ABOUT
Biography - Keith Davies
Keith Andrew Davies (born December 17th 1974) is a rock influenced singer/guitarist and songwriter from the United Kingdom.
Early Life -
Keith Davies was born in Edgware, North West London and raised in Colindale, London, England. He is of English and Welsh heritage. Davies aquired his first drum kit at the age of Three and would constantly be put in his back yard at the request of his nextdoor neighbour so that they could watch him pound away on his tiny drum kit. Davies attended Graham Park Junior School until he turned Ten years old. Whilst attending Graham Park Junior School he was a regular singer in the school choir. At the age of Ten his Mother and Father moved to the South West of England. He spent the remaining years of his Junior School life attending Frian Primary School in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. As soon as he turned Twelve years old he then attended Haygrove Senior School. Whilst attending Haygrove Senior School he found many other ways to entertain himself and one of those ways was creating a short career out of racing Motocross.
He left Haygrove Senior School with all seven GCSE passes when he was Sixteen years old and concentrated on pursuing his Motocross dreams. It wasn't until he reached his mid twenties that he found a bigger passion - THE GUITAR.
Davies taught himself to read guitar tablature and spent many hours of the day trying to play songs by his favourite bands. The first song that he learnt to play on the guitar was a song by Green Day called 'Coming Clean.' As soon as he would learn the structure of each song he would then perform these songs by retreating into his bedroom and playing along to the appropriate songs via his Hi-Fi. For many years he was unaware of the people that stopped outside of his house to listen as they were passing by.
Davies quickly got the hang of playing the guitar and wanted to go one step further and create original songs of his own. Whilst gaining the 'know-how' in order to write original songs he created a YouTube profile and dedicated it to his favourite band Silverchair. He would regularly post videos of himself performing various different Silverchair songs, and gained many loyal followers who appreciated his efforts.
Music Career -
Syphon (2002-2006)
Syphon were a hardcore/screamo band.
Syphon initially formed in the early 2000's with lead singer Henry Dyer. It wasn't until 2002 they began playing at various places. Dyer would soon leave the band, leaving Syphon without a singer. Florey was a regular on the local music scene and was happy to audition for Syphon. Since the departure of Dyer, Davies had written many songs for Syphon and it didn't take long for Florey to put his stamp of approval onto the many songs awaiting him.
From 2002 to 2006 Syphon played many shows and recorded two EP's, 'Sickness Becomes' and 'Round Eye Psychology.' In 2005 Syphon entered the UK Emergenza band competition and got to the Semi Finals.
The many highlights of Syphon's career was sharing the stage with many famous artists and bands such as:
Super Joint Ritual, Crowbar, Dry Kill Logic, 4ft Fingers, Skindred and many others..
In 2006 Syphon were offered the chance by Melissa Lee Prescott to perform twice in the USA and that generated mass interest from the BBC, on the strength of that offer it was the beginning of the end for Syphon.
Davies went with Justin Mirto (bass guitarist of Syphon) to be interviewed on BBC Radio to talk about how far they've come in such a short space of time. Ever since that recording took place, things with Syphon were never the same again.
Syphon Ep's:
Sickness Becomes (EP)
Syphon (2005)
Carl Florey (vocals)
Keith Davies (lead guitar)
Martyn Chapman (rhythm guitar)
Justin Mirto (bass)
Chris Baker (drums and percussion)
Round Eye Psychology (EP)
Syphon (2006)
Carl Florey (vocals)
Keith Davies (guitar)
Justin Mirto (bass)
Chris Baker (drums and percussion)
Syphon broke-up in 2006.
Whilst being unemployed, Davies helped Marcus Burns and Ivor Hawthorne to build a public recording studio in a small industrial estate situated in their home town of Bridgwater.
Davies would go on to hook-up with Burns and record a cover version of The Eurythmics song:
Sweet Dreams (are made of this)
Sweet Dreams would go on to prove as Keith's most successful and highest rated video on YouTube with over 148,000 views.
On the strength of 'Sweet Dreams' success Davies teamed up again with ex-Syphon drummer Chris Baker to form a new band.
The new band would continue in the similar vain of Syphon and thus created the hardcore/screamo band Severed.
Severed had trouble finding band members which led Davies and Baker to seek Chris Drew as bass player. Drew was a technical bass player that gave a lot of different avenues to the sound of Severed.
