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THE LEFTOVERS - Band Bio

LEFTOVER HISTORY LESSON: KILLERMILLER, JULIO MARTIN & IÑIGO PLAYED A TOTAL OF 37 GIGS WITHOUT MUCH INTERVENTION. SONGS IN THEIR SET INCLUDED COVERS: PATIENCE, IN THE COURT OF KING CRIMSON, THE WALL, THICK AS A BRICK, STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, JUMPIN´ JACK FLASH, BLUE SUEDE SHOES, MONEY, POLYTHENE PAM, & VARIOUS STANDARDS. ALL THESE ACCOMPANIED BY KILLERMILLER CLASSICS SUCH AS WHISKY & WOMEN, IS IT ALL IN VAIN, SO MANY COLOURS, THEY WERE LATER JOINED BY IÑIGO ON PICOLO. AL WILLEMSEN ON DRUMS. MARIO LUCA ON GUITAR & PAPIK RIBERA ON GUITAR & BASS. THIS LINE-UP TURNED THE BAND INTO A LOCAL PHENOMENUM! THE NEXT MEMBER TO JOIN THE BAND WAS ASENSI `EL SEPIA´ IVORRA IN AUGUST 2001. THE CONCERTS TURNED INTO AN OPEN JAM SESSION WITH OVER 35 MUSICIANS PLAYING TO A TAVERN CROWD OF UP TO 200 PARTY REVELLERS! 2001 SAW THE BAND BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURE ON THE POLOP DE LA MARINA CULTURAL SCENE. 2002 SAW THE BAND EXPAND INTO A LOCAL JAM SESSION PHENOMENA! THEY PLAYED THE LITTLE TAVERN IN POLOP DE LA MARINA A GRAND TOTAL OF 58 TIMES AND PLAYED WITH THE LIKES OF MASSIMMO CORSINI(MUSICIAN) & ROGER C. MITCHELL (BONZO DOO DAH DOG BAND). A TOTAL OF 50 MUZOS JAMMED THE NIGHTS AWAY AT LA TASCA CREATING THE COOLEST MUSIC SCENE THE IMMEDIATE AREA HAD EVER EXPERIENCED! - 2002 SAW THE ARRIVAL OF NICK COLLINS (BASS), DENIS POTXOLO ALLEN (GUITAR) THE BAND ALSO UPGRADED THEIR EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE A 400 WATT VOCAL P.A. THIS WAS A YEAR OF INVENTION & MUSICAL DISCOVERY FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE LEFTOVERS....THE JAM SESSION WAS NOW A REGIONAL SUCCESS & WEEKLY ADVERTS & ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED AND DISCUSSED IN THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR. THANK YOU TO ALL THE LISTED MUSICIANS AND THE RESIDENTS OF POLOP D LA MARINA. & IT MUST BE MENTIONED THAT THE OFFICIAL BAND LOGO WAS INTRODUCED IN AUGUST OF THAT YEAR. THE LEFTOVERS ALSO STARTED TO RECORD THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCES VIA A MINI DISK RECORDER SUPPLIED BY NÍSPERO PRODUCTIONS (Aka: UKFM) THE STYLES PLAYED WERE VAST AND VARIED ROCK, BLUES, POP, FUNK, JAZZ, PSYCHEDELIC, BEAT, HEAVY METAL, PUNK. IT WAS A DIS-ORGANISED BOHEMIAN MASTERPIECE. IT IS INCREDIBLE TO THINK NOW THAT NO FIGHTS EVER OCCURRED AT THE GIGS AND THE TAVERN WAS VERTUALLY FULL EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL NIGHT! THE LEFTOVERS WERE TRIUMPHING ON A LOCAL SCALE AND THE BEER TASTED GREAT ON THE TAVERN THURSDAY EVENING SOIREES..... KILLERMILLER CONTINUED TO TAKE BOOKINGS FOR THE BAND IN 2003. IT WAS AND STILL IS THEIR MOST FRUITFUL YEAR TO DATE. THEY PLAYED OVER 75 GIGS THAT YEAR AND ACTUALLY STARTED TO MAKE MONEY! THEY PLAYED AT TWO LOCAL FESTIVALS TO MIXED APPROVAL AND RELEASED THEIR FIRST CD `THE DRACULA SPECTACULAR´ IN OCTOBER. A NEW MURAL WAS PAINTED BY KILLERMILLER & EL SEPIA IN MARCH AND THE BAND SOLD OVER 200 T-SHIRTS. WHICH ARE STILL ON SALE TODAY IN POLOP (PRICED 12euros) THE BAND ALSO GOT THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS IN 2003! IT WAS A GREAT YEAR AND ONE TO CHERISH FOREVER! 