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(Norwich)
Tuesday 26 Aug 2025, 9:38am
Hello! We are 80s Replay and we are sad to report we are parting ways with our frontman! He is an outstanding singer but feels this is not the project for him.
This leaves us with a quandary. There is now a void to fill as we strive to continue to share the music we have worked extremely hard to lovingly recreate.
(Our unique selling point would be that we are the only band in the area who plays the multilayered synthpop floor fillers without backing tracks. All sounds are recreated 100% live. We utilise a very electronic setup. Our closest competitors are either solo vocalists using backing or bands with entire parts missing or covered on backing.
We rehearse near Bungay, our ages range from 29 to 45 and we are comprised of some highly capable musicians..
Our guitarist alternates between guitar and keys (and is infused with top tier technique), our female vocalist has a silky smooth voice with a delightful range (allowing us to cover the legendary Whitney Houston), our bass player is also an extremely gifted guitarist, our drummer is Grade 8 qualified and uses a full electronic kit with double bass pedal to tackle beats (and corresponding percussion parts simultaneously) and our main keyboard player has shown himself to be a legend (he is the man who wrote all the music for Netflix’s Bad Dinosaur series!)
We will be holding auditions for a seasoned male singer who loves the genre and has the versatility to go from classics by the Human League to Duran Duran to the challenging vocals of Michael Jackson, the iconic Take On Me (high notes and all!). We also feature the odd rockier number, as well as some notable duets alongside our female vocalist (which would require some backing vocals and harmonies).
You should have your own transport, enthusiasm, the gear as well as have the drive and time to tackle the big synth pop hits of the Synthesiser golden age! In an ideal world, we would be looking at gigging between 2-4 times a month on average, leaning towards functions, parties and festivals.
We remain excited to progress this and know that we are in a very unique position to be the only full band in the local area to have the means to play the most beloved hits of the 80s accurately.
We are dying to hear from you if you think you would be a good fit and wish to audition!
Audition songs will be
Take On Me by AHa!
I’ve Had The Time Of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran
Best regards from 80s Replay-Synth Pop Band!
Feel free to check our website as well as our facebook links below
https://www.80sreplaytheband.com
https://www.facebook.com/80sreplayband