Severed would only consist of three band members: Davies, Baker and Drew.
Approximately five songs were written by Davies for new band Severed. None of those songs ever got to see the light of day. The three band members grew further apart and unfortunately many barriers were put in the way and Severed ceased to exist without ever recording a single song.
Within a year after Severed broke up, Keith got married in New York, USA to his American fiance Heather. Keith met Heather during his days with Syphon.
Solo Projects - (2010 - Present Day)
After being married for a few years Davies decided it was time to get back into creating music again.
In 2010 Davies would go on to write and record his debut solo EP entitled 'The Murmer Of Inertia.'
The Murmer Of Inertia was simply a matter of Keith venting his frustrations regarding the failures of past bands which spawned songs like 'Insert, Delete, The End!' and 'Responsive Against Premonitions That Over-look Reality.'
Davies knew that his musical direction for 'Murmer' was clearly different than what he was known for, but that didn't stop him from continuing his first solo project.
'The Nameless' was the only song from 'Murmer' to be used as a digital single.
Without having a full band to back him up, Davies continued to write and record songs knowing full well that he would have to play every instrument himself. 'The Murmer Of Inertia' was just the beginning of what was to come..
To try and sound complete, Davies invested in a Pro Synthesizer to emulate a full-band.
Whilst learning to use the Synthesizer, Davies taught himself basic piano arrangements and recorded what turned into 'The Bloody Realms Of Malicia.'
As soon as Davies was comfortable in the knowledge that he could emulate a full-band, he started work on his first full length solo album entitled 'Symbolic Hemispheres.'
'Symbolic Hemispheres' originally began production in early 2011.
Davies wrote a handful of songs for 'Hemispheres' but then his mother became ill and in between his mothers illness and writing/recording he found that his concentration levels dropped considerably and decided that after the many hours of effort, he could do better than what he was creating. He pressed 'DELETE' on everything he completed and started from scratch, all except for two songs.
On January 1st 2012 'Never Wanted' (original recording) was released.
In his quest for a better recorded vocal sound, Davies bought a number of different things to aid his needs. One of those things was a better quality microphone.
In preperation for his new attempt at creating 'Symbolic Hemispheres' Davies re-recorded the vocal line to 'Never Wanted' and noticed a big difference between the original and the new version.
In between re-recording the vocal line for 'Never Wanted,' Davies was contacted again by long time friend Melissa Lee Prescott and was asked to write a series of songs and instrumentals for her documentary. Davies took approximately two weeks to write and record the songs that he created for her. Melissa is from MA, USA and has shown interest in Keith's music ever since they both helped run a MySpace profile dedicated to the music of Australian musicians Paul Mac and Daniel Johns.
After helping Melissa with her documentary, it was time to go back to 'Symbolic Hemispheres.'
The second song that Davies kept from 'Hemispheres' original recordings was 'The Bloody Realms Of Malicia.' This is a moody and dramatic intro that is fuelled mostly by the piano.
Davies decided to re-vamp 'Never Wanted' by using 'Realms' as a possible intro to 'Never Wanted.'
On May 7th 2012 'The Bloody Realms Of Malicia/Never Wanted' was released and is now considered a 'B-Side' from 'Symbolic Hemispheres.'
Symbolic Hemispheres -
On July 6th 2012 'Stabbing Daggers' the first digital single from 'Symbolic Hemispheres' is released.
Davies's vocals are possibly the best they've ever been and show a diverse variety in styles. You can tell from this song that Davies is growing in confidence, not just musically, but vocally too.
Davies says "Symbolic Hemispheres' when completed will showcase at least 8 songs of pure adrenaline fuelled rock and metal."
December 31st 2012 is the confirmed release date for 'Symbolic Hemispheres.'
Early 2013 saw Keith embark on another album.
'Seeds and Leeches' was born..
May 7th 2013 turned into the official release date for 'Seeds and Leeches.'
December 17th 2013: Dark Matter, the third album from Keith Davies is released worldwide via iTunes and other digital media websites. Dark Matter is Keith's heaviest set of songs to date and showcases a wonderful limited edition CD package that consists of a comic book, three guitar picks dedicated to Symbolic Hemispheres, Seeds and Leeches and the latest album Dark Matter. Also included within the package is a full colour 8-page booklet and separate gate-fold lyric sheet.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Biography - Keith Davies
Keith Andrew Davies (born December 17th 1974) is a rock influenced singer/guitarist and songwriter from the United Kingdom.