2004 SAW THE BAND TEMPORARILY DISSOLVE AND DEFRAGMENT. THIS CAUSED A SMALL SET BACK AND MADE THE WEEKLY JAM SESSION IMPOSSIBLE PERFORM. KILLERMILLER PRODUCED TWO LIVE CD´S AND WITH FRIENDS EL SEPIA & JOSEP BOLULLER PAINTED A NEW MURAL WHICH IS STILL ON EXHIBITION IN TASCA L´ALBARDA, POLOP. HE FORMED A PROMOTION COMPANY CALLED UK FREESTYLE MUSIC WHICH IS NOW THE BUSIEST UK ON-LINE MUSIC SERVICE IN SPAIN. THE LEFTOVERS WERE NOT DEAD YET. THE MUSIC WAS STILL VERY MUCH IN THE MINDS OF CHRIS, BERT, NICK, DENIS & MARIO. THE BAND DID NOT PLAY OR REHEARSE FOR 6 MONTHS. THEN IN NOVEMBER 2004. THE LEFTOVERS MADE THEIR FIRST LIVE APPEARENCE AT TASCA L´ALBARDA TO RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE. BILLED AS AN ACOUSTIC SHOW IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY ELECTRIC! THE LEFTOVERS WERE BACK AND STILL ROCKING STRONGER & WISER THAN EVER BEFORE! IT WAS ON NEW YEARS EVE THAT KILLERMILLER DECIDED TO CHANGE THE BAND LINE-UP FOREVER. ALONG WITH DRUMMER AL WILLEMSEN HE SET OUT TO FIND A SERIOUS LEAD GUITARIST AND BASS PLAYER AND FOUND MIREK STEFKA AND STEVE `ROLF´ BLAKEMORE, WHO HAD PLAYED LIVE WITH THE LEFTOVERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AT IMPORTANT GIGS. THE ONES WHO WERE LEFT OUT? THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE! 2004 SAW THE BAND TEMPORARILY DISSOLVE. THIS CAUSED A SMALL SET BACK AND MADE THE WEEKLY JAM SESSION IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. KILLERMILLER PRODUCED TWO LIVE CD´S, AND WITH FRIENDS EL SEPIA & JOSEP BOLULLER PAINTED A NEW MURAL WHICH IS STILL ON EXHIBITION IN TASCA L´ALBARDA, POLOP. HE FORMED A PROMOTION COMPANY CALLED UK FREESTYLE MUSIC WHICH IS NOW THE BUSIEST UK ON-LINE MUSIC SERVICE IN SPAIN. THE LEFTOVERS WERE NOT DEAD YET. THE MUSIC WAS STILL VERY MUCH IN THE MINDS OF KILLERMILLER, AL, NICK, DENIS & MARIO. THE BAND DID NOT PLAY OR REHEARSE FOR 6 MONTHS. THEN IN NOVEMBER 2004. THE LEFTOVERS MADE THEIR FIRST LIVE APPEARENCE AT TASCA L´ALBARDA TO RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE. BILLED AS AN ACOUSTIC SHOW IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY ELECTRIC! THE LEFTOVERS WERE BACK AND STILL ROCKING STRONGER & WISER THAN EVER BEFORE! IT WAS ON NEW YEARS EVE THAT KILLERMILLER DECIDED TO CHANGE THE BAND LINE-UP FOREVER. ALONG WITH DRUMMER AL WILLEMSEN HE SET OUT TO FIND A SERIOUS LEAD GUITARIST AND BASS PLAYER AND FOUND MIREK STEFKA AND STEVE `ROLF´ BLAKEMORE, WHO HAD PLAYED LIVE WITH THE LEFTOVERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AT IMPORTANT GIGS. THE LEFTOVERS SAGA CONTINUED IN 2005 WITH MANY GREAT GIGS, 40 FREE MUSIC UPLOADS AND A PASSION TO REGISTER IN THE LIVES OF MANY LOCAL AND FOREIGN GUESTS! `LIVE AT THE TAVERN´ IN MARCH WAS A TRUE BLAST! KILLERMILLER HAD NEVER BEEN SO ANGRY IN HIS PUBLIC PERSONNA. THOUGH HE IS NOW FAR AWAY WRITING MUSIC AND BOOKS, MAKING FILMS AND AND PLAYING MUSIC. YOU CAN HEAR HIM, SEE HIM & READ HIS THOUGHTS IN EVERY DIMENSION OF THE LEFTOVERS WORK - FREE!... OCTOBER 2005 SAW THE RETURN OF NICK COLLINS ON BASS AT THE NEW LEFTOVER INVENTION - 1º POLOP ROCK FESTIVAL....LET´S HOPE 2006 IS THE BEST YEAR YET! 2006 VIDEO RELEASES - COMING SOON! (UKFM - DEC.8th 2005)
KILLERMILLER - GUITAR/ VOCALS
Equipment? I play two types of Guitar at live performances. First I have an 1993 Epiphone Les paul standard (black). And secondly a 2002 Veracruz semi-acoustic (sunburst). I prefer to use AKG or Shure Microphones. I play through a Peavey Combo Amplifier and use Zoom 505/509 multi-effect pedals.

