The Element

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Element


Img_capt = The Element
Background = band
Origin = Howden, Yorkshire, UK
Genre = Indie-Rock
Years_active = 2005–Present
Label = EMT! Records
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/theelementrules www.TheElement.com]
Current_members = Tom "Kersh" Kershaw Dominic Williamson Josh "Beef" Mchugh Tom "Bonz" Bonser
Past_members =

The Element are a four piece indie/rock band from East Yorkshire. They formed in 2005 as school friends and are currently second on the NME unsigned bands chart. [ [http://www.nme.com/newmusic/0/1/ NME.COM - The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and free stuff to win ] ] Their music is influenced by bands like Fall Out Boy, Kaiser Chiefs and Dirty Pretty Things. They have hairstyles resembling The Horrors.

History

The Band formed in January 2005, when the band members as a band music project, just playing covers of classic rock anthems, but as they developed they went onto writing songs helped on by other musical influences.

As the band developed they found help from Producers and talent scouts which has helped The Elementwww.myspace.com/theelementrules] cause quite a reputation in areas up and down the country. They have created their own unique sound and which their first E.P called "Stop everything your not" it helped the band get their sound across to people who hadn't heard them before.

In summer 2006 The Band started writing their own material with: "Outta Love", "Shorter drop", "Unidentified Beauty", "Rosie Lets Dance" and "Empty Walls".

There First big break came in 2006 when they were invited to appear on Brian Conley's Let Me Entertain You. The Element came in at a close third place, with just 3 seconds in it.

In 2007, the band had a lot to do, as they were constantly gigging across local music scenes, but traveling across to the Cavern Club, in Liverpool to play a blinding and memorable set in front of die hard beetle fans. The Element's first supportin tour called Flick The Jelly Bean Tour. It was in the September of the same year, where The Element played a host of shows around the North of England. Their best show was at Selby Town Hall, where they played to their home fans and was an electric performance.

Reviews

"Second act The Element commanded the stage like they were born to be rock stars, displaying a solid sound and electric energy reminiscent of the current Manchester music scene. These are definitely ones to watch." [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/09/18/selby_gigs_feature.shtml BBC - North Yorkshire - Features - Town Hall Rock and Roll ] ]

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/09/18/selby_gigs_feature.shtml BBC North Yorkshire]

"The Element is a rock/ Indie/ alternative band consisting of four 17 year old lads having the time of their lives. They are hairier than the Horrors and are crazier than the Kaiser Chiefs, they are young rockers ready to let fly...."
Shire Hall, Howden

"One Of The Bigger Bands To Look For In 2008" Hitz Radio

Band Members

*Tom Kershaw- Guitar
*Dom Williamson- Vocals
*Tom Bonser- Drums
*Josh Mchugh- Bass

Record Label

The Element were signed to EMT! Records in March 2007, it signified the confidence in the band to become bigger on the smaller underground circuit. The Element released a small 6 track e.p in August 2007, this got good reviews from fans and other record industries helped by a large growing MySpace fan base. Songs on the e.p included: “All The Things you’ve lost”, “Outta Love”, “Rosie Lets Dance”, “Shorter Drop” and “Jekyll v.s Hyde”. [ [http://www.myspace.com/theelementrules MySpace.com - The Element - Yorkshire, UK - Alternative / Indie / Rock - www.myspace.com/theelementrules ] ]

"These guys are mental…honest!!" NME magazine [www.nme.com/The_Element ]

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External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/theelementrules The Element] Official MySpace
* [http://www.nme.com/The_Element NME Magazine Review]
* [http://www.myspace.com/emtrecords1 EMT! Record Label]
* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/Let_Me_Entertain_You Let Me Entertain You] Performance

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