Early Life -
Keith Davies was born in Edgware, North West London and raised in Colindale, London, England. He is of English and Welsh heritage. Davies aquired his first drum kit at the age of Three and would constantly be put in his back yard at the request of his nextdoor neighbour so that they could watch him pound away on his tiny drum kit. Davies attended Graham Park Junior School until he turned Ten years old. Whilst attending Graham Park Junior School he was a regular singer in the school choir. At the age of Ten his Mother and Father moved to the South West of England. He spent the remaining years of his Junior School life attending Frian Primary School in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. As soon as he turned Twelve years old he then attended Haygrove Senior School. Whilst attending Haygrove Senior School he found many other ways to entertain himself and one of those ways was creating a short career out of racing Motocross.
He left Haygrove Senior School with all seven GCSE passes when he was Sixteen years old and concentrated on pursuing his Motocross dreams. It wasn't until he reached his mid twenties that he found a bigger passion - THE GUITAR.
Davies taught himself to read guitar tablature and spent many hours of the day trying to play songs by his favourite bands. The first song that he learnt to play on the guitar was a song by Green Day called 'Coming Clean.' As soon as he would learn the structure of each song he would then perform these songs by retreating into his bedroom and playing along to the appropriate songs via his Hi-Fi. For many years he was unaware of the people that stopped outside of his house to listen as they were passing by.
Davies quickly got the hang of playing the guitar and wanted to go one step further and create original songs of his own. Whilst gaining the 'know-how' in order to write original songs he created a YouTube profile and dedicated it to his favourite band Silverchair. He would regularly post videos of himself performing various different Silverchair songs, and gained many loyal followers who appreciated his efforts.
Music Career -
Syphon (2002-2006)
Syphon were a hardcore/screamo band.
Syphon initially formed in the early 2000's with lead singer Henry Dyer. It wasn't until 2002 they began playing at various places. Dyer would soon leave the band, leaving Syphon without a singer. Florey was a regular on the local music scene and was happy to audition for Syphon. Since the departure of Dyer, Davies had written many songs for Syphon and it didn't take long for Florey to put his stamp of approval onto the many songs awaiting him.
From 2002 to 2006 Syphon played many shows and recorded two EP's, 'Sickness Becomes' and 'Round Eye Psychology.' In 2005 Syphon entered the UK Emergenza band competition and got to the Semi Finals.
The many highlights of Syphon's career was sharing the stage with many famous artists and bands such as:
Super Joint Ritual, Crowbar, Dry Kill Logic, 4ft Fingers, Skindred and many others..
In 2006 Syphon were offered the chance by Melissa Lee Prescott to perform twice in the USA and that generated mass interest from the BBC, on the strength of that offer it was the beginning of the end for Syphon.
Davies went with Justin Mirto (bass guitarist of Syphon) to be interviewed on BBC Radio to talk about how far they've come in such a short space of time. Ever since that recording took place, things with Syphon were never the same again.
Syphon Ep's:
Sickness Becomes (EP)
Syphon (2005)
Carl Florey (vocals)
Keith Davies (lead guitar)
Martyn Chapman (rhythm guitar)
Justin Mirto (bass)
Chris Baker (drums and percussion)
Round Eye Psychology (EP)
Syphon (2006)
Carl Florey (vocals)
Keith Davies (guitar)
Justin Mirto (bass)
Chris Baker (drums and percussion)
Syphon broke-up in 2006.
Whilst being unemployed, Davies helped Marcus Burns and Ivor Hawthorne to build a public recording studio in a small industrial estate situated in their home town of Bridgwater.
Davies would go on to hook-up with Burns and record a cover version of The Eurythmics song:
Sweet Dreams (are made of this)
Sweet Dreams would go on to prove as Keith's most successful and highest rated video on YouTube with over 148,000 views.
On the strength of 'Sweet Dreams' success Davies teamed up again with ex-Syphon drummer Chris Baker to form a new band.
The new band would continue in the similar vain of Syphon and thus created the hardcore/screamo band Severed.
Severed had trouble finding band members which led Davies and Baker to seek Chris Drew as bass player. Drew was a technical bass player that gave a lot of different avenues to the sound of Severed.
