DeeExpus
{{Short description|English progressive rock band}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = DeeExpus
| image = DeeExpus RoSfest2010.jpg
| caption = DeeExpus performing in 2010
| years_active = 2007–present
| origin = Northeast England
| genre = Progressive rock
| label = DXP Productions
| website = [http://www.deeexpus.com/ deeexpus.com]
| current_members = Andy Ditchfield
Henry Rogers
Michael McCrystal
Mike Varty
David Anderson
| past_members = Tony Wright
John Dawson
Mark Kelly
}}
DeeExpus is a melodic progressive rock group from North East England whose debut album, Half Way Home was released by DXP Productions in 2008, garnering fan buzz and enthusiastic reviews from around the world.{{cite web
|url=http://www.deeexpus.com/press.aspx
|title=DeeExpus Press Room
|accessdate=14 August 2011
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709005947/http://www.deeexpus.com/press.aspx
|archivedate=9 July 2011
|df=dmy
}} In 2009, DeeExpus received the Classic Rock Society's award for "Best New Band" and released their first live CD and DVD Far From Home from their performance at the Progrock 2009 Festival in Katowice, Poland.{{cite web
|url=http://www.deeexpus.com/news.aspx
|title=DeeExpus Latest News
|accessdate=14 August 2011
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709005847/http://www.deeexpus.com/news.aspx
|archivedate=9 July 2011
|df=dmy
}} The band released their follow-up album on 5 December 2011, The King of Number 33, featuring Mark Kelly from Marillion on keyboards with Andy Ditchfield and Nik Kershaw on lead vocal on the track "Memo".{{cite web
| url = http://www.deeexpus.com
| title = DeeExpus Website
| accessdate = 7 December 2011
}}
Their music is difficult to categorize, but they have been likened to other contemporary melodic progressive and heavy rock bands Marillion, Dream Theater, It Bites, Porcupine Tree, Tinyfish, Spock's Beard, Edison's Children and Frost*.{{cite web
|url=http://www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8234
|title=Interview with Andy Ditchfield from Ytsejam.com, September 2009
|accessdate=14 August 2011
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718150736/http://www.ytsejam.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8234
|archivedate=18 July 2011
|df=dmy
| url = http://www.backgroundmagazine.nl/QLinks/DeeExpusFarFromHomeDVD.html
| title = Review of Far From Home in Background Magazine, 2009
| accessdate = 14 August 2011
}}
Discography
Personnel
=Members=
;Current members
- Andy Ditchfield - guitars, keyboards, vocals (2007–present)
- Henry Rogers - drums (2010–present)
- Michael McCrystal - guitar (2012–present)
- Mike Varty - keyboards (2012–present)
- David Anderson - bass (2012–present)
;Former members
- Tony Wright - vocals (2007-2012)
- Marc Jolliffe - Keyboards (2008-2010)
- John Dawson - bass (2010-2012)
- Mark Kelly - Keyboards (2010-2012)
=Lineups=
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.deeexpus.com}}
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