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MY PASSION are Laurence René (Vocals, Guitar), Jonathan Gaskin (Drums, Vocals, Electronics), John Be (Guitar) and Simon Rolands (Bass, Synth), four characters from the future, playing psychotic electronic rock that makes the strong dance, shake, shiver and the weak run in fear! Their sound was born in the leafy suburbs of London back in 2006. Since then, My Passion have played over 350 shows, driving from Inverness to Paris in their ex Salvation Army transit van. The van has now driven the equivalent of five times around the equator! Not content with playing the hundreds of live dates in the past two years, they also launched their own club night “Style Suicide Club”, a magnet for the disaffected youth and suburban misfits. It was NME’s Club of the week after just one outing. Myspace has also been huge for the band with the name spreading around the globe, by word of mouth the friends now stand at over 64,000 with online plays spiralling towards a million Despite overtures from some of the cooler labels out there (and one unnamed soulless Major), My Passion decided to pursue world domination on their own terms with the launch of their label, ‘Style Suicide Records’. Several successful releases followed. Tomorrow Girls, recorded with Mark Williams (Enter Shikari, The Killers) sold out of its limited 2000 pressing within the first few months of touring. It was followed by the dance floor filler 'Hot in the Dolls House' with it’s video receiving plays on Topshop TV, and the recent release “BooMan”, recorded with Jason Wilcock (Fightstar, Ghost of A Thousand), hit the top of the Indiestore download charts within a week of its release. My Passion’s raising profile led to them being asked personally via a Myspace message (where else?) by the US pop culture celebrity Jeffree Star to support him on his debut sold out UK tour. More support slots followed with Kill Hannah, Lost Alone and Robots In Disguise. The band won the Red Bull sponsored Bedroom Jam in March and received a slot on the Red Bull stage at this years Camden Crawl alongside acts such as Hadouken. My Passion recently finished a 38 date tour of Europe and the UK with Kill Hannah where blood boiled as bodies bounced and dancefloors shook. And a tourbus exploded in the scenic Swiss Alps... Alongside their own record label, My Passion have been busy developing their own merchandising brand “My Passion Fashion” a hugely successful range which has been stocked by some of the trendiest alternative shops in London town and had Hot Topic USA sniffing at the opportunity to work with the band in 2009. Most recently the band decided to release the new single “Day of the Bees” recorded with gold record selling John Mitchell (Enter Shikari, Funeral For a Friend) as an exclusive merchandise/ music package. The single was released on a limited edition mini CD format attached to an exclusive “Day of the Bees” T shirt (the music becoming the label!), and as a download bundle on the band’s online store featuring the track, a behind the scenes photo collection and the iPod ready video shot underground this spring with the coolest kids of the My Passion’s street team “The Fab Blood Club”, an army of hundreds of mischievous individuals hell bent on delivering My Passion to the masses by any means necessary. The band returned to Outhouse studio to record their debut album, 'Corporate Flesh Party' with John Mitchell. The album is set for a digital release in December 2008, with the physical release hot on its heels in Early 2009. The huge popularity of the music, merchandise and My Passion’s determination to work till they drop has meant they have been able to fund tours and gain a rabidly addicted fan base without a label or any backing, through their own hard work built upon the key ingredient that gave the band their name, (my) Passion. The music may not scream punk in a traditional sense but all the rebellious intentions and an attitude to follow their own path, driven by pure desire and the thrill of scaring, shocking and exciting those who see and hear it point to My Passion as the punks of the future.
1st March 2010 New cult layout. Check out the European tour dates with Kill Hannah! 1st January 2009 My Passion win RockSound 'Best unsigned band of 2008!'
10th December 2008 My Passion got 3rd in K! Readers Poll as Best unsigned band!
30th November 2008 The cult has started.
26th March 2010 ~ Red Bull Bedroom Jam Tour - Oh Yeah Centre [Belfast, UK] 27th March 2010 ~ Red Bull Bedroom Jam Tour - Academy - Matinee Show [Dublin, Ireland] 28th March 2010 ~ Red Bull Bedroom Jam Tour - Dolan's Warehouse [Limerick, ROI] 29th March, until 18th April - 2nd album session 24th April 2010 ~ Nosturi with Kill Hannah [Helsinki, Finland] 26th April 2010 ~ Debaser Slussen with Kill Hannah [Stockholm, Sweden] 27th April 2010 ~ Sub Scene with Kill Hannah [Oslo, Norway] 28th April 2010 ~ Brewhouse with Kill Hannah [Gothenburg, Sweden] 29th April 2010 ~ Lille Vega with Kill Hannah [Copenhagen, Denmark] 30th April 2010 ~ White Trash with Kill Hannah [Berlin, Germany] 1st May 2010 ~ Melkweg with Kill Hannah [Amsterdam, Holland] 2nd May 2010 ~ Wedgewood Rooms with Kill Hannah [Portsmouth, UK] 4th May 2010 ~ King Tut's with Kill Hannah [Glasgow, UK] 5th May 2010 ~ O2 Academy 2 with Kill Hannah [Newcastle, UK] 6th May 2010 ~ Academy 3 with Kill Hannah [Manchester, UK] 7th May 2010 ~ Electric Ballroom with Kill Hannah [Camden, London, UK] 8th May 2010 ~ O2 Academy 2 with Kill Hannah [Birmingham, UK] 9th May 2010 ~ O2 Academy with Kill Hannah [Bristol, UK] 21st May 2010 ~ Liverpool Sound City Festival - Masque Loft [Liverpool, UK] 29th May 2010 ~ Slam Dunk Festival - University of Herts [Hatfield, UK] 30th May 2010 ~ Slam Dunk Festival - Leeds University [Leeds] 24th July 2010 ~ Rhytms of the World Festival - BBC Stage - Headline Show [Hitchin, UK]