Why? I enjoy the gigs enormously! The buzz of the crowd and the free beer. If one person leaves the show happy then I too am a happy man. Beside that, I'm a Scouser and wanna be famous! Ha! Ha!

Style? My songs can be screaming in yer face or soft melodic ballads. It really depends on how I feel that day and the general feedback the band are receiving on the night. My advice is to check us out live. It's a experience you won't forget in a hurry!

Heroes? Lots! here's some....John Lennon, Paul Weller, Oasis, The Cult, The Coral, Hendrix, Supergrass, Gomez, Morrissey, Suede, Pink Floyd, Happy Mondays, Bowie, Joe Satriani, Love, The Kinks, Shaun Carter, Dylan, Bob Marley, The The, Thin Lizzy, Guns 'n' Roses, Sex Pistols, AcDc, Lloyd Cole, Santana, SlamWEjam, Red hot chilli peppers, Led Zeppellin, Living Colour, etc.... As You can see I like mainly British Bands!

Favourite Drink? Beer or Gin & Tonic. I never drive home! I Can't!

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR 40 FREE DOWNLOADS! - WWW.LEFTO.TK

THE LEFTOVERS PLAY ROCK, BLUES AND ROCK/REGGAE - A NEW ROCK SOUND FOR THE WHITE COAST (ALICANTE,COSTA BLANCA)- BAND BIOGRAPHY IS FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.LEFTO.TK - PHOTOGRAPHS, ART, SHORT STORIES - LIVE MUSIC (FREE DOWNLOADS AND STREAMING OF ALL OUR TRACKS - LIVE AT TASCA L´ALBARDA) KILLERMILLER, AL WILLEMSEN, MIREK STEFKA, STEVE BLAKEMORE MAKE UP THIS HARD ROCK OUTFIT FROM POLOP NEAR BENIDORM - OVER 221 LIVE PERFORMANCES AND OVER 100 HOURS OF RECORDED LIVE MUSIC - COMING SOON! THE LEFTOVERS VIDEO CHRONICLES! WWW.LEFTO.TK - FREE DOWNLOADS AND BAND FEATURES - CD/VCD AVAILABLE FROM OUR WEBSITE - RECENT WINNERS OF THE UKFM LIVE MUSIC AWARD 2005 - VOTED BEST LIVE ROCK BAND 2004 (COSTA BLANCA NEWS) - ALL ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS + VARIOUS ROCK STANDARDS FROM THE 50's-2005 - WWW.LEFTO.TK - NEW VCD! NEW MP3 RELEASES EVERY MONTH FROM A EUROPEAN PREMIER ROCK BAND! CHECK OUT OUR WESITE FOR ALL THE LATEST EVENTS! (UKFM)THE LEFTOVERS - TOUR OF NORWAY 2005 - NEW RELEASES AT OUR HOMEPAGES! - HTTP://WWW.LEFTO.TK - NEW TRACKSS SUMMER 2005 - COMUNIDAD SOUND 2005 - POLOP DE LA MARINA - OFFICIAL FAN CLUB - WWW.BETARECORDS.COM/theleftovers - THE MP3.COM ROCK BAND CHARTS - 'THE LEFTOVERS' www.mp3.com.au/TheLeftovers - KEEP ROCKIN' ! THE BAND IS CURRENTLY PLAYING LIVE AND REHEARSING TO RECORD THEIR DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM - ORIGINAL SONGS BY ORIGINAL ARTISTS - THE LEFTOVERS!
BAND HISTORY:
The Leftovers were formed in Spain in 2001 - The idea was that of KillerMillers', Who in January of that year teamed up with his good friend Julio Martin to perform Live concerts at The local Pub. It was this that lead to 4 years of Jam Battles at Tasca L' Albarda, Polop de la Marina and more than 100 hours of Live Recordings. It was this that started a local frenzy that has developed into a local phenomena! The Year 2003 saw the band take off on a regional level in Alicante City. They were featured in nearly all the regional music press and discussed on The Local radio stations in both Benidorm & Altea (Alicante, Spain) That Summer in 2003 saw the band Play at various Village Carnivals and play a record number of gigs with attendance records that have n' t been broken to this day! 2004 was a quieter year for The Leftovers. It started off with the same vigour and desire as 2003 but once money came into the leftover equation things started to turn sour! - This resulted in the band dissolving in a wrangle after The now infamous gig in Altea for The Lord Mayor and his close ascociates, (It ended in disaster!) So for the remainder of that Year KillerMiller played Solo Acoustic sets in Alicante, Spain and Liverpool, U.K. In October out of pure frustration He formed The Promotion company UK Freestyle Music. ' UKFM' today have over 30 Bands and Artistes on their agenda. From Heavy Metal bands to 50's Rock 'N' Roll solo performers! They have also organised many successful Tours & Concerts in South-East Spain for both Local and International Musicians alike. 