Friends record amazing Aerosmith mash-up from separate homes - seeing it prove a smash hit online
When Lee Tuck and Kyle Martin had to put on hold work at The Garage recording studio in Mitre Place in South Shields, and postpone plans to play live due to coronavirus, they decided to bring friends together for a special project.
After working on a small version of Didn’t Know It Was Love by Survivors, Lee, 33, from Seaham, and Kyle, 33, from Birtley, decided to expand the idea, bringing together 19 people for a performance of Love in an Elevator by Aerosmith.
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Hide AdEach was given their part, a click track to help them keep time and the challenge to film themselves playing, with Kyle editing the audio while Lee pieced the footage into a video.
Now the finished song has been viewed on Facebook 12,000 times.
Lee and wife Kate, 32, and Kyle, have previously performed together in the band Sound Divide, while members of his current group, The UK Rock Show, are also among those to appear.
Lee said: “I just couldn’t believe the response we got off everybody, it’s been amazing, we’re blown away by it.
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Hide Ad“It was quite a big project because all the source material came from people using mobile phones and in different formats, but after putting it together, it was incredible.
“The choice of song was a bit selfish on my part because I’ve always wanted to do it live with a band, but I think it really lent itself to this because there are vocals where lots of people can take part, there are three verses and there are sections where everyone gets to show off, and then there are backing vocals too.
“It's a great song as well and it’s something to put a smile on people’s faces in these weird times.”
The song features Lee on bass, Kyle on drums, Gregg Cromack and Kate on vocals, Phil Sloan and Sean Mann on guitar, Matt Wilko on keyboard with additional vocals Phil Bell, Jen Normandale, Mandy Sloan, Scott Michael Cavagan, Ewan Clementson, Stevie Stoker, Diane Medhurst, Adam Crozier, Dave Scott, Dean James, David Ball and Caz Dixon.