Arkarna
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronica,alternative rock, electronic rock, house, big beat |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Associated acts | Leftfield, The Prodigy, Pendulum, Propellerheads, Rednek, Kotak Band |
| Website | http://arkarna.net/ |
| Members | Ollie Jacobs (lead vocals, keyboards) Matt Hart (guitar) |
| Past members | James Barnett Lalo Creme Sebastian Beresford (formerly of Leftfield) |
Arkarna are an English electronica/rock band, comprising singer-songwriter/programmer Ollie Jacobs and guitarist Matt Hart. Past members included James Barnett, guitarist Lalo Creme (son of former 10cc and Godley and Creme member Lol Creme) and drummer Sebastian Beresford. Arkarna has enjoyed sold out tours in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, as well as various headlining festival slots. The band is noted for its energetic live performances and for fusing many music genres.
Formed by engineering prodigy Ollie Jacobs in England in the mid-1990s, and debuting in 1997 with the album Fresh Meat. Jacobs (Programmer and vocalist) had worked as an engineer and producer in his father's London studios, Rollover , from the age of 14. By the time he started the band, Jacobs had mixed for Dreadzone, Leftfield and Deep Forest.
Acoustic guitarist and backing vocalist James Barnett, formerly a member of Lunarci, recorded for Big Life Records and regularly appeared on the Megadog club scene. Lalo Creme, son of Lol Creme of Godley and Creme fame joined after playing guitar for a series of Trevor Horn sessions, Creme was directed to Rollover Studios where Jacobs and Barnett were in the process of crystallizing their musical ideas.
The trio were signed to WEA Records by Clive Black and Raz Gold in June 1995 and later released their debut single House on Fire and the album, Fresh Meat. During this period they took the first steps in performing live, hiring drummer Sebastian Beresford before enrolled him as the fourth member before their 1997 tour of Australia. As a four-piece, they went on to tour across the world until after the release of their second album, The Family Album (2001).
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