Benbecula Records
Scotland, est. 1999
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History Genaro's beginnings were in the late 90s when friends Craig Snape (vocals, guitar) and Derek Bates (bass) began writing songs together and formed a band that would play various venues in Glasgow such as King Tuts, The Garage and The Cathouse. This band split in 2000 and as a result the duo teamed up with two other local musicians and friends, Dom Dixon (lead) and Daryl Kellie (synth, vocals), and Genaro was born. The new band's first recorded offerings on 8 tracks were quickly noticed by the T-Break where they played in the heats in 2001. It was after this event that the group, although remaining great friends, went off to record solo projects, now and again teaming up for duo song writing sessions. Much of this solo work was recorded and it was during the summer of 2003 that some of these demos were sent to Benbecula Records. Although not historically a "guitar" or "indie" music label, the latent talent in those early demos was immediately recognised as being something that the House of Benbecula could do something with, if only to promote the skills of the artists involved to something beyond their bedroom studios. |
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Over the next few months and after various meetings with the band members it
became obvious that the original 4 piece unit was the one that could release
the greatest musical power. The sum was indeed greater than the parts.
The band quickly got back into the rehearsal studio during the spring of
2004. It was immediately obvious that the chemistry was still there,
possibly more than had even been before. Although they have 3 or 4
years of recording experience behind them, the band members are still only
in their early 20s. |
| The band quickly drew attention from national scouts and were invited to
play at the prestigious In the City event in Manchester, September 2004. In 2005 they concentrated on rehearsing new songs and kept the live performances ticking over. By Christmas 2005 they had a clutch of solid tracks and in February 2006 they recorded their first studio album for Benbecula Records, at Ca Va Sound in Glasgow. They release their debut album, "Genaro", in 2007. Live dates so far are: 02/06/04 - Bannermans, Edinburgh 06/06/04 - 13th Note Cafe, Glasgow 20/09/04 - In the City, Manchester 23/10/04 - Benbecula Showcase 04/11/04 - Liquid Lounge, Glasgow 30/11/04 - Glasgow College of Art 26/01/05 - Bunker Bar, Glasgow 26/03/05 - King Tuts, Glasgow 10/04/05 - The Tunnels, Aberdeen 22/04/05 - Stereo, Glasgow 19/05/05 - QMU, Glasgow 20/07/05 - Stereo, Glasgow 02/09/05 - Musicworks, Glasgow 08/09/05 - Bungalow Bar, Paisley 04/11/05 - Montys, Dunfermline 14/11/05 - Stereo, Glasgow 07/12/05 - "Sketch", Glasgow 11/05/06 - Go North, Aberdeen 10/06/06 - MyFestival, Glasgow 30/06/06 - Backpackers, Edinburgh 21/07/06 - Starka, Motherwell 15/08/06 - Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh 20/08/06 - 13th Note Cafe, Glasgow 27/09/06 - Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh 22/10/06 - Spectrum, Edinburgh Resources Genaro website Photos courtesy conn75 and archstanton |
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