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Julio Inglesias

Iron Maiden

	Julio Inglesias	Danny Owen
	Danny now presents his own Tribute show to the great Spanish singer , lasting up to one hour. He sings in both English and Spanish, many of Julio's hit songs including "To All The Girls Ive Loved Before", "Begin The Beguine", "Amor", "La Paloma", "Me Va, Me Va", "La Bamba", and , as featured by Danny on STARS IN THEIR EYES, Julio's rendition of the classic "Crazy". During the whole of the performance, Danny has perfected , what he has been told by the Spanish themselves, an authentic accent, when talking to the audience. He has now toured mainland Spain and Ibiza no less than ten times, performing his Julio Iglesias show. He recently appeared at the Ryder Cup, singing at the Soto Grande Hotel. He has also appeared as Julio in Norway and Northern Ireland performing at corporate events. Danny is sponsored on tour by HZ International Sound Systems, and carries a 2,500 watt HZ sound system, complete with engineer. His backing tracks are all recorded on Mini-disc and he uses the superb S300D radio mic.

	Iron Maiden	Hi-On Maiden

	Iron Maiden	Iron On Maiden
	The story of iron-on maiden actually goes way back to the winter of 1997, where deep in the bowels of the Leeds college of music a group of students were working in the recording studio. Two of these students were Simon Franklin and Matt Duggan, both die-hard metal heads and avid maiden fans. This was a time when metal was painfully un-fashionable and virtually unheard of in this jazz college! The two became firm friends and during this time even recorded a version of Bruce's "Tears of the dragon". Simon, amazed by Matt's voice and constantly seeking musicians for an iron maiden tribute band, told Matt he would be in touch when other musicians were found. At this point, the course completed, the two drifted apart. Fast forward to spring 2004! Simon, now guitarist with gothic operatic metal band "Angel Tears" and Blondie tribute "Atomic" has a golden opportunity to fulfill his dream of putting together an Iron Maiden tribute. Atomic are losing their drummer to local outfit "Vib Gyor". Enquiries come in to fill the vacant post...One name catches Simon's eye, Dave Binns, under 'Influences' is written Iron Maiden & Nicko McBrain. Dave Auditions and gets the job in Atomic. A real hard hitter, he really adds some power to the old Blondie numbers! (Interesting footnote, Dave was a previous "Vib Gyor" drummer! Essentially, without realising it, Atomic an Vib Gyor just swapped drummers! Dave and Simon became good friends, and Simon mentions the Maiden project. Dave is well up for it, and this is where things take off! Snippets of 'Run to the hills' and 'Number of the beast' are creeping into the Atomic rehearsals! An Ad is placed for a bassist. An extremely daunting task but luck is on our side. We get an answer from Kevin Vowles. Kev, an extremely talented metal bassist with a sound and playing style frighteningly close to that of 'Arry . Kev, bass player of local thrashers "Fireblade" has been "Waiting for a band like this for 20 years!"

	Iron Maiden	Ironically Maiden
	Ironically Maiden get almost all of their work through referrals, which are usually word of mouth. If you wish to book the band please feel free to contact any of the venues in our listing. Alternatively please contact the band using the email link for band bookings and we'll be happy to supply venue and promoter contacts who will give you an impartial reference.