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Players
Other Biographies and Pictures coming shortly
Nick Calvert - Producer, Singer & Multi Instrumentalist also member of The K-Twins.
Mick Dorey - Producer, Keyboards & Singer
Mick trained and sang as a chorister at St. Paul's cathedral
in London. From the age of thirteen he worked to pay for piano lessons.
At the age of seventeen he signed publishing with Chin & Chapman and
a while later sang harmonies on Blondie's 'Eat to the Beat'.
He was a founding member of 'The Intellectuals' who changed their name
to 'Wang Cheung' just after Mick left to form 'Mick Dorey and The Sirens',
with old friend and guitarist Dave Eppel.
'Mick Dorey and the Sirens' signed to Illegal Records and released their
first single 'Paranoia Station' (produced by Dave Tickle with the help
of Crowded House drummer and bassist) to rave reviews. Mick was lauded
by 'The Melody Maker' as 'the face of the eighties'. Their second single
'It Really Doesn't Matter' was produced by Jean Jaque Burnell (The Stranglers).
Mick then signed to 'Queens' management company. This was a major mistake.
The bands name was changed to 'Toltex 9' and the single 'Coal Fires and
Semaphore' was released by EMI. Though it received good reviews and a
lot of radio play it was never pushed in the shops, and there was no tour
support. Mick and Dave were destroyed.
Starting again as 'The Sirens' with guitarist Mike Gatehouse and drummer Nick Calvert wasn't easy. Publishing was signed to Berman & Buziak and tracks for an album for MCA were recorded in Los Angeles. This fell through, and the band split.
Mick and Nick moved to Koln (Cologne) in Germany and built 'Skyline Studios'. After a year and a half of producing music for the New Wave of German music, they returned to the UK. Mick started to work writing music for film and television.
Now it starts again!
David Loach - Bass & Backing Vocals
1976 - Started playing Bass & Guitar at the same time. David was self
taught as well as taking lessons from the son of a jazz double bass player.
1981 - Joined west country psychedelic folk band Wellington
Cmyth as bass & backing vocalist The band soon changed their
name to Kick City, gigged Bristol &
west country. Played support to Burning Spear and Big Country.
1990 - Relocated to north London collaborated with singer song writers
Angelic Campion and Israeli singer Tally
Koren playing monthly at acoustic room /mean fiddler.
1996 - Studied, diploma in bass &music composition at the Guitar,
Drums and Bass Institute at Wapping wall, london.
1997- Bass & Backing Vocals with skate & surf rockers Spurdog.
1999 - Joined with pop rock outfit Rehab
recorded extensively in 2002-03 at Alaska studios Their songs were regularly
played on Radio 1 and XFM.
2000 to Present - Bass & Backing Vocals with Kamakura
& also with acoustic roots outfit Through the
Wall
David also plays regularly in open mic nights at The Portland Rock Bar,
Hove.
Peter White - Drummer.
Grant Houldsworth - Producer, Member of The K-Twins.