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Who are The Trip Down Project?

JoJo: Vox, Strings & Things
Shrap: Vox, Drums

Biography

The Trip Down Project are an alternative rock band from the north of England, combining loud guitars with great vocal melodies and harmonies.

Emerging from the basements of sheffield, The Trip Down Project broke into the rock scene in 2008 with their self titled debut release. The bands sound unites tight aggressive guitar work with rock steady rhythms to produce original alternative rock music. Think Nirvana jamming with The Byrds and you’re somewhere near the sound of The Trip Down Project. With standout tracks like "raise the dead," don't be surprised if you find the The Trip Down Project at the top of the rock charts and beyond.

Influences

Muse, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, The Beatles, Supergrass, Incubus, amongst many, many others.

We Sound Like

Nirvana jamming with The Byrds

Where You Can Find Us

Venues

Gig calendar coming soon, We are looking at rocking gigs in and around Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and London from early 2009

Looking for an original band to play your venue? Money talks. Drop us an email to they.live@hotmail.co.uk with location, dates and other details.

Online Communities / Social Network

Keep your finger on the pulse of The Trip Down Project through the tinterwebs and be updated on new gigs, band news, pics and videos from the sources below.

• MySpace
  Whats a band without a MySpace? Befriend us and keep an ear out for new tracks on our profile.
  MySpace.com/TripDownProject
• Facebook
  Become a fan of The Trip Down Project on Faceache to receive news updates and make use of the discussion boardto get the nitty gritty on burning topics and interact with other fans.
  Facebook.com/pages/The-Trip-Down-Project/22582274276
• Bebo
  MySpace for yuppies and college kids - probably using Macbooks. Check us out.
  Bebo.com/TripdownP
• Twitter
  Microblogging, for when we want to get things off our chest! follow us on Twitter for updates, insights and general musings.
  Twitter.com/TripDown
• YouTube
  Our own YouTube group for live vids from gigs and other gigs, this saves bandwidth and lets you share Trip Down goodness on your own sites & MySpace.
  Youtube.com/TripDownProject
• Flickr
  Static imagery for sharing.
  Flickr.com/photos/tripdownproject/

What They Say

"The second to last band were in fact the final band to have the word ‘the’ in their band name and were in fact The Trip Down Project. When they started up I had to get up on a chair at the back to double check that the intense tsunami of noise that was being produced was being produced was by just two guys, Jojo and Shrap. Guitar and drums were more than sufficient to batter the place. Even from the back it was raw and then the closer I got to the front the more brutal it was seeming. A load of their own committed fans were responding by pounding the hell out of the dance floor and having a good time."
- Lincoln Bands, 30.11.08

The second band to take to the stage was Trip Down Project a duo of Guitar and Drums. But that’s were the resemblance to the White Stripes stopped. Due to the fact this drummer could really play. In fact it’s one of the great joys of going to gigs is that every now and then you change upon real gems. The Trip Down Project was one such band. Possessed with the spirit of Seattle and Detroit they rocked the place to the core. And the crowd was very much aware that were been treated to something special. With songs like ‘Raise the Dead’ they show to power and grace. The driving drums and groove driven guitar carried all before them. It’s not often you find a band which has an entire set made up classic sounding songs. This was apparently only their fourth gig to date as a duo but they seem to have struck gold with the set up so far. They rounded things of with Kings of Leon’s Molly Chambers which brought the house. Personally I can’t wait to see them again. So my tip is for you to keep an eye out for these guys because you’ll miss them at your peril.
- Waynes Place of Confusion, 3.5.09