DITZ

ON... BEING DIY I’m Anton from DITZ - noise rock kinda post-punk from Brighton, known for erratic live shows influenced by early hardcore and noise rock. Lots of guitar effects are a big part of our sound, setting us apart from the UK’s post-punk scene. Or so people say... I never really knew what I wanted to do in music when I started Uni, but knew something could happen. Getting into a band was never really my initial plan and I’d not played in a band prior to DITZ, except for covering ‘Sorry I’m Not A Winner’ for a school talent show. I always enjoyed going to local shows and supporting touring bands, some of which are bands that we play with today. Mental!

Whilst also being in one of Brighton’s most iconic bands, I promote shows - often it’s artists big and small in a variety of venues, usually guitar music, bits of other genres and just stuff I think people would like. Originally, nobody wanted to put on DITZ so I made it happen myself. Touring is expensive and I’ve seen it from both sides, sometimes it sucks, but most of the time it's the best days of your life. Understanding that most of these bands are skint nearly all of the time but still getting out there and doing what they love makes the sometimes thankless task super rewarding. Being a promoter often made me quite popular with bands we played with, I’ve made a lot of good mates along the way. Buzzy bands would often get snapped up by bigger promoters, understandably. But these bigger promoters would often screw over these bands by not promoting their show properly, but I wanted to change that. It might’ve taken 3 years and burnt a massive hole in my pocket, but more bands are becoming promoters (like LUMER and BDRMM - Bleakhaus). This DIY attitude needs to become less of a fashion statement, helping to grow grassroots live music scenes and supporting other artists up and down the country. ‘Total 90’ (Alcopop! Records) is out now. DITZ head out on tour in February 2020.