https://www.creativesacrosssussex.com/listings/news/?archive=1&user=2844&view=rss Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativetorbay.com/russell-bray/bio-part-1-plastercast/ Raised and educated in Torbay, I've had a love affair with music from an early age. Influenced by a healthy record collection belonging to my mother when I was growing up, then a whole lot of teenage angst and all that c... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativetorbay.com/russell-bray/bio-part-2-zenn/ Zenn was different to my previous band as we were exclusively an original band, coming from Torbay we felt like there wasn't really any need for another mundane covers band amongst all the others already doing the rounds... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativetorbay.com/russell-bray/bio-part-3-memo-vienna-cycle/ Having battered my body, ears & various instruments (I'm sure I could have purchased several guitars with the money I've had to spend on repairs as a direct result of throwing guitars!) and with no band to make noise wit... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativetorbay.com/russell-bray/sleepless-surrender-video/ Here's a video a mate of mine (Ryan Forseter) put together for a song called 'Sleepless Surrender'. I wrote the track in a cave on Meadfoot beach in Torquay late in 2006 and was happy for Ryan to use the track on a uni p... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativetorbay.com/russell-bray/mp3-s-now-uploaded/ I've uploaded several songs I've written over the last few years. I'm trying to get my hands on some old Plastercast songs, when I get them (providing I have permission from the songwriter) I'll upload them too. It's bee... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativetorbay.com/russell-bray/better-yet-live-video/ Here's me performing live at Oxjam 2006 with Memo. This was our first 'real' live performance (prior to the band even having a name), it's ropey but I don't mind sharing it. The track is called 'Better Yet', this is the ... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativetorbay.com/russell-bray/music-now-available-to-download/ Hey, I have a few original numbers available to download at www.purevolume.com/russellbray. Feel free to download 'em for free! Russ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativetorbay.com/russell-bray/we-ll-miss-you-greatly-mike/ As so many others, I've been greatly saddened by the news of Mike Edmonds passing this week. I feel so very fortunate to have met such a great man. I've so many fond memories of my own personal performances at The Blue W...