The Draytones
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| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Years active | 2006–2015 |
| Labels | 1965 Records (Sony BMG/Columbia) / My Major Company UK |
| Website | thedraytones |
| Members | Gabriel Boccazzi (GTR/Vox), Steve Dawson (Drums/Vox), Pablo Scopinaro (Bass), Andy Pickering (Keys/Vox) |
| Past members | Alex Gazetas (Keys), Chris Le Good (bass), Luke Richardson (drums) |
The Draytones are an Anglo-Argentine music group formed in London, England in 2006. The same year they signed a record deal with 1965 Records, an independent record label based in London.
The Draytones were formed by Argentine guitarist Gabriel Boccazzi (from Buenos Aires) and drummer Luke Richardson (from Grimsby) in Camden, London in 2006. The pair were introduced by the owner of the famous Bethnal Green live music venue The Pleasure Unit, Nigerian Nick 'The Kick'. They wrote a handful of songs in Boccazzi's flat in Camden before meeting bassist Chris Le Good (from Twickenham). They rehearsed as a three piece and played their first show at the 'Skrimshankers' night at 93 Feet East, Brick Lane, London supporting Luke's friend's band The Hoosiers (then called The Hoosier Complex).
Having played only 2 shows, the band were contacted through their Myspace page by 1965 Records with regards to the band playing a show at 'The Windmill of Your Mind' night at The Windmill, Brixton with 1965 Records 1st signing, The View. It was at this, their 3rd ever show, that The Draytones were offered a record deal with 1965 Records. It was on this same night that they met Stan Kybert (Oasis, Paul Weller, Massive Attack) who later became the band's producer.
In September 2006 the band went into The Dairy Studios, Brixton to record and mix their debut EP "Forever On" in 7 days with producer Stan Kybert.
They recorded 7 songs, 6 of which comprised the EP "Forever On" and 1 B-side. Their debut single, "Keep Loving Me", was released in 2007 – followed by the EP.
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