2007: The Band
In January 2007, following feedback from record companies, Jonathan formed a band to showcase his material in a different way. Sam Harrop, Rob Bohner, Timo Simpson, Neil Raymond and Dom Joseph joined Jonathan to form the band 'Haselden'. Between January and April 2007, Haselden performed at London venues, such as The Half Moon in Putney, The Dublin Castle in Camden and The Troubadour in Earls Court. In April 2007, bassist Neil Raymond and drummer Dom Joseph left the band and were replaced by Dominic Gianetta and Sam Wilson respectively. Drummer Sam Wilson was replaced by Tom Marrow in the ensuing weeks. From this point onwards, the 6-piece started performing under its new name 'RedBoxBlue'. In June 2007, RedBoxBlue performed their first gig under their new name at the Hard Rock Cafe in Mayfair, hugely raising the band's profile. The band continued to play regular gigs at London venues for the coming months in order to build up a local fan-base. In August the band recorded the songs I Try, Brand New Day and Carry On What at the Strong Room studios in Shoreditch. In January 2008, the song I Try was mixed at the Town House studios in Shepherd's Bush and was released independently as a download-only single by the band in June 2008.
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