Briganté

Briganté is a rock/indie/alternative band stemming from Bedford, United Kingdom.They are known for simply getting out and singing what they feel - angst and pain, the fear of failure, and a collective understanding that lyrics and music reach people. They believe that words can change perceptions and give comfort. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/10/23/introducing_rate_of_the_day_feature.shtml BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks - Entertainment - Introducing Rate of the Day ] ]

Beginnings

Simon Cronin (Lead Singer), Chris Mills (Electric Guitar) and Luke Fattorusso (Bass guitar/Backing vocals) were a part of a cover band to begin with. After performing a few local gigs raising money for charity, the cover band eventually ran its course. At this point it was decided that a new band should be formed with some of the members from the original. This led to the creation of Rate of the Day (ROTD) in May 2006.

While predominantly an indie band, ROTD branched into areas of rock and roll and alternative, with songs such as Waging War and Takin' Part.Stephen Pagano, the original drummer, left the band a soon while after, resulting in a gaping space that needed filling.With an add on a local advertising web site, Dan Meese (Drums) joined the crew as the new drummer.

As the band progressed through the next year, the Bands name was then renamed to Briganté. Under this name, the band has gone from strength to strength with high profile gigs in London venues such as The Hope and Anchor, The Bullet Bar, and Bar Monsta. Local gigs have included the prestigious Red Stripe Music Awards at Bedford Esquires. Here Briganté took their live performance to a new level by enlisting the talents of Jimmy Tippet from Dual Calibre who created what can only be described as a haunting intro piece climaxing with the words "New Improved Briganté". Quite possibly the most defining point of this bands short yet colourful career so far...

Management

Throughout Briganté's early history as Rate of the Day, their appearances were plagued through poor management and a complete lack of professional direction off stage. Matthew Ford had been given legal executive of the band's facto but due to an embarrassing mis-hap at Bedford St Johns train station, he was unable to attend any of the early gigs. CCTV footage appeared to place Mr Ford at Kempston Hardwick around the time of an important London gig. Other sources have linked this event to a relapse of a failed journey to Brighton years earlier. [ [http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?sEvent=Timetables&crs_code=BDM First Capital Connect: Bedford to Brighton timetable] ] Briganté have since severed all professional ties with Mr Ford although they still remain on talking terms.Currently the band are managed by an unknown entity that continues to book performances all over Beds, Herts and Bucks, along with dates being confirmed in London. An inside source suggests the band are managing themselves whilst working under an alias. Other theories include names such as BBC's Annie Mac [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/anniemac/ "Annie Mac Blog" BBC] ] however, friends close to Annie have denied any knowledge of such events. The mystery continues...

Notable Performances

*Esquires (Bedford) December 2006 First Ever Live Performance [ [http://www.bedfordesquires.co.uk BedfordEsquires.co.uk ] ]
*Ro'woodstock (Rovigo, Italy) September 2007 [cite news |first=Ben |last=Raza |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Rocking all over Rovigo |url=http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/todays-choice/Rocking-all-over-Rovigo.3243155.jp |work=Bedford Today |publisher= |date=28 September 2007 |accessdate=2008-07-17]
*BBC Three Counties Radio Live Session October 2007
*The Bullet Bar December 2007, First London Performance
*Hope and Anchor (London, Islington) January 2008
*Redstripe Music Awards 2008, Esquires (Bedford) April 2008 [ [http://www.redstripe.net Red Stripe: Jamaica Lager Beer, Official UK Website - www.redstripe.net ] ]
*River Festival (Bedford) - Main Stage July 2008

Discography

The first EP was Created and Recorded in 2007, containing 4 songs:

*Track 1 - Takin' Part (the only way I know how)
*Track 2 - Things to Come
*Track 3 - I say nothing
*Track 4 - Waging War

This was recorded at Sound Arc Studios in Shefford, Bedfordshire. The band are going to record the next cd for the Discography within the next year.The EP is available in full from Briganté's official Site.

References

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/10/23/introducing_rate_of_the_day_feature.shtml "Introducing Rate of The Day" BBC]
*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Highly Rated |url=http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/music/Highly-rated.3397176.jp |work=Bedford Today |publisher= |date= Thursday, 17 July 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-17
*cite news |first=Ben |last=Raza |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Rocking all over Rovigo |url=http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/todays-choice/Rocking-all-over-Rovigo.3243155.jp |work=Bedford Today |publisher= |date=28 September 2007 |accessdate=2008-07-17
* [http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?sEvent=Timetables&crs_code=BDM First Capital Connect: Bedford to Brighton timetable]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/anniemac/ "Annie Mac Blog" BBC]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.briganteband.com/ Briganté's official Site]
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