The Overtones’ music saved a woman from taking her life.
The Overtones’ Mike Crawshaw
Mark Franks, 48, Mike Crawshaw, 45, Darren Everest, 44, and Jay James, 42, had been “heartbroken” after they learn a observe from the fan, by which she shared her psychological well being struggles.
However the foursome is touched that their feel-good music helps folks get via instances of hardship, and it provides the multi-platinum-selling vocal concord group function after entertaining audiences for 15 years.
Mike solely informed BANG Showbiz: “We obtained a message from a woman, and she or he informed us that she genuinely believes she would not be right here at the moment if it weren’t for our music serving to her via some unbelievably tough instances along with her emotional and psychological well being.
“We get messages like that extra often than you’ll assume, and it is heartbreaking for us to listen to persons are going via such unbelievably powerful instances emotionally and with their psychological well being, to the purpose the place they’re contemplating doing one thing very excessive.
“However then on the flip facet of that, to listen to them saying that our music obtained them via that point could be very touching for us, and to say it is touching for us is sort of an unbelievable understatement as a result of I can not inform you how a lot which means to us.
“We really feel that it’s a duty, however a beautiful duty to have. We get an enormous quantity of feedback like that. They’re great and really emotional to learn.”
Uplifting folks and brightening up their lives motivates The Overtones to maintain making music.
Mike added: “If we may also help even one one who’s going via a troublesome time in our personal small method, then our job is completed.
“Our music is feel-good music. We discuss bringing the feel-good, and we really feel it on stage, as individuals who do it as a job. It is helped us via powerful instances.
“It is actually one of many many the explanation why we really feel it essential to maintain recording higher music, preserve honing the stay exhibits, and attempt to be higher.”
Shaped in 2010, The Overtones initially consisted of Mark, Mike, Darren, Lachlan “Lockie” Chapman, 44, and the late Timmy Matley – who died in 2018 after falling from a Thirteenth-floor balcony in East London whereas below the affect of crystal meth, aged 36.
They shot to fame with their debut album, Good Ol’ Normal – which earned them a prime 5 spot on the UK Albums Chart – after a Warner Bros. Information expertise scout found the fivesome singing The Longest Time, while they painted a store close to Oxford Road, London.
Since then, The Overtones – of which Jay changed Lockie in 2019 – have achieved six Prime 10 albums, accomplished 13 sold-out UK excursions, their cowl of Celebration grew to become the soundtrack to Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, and headlined The Royal Albert Corridor.
Since November 5, Mike – who “did not count on [The Overtones] to be going for 15 years” – and the boys have been touring their electrifying Final Christmas Social gathering throughout the UK to mark the milestone anniversary.
And the band says the present – which blends Christmas classics, Soul, Motown, Doo-wop, Disco, and Pop, with recent materials – is their greatest but.
Mike mentioned: “We’re getting some great feedback from the audiences that that is the very best present but, which is good to listen to.
“I believe that this present has all the weather that we all know any viewers loves, like timeless music, nice dance strikes that make them dance within the aisles and sing with no care on this planet.
“We even have the center of our story. The story of our final 15 years. We’ve got laughs with the viewers, and we additionally share in a tear.
“This present means one thing deeper to us, and I believe it means extra to the followers, too.”
The Overtones Christmas Social gathering fifteenth Anniversary Tour dates:
November 5 – The Atkinson, Southport
November 6 – The Plaza, Stockport
November 8 – City Corridor, Birmingham
November 10 – Chelmsford Theatre, Chelmsford
November 11 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth
November 13 – Kings Theatre, Portsmouth
November 14 – Princess Theatre, Torquay
November 17 – Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
November 19 – William Aston Corridor, Wrexham
November 22 – Grove Theatre, Dunstable
November 23 – Baths Corridor, Scunthorpe
November 24 – Orchard West, Dartford
November 27 – Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne
December 1 – Competition Theatre, Malvern
December 5 – Memorial Theatre, Frome
December 6 – Granville Theatre, Ramsgate
December 10 – Mayflower Studios, Southampton
