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Chris Williams and Phil Simpson have been playing music together since the age of 15, when they founded a heavy metal band, 'Cypher', in high school. In later years to come, they unwittingly played their first gig as a duo, playing one song at the annual 'Summer Evening Concert', at 'The Blackpool Sixth Form College', Lancashire.
Shortly following this, more practice lead to more gigs around the local area. A four day trip to Liverpool in 2004 inspired the name 'The Acoustic Project', and they went on to play sets at two bars in the city, and busked in Liverpool Lime St. Station, collecting £12.00 in the half hour they were there. In March of 2005, they attended a music trip with the college to New York City, and performed in the atrium of the IBM Building, at the Susan. E. Wagner School, and an outdoor appearance in Washington Square Park.
Unwittingly ending up at the same university, 'The Acoustic Project' relocated to Scarborough, North Yorkshire in 2005 and instantly made an impact on the scene, playing most of the venues where live music was on offer. After the start-up of a regular open mic night in Scarborough, Stephen Skelly, also a fellow Blackpudlian and music promoter, joined the lineup to play guitar, shortly followed by the recruiting old friend and talented instrumentalist Dan Hendrie on bass.
As a four piece, the summer of 2006 was the main starting point - 'The Acoustic Project' played frequently around the Lancashire area at their own gigs, playing support slots and at private parties, attracting more of a following at each one.
Described as a 'folky act with beautiful harmonies & intricate guitar lines' and already having a great collection of 'much loved, excitingly different' original songs, 'The Acoustic Project' really are something different, and are breath of fresh air on the youthful soon-to-be-cliche 'indie' rock scene.
The band are currently working on lots of new material and are in the process of recording a showcase album sampler for release in early 2009. Watch this space.
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