Briganté

Briganté is a rock/indie/alternative band stemming from Bedford, United Kingdom. They are known for singing in a deep melodic style displaying angst and pain, the fear of failure, and a collective understanding that lyrics and music reach people. They believe that words can change perceptions and give comfort.^[1]

Beginnings

Simon Cronin (Lead Singer), Chris Mills (Electric Guitar) and Luke Fattorusso (Bass guitar/Backing vocals) were a part of a cover band to begin with. After little success performing a few local gigs raising money for c3harity, the cover band eventually ran its course. At this point it was decided that a new band should be formed with some of the members from the original. This led to the creation of Rate of the Day (ROTD) in May 2006.^[1]

While predominantly an indie band, ROTD branched into areas of rock and roll and alternative, with songs such as Waging War and Takin' Part. Stephen Pagano, the original drummer, left the band a soon while after, resulting in a gaping space that needed filling. With an add on a local advertising web site, Dan Meese (Drums) joined the crew as the new drummer.^[1]

As the band progressed through the next year, the Band's name was then renamed to Briganté. Under this name, the band has gone from strength to strength with high profile gigs in London venues such as The Hope and Anchor, The Bullet Bar, and Bar Monsta. Local gigs have included the prestigious Red Stripe Music Awards at Bedford Esquires. Here Briganté took their live performance to a new level by enlisting the talents of Jimmy Tippet from Dual Calibre who created what can only be described as a haunting intro piece climaxing with the words "New Improved Briganté".

Management

Throughout Briganté's early history as Rate of the Day, their appearances were plagued through poor management and a lack of professional direction off stage. Matthew Ford had been given legal executive of the band's facto but due to an embarrassing mis-hap at Bedford St Johns train station, he was unable to attend any of the early gigs. CCTV footage appeared to place Mr Ford at Kempston Hardwick around the time of an important London gig. Other sources have linked this event to a relapse of a failed journey to Brighton years earlier.^[2] Briganté have since severed all professional ties with Mr Ford although they still remain on talking terms. Currently the band are managed by an unknown entity that continues to book performances all over Beds, Herts and Bucks, along with dates being confirmed in London. An inside source suggests the band are managing themselves whilst working under an alias. Other theories include names such as BBC's Annie Mac^[3] however, friends close to Annie have denied any knowledge of such events.

Notable performances

• Esquires (Bedford) – December 2006 First live performance^[4]
• Ro'woodstock (Rovigo, Italy) – September 2007^[5]
• BBC Three Counties Radio Live Session – October 2007^[1]
• The Bullet Bar – December 2007, first London performance
• Hope and Anchor (London, Islington) – January 2008
• Redstripe Music Awards 2008, Esquires (Bedford) – April 2008^[6]
• River Festival, Main Stage (Bedford) – July 2008

Discography

The first EP was recorded in 2007, containing four songs:

1. "Takin' Part (The Only Way I Know How)"
2. "Things to Come"
3. "I Say Nothing"
4. "Waging War"

It was recorded at Sound Arc Studios in Shefford, Bedfordshire and. The EP is available in full from Briganté's official Site. The band were set to record their next album within the following year.

References

• "Introducing Rate of The Day" BBC
• "Highly Rated". Bedford Today. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
• Raza, Ben (28 September 2007). "Rocking all over Rovigo". Bedford Today. Retrieved 2008-07-17. 
• First Capital Connect: Bedford to Brighton timetable
• "Annie Mac Blog" BBC

Notes

External links

• Briganté's official Site