Artist description Mostly a cross between The Hollies and E.L.O.! Westcut are a songwriting duo who try to follow the pattern set by so many of the great bands of the 60's and 70's - writing and playing meaningful songs with good melodies and words that actually mean something. Their emphasis is always on good instrumentation and harmony.

Music Style Pop/rock/easy listening

Musical Influences The Hollies, Electric Light Orchestra, E.L.O. Part 2, The Orchestra, Moody Blues, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Who, The Eagles, Bon Jovi, Roy Wood, The Everly Brothers, Del Amitri, Steve Vai, The Move, Bob Dylan, Chris De Burgh, Timothy B. Schmit, Crowded House, Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, Sounds Familiar, Def Leppard, Louis Clark, Michael Kamen, Toto

Similar Artists The Hollies, Electric Light Orchestra, E.L.O. Part 2, The Orchestra, Moody Blues, Chris De Burgh, The Eagles, Jon Bon Jovi, Restless Heart, Del Amitri, Hanson

Artist History Westcut is comprised of guitarist Glenn Shepherd and bassist David Reader. They both sing lead and harmony vocals. The duo was formerly a quartet, including David's elder brothers, Mark and John. The band played semi-professionally for about a year, starting in 1991. However, the band found that they were all heading in different directions and were no longer really progressing as a unit. With Glenn and David now working extensively together as songwriters and developing their own distinct sound together, it was realised that they were both heading in the same direction and this was without Mark and John, thus an amicable agreement was made for Glenn and David to continue with Westcut as a duo. This new arrangement gave Glenn and David much more room to develop their musical relationship even further and to improve the overall Westcut sound. So since autumn 1992 Westcut has comprised of Glenn and David, playing only private functions. Although they are a duo, they make use of computer technology and backing tracks when playing live to fill out their sound. Naturally they would both rather have live musicians but the use of backing tracks at least gives a more rounded out sound. They have constantly been song writing and are now actively seeking a publisher for their songs. David and Glenn live about 1 mile away from each other in Manchester, England, the origin of their musical idols, The Hollies. Although they both have their unique, individual approaches to music and song writing, they find that they are the perfect complement to each other. Glenn started playing the guitar mid 1990 and trained as a sound engineer in 1995. He can also play keyboards and usually takes care of the computer programming and production. David has been playing the bass guitar since early 1990. David, like Glenn, can also play keyboards and sometimes also plays the guitar. He is the more laid-back member of the partnership, preferring to get lost in his bass playing and leave all the 'embellishment' to Glenn. At school, David had a band called the Helium Scarves and he was the bass player and lead singer for the band. David was a member of the Helium Scarves before and during Westcut's formation. However, the Helium Scarves disbanded and went their separate ways upon their leaving school and David was thus able to make a full, dedicated contribution to Westcut.

Group Members Glenn Shepherd: Lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, harmonica, bass guitar, sequencing and arrangments, vocal arrangements, drum programming, percussion, sound engineer, producer and what ever else he can get away with! David Reader: Lead, harmony and backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, recorder, percussion, vocal arrangements

Instruments Various guitars and other instruments, PC and pretty much anything we can get our hands on that doesn't break down

Albums Looking Ahead (2003)

Additional Info Although Westcut have performed semi-professioanally, they are now devoting their attention to recording and are looking for a publisher for their songs.

Location Manchester, Lancashire - United Kingdom

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