Severed would only consist of three band members: Davies, Baker and Drew.
Approximately five songs were written by Davies for new band Severed. None of those songs ever got to see the light of day. The three band members grew further apart and unfortunately many barriers were put in the way and Severed ceased to exist without ever recording a single song.
Within a year after Severed broke up, Keith got married in New York, USA to his American fiance Heather. Keith met Heather during his days with Syphon.
Solo Projects - (2010 - Present Day)
After being married for a few years Davies decided it was time to get back into creating music again.
In 2010 Davies would go on to write and record his debut solo EP entitled 'The Murmer Of Inertia.'
The Murmer Of Inertia was simply a matter of Keith venting his frustrations regarding the failures of past bands which spawned songs like 'Insert, Delete, The End!' and 'Responsive Against Premonitions That Over-look Reality.'
Davies knew that his musical direction for 'Murmer' was clearly different than what he was known for, but that didn't stop him from continuing his first solo project.
'The Nameless' was the only song from 'Murmer' to be used as a digital single.
Without having a full band to back him up, Davies continued to write and record songs knowing full well that he would have to play every instrument himself. 'The Murmer Of Inertia' was just the beginning of what was to come..
To try and sound complete, Davies invested in a Pro Synthesizer to emulate a full-band.
Whilst learning to use the Synthesizer, Davies taught himself basic piano arrangements and recorded what turned into 'The Bloody Realms Of Malicia.'
As soon as Davies was comfortable in the knowledge that he could emulate a full-band, he started work on his first full length solo album entitled 'Symbolic Hemispheres.'
'Symbolic Hemispheres' originally began production in early 2011.
Davies wrote a handful of songs for 'Hemispheres' but then his mother became ill and in between his mothers illness and writing/recording he found that his concentration levels dropped considerably and decided that after the many hours of effort, he could do better than what he was creating. He pressed 'DELETE' on everything he completed and started from scratch, all except for two songs.
On January 1st 2012 'Never Wanted' (original recording) was released.
In his quest for a better recorded vocal sound, Davies bought a number of different things to aid his needs. One of those things was a better quality microphone.
In preperation for his new attempt at creating 'Symbolic Hemispheres' Davies re-recorded the vocal line to 'Never Wanted' and noticed a big difference between the original and the new version.
In between re-recording the vocal line for 'Never Wanted,' Davies was contacted again by long time friend Melissa Lee Prescott and was asked to write a series of songs and instrumentals for her documentary. Davies took approximately two weeks to write and record the songs that he created for her. Melissa is from MA, USA and has shown interest in Keith's music ever since they both helped run a MySpace profile dedicated to the music of Australian musicians Paul Mac and Daniel Johns.
After helping Melissa with her documentary, it was time to go back to 'Symbolic Hemispheres.'
The second song that Davies kept from 'Hemispheres' original recordings was 'The Bloody Realms Of Malicia.' This is a moody and dramatic intro that is fuelled mostly by the piano.
Davies decided to re-vamp 'Never Wanted' by using 'Realms' as a possible intro to 'Never Wanted.'
On May 7th 2012 'The Bloody Realms Of Malicia/Never Wanted' was released and is now considered a 'B-Side' from 'Symbolic Hemispheres.'
Symbolic Hemispheres -
On July 6th 2012 'Stabbing Daggers' the first digital single from 'Symbolic Hemispheres' is released.
Davies's vocals are possibly the best they've ever been and show a diverse variety in styles. You can tell from this song that Davies is growing in confidence, not just musically, but vocally too.
Davies says "Symbolic Hemispheres' when completed will showcase at least 8 songs of pure adrenaline fuelled rock and metal."
December 31st 2012 is the confirmed release date for 'Symbolic Hemispheres.'
Early 2013 saw Keith embark on another album.
'Seeds and Leeches' was born..
May 7th 2013 turned into the official release date for 'Seeds and Leeches.'
December 17th 2013: Dark Matter, the third album from Keith Davies is released worldwide via iTunes and other digital media websites. Dark Matter is Keith's heaviest set of songs to date and showcases a wonderful limited edition CD package that consists of a comic book, three guitar picks dedicated to Symbolic Hemispheres, Seeds and Leeches and the latest album Dark Matter. Also included within the package is a full colour 8-page booklet and separate gate-fold lyric sheet.
TO BE CONTINUED...