Though royal blood confine themselves to a limited instrumental palette, the issue here isnt so much a uniformity of sound. Kerr started royal blood with drummer ben thatcher in early 2012 after discovering. The bass signal is passed through an octave pedal two in the live set up. Ben thatcher, drums, writer mike kerr, bass guitar, lead vocals, writer tom dalgety, producer, mixing engineer, audio recording engineer. Mike kerr of royal blood agrees to a 2 hour radio interview and music journey. Download royal blood songs, singles and albums on mp3. The bands sound is reminiscent of and rooted in modern garage rock and blues rock. Through careful arranging of the riffs and deft switching, hes able to. Find royal blood discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Mike kerrs bass, strung with guitar strings, sets the tone of the record in the first few measures. As part of our special royal blood night, the duo also played a beat the intro game with gordon smart. Their ferocious attack is the result of just two men vocalistbassist mike kerr and drummer ben thatcher. Like another favourite of mine, wet nuns, royal blood are a twopiece and bassist mike kerr uses effects pedals to create an absolutely crushing wall of sound. Liverpool sound city festival, download festival, and glastonbury festival.
Royal blood mike kerr, left, and ben thatcher perform at red bull studios, london image credit. Royal blood are the result of a lineage that stretches from present day heroes queens of the stone age to led zeppelin, and all the way back to early blues pioneers. Two piece rock band consisting of members mike kerr and ben thatcher with only bass and drums, formed in brighton uk. Royal blood is a british rock duo band originally formed in brighton in 2012. The songs are all well written and there is not a dud among them. His bass setup allows him to use his bass to emulate two guitars, as well as carry its own sound. The bassistfrontman half of the british power duo royal blood drummer ben thatcher is the other half doesnt want anybody to know how he creates enough musical thunder to equal two or even three players. Singerbassist mike kerr reveals 10 vital facts about. Ben thatcher drummer bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Mike kerr one half of rock band royal blood has swallowed audiences around the world with his monstrous bass tone and unbelievably big riffs. He received widespread acclaim from the british press for his bands selftitled 2014. But whereas most power duos are based around the guitaranddrums conceit, royal blood is a sixstringsfree entity. Royal blood effects with 2 pedals 2 amps explained.
The band, composed of bassistsinger mike kerr formerly of hunting the minotaur and drummer ben thatcher, was formed in worthing in 20, and played their first gig a mere two days. As stated in the video title, this is an attempt of the sound with no effects. Effect pedals and connections explained in this simple tutorial. Royal blood is a british rock duo from brighton, east sussex currently signed to warner bros. Royal blood booking agent, manager, publicist contact info. Royal blood effects with 2 pedals 2 amps explained youtube.
An essential part of this is mike s custom cog effects fuzz pedals, crb005 and crb006. Thats true in the case of royal blood, a british rock duo that gets a gargantuan sound that rivals four or fivepiece bands. Their selftitled debut album was released in august 2014. Coincidentally or not, the furry character on the poster is a dead ringer for royal blood singerbassist mike kerr, whose facial hair.
Brighton rock duo royal blood released their pseudonymous debut album aug. Royal blood contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. One of the key ingredients to that sound is the massive bass tone delivered by mike kerr. Kerr started royal blood with drummer ben thatcher in early 2012. They use a electro harmonix pog octave divider a micro version of which is now available and does the same job.
Royal bloods twitter account posted this video today showing bassist mike kerr taking a nasty fall while performing with the caption, first show back i fractured a rib on stage and no one noticed. It was one of the biggest and best nights of royal blood frontman mike kerrs life until a. This live performance is available as a free download until 040315. An interview with royal bloods mike kerr no treble. Royal blood consist of just bass and drums, but what they do with that limited instrumentation is amazing. Sound like royal blood by busting the bank youtube. Brighton duo royal blood channeled the bluesrock dynamism of the likes of the white stripes, the black keys, and two gallants, yet they amped up the ferocity and volume with scuzzy riffs and blustering energy. So this obviously wont get you a proper replication. Frontman mike kerr tells joel mciver the unlikely story of his rise to glory with four strings, two amps and a mysterious signal chain.
In 2015, he and kerr toured the united states and england with iggy pop and the foo fighters. Kerrs playing style is notable in that his several effects pedals used while recording and performing live allow his. The clip was likely from the duos gig in brighton back in april. Download the app to listen live wherever you are and connect with us like never before. Royal bloods mike kerr has revealed that he injured himself at the bands homecoming gig earlier this week the duo played an intimate gig at brightons concorde venue on monday night. Royal bloods mike kerr reveals he injured himself at the.
