What is Violet Highway
Violet Highway is a band made up of 3 members, Joe, Lead Guitar + Vocals, Luke, Bass Guitar and Justin Rhythm Guitar + Vocals. The band has been together for 2 years now and in that time the band has performed at several local events.
What type of Music is Violet Highway
Violet Highway perform a variety of music but mainly Rock, Punk, Indie and Alternative. The band is working on a lot of other material and we hope to soon finalise these songs and get them recorded on our first album.
Band Member profiles
Joe Booley - Joe is the lead singer and guitarist in Violet Highway. Joe is sometimes referred to as 'boobie' or 'the boob'. Joe is a brilliant musician and also a great band member to have, he is someone who always enjoys a laugh and doesn't take any of the band banter to heart. Joe is the main moderator of our Facebook page and is very keen on promoting the band and getting us to a semi-pro level. Joe is very passionate about VH and is always looking at ways to get us into gigs and to get us into practises or recording sessions. Joe not only plays guitar but also a variety of other instruments. His main influences that affect his style in VH are Green Day, Blink-182, Nirvana, Biffy Clyro, Mumford and Sons and Foo Fighters.
Luke Wilson - Luke is the bass guitarist in Violet Highway. Luke is a triplet and his brother Justin is also in the band. Luke is sometimes referred to as Pally, after a joke involving the name printed on Luke's football shirt and the Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios. Luke is a great musician and is always thinking of new riffs to try and spark of some ideas within the group he also enjoys getting in on the band banter. Luke is the quietest of the band members but is also committed to the band with performances and practises. Luke's main musical influences that have inspired him are Blink-182, Green Day, Razorlight, Artic Monkeys, The Kooks, Nickleback, Biffy Clyro, The Hoosiers.
Justin Wilson - Justin is the rhythm guitarist and vocalist in Violet Highway. Justin is a triplet and his brother Luke is also in the band. Justin is yet to have a nickname unlike the other band members and this is quite suprising as he is the main source of the band banter that goes on in rehearsals and performances. Justin is also a huge nerd, he plays an awful lot of halo reach and has a wide range of Marvel Comics merchandise including many hoodies and t-shirts, he also is fan of the Mario games series (in which Justin has a signature green Mario mushroom hoodie :P) he also is a fan of the Lost Planet games (lp2 in particular) he is also a fan of Ratchet and Clank world. Justin is also a loyal fan of the Yogscast on youtube and Minecraft (please check them out just google yogscast) Justin is the loudest of the band members but is always someone who concentrates of performances and working hard on band material. Justin is also the main moderator, creator and editor of this website (well seeing as I am the person sitting here typing this out now :P ). Justin's main musical influences are Angels and Airwaves, Blink 182, Green day, Linkin Park, The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, and many others.