November 2nd

Biography

Driven by a dynamic female lead vocal, November 2nd have established themselves as one of the Czech Republic‘s newest talents. Not only have they captured such prizes as the Jim Beam Music 'best new talent' award; they have also caught the attention of the Czech and European press. The Prague based group composes and writes its own material in English. Their influences vary from rock, blues to funk. Several years of playing together have produced songs with strong melodies and moving lyrics. I...

Driven by a dynamic female lead vocal, November 2nd have established themselves as one of the Czech Republic‘s newest talents. Not only have they captured such prizes as the Jim Beam Music 'best new talent' award; they have also caught the attention of the Czech and European press.

The Prague based group composes and writes its own material in English. Their influences vary from rock, blues to funk. Several years of playing together have produced songs with strong melodies and moving lyrics.

In the Czech Republic, November 2nd have supported well-known bands and musicians like Alanis Morissette, Suzanne Vega, Spin Doctors, Reef, Bryan Adams, Dave Gahan and Crash Test Dummies. They have appeared on TV several times and nowadays they perform in clubs and open-air festivals around Europe and the US.

Their debut album called Midnight Desert (EMI/Escape) was released in 2002. That year, the band was nominated for the annual Czech Grammy awarded by the Academy of Popular Music, in the category of "new comer of the year".They were a runner up in this competition. November 2nd, however, did win the same category in a fan survey in Report music magazine and also on Radio Express.

November 2nd’s second release, Little Miss Behavin and the Troublemakers (EMI/Escape) was influenced by their stay in New York. The 10 song collection was recorded in classic analog style and mixed by none other than David Bianco of Mick Jagger, Santana and Tom Petty fame. One song was also mixed by Steve Walsh who has worked previously with Erasure and Greta Gaines. The album was mastered in Oasis Mastering in Los Angeles under the careful hands of Eddy Schreyer (Alice in Chains, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman, Johnny Cash, The Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera).

In its first week of release, Little Miss Behavin and the Troublemakers, immediately entered the Czech Top 40 and received rave reviews. Óčko, the 24 hour Czech music station, has nominated November 2nd in two of their yearly categories – group of the year and singer of the year.

November 2nd are:
Alexandra Langosova - vocal, guitar
Roman Helcl - guitar, vocal
Tomas Brozek - drums
Jan Korinek - hammond organ, rhodes
Martin Lehky and Radim Gencev - bass

source: www.november2nd.net
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