2005 was a much more positive year.The Leftovers had reformed in January with a new stream-lined look & sound. The new Line-up has Produced 15 new songs! The On-line Artwork has developed considerably. As has Their on-line status and Overall Internet presence. Their Website has been received with huge success (Over 30.000 entries!) And The Fan base now boasts over 4000 Hardcore Members ! Their best Mp3 chart positions to date are: 'The Sky' -( Number 8 on Mp3 Jazz Chart in Australia, in September 2005) And also 'The Howling Cowboy' (Number 2 on UKMp3songs.org, in June,2005) Please feel free to browse all Their Homepages and Stream & Download Live takes by The band. No really,....They insist!!! They want that coveted Number One spot!(Imposible for a live take?) Help support 'The Leftovers' in The International MP3 Charts by Downloading and Reviewing Their work. The band and Jam Musicians would like to Thank all their devoted Fans and Friends who have helped make life an enjoyable experience and We hope to see you all at Our next Concert or Battle! - The Leftovers
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`THE LEFTOVERS´- Unsigned Urban City Rockers & Electric Psychedelic Popsters based in Europe. Formed in 2001 by KillerMiller - All Lyrics/compositions by The Leftovers & many rock`n´roll covers. Live performance CD´s,MP3's, VCD & DVD´s available. Acoustic tracks by KillerMiller. The official biography of the group is in the form of a free book in 4 parts by KillerMiller `The Authorized Chronicles of The Leftover Movement´(Parts 1-4)Albums Include: `Live in Polop´(2003)-`Tasca Jam´(2004)- 'Monosynth'(2005)- `Live at The Tavern´(2005)- The now infamous Oil on canvas Paintings by KillerMiller & Friends are numerous and are on permanent exhibition at: Tasca L´Albarda, Plaza de la Purísima,15, Polop de la Marina, Alicante,03520, Spain. - The Leftovers - Winners of the Comunidad Sound Music award (2003) - Voted Best Live Rock Act 2004 (The Costa Blanca News/November Edition)- UKFM BEST LIVE BAND WINNERS OF 2005! - NOTHING SOUNDS QUITE LIKE THE LEFTOVERS! THE UNIQUE VOCALS AND SUPERB MUSIC COMBINE TO MAKE AN UNFORGETTABLE NEW LIVE ROCK SOUND! http://www.lefto.tk - CHEERS EVERYONE! A HUGE HELLO TO ALL OUR LEFTOVER FANS BOTH HERE & DOWN UNDER! PEACE & LOVE TO ALL LEFTOVERS!(+ Special Thanks to: lycos.co.uk) - www.tascaweb.tk (UK.Freestyle Music)- MORE BAND INFO AVAILABLE NOW FROM THE LEFTOVER OFFICIAL WEBSITE! - This is the only official Leftovers´ MP3 download site outside of Europe & the USA! - Our highest chart position to date is Number #2 - ALL TRACKS WRITTEN BY KILLERMILLER. VISIT OUR HOMEPAGES AND BECOME THE LATEST MEMBER OF `THE LEFTOVERS´ WORLD FAN CLUB. BAND BOOKINGS: leftovers@lefto.tk - www.lefto.tk - (THE LEFTOVERS WEBSITE)- NEW LEFTOVER ESSAY BY KILLERMILLER - `THE TALE OF STEVE ROLF´ - THE LATEST LIVE ALBUM `Live at The Tavern´ IS OUT NOW! NEW LEFTOVER LINE-UP & SOUND. YES FOLKS, WITH RUMOURS ABOUND, WE'RE EVEN BETTER & STILL THE MOST DIVERSE ROCK BAND IN BENIDORM! AL WILLEMSEN JOINED THE BAND IN 2001 - STEVE ROLF IN 2003 AND MIREK STEFKA IN 2005 - THIS IS THE ULTIMATE LEFTOVER PSYCHEDELIC ROCK EXPERIENCE! - CHECK OUT THEIR LATEST MUSICAL & VISUAL ADVENTURES NOW AT: VISIT US NOW! - www.lefto.tk
(UKFM)- LIVE ROCK BANDS - EVERY FRIDAY - TASCA L´ALBARDA,POLOP,ALICANTE - AS FEATURED IN: `EL MUNDO´(SPANISH NATIONAL PRESS MAGAZINE,MARCH 2005) -'THE LEFTOVERS' ARE CURRENTLY WRITING NEW SONGS AND THEY SINCERELY HOPE YOU LIKE THEIR OLD ONES... SEE YOU ALL AT THE NEXT LEFTOVER GIG! ALL DOWNLOADS ON THIS PAGE ARE FREE AND TAKE SECONDS TO STREAM & DOWNLOAD! - *ALL ARTISTS FEATURED ON THESE RECORDINGS HAVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND ARE AWARE OF THEIR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SUBMITTED BY UKFM*
Enjoy the free music as much we do making it! Do you play an instrument? Gatecrash the next Leftovers gig and show us your stuff! We love a good Jam!So come along & we'll see you at the next leftover performance near you! - OUR WEBSITE IS UPDATED DAILY & IS GROWING IN INTEREST EVERY DAY! CHECK IT OUT! - HTTP://WWW.LEFTO.TK - SITE UPDATED EVERY WEEK! NEW FEATURES AND OFFERS FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS! JOIN THE FAN CLUB NOW! - NEW POLOP ROCK FESTIVAL MP3 DOWNLOADS NOVEMBER 2005! 3x Tracks - http://poloprock.dmusic.com - THE LEFTOVERS Live on Stage.(Published by UKFM)kfm 2005)

