JYROJETS LIMITED EDITION EP
RELEASE DATE: 27 NOVEMBER CATALOGUE NO: SONGPHONIC 102

DEAD ON ARRIVAL/ALLTHE RAGE/I HAD SOMETHING WONDERFUL

LATEST TOUR DATES:
29 Nov- Glasgow SECC (supporting Richard Ashcroft)
30 Oct - Manchester, In The City showcase

JYROJETS have been personally chosen by Richard Ashcroft to open his show at Glasgow SECC. Richard really likes the band and decided to give them a break. He is one of the band's heroes and they had already bought tickets to the show, never dreaming they would be supporting. They can't wait to perform in front of 10,000 people, their biggest gig yet. For a band who have not even released a record yet, this is amazing! They have just returned from playing Moscow for the second time where they headlined and made a TV appearance. The last Jyrojets gig in Inverness was a complete riot with about 800 fans clambering to get in (check out the great live video at www.Jyrojets.com).

The band have only been together since 2004 but have already headlined the BBC Radio Scotland stage at the Belladrum Festival, had airplay on Radio 1 and Radio Scotland, supported The Kaiser Chiefs, had a track featured on a Channel 4 CD, played a UK tour, festivals in Spain and Moscow with a live radio broadcast across Russia, and made history by becoming the first band from Inverness ever to sign a major record deal! Their music has been described as a heavy kick of Nirvana with Simon & Garfunkel harmonies, Beatles melodies and plenty of attitude.

When they were 14, while sheltering from the pouring rain in a bus stop, drinking a bottle of Buckfast and listening to Nirvana with one earphone each, Colin Fraser and Martin Stewart decided to start a band and become stars. The two set about writing songs and, after a few years of trying out various line-ups, they finally hooked up with three like-minded musicians and Jyrojets were born. After just a month of rehearsing 7 nights a week in the local ice rink, they recorded a demo and entered a competition for a chance to play at T in the Park. They were chosen to appear at King Tuts for the T-break heats – not bad for their first gig! They didn’t know the T-break organisers had sent their demo to Radio 1, so it was a bit of a shock to hear it on air.

Their big break came in 2005 when a demo track was chosen for inclusion on a CD featuring unsigned bands from Scotland, and distributed to the music industry by Music Week. Songphonic Records were excited by the demos and flew to Inverness to see a gig, and soon after a 4-album deal was signed. The band had regularly been told they would never get a deal unless they moved out of the Highlands, but they have proved anything is possible if you have the talent.

This is their debut release and features tracks from their upcoming album.


The band:
Colin Fraser (lead vox, guitar)
Martin Stewart (keys/vox)
Chris Bain (guitar/vox)
Veeb (drums)
Dougie Edwards (bass)

Contact: Helen Wild, Songphonic Records Press
Tel. 01932 568969 Email: Helen.Wild@songphonic.com

www.Jyrojets.com

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