The only child of an illicit union between Neil Young and Ozzy Osbourne, Red Rose Empire was born under railway arches in Shepherds Bush, and fed on a diet of tea, cigarettes, beer and cake until it was strong enough to make its own way in the world. 
No audience can hear the band without getting a vivid and harrowing picture of its haunted past of being forced into rock venues and cinemas, theatres and record shops as a youth and made to experience a terrifyingly diverse range of cultural influences. Needless to say, this has had a marked effect on the poor, troubled creature; not the least of its problems is a tendency to act out energetically in public, performing various dangerously tight and skilful musical feats to the astonishment of onlookers.

Born 8th of January 1975 in Liverpool , over the years Paul has supported Robert Plant, Ultravox,10CC, Miles Hunt(The Wonder Stuff), Nick Harper, Pete Wylie, Bruce Foxton(The Jam), Fish(Marillion)Wishbone Ash,Sir Bob Geldof, Kiki Dee and Midge Ure in Europe and the UK.Also at the height of Brit Pop his previous band Pineapple supported indie giants Super Furry  Animals, Space, Mansun, The Wannadies, Jesus Jones,The Real People and Hurricane #1.Paul has also played some of the UK’s most famous music venues including The Apollo in Hammersmith, London, The Liverpool Philharmonic, The Lowry Salford and The Waterfront hall Belfast....to name a few.As well as UK Festivals including Glastonbury and the acoustic festival of Britain.
Paul has performed further afield in Toronto, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York.

Scott Bramley is a singer, pianist, song writer, musical director, educator and arranger. Performing professionally since 2003, he has travelled the world playing onboard cruise ships for Sun Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Since returning to the UK in 2006 Scott has appeared at venues across the country performing as a Solo Singer Pianist, leading The Scott Bramley Trio, and fronting his party/function band ENTOURAGE.

Scott hails from Yorkshire where he has held residencies at Choice Bar and Restaurant in Manchester and The Sands Venue in Gainsborough. Now based in London he has performed at venues across the city including Piano Soho, Piano Kensington, Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec, Kennington, The Churchill Bar, Hyatt Regency Churchill Hotel,  Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill, Le Pont De La Tour, and Caffe Concerto Westfield Centre and St Paul's, as well as performing at countless private functions throughout the UK. 

As a music educator Scott has been running brass and percussion workshops in various primary schools in and around his hometown of Doncaster as part of Doncaster Music Service’s ‘Wider Opportunities’ initiative aimed at developing whole class musical tuition. He now teaches one to one piano and voice at St Peter's C of E Primary School, Paddington and St Saviour's C of E Primary Schools, Maida Vale, and full class workshops at Christ Church Bentinck C of E Primary School, Marylebone, as well as teaching private students.

The Hookz are a completely fresh 5 piece band that dabble in a number of different genres. Each member brings their own unique talent into the mix to create an original sound.

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