 Below you can listen to a recording of Satelite, we did at Jason and Scotts Place for our Demo to send in to Splashy - Unfortunately we had to do it on a week day, so Jeremy wasn't there, so Jason had to do lay down the Bass and I had to try and do the Harmonies Jeremy normally does.   Myself and my Brother Jeremy have always wanted to get together and play with another talented brother combination, who also happen to be good friends Jason and Scott Hartman – is it a coincidence that they play Guitar and Drums and we play guitar and Bass respectively, that already in that you have your Basic Band Makeup – maybe but I like to think it’s a good omen. Like us their common genes and similarity of voice produce awesome Harmonies, heck you could take away the instruments and have an awesome male acapela group. Truth be told we have Jammed with them before, and I (in the days before my brother picked up a bass and realized his musical ability) played a few gigs with them, at one time also as an early version of Zephyr. Why am I calling it a project and not a band… well “Band of Brothers” is a band, though it’s a side project from each of our respective bands. (the Hartman brothers play and have played under different band names, very often with their Father, Sam. Band names they’ve played in or under are, Samson, Justus, One River and Redeye to name a few) Of course we’d love the project to grow into a full time Band if it were well received and supported, but that’s something we’ll have to gauge down the line, from all parties concerned. Personally I would also love to do some song writing and hopefully produce a CD as band of brothers, but again as a unit we haven’t all sat down to talk about the possibilities. For now though Band of brothers is going to be doing a first performance at this years Splashy Fen… well in a sense, because Jason due to his own talent won’t be able to join us. The good man has gone and got himself into the top ten of Idols, while we are super stoked for him, means the full band of brothers will have to wait for another opportunity to get to play alongside one another. The three of us however are just as exicted to get up and rock Splashy Fen, which we will, so get your camping gear out, because Band of Brothers is heading to Splashy Fen! Peace and Love Liam
"Taking a break from the studio where Zephyr are busy at long last putting down some of their unique brand of songs. The Midlands based band who are feeling a bit of Cabin Fever decided a night out at the MMC hosted at the “Red Door” would be a cure for all of winter’s ailments.
In the Absence of Regular Drummer Loz Smith, Zephyr have called on the formidable drumming services of fellow Midlands musician and friend Chris Melling of Four Leaf & Pan Latino. The Addition of Melling’s unique vibrant percussion and drumming style to the Harmonic melodies created by Chris Wyatt and brothers Jeremy and Liam Mathias promises to Deliver a musical experience not to miss. So come get your favored dose of winter medication and join the boys from Zephyr as they dispel the winter chill." see you tuesday :)
It is feeling tired and worn and not really feeling like working, but with a fresh sparkle in my eyes that I sit here writing this – we had a great (even if late) band practice last night (the WE being Chris, Scott, Jeremy and myself) all in preparation for our gig next Friday (the 8th of May). I know It’s quite late to be putting up notices for these things, but we only found out the other day, so it’s been a bit of Panic Stations getting together to Practice and everything. But the Practice went well and we had a really good time just Jamming out some off the cuff songs, it’s the best. Not having a clue what to sing yet the Lyrics just seem to come anyway, and some of them are pretty good… I’m getting distracted. About the gig, we’re going to be opening for Jason (yep Scotts brother Read Down further if you confused) who is currently in the top two of Idols, obviously we think he’s going to go on and win it, and by the time the 8th comes we’ll know.
We’re all really looking forward to it and really chuffed to be playing alongside our brother and friend again. The Venue is Pecanwood (http://www.pecanwoodkzn.co.za/) and Starts at 8pm on Friday the 8th of May – tickets at the gate are R100 and R80 if you book. Besides Jason, we’ll also be sharing the stage with Gonzo Republic. See you all there ;-) |
