Ban Jam ft OST & Timithy James 23.November.2010

BAN*JAM & Vulture House Presents

At BAN JAM on the 23rd.... Timithy James, Sweet Men Of Hell & OST. It was back in his hometown of Perth, Western Australia, that a young Timithy James got his first taste of the music industry. Aged just 15, he started playing at bars and clubs around the city with The Late Night Menu, the funk band he had formed with some mates from school. “We’d tell the promoters on the phone we were 18, and then sneak in through the back so they couldn’t check our IDs. We’d just appear on stage and bust out...”

Timithy arrived in London in 2008 with no contacts in the UK music industry and barely a penny to his name. He headed to Ronnie Scott’s. At first he would busk outside for cash, but after a while he caught the attention of some acts on the Jazz scene and ended up doing impromptu performances onstage at the bar between shows.

It was around this time that Timithy bumped into an old friend from Perth – N’fa of 1200 Techniques. “We first met when I was in high school. I'd been asked to sing at a family friend’s wedding. N’fa was the best man.” N’fa took Timithy under his wing, introducing him to his management company, Twisted Kids Ltd, who signed him immediately.

Timithy spent the next year honing his already considerable vocal, production and writing skills; working with everyone from a top UK vocal coach to Melbourne-based Hip Hop producers J.Smith & the Dutch and playing at various renowned venues. The result of this journey, ‘As I Was Saying...’ is Timithy’s first Live EP. Entirely written and produced by the man himself, it stands as a testament to his talent and dedication.

OST” is an ‘emotronic’ rock four-piece band, constantly busy playing gigs, predominantly in the south of England. With their brew of dance, electro, dub and rock, OST has also gained recognition in the United States and in Europe, playing a 12-day tour of Norway in 2009. Originally from Malmesbury in North Wiltshire, the band is comprised of two pairs of brothers, the Cameron’s, (James: guitars & lead vocals and Dan, drums & backing vocals) and the Unwin’s (Mike: guitars, keys, percussion and backing vocals, and Chris, bass guitar and backing vocals).

“Pushing post-rock up a notch, OST have separated themselves from their counterparts by the introduction of epic keyboards and superb production values, creating mesmerising soundscapes that never fail to be attention-grabbing.” (BBC WM - Brumcast Net Radio, The Sound of the UK Midlands).

Lastly we have Sweet Men Of Hell a power trio who make blues rock and roll noises out of london England.

Our headlining DJ this week will be Ban Jam resident visual dj’s BONGO WORM accompanied by Skip Skip Jump, and Angela Boyle. All playing some indie classics and funk.