Mamas Gun, Manchester

Mamas Gun biography

Mamas Gun are a five-piece fronted by the charismatic nay striking singer/composer/producer/designer Andy Platts but they are by no means a one man operation. Bassist ‘Professor’ Rex Horan, another focal point of the band’s feisty stage show, was born in the Western Australian desert and is equally adept on violin and piano and in classical music. Keyboard player Dave ‘Eighties’ Burnell Oliver’s musical education, originally in Hertfordshire, embraced everything from barbershop singing to French horn and now includes jazz, soul and Cuban playing. Guitarist Terry ‘Spiller’ Lewis studied music in Essex, got his diploma and taught guitar, going on to tour with Jools Holland as part of brother Christopher Holland’s band. And ‘Union’ Jack Pollitt notably played drums on ‘Green Light’ for Beyoncé’s ‘B-Day’ album, with producer Pharrell Williams. On March 1st Mamas Gun release a new single called Wishing. This stunning Hall and Oates-tinged masterstroke features on the ‘deluxe’ version of Routes To Riches and will be released as a double A-side along with another track lifted from the album, the delightfully dirty ‘Groove is in the heart’ vibe ‘Finger On It’.

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