THE EVOLUTION OF

TRANZMISSION

TRANZMISSION ROSE FROM THE ASHES OF DIFFERENT BANDS STARTING IN 1983 WITH THE COLLABORATION OF JOHN  TRETHAKE AND BRENDAN MCORMACK,THEY STARTED OFF WITH BLIND ALLEY,THEN UNDER FIRE AND FINALLY WITH KA’LEVALA A ROCKIN THREE PIECE ALONG WITH FISH ON BASS GUITAR (not the marillion fish) DOING ORIGINAL STUFF THEY WERE WELL KNOWN AND LIKED AROUND THE LEIGH AREA SELLING OUT SMALL CLUBS AND PUBS AROUND THE NORTH WEST AREA.THIS LASTED AROUND THREE YEARS UNTIL WORK AND FAMILY COMMITMENTS FORCED A  PREMATURE AND UNFORTUNATE  END TO THE BAND.AS THE YEARS WENT BY BRENDAN CARRIED ON WITH MUSIC DOING DEMOS AND MAKING MUSIC.THEN JOHN DECIDED TO HANG UP HIS DRUMSTICKS AND STARTED PLAYING GUITAR WHICH HE HAS DONE SO FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND HAS BECOME AN ACCOMPLISHED GUITARIST WITH A STYLE VERY MUCH IN THE VAIN OF ACE FREHLEY AND KEITH RICHARDS.THEN IN 94 JOHN TEAMED UP WITH MICK MULAHY AND CARL HERDES TO FORM LAUGHING GRAVY A GOOD TIME ROCK BAND OUT TO ENTERTAIN AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.THEN IN THE SPRING OF 96 JOHN TEAMED UP WITH BRENDAN AGAIN AFTER CARL LEFT,BREN BECAME THE SINGER AND RHYTHM/  LEAD GUITAR ,THEN IN 2000 THEY BECAME TRANZMISSION.THEY THEN GOT IN THE SERVICES OF DRUMMER ANDY STOTTON A NATURALLY TALENTED MUSICIAN WITH A GOOD VOICE TO MATCH WHICH WAS THE FINAL PIECE OF THE JIGSAW THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.THEN IN 2005 JOHN DECIDED TO QUIT THE BAND SO WE CARRIED ON AS A THREE PEICE BUT DECIDED THAT WAS NOT OUR FORMAT,I PUT AN AD ON FORMINGBANDS.CO.UK AND A GUY CALLED KEITH BOWERS ANSWERED THE CALL OF DUTY AND AFTER ONLY ONE REHEARSAL WAS IN AT THE DEEP END AND DID A GREAT JOB.THEN AFTER ABOUT 9 MONTHS KEITH DECIDED HE WAS TO OLD TO ROCK AND ROLL AND QUIT THE BAND,SO WE CARRIED ON AS A THREE PEICE AND DECIDED WE WOULD KEEP IT  THAT WAY AFTER WE DID SOME OF OUR BEST GIGS TO DATE.WE ALSO WISELY INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY IN NEW P.A SPEAKERS WHICH ARE SHIT HOT.WE FEEL THIS IS THE STONGEST THE BAND HAS EVER BEEN REALLY TIGHT AND ALL THREE COMMITED 100% AND THIS IS JUST THE START. EACH MEMBER HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF MUSICAL TASTES FROM THE SEX PISTOLS TO BB KING.