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We Beat The System | |
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![]() We Beat The System | |
Background information | |
Origin | Sunderland, England |
Genres |
Alternative rock Indie rock |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Unsigned - Alternative winners of Live and Unsigned 2010 |
Members | Daniel 'Crazy' Mason Jonathan Gray Martin Dagg Jon Sandwith David Burlace |
Website | http://www.myspace.com/webeatthesystemuk |
We Beat The System are a five-piece English, alternative rock band from Sunderland. [1] [2] Formed in 2009, the group consists of Daniel Mason (kind of lead singer and 3 keys of the keyboard), Jonathan Gray (guitar), Martin Dagg (guitar), Jon Sandwith (bass guitar) and David Burlace (drums and percussion). [3] The band has been tipped by the BBC as having a "promising future ahead of them" after winning the Best Alternative Act category in the Live and Unsigned 2010 competition at the O2 Arena in London - the United Kingdom's largest national music competition for unsigned bands. [4] [5] [6]
The members of We Beat The System met while attending Venerable Bede Church of England School in Sunderland and formed the band in October 2009. [7] They have since supported The Automatic, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Chapel Club, Flashguns, Dutch Uncles and Wilder. [8] After winning Live and Unsigned, the band was invited to play at Sunderland's 2010 Split Festival. The band has since played at Newcastle's 2011 Evolution Festival [9] and is currently recording with Let’s Buy Happiness guitarist James Hall. [7] The sound of the band has been described as Alternative/Post-Punk Revival, similar to bands such as Editors, White Lies, Radiohead and early U2. [4]
![]() | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
notability guideline for music. (June 2020) |
We Beat The System | |
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![]() We Beat The System | |
Background information | |
Origin | Sunderland, England |
Genres |
Alternative rock Indie rock |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Unsigned - Alternative winners of Live and Unsigned 2010 |
Members | Daniel 'Crazy' Mason Jonathan Gray Martin Dagg Jon Sandwith David Burlace |
Website | http://www.myspace.com/webeatthesystemuk |
We Beat The System are a five-piece English, alternative rock band from Sunderland. [1] [2] Formed in 2009, the group consists of Daniel Mason (kind of lead singer and 3 keys of the keyboard), Jonathan Gray (guitar), Martin Dagg (guitar), Jon Sandwith (bass guitar) and David Burlace (drums and percussion). [3] The band has been tipped by the BBC as having a "promising future ahead of them" after winning the Best Alternative Act category in the Live and Unsigned 2010 competition at the O2 Arena in London - the United Kingdom's largest national music competition for unsigned bands. [4] [5] [6]
The members of We Beat The System met while attending Venerable Bede Church of England School in Sunderland and formed the band in October 2009. [7] They have since supported The Automatic, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Chapel Club, Flashguns, Dutch Uncles and Wilder. [8] After winning Live and Unsigned, the band was invited to play at Sunderland's 2010 Split Festival. The band has since played at Newcastle's 2011 Evolution Festival [9] and is currently recording with Let’s Buy Happiness guitarist James Hall. [7] The sound of the band has been described as Alternative/Post-Punk Revival, similar to bands such as Editors, White Lies, Radiohead and early U2. [4]