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Audio Rokit has 6,000 musician members and 100's of industry professionals seeking talent. Are you a musician? We make sure our members know about the latest top industry opportunities. It's so easy to submit your music too. See our step-by-step guide here : Musician sign up here (free and paid plans)  Are you seeking talent? Receive targeted song submissions from our 6,000+ musician members by placing a free listing on our website www.audiorokit.co.uk. Use our song management tools and stay organised for free. Kill For Eden By Fire & Ice Magazine The band Kill For Eden is made up of Lyla D’Souza, Dave Garfield, Mike McGuinness, Andrea Basiola, and Max Loubser. After considering where they’ve all come from, it’s safe to say geography can’t stop great music. Lead singer D’Souza is from Sydney, Australia. Garfield, a guitarist, and McGuinness, the bassist, both hail from London. Basiola, the second guitarist, comes from Cremona, Italy, and finally Loubser, the band’s drummer, is from Manchester. Described as “pop music in a hard rock jacket,” Dave Garfield explains their sound as “hard rock but not heavy metal and most of the songs feature a hook line and strong melodies.” After listening to their song “Kerosene” on YouTube we can promise you’ll find something great in their sound. D’Souza has a great voice. Garfield said, “I met Lyla through an ad on the net and after some drinking and musical discourse at the pub we decided to start a band. We then met Mike who was working in a BDSM boutique and Andrea who was on a scholarship at West London music school. Max joined last from an internet ad… We are all obsessed with music and there really is no other choice for us… Our earliest experiences with music vary but I’ve played guitar since I was 9 and grew up in a musical house. My father was a Jazz musician and my mother was a singer and dancer. Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Miles Davis and Oscar Peterson and the like were always on the record player or on the radio.” This eclectic group sites their varying influences to be The Cult, Garbage, Blondie, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Foo Fighters, Nickelback, The Police and many others. When asked about the funniest story he could think of, Garfield said, “I suppose the funniest story involves the band van getting stuck in some mud at a festival and we were dressed in stage clothes trying to push it free. We looked a proper sight and there were plenty of giggles aimed in our direction. We saw the funny side later on.” Garfield went on to say, “We are currently having our debut album mastered. It took almost a year to record and mix and now its being mastered in Germany.” He has hopes that they will release it themselves around March 2013 on iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon. The members of Kill For Eden are already planning and booking their gigs and festivals for 2013, so look for them next year out on the road! They play hard rock music you can enjoy without having to worry about pigeonholes or labels, Garfield says. “We hope people like the music and get a positive vibration from it. Secondly we hope they tell everyone they know about us!” Check out their homepage: www.killforeden.com  In My Opinion -By Steve Porter The Val (Madrid) Spain The Val is a European band formed in the 90´s when a band called Ying-Yang, consisting of the singer Gabrielle de Val, the pianist David Erick, the drummer José A. Pereira, a female bass player called Ángeles Balué and Iñaki de Miguel (guitar and drums), were joined by guitarist Alfonso Samos and his brother Angel Luis .This wider band became fairly popular, winning several music competitions and having lots of radio, TV and magazine interviews. Their Spanish Rock had a very personal and attractive sound, and they performed and recorded successfully during some time. But, despite of their incipient success and their friendship, they finally split up, so that The Val disappeared and its members went their separate ways. But in January 2010 the band got together again. Gabrielle, Alfonso and David got in touch with each other and from the very beginning they all knew that they wanted to go on with the project they had begun years before. A bunch of songs sprung up very quickly and spontaneously, so they were able to begin recording their album, “Back”, immediately. The album is being produced by Samos. Gabrielle, who´s German, has written all the lyrics in English, because that´s the language in which the songs were conceived. The result is a powerful and inspiring recording, a synthesis of the beauty of the songs and the band´s masterly musical renditions. Their new album Back has also been released in Vinyl and is available on their web site www.theval.es I hope to have an interview with this great unsigned band in early 2013. Steve Porter Jades Lava Lounge  IN My Opinion A lot of bands come onto the music scene, but very few enter with such a presents as Secret Lie. Secret Lie is a power house of sound mixing rock and classical with angelic vocals to give you an ultimate music experience. Managed by Nuno Miguel Silva, Who is Secret Lie? Pedro Teixeira Silva – 2011 he has created “Secret Lie”, being the mentor and composer of the band. -Post-graduation in the Rotterdam Conservatory (Netherlands) in violin and composition -Winner of the prize Foundation Eng. António de Almeida -1 Lisbon prize from the Portuguese Jeunesses Musicales -1 National prize from the Portuguese Jeunesses Musicales -1 Superior Level prize from the Prémios Jovens Músicos -1 Culture and Development of the Youth Portuguese Ministry prize Claudio Panta Nunes - 2012 finishes his Music degree in Cello with the professor Clélia Vital. In there he also performed the role of Head/Leader of the Cello class in the Orchestra. Sara Madeira -2011, at the age of 16 years old, she did a casting in the National Theatre of São Carlos for the project Secret Lie, and she was the one chosen to be the band’s singer Tiago Ramos -Tiago started his music classes with the teacher Mr José Dias in Golegã Music Conservatory. At the same time he started his drums’ lessons with Vicky Marques. Then, in Lisbon he attended a jazz school of Hot Clube where he studied drums with Bruno Pedroso and Jorge Moniz. Nuno Correia - By 21, he was proficient on bass guitar, and since then he performs as a sideman or session musician with innumerous projects, like: Adelaide Ferreira, Aura, Paula Teixeira, Timeless, Casual Attraction, Pedro e os Apostolos, Guitars From Nowhere with Luís Moreno, Adelino Duarte -Seven years later after getting an enormous experience in live concerts, all his believes, efforts and fights for his dreams become true. In 2012 he becomes part of the band “Secret Lie” where he was able to play for the first time his originals and also to record his first album as a guitarist. To Pica -With a career spanning 22 years, 10 albums and various collaborations, To Pica has concentrated his work around the metal genre. Considered one of the best guitarists in the Portuguese metal scene, he is currently playing with Secret Lie, Ramp and Anti-Clockwise. Parallelly, he is also a composer and guitar teacher. What more can I say all of this talent in one band is mind blowing. I expect big things for Secret Lie and I hope to get some of my friends on board and get the band to Australia. Secret Lie’s first album is out now “Behind The Truth” this album and amazing video from the opening song ‘Beautiful Wild Rose’ Is available via the bands website secretlieband.com Without doubt one of the best composed and arranged songs I have heard for a long long time and the magical voice of Sara Madeira who completes this great band in my opinion is sure to be a big hit around the world. You can also see Secret Lie on the Lava Lounge or catch up with the band on Facebook, Twitter and a Social website near you. I hope to have a live interview in the new year so look out for that.” Secret Lie” One band to watch. By Steve Porter  Rawr Vanity to support Varonicas in 2013 After a five year long wait! The Lovely Brisbane girls THE VERONICAS have released
their new single "LOLITA" from their yet to be released upcoming album! All of us have been awaiting an upcoming tour and 2013 is the year! What better way to kick off though then if fellow Brisbane glitter/pop/rock act RAWR VANITY was along for the ride! Also, coupled with hard hitting pop songs, incredible harmonies and unbreakable friendship, they would be the perfect choice to warm the stage before the Brisbane sisters tear the music scene a new one in 2013!
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