Blemish UK is a four piece Rock Band based in Birmingham, UK. They were formed in late 2004. Their influences range from: Roxy Music, Foo Fighters; The Police through to U2, which all appear evident when listening to a Blemish UK song. With hard hitting songs such as ‘One in a Million’ and ‘Locked’ through to the beautiful ballads ‘Driving’ and ‘Come with Me’, you can see why the band have had interest from some of the businesses biggest Management, including a three year spell with Don Arden (Sharon Osbourne’s father) which was sadly concluded due to Don’s health.
The Band’s live reviews have been extremely complimentary with comments such as, “silky”, “powerful”, “accomplished musicians” and “the complete package”. These are just a few of the positive reviews the band has received. Blemish UK has gone from strength to strength over the last two years, by recruiting James Weston as lead vocalist. With outstanding vocals and every inch a front man, the band have now progressed to the next level. Blemish UK was given the highest accolade by Kerrang UK in 2005 by voting ‘One in a Million’ the No. 1 on the unsigned charts. Another of their tracks ‘Come with me’ came second in the UK song writing competition, also in 2005. Blemish UK has toured the UK extensively over the last two years, gaining a reputation as one of the UK bands most likely to succeed!
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Meet The Band
James Weston
JAMES WESTON - Lead Vocals
James has always been the centre of attention wherever the party is. He sang and toured with the band "Hush" for three years. This is when the boys from Blemish UK first noticed him for his amazing vocal ability, his enthusiastic stage presence and his overall image. He had a shining career as a DJ, winning many coveted awards before he joined Blemish UK. The move to fronting a rock band has proved very successful and rewarding, fulfilling his desires to perform. James is a natural performer and is in his element when performing.
Nigel Boswell
NIGEL BOSWELL - Bass & Keyboards
Founding member of Blemish UK.
Nigel was compelled to play bass guitar after watching Mick Karn perform at a Japan concert. He began his musical journey at the age of fifteen and played in bands for many years. Later, he worked as a session musician across Europe and the USA, crafting his apprenticeship as an accomplished musician. Rarely feeling fulfilled playing other people's music, Nigel needed to meet his own musical creativity, but struggled finding the right musicians to work with. That is until he teamed up with John and Simon and formed "Blemish UK". His natural song writing ability was able to flourish and this was recognized by Kerrang Radio Station in the UK and the UK Song writing Guild. Various publishing companies have shown interest in adding his compositions to their catalogues. Nigel has spent three great years crafting his song writing under the wings of Don Arden in LA. Nigel is now aiming with Blemish UK to bring their music to the masses.(The sky is the limit when your heart is in it).
John Martin
JOHN MARTIN - Lead Guitar & Vocals
John has been playing guitar for many years and has toured the UK extensively. He was never totally fulfilled playing other people's music, though he was able to craft his art doing so.John's heart lay in song writing; quickly realizing he had a flare for it. Some of his songs were quickly sought after by various publishers world wide, and chance meeting with founder member of "BLEMISH UK," took his song writing to a new level. With this new partnership John quickly penned the superb track "Driving," this was followed by the outstanding "In your heart."Though John has proven himself as a great songwriter, his heart still lies in picking up a guitar and rocking audiences.John is now looking forward to combining the two, and showing what a complete package he is.John believes he has found his home spiritually and mentally with the chemistry of BLEMISH UK.
Simon Ryland
SIMON RYLAND -Drums & Vocals
Simon first picked up a pair of drumsticks at age two, playing along to his father's records on pots and pans, laid out like a drum kit and his favorite record being an album by Blind Faith. The drummer being Ginger Baker, who was and is still one of Simon's biggest influences; Simon copied every note he played on the album, even the solos. At fourteen, Simon joined his first gigging band, who's average age was fifteen, playing rock -n- roll covers in pubs and social clubs around their local town. Three years later he joined his first original band who got to the finals of the "Central Band Of The Year" contest. The band got to play live on Central News and also make a record. But like most young bands, their musical differences split them up. Soon Simon got a call from an old school friend, whom he used to jam with at the local church asking him to join their band. They were another original band playing indie style music and they were able to play the: London Scene, the Mean Fiddler, the Rock Garden and the Power House Islington, when they were spotted by WEA Records and London Records. It was EG Records that pulled them in to talk business. Having produced five tracks, the band thought they were on their way, but the internal politics within EG Records proved the downfall of the opportunity. Simon's talents can now be heard through the joint efforts of: BLEMISH UK.
Blemish UK is a very talented band! Their strong vocals in the Pop/Rock genre are certainly fresh with their own unique style from the UK! If you are interested in obtaining a complete Press Kit on this artist, please contact us at: (702) 568-7108 or use the e-mail form below. And you can use the form below, to voice your opinions, comments and questions about the artist, which are always welcome!
