Meet a bunch of down-to-earth lads who just want to make music.

Not too long ago five funsters from Folkestone had a dream...having grown increasingly disenchanted with the music scene the five dreamers settled down to putting the wrongs to right. Drawing influences from the biggest and best they developed a stokin' sound, a sound to blow their rivals out of the water, delivered in fierce fashion with a naked love for music.

So who are paradox?

Paradox are made up of the following:

Iain - Lead vocals - Born in October of 1973, Iain is one of the original co founders of the band. His musical influences include Nirvana, the Sex Pistols and REM. All of these can be heard in his own unique vocal talents.

Phil - Guitar - Phil is the other founder of the band, born in September 74, Phil pulls his musical tastes from Dire Straits, Nirvana and the Sex Pistols. He taught himself to play by strumming along to Nirvana's unplugged CD.

Rich - Bass and backup vocals - Rich joined the band in 2002 and brought his own unique style into the sound. He has been playing bass since the age of fourteen and he and Phil used to have their own band together years ago. Musical influences include Pink Floyd, The Who and Led Zeppelin.

Leas Hall Review, written by K. Eley

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   As you all know Saturday 26^th June the band played the Leas Cliff Hall™ in Folkestone. What can I say, except that they were billed as first supporting act but had the biggest audience of the night! I was privileged enough to spend the entire day with the band apart from the two hours I had to take out to go pick up a couple of fans. We met at midday in a little cafe in Dover, the guys having bought their families down to eat and share a good laugh and joke before the serious business of the day. I came in late but was greeted with a cheer as I walked through the door.
After a short while the guys moved off to pick up their gear from home and make their way to Folkestone. I headed out with Phil and the others all turned up eventually, with Ritchie being fashionably late...actually he was so late we ended up meeting him at the Leas™! Apparently this is normal behaviour!

   Rob, who was there at Leas not only to see Paradox, but to help supervise the filming of the event, arrived once we got there and unloaded. He is in the process of editing all the tapes together to make a DVD for the band so keep your eyes open for that, you will hear more about it here as soon as its available! The second supporting act, Unforgiven, cut it close to the mark and barely arrived in time for their own sound check, and unfortunately due to delays I didn't get to hear Paradox sound check either. I want to thank Rob for snapping off a few pics for me during what I missed; it was good of him to do that.

   We had only been backstage for about 15 mins when we came out and saw that there were close to 200 people in the venue. We believe at its high point during Paradox's performance, the capacity reached nearly 300 people! Here’s the night's play list:

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Twisted
Shoot The Gun
Runaway
Steppin’ Stone
Dirty Night
Under The Influence
What’s Up
Down And Out
Ghost To You
3 Minutes

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 I was all over the hall snapping off pictures while Paradox performed, and if you could see how they turned out, you'd understand why I'm the site manager and not the Paradox photographer! Paradox would like to thank Rob again who photographed sound check and Rich's wife Julie took some great ones too.
   For the final number Rich decided to try a slightly different method of playing the bass, out came the claw hammer and Bang!! He still managed to finish the song and did actually comment that he didn't expect the bass he was using to last so long! Keep checking the website for the chance to win a signed CD, runner up prizes of original signed set lists that I stole from the dressing room (I knew that backstage pass would come in useful heh heh).

   Long time fans of the band may have recognized the ill-fated bass guitar...former Paradox bassist Sproz donated it for the cause. Keep an eye out soon, as the bass is being auctioned off on the official Paradox website. The band will sign it and all profits will go to the benefit of those suffering with Cystic Fibrosis. Another thing to keep an eye out for is a contest coming soon where you can win one of the original set lists used on the night signed by the band.

   I just want to take this opportunity to say that I help out because I love the music and want to see that record contract signed sealed and delivered, and I want to see it soon! Things are really coming together with Paradox now, they sound great and the camaraderie in the group is fantastic. I think I can speak for everyone that has been involved that we are proud to be a part of it...big things are coming I can feel it! Keep doing what your doing, not for the money or fleeting fame, but because you love and enjoy it!

   Big thanks go out to Paradox's manager, Mandy, who through unfortunate circumstances couldn't be there this time. She has been hard at work promoting the guys in America and in the UK. (there's some talk about a gig in Soho but I can't tell just yet as it needs to be confirmed). Thanks to Julie, Karla,...... for running the Merchandise stand, which was pretty much stripped bare before the band even got on stage.

   Julie and Rich spent most of the day before putting all the T-shirts together and getting the EP ready for the fans. Thanks to Rob for supervising the filming and I cant wait to see the finished video. Please don't forget my clips! (Wink wink). Thank you to Dave of Sioux Promotions, who always works hard putting the rock nights at Leas together and who has always been a big help to the Paradox.

   Of course my personal special thanks to the guys for letting me spend the day with them, it was great and I really enjoyed it. I might as well add that after being your biggest and oldest fan, it's about damn time!