Dont miss on presales, memberonly contests and member only events. Their sound is anchored in kerrs unique bass playing technique, in which he uses various effects pedals. At the tail end of 20, royal blood released out of the. On a given day, mike kerr vocalsbass and ben thatcher drums might be hanging with superfan jimmy page. If you threw jack white, muse and queens of the stone age into a blender, what would come out would be royal blood. Royal blood contact information name, email address, phone number. Mike kerr and ben thatcher, of rock duo royal blood, are performing at the 2014 mtv emas and kerr is hoping host nicki minaj will grind up on his drums. Filipp shows how its done with our version of a royal blood bass guitar setup. On another, they might be supporting the foo fighters at the personal request of dave grohl.
Royal blood machen ein riesiges geheimnis um ihren basssound. Royal blood bassist and vocalist mike kerr owns a manson custom. Learn more about playing like royal bloods mike kerr in. Then theres the daily business of blowing the planets eardrums, with the.
How to sound like mike kerr from royal blood bass guitar. The bands sound is reminiscent of and rooted in blues rock and hard rock. Royal blood are an english rock duo formed in brighton in 2011, consisting of mike kerr vocals, bass guitar and ben thatcher drums. Englands royal blood burst on to the music scene in 2014 with explosive jams and wellcrafted lyrics. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. Today, royal blood carry the torch for this generations mainstream rock anthems, and kerr s signature sound cant help but hold some responsibility for their success. Royal blood consists of only two members, bass player mike kerr and drummer ben thatcher.
Mike kerr talks royal bloods meteoric rise, his elusive. With a only a few dates left on their soldout 2015 tour, mike kerr, half of the british rock duo royal blood, reflects on the whirlwind of the past two years, reveals that drummer ben thatcher is. N oel gallagher says theres no feeling in the world like throwing a tv out of a hotel window. Royal blood explicit by royal blood on amazon music. Royal blood band members mike kerr, ben thatcher on eating. Find royal blood discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Their sound is anchored in kerrs unique bass playing technique, in which he uses various effects pedals to make his bass guitar sound like a standard electric guitar. The arctic monkeys, foals, muse, queens of the stone age, the raconteurs, them crooked vultures also feature. Sound like royal blood by busting the bank watch rabea massaad and matt hornby attempt to sound like your favourite artists on a budget using the most accurate but affordable gear they can find. How does a band like royal blood one bassist, one drummer. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Dont expect any heres the secrets of my sound instructional videos from mike kerr. This is a patch file, you will need to download and install the tonelibzoom. Royal bloods mike kerr and ben thatcher mtv emas 2014.
I got really into bass, and i love making new sounds with effects. We play adrenalinpumped rock and roll, we nod back to led zeppelin, and nod forward to drenge. Their sound is expanded by the use of effects to fill the space where other. Royal blood exploded onto the uk music scene in 2014, driven by a powerful sound which is created using just a solitary bass guitar and drumkit. This is a preset for bass that mimics the dual amp setup used by mike kerr in royal blood, there are download links to the original and updated versions belo.
Comprising drummer ben thatcher and bassistvocalist mike kerr, the twopiece formed at the beginning of 20 when kerr returned from a trip to australia and thatcher picked him up from. Royal blood ready to make leap to rock stardom on second. Royal blood consists of mike kerr and ben thatcher and the duo starts. Royal bloods debut is an easily digestible, unfortunately thinsounding, slightly disappointing rock record and an. The tour kicked off friday june 2 in boston and the british duo will play through the bonnaroo music festival on july 29, then return for another run of u. Todd nakamine royal bloods dance card is filled for the foreseeable future theres highprofile festival gigs all spring and summer, and come fall the band has the enviable opening slot on the pixies fall tour. Royal blood royal blood to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Royal bloods mike kerr on his fender bass amps fender duration. Royal bloods mike kerr on playing new material live. Hal leonards book, royal blood for guitar and bass with tab, provides an insight into how mike kerr, bassistvocalist for the bassdrum duo royal blood, creates his sound. Impressively, all that sound is made by just two guys singerbassist mike kerr and.
Royal blood are the coolest band in britain and unlike previous holders of that title, they do it all with bass and drums. Royal bloods mike kerr talks power duo rocking musicradar. Musical signposts rather than antecedents, combined with. Check out mike kerrs gear and equipment including the boss ps6 harmonist pitch shifter guitar effects pedal. The instrument he plays has four strings but, as with his teenage piano, kerr induces rather weird noises from it. One of the many clever aspects to royal blood s music is mike kerr s use of several effects pedals, which transform his standard bass tone into a hybrid lead guitar beast. Their sound is anchored in kerrs unique bass playing technique, in which he uses various effects pedals to make his bass guitar sound like a.
Royal blood is the band of the moment, a powerhouse sonic duo from england comprised of mike kerr on vocals and bass and ben thatcher on drums. British vocalist and bassist best known as one half of the hard rock duo royal blood. Before the albums release, the band released four singles off of the album. Find the perfect royal blood mike kerr stock photo. Formed at the beginning of 20, royal blood are a 2piece band from brighton, east sussex, uk. Brighton duo combines the bluesrock ideals of the white stripes with heavily distorted bass riffs and indie.
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