Proxies

Proxies
Proxies at Reading Festival in August 2012.
Background information
Origin	Yorkshire, England
Genres	Alternative rock, Electronica
Years active	2010 - 2013
Labels	Unsigned
Associated acts	The Blackout, Fall Out Boy, Hadouken!, Patrick Stump, Pendulum, Kids In Glass Houses, Bring Me the Horizon
Website	proxiesmusic.com
Members	Joseph Todd Jordan Fish Alex James Binnington Greg T Brown Alex James Partington
Past members	Joshua Rumble

Proxies were a British alternative rock band that combined many styles of rock and electronica, founded in Yorkshire, England in 2010.

Proxies was founded in the summer of 2010 by songwriters Jordan Fish and Joseph Todd, initially under the name Loki. When Loki began to gain attention quickly through the use of social media platforms such as Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook, Fish they announced that they had changed the name of the band to Proxies and simultaneously released all the demo tracks the band had previously recorded in the form of free downloads. Proxies collaborated with musician/hacker ytcracker for their first demo under the new alias, in which ytcracker references the name change.

In autumn 2010, it was revealed that Jordan's childhood friend, and drummer, Alex Binnington, had joined the band and Proxies performed their live debut as guests for select dates on English rock band Canterbury's tour, followed up by acting as direct support for Hadouken!'s concerts scheduled between the band's dates on Pendulum's Immersion Tour. The band have continued to use social media outlets to promote themselves, and have garnered a considerable following online, particularly through Fish's Twitter account, which was often used to make free downloads directly available, bypassing conventional methods.

On 2 May 2011, Proxies debuted their current line-up with a live bassist at London's Monto Water Rats venue while performing as direct support for Patrick Stump. On 22 May, it was announced that Joshua Rumble had joined as a permanent member of the band.