U2, Green Day, Radiohead. What were once overlooked groups of teenage lads, went on to formulate the soundtrack to early 2000s soundtracks. Now, Salford offers a new generation of young musicians, trailblazed by up-and-coming band, The Height.
“I walked into school after our last gig we did and some lad walked up to me and said, ‘you were in that band at the reds, weren’t you’. Obviously, we’ve built up some sort of following.”, said 12-year-old Lead Singer and Guitarist, John Denton.
Bassist, Brandon Greenhalgh (12) followed: “My friends are messing about with me and goofing with me. It’s just banter, it’s been a good reception.”
Completed by Drummer, Ted Ellis (16), this three-piece indie/punk group have rocked this year’s community festivals: selling merchandise, attracting the attention of record labels via social media and attention in school.
And their first gig was only just over a month ago, at Eccles Beer Festival, 8th August 2022.
John followed: “It feels great to perform to Greater Manchester. At the minute we’re only starting out so we’re trying to build a Salford audience and when people in Salford know about us, we can go to Manchester and get our name out there a lot.”
Ted said: “The juggle between school and music isn’t too bad. We’ve been rehearsing once a week after school and going to each other’s houses. There’s not too much of a clash.”
After meeting through mutual friends, John and Ted began creating music together after school. Then, after accompanying his Grandma to Francis House’s Jubilee Tea Party, John met Brandon, and The Height was formed.
With Ted drumming since the age of two (and since receiving training from Nile Rogers’ accompanying percussionist), Brandon hailing from a family tree of local artists, and John finding inspiration from greats such as ACDC, the band has a mix of eclectic inspirations. Ted said: “I’ve grown up through music, I’ve always been into music as well… the work we’ve out so far has been good.”
Here’s a quick video from the gig today of us covering a classic from @ArcticMonkeys!!
Thanks a lot to @SalfordDevils for giving us the opportunity and to everyone who supported us!!
See you all soon🙌 pic.twitter.com/KHGgqlXZrz
— The Height (@TheHeightBand) September 3, 2022
Although musically mature, the band’s four-year age gap doesn’t seem to be of any concern. John stated: “We don’t really think of the age gap because we’re all just musicians at the end of the day, so age doesn’t really come into it.”
With only a handful of gigs under their belt, The Height have begun utilizing HQ Recording Studios in Manchester, where they hope to begin recording and releasing singles.
He continued: “We’re excited to get back in the studio and record some more. It can only get better.”
With the band set to perform at Langworthy Live and Irlam Live this weekend, Salford audiences can expect The Height’s following to only increase.
For more information on The Height, visit their Twitter page.
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