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The Salad Maker Is A Four Piece Guitar Band From Sao Paulo. They Sing In English And Are Based In London A City They Believe Produces The World's Finest Rock N Roll. Their Contempory Indie Sound Draws On Many Influences From Rancid To Buddy Holly And Has Been Molded Throughout A Decade Of Songwriters Amauri Bass And Backing Vox And Renato Guitar And Vox Writing Together Through Jamming As Teenage Neighbours And Holding Practices Across Different Continents. They Played In Ska Band Follow The Egg For Nearly 7 Years Playing Major Venues And Festivals Such As Hangar 110 The Morrison Rock Bar Tribe House And The Bandstock Festival All The While Making A Well Known Name For Themselves On The Underground Ska Scene In Sao Paulo. It Was Playing Together In This Band After Being Neighbours And Buddies Since The Age Of 15 That Solidified The Duo's Tight Relationship. Realising That Their Home Suburb In Sao Paulo Sao Bernando De Campo Was Hugely Under Represented For Shops Selling Rock 'n' Roll Clothing They Opened The Egg Shop Togther.
The Project Lasted Until The Pair Feeling Limited By The Brazilain Music Scene Decided To Pack In The Shop And Bring A Band To London. It Took A Year To Stabilise In A New City Continent And Hemisphere. They Started With No Instruments And Saved Money To Buy Some By Packing Salads In An Eastend Factory An Experience They Describe As "a Gainful Pain!" In November '08 They Found Their First Drummer While Renato Was Busking. A Brazilian Guy Approached Him And After Some Chat They Discovered They Have Plenty Of Mates In Common. The Three Of Them Practised And Held Their First Gig On December 13 '08. It Was In A Function Room In The World Famous Roundhouse And It Set Them On The Road Of Consistent Gigging On The London Scene. But In March '09 Renato Needed To Visit Brazil Where He Stayed Until May. The Band Practiced Trans-Atlantic Using The Internet And Video Recordings To Write And Play Together. When Renato's Friend Introduced Him To Rafael Crespo Of '90s Band Planet Hemp Fame He Hooked The Band Up With A Chance To Record An Album With Top Quality Production. The Band Couldn't Turn Down An Offer Of Having Crespo At The Controls But The Other Two Were Stuck Back In London. Renato Had To Pull In Session Musicians To Nail Down The Tracks Exactly As The Band Members Had Written Them A Job That Took The Best Part Of Three Months. On Renato's Return To London And With Lead Guitarist Wagner And New Drummer Mario A Bass Player By Trade Who Learnt The Drums Rapidly For The Band Recruited The Band Was Complete. They Have Honed Their Sound And Currently Gig In The Capitol Every Other Week. read less