Kyle McCallum
Kyle McCallum is a guitarist from Sunderland. Kyle is currently a guitarist in Northern based band 'The Strands'. 'The Strands' are an 'Indie Rock' popular in both Sunderland and Newcastle. In 2019 the band supported the likes of 'Stereophonics' and 'Foals' at the North East's largest music festival,'This is Tomorrow', after winning 'Battle of the Bands' at Sunderland University. Kyle is a student at Sunderland University studying music and hopes to make it in the industry.
Growing up in the North East of England has it’s times. I started playing guitar when through a mistake however, it’s one of the best mistakes I ever made, or I wouldn’t be where I have ended up today, and I wouldn’t change that.
The music scene in the North East is like a fizzy drink ready to explode.
There’s loads of great bands from the North East chasing that music dream essentially. However it’s shaded by the likes of well known cities in England; from the likes of Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and many more. I do believe though, that this is changing slowly but surely. This is amazing because I believe it’s ready when that top explodes off.
One of my best experiences so far has got to be when my band, The Strands, supported ‘Larkins’.
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We weren’t prepared for the impact it has on us.
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From the minute going on stage all we could see was heads, the venue was that packed! That was really a magical moment for us, it’s made us want to taste more and drives us to chase that dream even more. It gave us a really big eye opener to if you put your heart and soul into anything, anyone can achieve anything. You just have to want it enough.
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