1.Who is ‘ No Redemption ’
On guitar/ vocals we have Louie Appleyard, On bass we have Flynn Watson and on drums we have Ben Frampton.
2. For someone that is yet to discover you, how would you describe your music?
A blend of Progressive, Hard Rock Fusion all with a Bluesy Influence. If you love music fuelled by raw emotion and aggression then No Redemption is the band for you!
3. What inspired you as an artist?
For Louie, he’s inspired by 70s Rock bands such as Thin Lizzy and AC/DC along with bands such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn and Pink Floyd. He loves guitarists such as Angus Young, John Frusciante and David Gilmore. With Flynn, he’s into a lot of Progressive Metal involving bands like Dream Theatre, Mr Big and the Winery Dogs. He is heavily inspired by bass players such as John Myung, Billy Sheehan and Dominic “Forest” Lapointe. And as for me (Ben) I’m really big on bands like Toto, Steely Dan, The Police, Yellowjackets and Dirty Loops. I’m heavily influenced by Drummers like Jeff Porcaro, Simon Philips, Bernard Purdie and Stewart Copeland.
4. What is your process for preparing to perform live? Do you have any Diva demands?
When it comes to performing live, we always make sure that we are ready to put on the best show possible for our fans. In order to do this, we aim to practice as much as possible, both individually as well as in the practice room as a band. We always aim to surprise our fans as much as possible every show by adding new little details in places and having lots of fun in the process. On the actual day of the gig, all we want is to be heard. Leave everything else to us!
5. Where do you feel you fit into the music?
Louie really is the heart and soul of this band. He really brings the raw emotion and the realism with the lyrics. With his powerful singing and his wizard like guitar playing, there isn’t much to dislike. His kind and friendly personality really come out through not just the music but among the fans too. Flynn brings a sense of complexity in the absolute best possible way. He knows how to serve the song as well as putting in crazy bass chops in when necessary. An absolute pleasure to play with as a drummer. As for me, I feel that I bring many different unique drum grooves and fills along with a strong drive to get better and for the band as a whole to get better.
6: What are your favourite musical genres, and are there any you dislike?
All of us love all sorts of music. Whether that be playing it or just listening to it. We’re all really big on different types of Rock mainly. In terms of genres we dislike, we feel that music is an art form. What one person absolutely loves, the next person could think it’s the worst thing in the world and vice – versa. We don’t like to disrespect other genres.
7. Is there a story behind your name?
When Louie was in school, he was really into Red Dead Redemption 2. So he decided to change things up a little bit with calling the band “No Redemption” and it just kind of stuck and here we are!
8. What would you say is your greatest strength as an artist?
As a band, I would say our main strength is that we all get on so well. So many people are in bands with people that they think they know and then realise over time that they don’t like each other. We can safely say that we’ve never had this problem and we’ve never got into a fight about where things are going musically or what someone else is playing. This really helps as the attitude goes into the music making it sound as great as it possibly can giving the fans a better listening experience.
9. What would you say is your greatest weakness as an artist?
Overall, I would say our greatest weakness is not being great at promotion specifically on social media. We all should maybe take social media classes as when it comes to making posts and videos as they’re never normally that great. We hope to get better at this with time as none of us really know how to use it especially when it comes to Tik Tok.
10. What can fans expect from your new single ‘Whatcha Say’?
A whole lot of groove, a whole lot of feel and even more electric energy!
11. What music artist would you say have influenced your work?
I would say as a whole, our work is influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin, The Police, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Dream Theatre and Toto.
12. Who would you most like to collaborate with artistically?
We would love to collaborate with either Pink Floyd or Dream theatre. Don’t think they’d have us though!
13. What was your worst performance?
Honestly, we can’t really remember a time when we had an absolutely shocking performance, but there were plenty of times when none of us felt that we played our best mainly when we were at the Duck And Drake in Leeds. However we choose to see poor performances as a positive as you can always take something away from that and know what to improve on for next time. There’s always room to grow.
14: What was the most difficult obstacle you have ever faced and how did you overcome it?
Our most difficult obstacle was possibly when we lost our first bass player and me and Louie were left without a bassist. Thankfully we were very lucky to come across Flynn who was studying at college alongside Louie. Fate took its course!
15: What is your creative process when making music. Do you work with others or is there just you?
In regards to writing music, we like to think of all of the different variations of what could be played and how it could be played. This is all after either myself or Louie have come up with some lyrics before we begin to jam everything out and it takes off from there! When recording music, it’s just us in the recording studio at the moment yes. Although we should definitely collaborate with others in the future.
16: Where do you see your musical career in 10 years?
Hopefully all around the world as session musicians and band members!
17:Your Top 3 Overrated Musicians, who when you hear them you think ‘ How The Fk………….. ?
Honestly, we don’t like to bring other artists down. We feel that everyone deserves a chance to release their music into the world. It’s the audience that decides on how successful these artists are. If they’re popular, they must be doing something right.