Bio
THE LEFTOVERS - FORMED IN 2001 IN ALICANTE, SPAIN. - KILLERMILLER LEADS THIS BAND OF ROCKAHOLICS ON THEIR MISSION TO CONQUER THE WORLD OF HARD ROCK! - 5 LIVE CD'S LATER AND THE BAND NEED A BREAK! MANY OIL PAINTINGS, MP3 DOWNLOADS, 4x BOOKS & LOTS OF INFO' CAN BE SEEN & HEARD AT THEIR HOMEPAGES - CHECK THEM OUT BEFORE YOU DO! - THE BAND HAVE JAMMED WITH NEARLY EVERY DECENT & 1/2 DECENT PERFORMER FROM THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY...... LISTEN TO THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCE HERE VIA MP3. THERE EXPERIENCE SHOWS! - WWW.LEFTO.TK

Career Highlights/Vital Stats
TASCA L'ALBARDA (226 APPEARANCES) - POLOP ROCK FESTIVAL (2005) - COMUNIDAD SOUND WINNERS (2003) - TARBENA ROCK (2003) MAR Y MONTANYA (2003) UKFM UN-SIGNED BAND WINNERS (2005) - PENYA L'ESPANTALL (2003) - TORDENSKIOLD, ALFAZ (2002) - 1 st. MORAIRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (2004) - RADIO ONDA CERO (2004) - AS FEATURED IN : EL PAIS/EL INFORMACION/COSTA BLANCA NEWS/CB FRIDAY/ROUNDTOWN NEWS/mp3.com.au/BETA RECORDS/BUZZPLAY/ALICANTEMUSICA.COM/MUSICLIZARD/MP3SONGS.ORG/TASCAWEB.TK - www.lefto.tk - 'THE LEFTOVERS'

Influences/Similar To
ZAPPA, JOHNNY WINTER, LENNON, PINK FLOYD, LOVE, LLOYD COLE, OASIS, THE THE, BOWIE, SUPERGRASS, SUEDE, JOE SATRIANI, THE CORAL, MORRISSEY, THE JAM, MINUSMEN, THE GOVERNMENT, SLAMWEJAM, THE STYLE COUNCIL, LED ZEPPELLIN, BLIND MELON, NIRVANA, SANTANA, THE WAILERS, THIN LIZZY...(THE LIST IS ENDLESS......)
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