Location
Coventry and Nuneaton
Genre
Indie and poprock
Influences
The band's influences include Oasis, U2, Queen, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Foo Fighters, Led Zeppeline and Audioslave
Biography and description
Deride is band with five members who live in the Coventry and Nuneaton Area. Deride formed in 2006. Many of Deride's song have an anthemic quality, are clearly potential hit songs and frequently inspire audiences to start dancing. They have a strong stage presence and are good at audience interaction. A top entertainment band, Deride is a quality act for any indie rock line up. Deride is a band with a conscience, playing regularly at charity and community events.
Band Members
Leon Heynes (Vocalist)
Ollie Cudworth (Bass)
Matt Branch (Drums)
Paul Humphreys (Guitar)
 Tom Hill (Guitar)
Recorded songs
The band has recorded 6 of its songs and is planning to record more.
Deride has produced two EPs, each with 3 songs. (1) Stop Right There Composed songs
The band has composed 20 songs and writes about one new song a month.
Set list
The band usually performs 6 songs on a short set but can perform a set of up to an hour. They can perform a cover song or two where necessary.
Gigs
Forthcoming gigs are shown on the band's Myspace page and is updated regulated.
Previous gigs:
19th November 2006 - Nuneaton Town Centre Christmas Lights Switchon - Main Stage
23rd February 2007 - Mayors Appeal Show, Bedworth Civic Hall
29th June 2007 - Headline at the Bournemouth Live Festival.
17th August 2007 - Leofric Hotel Coventry at the Cancer Fundraising Evening
2nd February - Wildplum Live at the Camden Barfly, London (the band organised a coach to take fans to this show)
21st February 2008 - Bournemouth University The band has played regularly at Jumpin Jaks club in Coventry. Gig bookings
The band can be booked through Get Your Band On.
Support slots
Deride have played with
Fan base
The band has a mailing list of 400 email addresses, which it uses on a regular basis to notify fans of its forthcoming gigs.
Notable achievements Playing at the switching on of the Christmas lights in Nuneaton Town Centre.
Reviews and media
The band has been played on Kerrang Radio
Feature in Future Music Magazine
Press coverage in the Nuneaton Evening News and other local newspapers.
Management
The band is managed by Trevor Locke of Get Your Band On.
Fan Base Organisation
Deride has 15,500 fans on its MySpace page (February 2008). The band has a loyal following and can often pull out over 50 fans to attend local events. Merchandise
The band sells a range of merchandise and achieves a fairly consistent turnover from sales. Merchandise products are sold from the shop on the band's web site.
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