Production Material: Draft of Double Page Article

FRIENDS? WE’RE MORE LIKE A GANG

Drop Quotes:

•  “And I was just like, Fuck I wanna do this”
• “Having 500 hundred people singing the words back to you is just- manic”

 ‘Rising stars Canterbury, hidden away from the music records in their home in Surrey, gives an account of their Journey from their High School Hall to O2 Academies across the UK.’

 

From the depths of sixth form to supporting You Me At Six in the top academies in the UK, this is Canterbury’s journey with friends, family and fans.  Touring with another band from their homeland, Canterbury learns the tricks of the trade from these other Surrey Stars. “Fucking good at helping you. They are the kind of band who will help out smaller bands” said Mike, 21. “You Me At Six were guaranteed fun, party hard and drink harder” said Luke Prebble who plays bass and does backing vocals for the band. Making Surrey proud they took to the stage playing in O2 Academies across the UK.

And Canterbury knows how to have fun. Whether they are supporting or headlining a gig, they know they, and the crowd, will always have a good time. Even a small crowd like the one I went to in Liverpool, you could tell everyone was having fun. “With supporting you’re probably gonna be packed up by like 9, sound check at half 7, half an hour set from 8 to half 8” explained Luke. He couldn’t decide which he preferred; they both have their merits and downfalls. He explained “With headlining you won’t get back til about 2. I mean we’d get on about 10, which is usually like a wind down time for me, but that’s when we’re just starting. We get to the end and I’m like ‘Its like 11pm and I’m fucking buzzin’!” From this you could tell whatever the place, time, people, the band will always make the crowd roar with excitement.

Sitting there in the backrooms of the O2 Academy Liverpool before the gig, Luke Prebble and Mike Sparks, who play bass and guitar respectively, and both do vocals, sat there confidently on the less than perfect sofa. Relaxing with a drink in hand, they described their exciting Journey from school kids who liked a bit of music, to professional musicians, giving music to sell out crowds across the UK – from London to Liverpool, and from Glasgow to Plymouth.  

Growing up with the sound of Patrick Stump gracing Luke Prebble’s ears, Mike loves to tell the story of how he developed his singing ability. “Singing along to his brother’s driving lessons with their dad, he’d  sit in the back of the car and sing along to FOB” joked Mike and according to Luke: “It’s why he can sing better than the others”.  Asking them about their influences an array of rock artists came up. From Patrick Stump to Blink – 182, Canterbury’s members know the best bands that have fun.

Before Canterbury was Luke’s band ‘Lucky For Some’. Splitting up they changed the name to Canterbury and recruited Mike, who was a school friend. The move to Canterbury was, in fact, lucky for a lot of people! Pushing themselves and trying and trying, working through school they recorded a lot of tracks, and by a lot, about 40 tracks were made throughout sixth form, creating ear  tingling riffs combined with a drum beat you have to jump to.