This is Graham. Graham is our awesome guitarist in The Name Is Band – Bond Tribute Band. Graham joined us in 2017. He is part of many bands in the South West and it’s easy to see why as his playing is simply sublime. We are very excited to have […]
Chris Evans Breakfast Show
“The Name Is Band – Bond Tribute Band had a mention on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show last week? The Chris Evans Breakfast show had the wonderful David Arnold on in the morning and he was talking about the James Bond themes and his life as a composer. As part […]
Skyfall Bond Theme
The 23rd Bond Film Skyfall was a hit worldwide. Adele performed and also co-wrote the Skyfall Bond theme which was the title track to this film and starred Daniel Craig as James Bond once again. The Bond Tribute Band – The Name Is Band now have this amazing song within […]
James Bond Tribute Band – Unleashed
Our James Bond Tribute Band – “The Name Is Band” have been in the recording studio recently laying down a few Bond themes. It has been some four/five years since we last uploaded the band performing the Bond Themes on our website and our sound and performances have improved so […]
Microphone Technique
Microphone technique is really important if you are a singer. Being able to control the volume produced by your own voice is a skill – and one you’d be surprised to know that not all vocalists employ! So many singers get it wrong time and again and hold the microphone […]
Keeping Music Live
The latest Bond Film “Skyfall” broke more than its fair share of box office records! For bond music, and with the success of the latest Bond film, it was great to see how well the title song “Skyfall” did at the Oscars. For the musicians amongst us, it is hugely […]
Diamonds are Forever – by Dame Shirley Bassey
Sean Connery, the suave, the sophisticated, the sexy vocal tones that can melt ice with a single breath – faced the evil Ernst Stavro Blofeld but meets the rather fetching Plenty O Toole at the Casino tables in the Bond film Diamonds are Forever. Dame Shirley Bassey sang the theme […]