Luckily the first band on, Gump, had some powerpacks in the car, which they kindly lent for the evening, so we could at least have some music, so it was on with the show.
So, first up was GUMP, a five piece band consisting of Sam Jones (Lead Guitar/Vocals), James Redpath (Keys/Piano), Harry Maitland (Percussion/Drums), Freddie Johnson (Rhythm Guitar) and Ben Truman (Bass/Violin/Mandolin).
The lads played a selection of great instrumentals including Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" and Gun N' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine" Special mention must go to Ben who combined bass guitar and violin to give the band a unique vibe.
Next was the first a series of rap artists with Raven McGuire, accompanied by her mates Abby and Craig (beatbox). I didn't get the titles of her tracks but they all had story to tell so look out for her around the city.
Got to mention Abby though, she's got a really beautiful voice. If she's not appearing in her own right she should be.
And with that a Scottish Power man with a spanner had done something with the cabling and behold we had mains power!
A newcomer to Young Musicians was on next with LeeTz - again, with really meaningful lyrics, her track "Run Away" was amazing, a powerful story of a young girl who gets pregnant, and instead of getting the help and support she needs, runs away, but of course cannot run from her situation. Great lyrics, and superb delivery.
Next on stage was a young guy I've come to admire over the last year. I'd always dismissed rap and grime but when you listen you realise it's a unique form of music, more storytelling with a backing track really.
Anyway the architect of my musical conversion is Rosh, an amazing talent - albeit with a dodgy taste in football - who played a few of his own tracks including Shana Tova and Alien. He finished with a new track Keep Me Down, a collaboration with Kerr and Dominic Dunn, unfortunately Kerr couldn't make it down so Rosh and Dom held the fort between them.
We had one last artist on stage with a last minute addition of C2, with a couple of good tracks "Roger That" and "0151". I've got no details for this guy so I'll add a link when I get them
Another great evening at The Brink and as usual a lot of work done by Dom and David to bring it all together and showcase the amazing talent emerging in our city. Follow Brink on twitter for dates of the next showcase in April.
