Breed 77’s unique mix of musical influences and styles, spanning melodic hard rock to Spanish / flamenco oriented guitar and Moroccan / Northern African rhythms, has already won over tens of thousands of die-hard fans in the UK. This unique melding results from Breed 77 hailing from the tiny colonial outpost of Gibraltar, on the southern tip of Spain, a mere stone’s throw (less than ten miles) from Morocco.

Paul Isola (Vocals), Danny Felice (Guitar), Stuart Cavilla (Bass) and Pete Chichone (Drums) grew up on that two and a half square mile piece of scorched rock, populated by 30,000 UK citizens, 500 UK Service personnel and a colony of monkeys. Named ‘Gibeltarik’, (i.e. Tarik’s Mountain) by Tarik-Ibn-Zeyad, the Moor who conquered the whole of southern Spain in the 8th Century, Gibraltar was captured by Spain in 1462 and ceded to Britain 3 centuries ago.

The inhabitants are mainly of Italian, Spanish and Portuguese descent, plus a sprinkling of Maltese and English, and with Spain in their giant backyard, it is no surprise that Gibraltarians are bilingual; ‘All the bigger things to do are in Spain’ explains Paul Isola.

Influenced by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and Pink Floyd on the one hand, and major Spanish bands like Triana on the other, these four young musicians were hell bent on getting off the rock and over to the London music scene as soon as possible after finishing their (British) education at the end of the Nineties.

Hooking up with Spanish (Barcelona) flamenco guitarist Pedro Caparros, Breed 77 began creating a sound so cultivated and diverse it is incomparable to anything in the world of rock. Much like System Of A Down plundered their Armenian heritage, Breed 77 plundered Gibraltar’s rich past, fusing North African pentatonic scaling and flamenco into their crazed rock world.

Originally simply called ‘Breed’, the band had to act when Placebo’s drummer demanded they change their name because he had already registered the name for an outfit on his vanity record label. As Stuart had been making a living as a motorcycle courier, with the call sign of ‘K77’ or ‘Kilo 77’, the name ‘Breed 77’ was born.

In 2003 the band signed to highly acclaimed independent rock label, Albert Productions, the Australian incubator of OZ rock and still world-wide publisher of the legendary AC/DC. The ‘Alberts’ development ethos coupled with searing raw talent has historically created an explosive mix, which occasionally produces an act with an exocet delivery potential on the international stage… There is both rarity and timing in finding such artistry. Thirty years after the birth of AC/DC, Albert’s are convinced that BREED 77 will follow suit – it is always a ‘long way to the top’.

With an independent mind set, stunning live performances and fiery conviction, BREED 77 launched their ‘CULTURA’ album into the UK marketplace in May 2004. Against the expectations of all mainstream media, the band notched up two top 40 national chart singles and have to date sold over 22,000 albums in eight months.

“ At it’s finest, CULTURA matches almost anything coming from the biggest bands right now; touched by and tinged with the brushstrokes of master musicians who are finding their range and releasing years of pent up frustration” wrote Malcolm Dome in, Metal Hammer, June ’04.

Breed 77 occupy a unique place in the musical spectrum and nowhere is this more appreciated than in North and South America, home of the biggest Hispanic population in the world, where Breed 77 aim to tackle next in their quest for world domination. British citizens by law, hybrid souls by nature, Breed 77 are THE most fantastic musical mongrel!

Woof Woof! – Roland Hyams on 020 8677 8466. roland@workhardpr.com
www.breed77.net www.workhardpr.com
January 11th 2005

Roland Hyams

Albums to date:

THE MESSAGE RELEASED 20th APRIL 1998 This album is no longer available Produced by ANDY SNEAP & BREED 77 Recorded at RIPLEY STUDIOS " The Message " , " Downer " , " Choice " Written by  D.FELICE &  P.ISOLA

Guitars Amps
Danny pumps the air with Peavey Amps. peavey-eu.com
Pedro pounds your chest with Framus Amps. framus.com

Other Endorsees
Danny is also endorsed by Roland / Boss. roland.co.uk
and drum hardware by Gibraltar Hardware. gibraltarhardware.com
Danny and Pedro use MXR Pedals http://www.jhs.co.uk/
Danny and Pedro use MARTINEZ SANTOS GUITARS http://www.jhs.co.uk/