Dan Sealey
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Dan Sealey is a bass guitar
ist for the rock group Ocean Colour Scene
. He was drafted in by the band after Damon Minchella
left the band in 2003, and is now a permanent fixture in the band's lineup. Before joining Ocean Colour Scene
Sealey was a member of the band Late.
, Sealey was singer and rhythm guitarist in Late, a four-piece indie/rock band from Astwood Bank
, Redditch
, Worcestershire
who were active between 1997 and 2001. The band members were:
In 2001, Late supported Ocean Colour Scene at a number of UK gigs in a slot which had previously been filled by Coldplay
. Late were managed by Dan's father Dave Sealey, who was one half of folk/music hall duo Cosmotheka along with his brother Al Sealey.
Late recorded one album, titled "All Major Routes". It is not known whether this was ever commercially released. Demo copies do exist though, with the following tracks included
Still Go On
Easy
Driver
See My Room
The Day Will Come
Women On Top
We Could Be Wasted
Sleep
Man In The Middle
Take Me Home
"Man In The Middle" was re-recorded by Ocean Colour Scene
for inclusion on the On the Leyline
album. Also, footage exists of Late performing "Still Go On" on an unknown television show.
band Ocean Colour Scene
after the departure of original bass player and founder member Damon Minchella
in late 2003. Sealey already had a loose connection to Ocean Colour Scene because his sister Claire is married to Matthew Fowler, the brother of Simon Fowler
. Sealey 'sent a speculative text message to Simon saying if they were short he'd step up' and 'then in January 4 Dan gets a call from Simon asking if he could fill in on the bass for a gig at the Albert Hall for a Ronnie Lane tribute gig. Dan said "YES", nailed the gig and has been playing bass for OCS ever since.'
The 2004 Ronnie Lane
memorial gig was the first to feature Sealey on bass and Andy Bennett
on rhythm guitar, Sealey toured with Ocean Colour Scene throughout 2004 and features on the 2004 live album One for the Road but not on the 2005 studio album A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad
. Sealey is now a permanent member of Ocean Colour Scene and has contributed bass to the album On the Leyline
, which features a song he wrote called 'Man in the Middle'.
Solo songs known to exist include:
Village Cricket
Club.
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist for the rock group Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
. He was drafted in by the band after Damon Minchella
Damon Minchella
Damon Minchella is an English bass guitarist, formerly with Ocean Colour Scene, which he left in 2003. He was a regular member of Paul Weller's backing band until 2008, is a member of the supergroup The Players and played for The Who during their performance at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park.He...
left the band in 2003, and is now a permanent fixture in the band's lineup. Before joining Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
Sealey was a member of the band Late.
Late
Prior to joining Ocean Colour SceneOcean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
, Sealey was singer and rhythm guitarist in Late, a four-piece indie/rock band from Astwood Bank
Astwood Bank
Astwood Bank is a village adjoining Redditch, Worcestershire to the south. The village is noted for its successful cricket team, who have twice played at Lords in the National Village Knock Out Final.-Politics:...
, Redditch
Redditch
Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
who were active between 1997 and 2001. The band members were:
- Dan Sealey - vocals and rhythm guitar
- Paul McCormack - lead guitar
- Greg Young - bass guitar
- Ted Atkinson - drums
In 2001, Late supported Ocean Colour Scene at a number of UK gigs in a slot which had previously been filled by Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
. Late were managed by Dan's father Dave Sealey, who was one half of folk/music hall duo Cosmotheka along with his brother Al Sealey.
Late recorded one album, titled "All Major Routes". It is not known whether this was ever commercially released. Demo copies do exist though, with the following tracks included
Still Go On
Easy
Driver
See My Room
The Day Will Come
Women On Top
We Could Be Wasted
Sleep
Man In The Middle
Take Me Home
"Man In The Middle" was re-recorded by Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
for inclusion on the On the Leyline
On the Leyline
On the Leyline is the eighth studio album by Ocean Colour Scene, and was released on 30 April 2007. It entered at number 37 in the UK album charts on 6 May 2007, lasting only a single week in the top 75.-Releases:...
album. Also, footage exists of Late performing "Still Go On" on an unknown television show.
Ocean Colour Scene
Sealey became involved with BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
band Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene are an English Britpop band formed in Moseley, Birmingham in 1989. They have had five Top 10 albums and six Top 10 singles to date.-Early days :...
after the departure of original bass player and founder member Damon Minchella
Damon Minchella
Damon Minchella is an English bass guitarist, formerly with Ocean Colour Scene, which he left in 2003. He was a regular member of Paul Weller's backing band until 2008, is a member of the supergroup The Players and played for The Who during their performance at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park.He...
in late 2003. Sealey already had a loose connection to Ocean Colour Scene because his sister Claire is married to Matthew Fowler, the brother of Simon Fowler
Simon Fowler
Simon Fowler is the lead vocalist and acoustic guitarist in Ocean Colour Scene.-The Fanatics:Simon Fowler commenced his music career as the lead singer and songwriter for Birmingham band The Fanatics, which consisted of Simon Fowler , Damon Minchella , Paul Wilkes and Caroline Bullock...
. Sealey 'sent a speculative text message to Simon saying if they were short he'd step up' and 'then in January 4 Dan gets a call from Simon asking if he could fill in on the bass for a gig at the Albert Hall for a Ronnie Lane tribute gig. Dan said "YES", nailed the gig and has been playing bass for OCS ever since.'
The 2004 Ronnie Lane
Ronnie Lane
Ronald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane was an English musician, songwriter, and producer who is best known as the bass guitarist and founding member of two prominent English rock and roll bands; the Small Faces where he was nicknamed "Plonk", – and, after losing the band's frontman, Faces, with two new...
memorial gig was the first to feature Sealey on bass and Andy Bennett
Andy Bennett
Andrew 'Andy' Bennett is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s....
on rhythm guitar, Sealey toured with Ocean Colour Scene throughout 2004 and features on the 2004 live album One for the Road but not on the 2005 studio album A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad
A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad
A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad is a 2005 album by Ocean Colour Scene ; Hyperactive Workout was originally due to be released in September 2004 but Sanctuary Records requested the band record a live album instead and pushed the release back to 'early 2005'...
. Sealey is now a permanent member of Ocean Colour Scene and has contributed bass to the album On the Leyline
On the Leyline
On the Leyline is the eighth studio album by Ocean Colour Scene, and was released on 30 April 2007. It entered at number 37 in the UK album charts on 6 May 2007, lasting only a single week in the top 75.-Releases:...
, which features a song he wrote called 'Man in the Middle'.
Solo work
In addition to his work with Ocean Colour Scene, Sealey has been writing and recording solo material for release in the near future, some of these songs can be heard on Sealey's Myspace page.Solo songs known to exist include:
- Mr Marshall
- Hello Hello
- Monkey
- Monkey Reprise
- I wanna go home
- In the mids't of summer time
- Long way to go
Cricket
Dan Sealey is a batsman and bowler for the Astwood BankAstwood Bank
Astwood Bank is a village adjoining Redditch, Worcestershire to the south. The village is noted for its successful cricket team, who have twice played at Lords in the National Village Knock Out Final.-Politics:...
Village Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
Club.
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xC1Odr6nuk
- http://www.myspace.com/pmccormack1
- Dan Sealey Official Website
- Official Dan Sealey Myspace
- Microsite with Clips of solo recordings
- 2001 article about and interview with Late
- 2001 Newspaper article about Late
- 2000 Newspaper article about Late
- Article about Dave Sealey
- BBC article about Dan's involvement in Astwood Bank cricket side