3 Ways of Thinking

Band members:
Rachel Clamp, vocalist – 12 years old, from Wide Open, attends Cramlington High School.
Tom Backhouse, lead guitarist – 14 years old, from High Spen, attends St Thomas More High School

Sam Coates, rhythm guitarist – 15 years old, from Kirkwood, Burradon, attends Seaton Burn Community College
Steven Errington, Bassist – 15, from Hazelrigg, attends Seaton Burn Community College
Amy Errington, Keyboardist – 12, from Hazelrigg, attends Seaton Burn Community College
Kristopher Quinn, Drummer – 15, from Kirkwood, Burradon, attends Seaton Burn Community College

History Of The Band:
The band originally formed when I (Kristopher) advertised as a drummer seeking a band on www.partysounds.co.uk, and Tom and Rich (Stringer)-who had formerly been in another band together-replied to the advert.
After a short while together (and only one practice), Tom invited Steven, who also attends the same school as me at Seaton Burn, to try out as a bass player after they met on www.myspace,com

With Steven added to the lineup, He brought his sister (Amy) and his sister’s friend (Rachel) with him to a practice, and his sister’s friend asked if she could try out as a singer. Rachel was asked to be stand in singer for the band until we found a permanent vocalist.
Very soon after, Rich left the band, and Steven invited his friend Sam to practice to try out as rhythm guitarist and he was immediately asked to join the band.
Shortly after this, Rachel was asked to join the band as permanent vocalist, and Steven’s sister, Amy, was asked to be keyboardist, with the band settling on the name; 3 Ways Of Thinking.

After six weeks with this full lineup, we played our first gig at The Soundroom, Gateshead, a community orientated music centre, to an audience of about 50 family and friends. The gig was considered a huge success and was enjoyed by all.

Two weeks later, we recorded our first demo CD at The Soundroom. The demo has been a success and has been played over 2200 times (so far) on the band’s myspace page at www.myspace.com/3waysofthinking . Furthermore, the band was also giving the honour of being asked to headline The Bill Quay Farm Festival by the owner of The Soundroom who was supplying the bands for the festival.

Whilst getting ready for the festival, we were asked to play another gig just before hand. So on Sunday 26th August, we played our first official gig at The Bute Arms in High Spen to a crowd believed to have been of up to 150 people. The gig was also a major success, with the band playing a full set, followed by six encores due to demand from the crowd; we were even asked by the pub owner to play the full set list again backwards! After the gig the band’s CD was added to the pub’s jukebox and we were asked by a member of the audience if we could possibly play another gig in September if he could get us a place at the gig.

The following day, Monday 27th August, we headlined The Bill Quay Farm Festival and played to a crowd of about 50 people in what was yet another very successful gig. The band was even approached by another successful local band called Impulse11; who have played such venues as the Newcastle Carling Academy, in regards to being a support act at a future gig, which capped off what was, all round, a great weekend.
That weekend, the gig in September was confirmed and 3 Ways Of Thinking will be playing a large bikers’ festival at South Causey Equestrian Centre on Saturday 22nd September. There is to be an expected turnout of over 500 people and will be our largest gig to date. The festival is a charity event with the band playing for free.
Since then, the band has also been asked by another local band, Slingshot, to play alongside them, and some other local bands. At another charity event in November at Blackhall Mill, near Consett, though the event has not yet been confirmed.
Also, we have been offered the chance to record another demo at The Garage Studios in Byker for free very soon, though the exact date is as yet not confirmed.
Future Of The Band

We are currently in the process of writing our own material, and have already written two complete songs, with a few others still being worked on at the moment. We hope to record some of our own songs on our upcoming demo CD.
The band would also like to bring music to the community, teaching other youngsters about music and showing them that it is much better than spending time on the streets.
Eventually, like any other band, we would like to begin playing larger venues and releasing our own music and hopefully with our upcoming gigs and recording we can begin to achieve this.

Kristopher Quinn,
On behalf of 3 Ways Of Thinking,
www.myspace.com/3waysofthinking