The middle of the day, children, a gig, a school hall, the classically trained Elliot minor, what is going on?
The Myspace school invasion hits a secondary school in Nottingham, fronted by five lads from York know as Elliot Minor who previously got there success through a Myspace competition. Elliot Minor are once again back with Myspace but under very different circumstances.
Walking into a School Hall to see a band was a surreal experience, not knowing what to expect left my mind open for a whole new experience, and what an experience it was. When the band came on the audience of just over 200 made enough noise for 2000 and the band lapped it up and launched straight into there first song with nearly as much energy as the young crowd. After a short pause, a thank you for having us, the classically trained five got the crowd motivated again with a hand clapping frenzy and another melodic sing along for all to enjoy. Although being situated in a predominantly orange dated school gymnasium the sound coming from the 15 year olds latest heart throbs was astonishingly good when taking into consideration all the equipment came off a average sized lorry put into a dated gym with the acoustics of an outside toilet.
The Myspace school invasion did invade and what an invasion it was, although it was a short 8 song conquest it was a complete success with the band making themselves at least 200 more screaming young fans.
Interview with Elliot Minor in a school under the flag of the social networking site Myspace, this is what they had to say.
Myspace helped you kick start your musical careers when you won the competition to support McFly but do you think with the music industry in its current state, social networking sites such as Myspace are the way forward for upcoming bands?
Well Myspace definitely helped us as you said but i think that we had a huge degree of luck on our side and up and coming bands are going to have to work harder especially with the decline of the music industry, there just isn’t as much room for bands now like there was a few years back when we started.
Why did you decided to take part in the Myspace school invasion?
Several reasons really, as a mini tour for the up coming launch of our new single as well as it being a genuinely great opportunity to get on the road again and make some new friends after being away for a year. We also believe that we are giving back to Myspace after they helped us out right at the start when we were coming up in the industry.
Do you think being classically trained sets you apart from other bands and if so why?
Yes and no really, i think we feel that our sound sets us apart from some bands but not from others, we do take a lot from our classical music knowledge much in the same way other bands take things from other influences close to them, its just what we relate to and incorporate into our music.
Finally what 3 bands are you listening to at the moment?
Motley Crue, White Lies and Senses fail are constantly being played around here and that’s about it really.
words and photos by Dan Russell
