To see a thriving collaboration of passionate and musically gifted individuals in the music industry today is a rare sight and achievement for anyone who wants to introduce a formidable group that fans can love. Yet, despite the odds, four remarkable individuals have come together to form the grungy, dreamy, and euphoric band known as LAZYRAVE, made up of Dan Clark as frontman, Ben Kindlan as the drummer, Mark “Clem” Clemmett as producer, and Pete Cheyne as tech engineer.
Dan and Ben come from the same rock and roll band known as The Kush. By joining forces with Clem and Pete, they merge their personal styles and experiences, ensuring that their music has a lasting impact on every listener in different scenarios, from rave parties to afterparties and live shows. Having come from different backgrounds, their collaboration proves to be an exciting and unique development in the music industry.
“We want to create a positive connection with everyone that listens to our music. We don’t stick to a manufactured formula. We try to blend our music across genres drawing from our collective experiences,” the band members explained.
Dan’s passion for music started in his teens, and he developed a love for everything electronic, specifically the drums, bass guitar, techno, and house music. Hip-hop, however, is a genre that he considers to be his first love. He was 20 when he joined The Kush and found himself traveling worldwide for nine years as the frontman and lyricist of the band. The Kush disbanded after some time, and it left a void that never left Dan. However, things started to change for him when he started bumping into Clem during parties and festivals. In 2015, they made their first collaboration with the tune they called “1up.”
“We both worked full-time jobs, so for the following few years, we would meet up once a week or twice a month or just whenever we could to knock up some new beats. As time went on, the tunes got bigger, and my craving for performing live was itching away,” Dan shared. “Benny, the drummer from The Kush who had been living abroad for the past four years, had just returned to the UK. I caught up with him and said, ‘fancy this electronic band or what?’ As soon as I showed him the tunes, he was in the band.”
Not long after, LAZYRAVE started to come to life. “Figuring out how to reproduce our sound in a live setting was an absolute mind melt initially, but we grew the process, adding more as we went along. Just as we started getting gigs, COVID hit. Initially wounded by the momentum getting hit, we realized this was an opportunity to focus and grow our sound, and this is when Pete joined the band,” Clem explained. “We looked at what we had done and did a full rework and reboot of the live rig. Pete helped balance things out as Dan and Benny were less tech-oriented, and he brought fat synth bass to the table.”
When the pandemic happened, the band knew that it would be their make-or-break season. “There was a huge mountain to climb to faithfully recreate the sound in a live environment. Creating a live rig for a multi-instrument electronic band is no joke. This was when I got involved, going deep into YouTube videos, watching how legends like the Chemical Brothers set up their rig and reading articles on the seemingly endless ways how you can manipulate voltage. The learning curve was steep, but we persevered,” Pete explained.
Today, LAZYRAVE is one of the most promising and influential bands in the industry, with an ability to draw multiple music fans on Spotify and other streaming platforms. Without a doubt, the band is the next big thing in the music industry. You can also follow LAZYRAVE on Instagram.
