der Poel and the recording process began in 2014 at the bands new home studio in Hackney. In the following months they added Vocals and Guitar in various studios with Van Der Poel. 

The songs slowly began to take shape, sessions now taking place in Soup Studios in London as the band added live Drums with a session drummer and layers of Cellos’, crucial to the overall sound the band were striving for, all played by Italian cellist Maria Rodriguez. The album finally neared completion.
  
The last touches to the record were to add some Grand Piano, played by Italian Classical Composer and Pianist Gianluca Fronda, recorded at the London venue The Spice of Life. 

With producer Van der Poel having been constantly mixing during the whole recording process the band finally completed the record in December 2017. It was then mastered by Italian Producer and Songwriter Franc Cellini.

The album will gradually be released in 2018 …….

Hollie 'TinTin' Beadell is a singer song writer from west Croydon. She started singing at a young age and has performed in local stage shows. She has released her debut album 'Centre Stage'. Available on iTunes, Spotify and amazon.

joe blank &amp; the inserts is following

joe blank & the inserts is following