DeeExpus

DeeExpus
DeeExpus performing in 2010
Background information
Origin	Northeast England
Genres	Progressive rock
Years active	2007–present
Labels	DXP Productions
Members	Andy Ditchfield Henry Rogers Michael McCrystal Mike Varty David Anderson
Past members	Tony Wright John Dawson Mark Kelly
Website	deeexpus.com

DeeExpus is a melodic progressive rock group from North East England whose debut album, Half Way Home was released by DXP Productions in 2008, garnering fan buzz and enthusiastic reviews from around the world.[1] In 2009, DeeExpus received the Classic Rock Society's award for "Best New Band" and released their first live CD and DVD Far From Home from their performance at the Progrock 2009 Festival in Katowice, Poland.[2] The band released their follow-up album on 5 December 2011, The King of Number 33, featuring Mark Kelly from Marillion on keyboards with Andy Ditchfield and Nik Kershaw on lead vocal on the track "Memo".[3] Their music is difficult to categorize, but they have been likened to other contemporary melodic progressive and heavy rock bands Marillion, Dream Theater, It Bites, Porcupine Tree, Tinyfish, Spock's Beard, Edison's Children and Frost*.[4][5]

Discography

Studio albums

• Half Way Home (2008)
• The King of Number 33 (2011)

Live albums

• Far from Home (2009)

Personnel

Members

Current members

• Andy Ditchfield - guitars, keyboards, vocals (2007–present)
• Henry Rogers - drums (2010–present)
• Michael McCrystal - guitar (2012–present)
• Mike Varty - keyboards (2012–present)
• David Anderson - bass (2012–present)

Former members

• Tony Wright - vocals (2007-2012)
• Marc Jolliffe - Keyboards (2008-2010)
• John Dawson - bass (2010-2012)
• Mark Kelly - Keyboards (2010-2012)

Lineups

2007–2010	2010–2012	2012	2012–present
Andy Ditchfield - guitars, keyboards, vocals Tony Wright - vocals Marc Jolliffe - Keyboards	Andy Ditchfield - guitars, keyboards, vocals Tony Wright - vocals John Dawson - bass Mark Kelly - keyboards Henry Rogers - drums	Andy Ditchfield - guitars, keyboards, vocals Tony Wright - vocals John Dawson - bass Henry Rogers - drums Michael McCrystal - guitar Mike Varty - keyboards	Andy Ditchfield - guitars, keyboards, vocals Henry Rogers - drums Michael McCrystal - guitar Mike Varty - keyboards David Anderson - bass

References

1. "DeeExpus Press Room". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
2. "DeeExpus Latest News". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
3. "DeeExpus Website". Retrieved 7 December 2011.
4. "Interview with Andy Ditchfield from Ytsejam.com, September 2009". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
5. "Review of Far From Home in Background Magazine, 2009". Retrieved 14 August 2011.

External links

• Official website