Briganté
Briganté is a rock/indie/alternative band from Bedford, United Kingdom. They are known for singing in a deep melodic style.
Beginnings
Simon Cronin, Chris Mills, Padraig Clarke and Luke Fattorusso were initially part of a cover band. After little success performing in several local gigs raising money for charity, the cover band eventually ran its course. At this point it was decided that a new band should be formed with some of the members from the original. This led to the creation of Rate of the Day in May 2006.While predominantly an indie band, ROTD branched into areas of rock and roll and alternative rock, with songs such as "Waging War" and "Takin' Part". Stephen Pagano, the original drummer, left the band soon after. With an ad on a local advertising website, Dan Meese joined the crew as the new drummer.
As the band progressed through the next year, they renamed themselves Briganté. Under this name, the band performed gigs in London venues such as The Hope and Anchor, The Bullet Bar, and Bar Monsta. Local gigs have included the prestigious Red Stripe Music Awards at Bedford Esquires. Here Briganté enlisted Jimmy Tippet from Dual Calibre to create an intro piece climaxing with the words "New Improved Briganté".
Notable performances
- Esquires – December 2006 First live performance
- Ro'woodstock – September 2007
- BBC Three Counties Radio Live Session – October 2007
- The Grafton Hotel - November 2007, booed off stage during a near riot.
- The Bullet Bar – December 2007, first London performance
- Hope and Anchor – January 2008
- Redstripe Music Awards 2008, Esquires – April 2008
- River Festival, Main Stage – July 2008
Management
Discography
The first EP was recorded in 2007, containing four songs:- "Takin' Part "
- "Things to Come"
- "I Say Nothing"
- "Waging War"
- "My old man's a dustman"