New Years Eve/
New years day 2003/2004;
Pete and Macca meet
by chance in a bar in Rotherham.
Both had heard recordings of songs from each others previous bands and the conversation quickly turned to music.
That night they decided
to start a band together and involve Pete's twin brother Frank on drums and to try and write together.
Many of the songs came
together in the following few week.
April 2004;
Recorded an acoustic
version of "Comin' down" which is featured on the "What happened today" EP, the only song not written by a member of the band and was written by
a mutual friend Keith Jones. The song was laid down on an eight-track porta studio in one day at the bass player's house,
with various parts being written as they were recorded.
The song proved unexpectedly
popular at unplugged nights and it was decided that it should be added to the EP.
July 2004;
The band's search for
a lead guitarist ended with the addition of Lex, previously in Macca's 1st band and in Pete's previous band. Lex added a strong
rock and blues influence that helped to develop the band's songs and gave them a different dimension and a fuller live sound.
August 2004;
Theech record there
1st EP at Sight and Sound studios entitled “What happened
today”
November 2004;
Theech have their 1st
ever song played on the radio. The track “Nam’ 71”
from the EP “What happened today” caught the ear of
a local DJ and was played on his evening show the “New music file” on Dearne FM.
February 2005;
Theech’s 1st
live radio performance on York University Radio. They played two acoustic versions of tracks from the EP.
August 2005;
Theech spent time in a cabin
in Scotland to write new material and work on existing songs
to produce their next EP.
Directly after Scotland
the band booked some studio time and recorded their second EP “Back to
the Drawing Board”.
