NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
EAST YORKSHIRE
of programming for Humber Street Sesh, a 32,000 cap festival catering for new emerging regional and national artists since 2012.
BANDS AND ARTISTS
INTRODUCTION
There’s recently been a new crop of artists within the city which has been really refreshing.
I’m Daniel, 28, Hull City Fan, singer in Post Punk Five Piece Low Hummer, and promoter for Sesh Events and VMS Live. My day job involves lots of different roles!
Priestgate, Autosuggestion and Spilt Milk all create visceral aggressive post punk along more established artists like Life, Lumer and Cannibal Animal.
From booking the weekly Tuesday, free entry night ‘The Sesh’ at The Polar Bear (now into its nineteenth year) to providing Hull City fans with local bands on the concourse on matchdays, as well as booking and promoting bands at The Polar Bear and The Welly for VMS Live. That’s not including being head
Fever are a new indie five piece, writing witty, catchy indie songs, they’re supporting Blossoms on tour through March. And then there’s acts like Slowdaze, a lo-fi, home produced singer songwriter creating beautiful soundscapes and laid back layers of instrumentation. 24
STUDIO AND RECORDING
Fairview Studios, which has survived in the city for over fifty years, have produced artists like The Mick Ronson, The Housemartins and The Paddingtons. It’s a right of passage for Hull artists. The main man there is guru John Spence. AOO Studios is ran by Pat from The Talks who has recently recorded bands like No Nothing’s and Fever. Rockit Studio, Africa Studios, Rehearsals Rehearsals and Gorilla Studios are the main practise rooms in the city which also double up as recording spaces.
SUPPORT SERVICES
The Colleges and Uni courses all make a concerted effort to integrate their students into Hull’s music scene which means we’ve had some great college bands over the years, they all have
