Biography


  Dominic Harrison sings, plays guitar and bass with an authority few musicians ever achieve. Dominic grew up in a musical family and his first performances were as the 'boy wonder' in the family band, Strange Relations. Dominic moved to Bath in the early 90's to play bass for Southern Exposure, a band led by North Carolinian singer/songwriter, Randy Gambill. Dominic and S.E. banjo player Leon Hunt went on to form the very first incarnation of Daily Planet.
Harrison also co-founded the band Madigan with Harpist Jenny Crook and Henry Sears and has more recently been spotted working as a sideman to various touring American artists such as David Grier and Matt Flinner
   
  Henry Sears is an amazing fiddler; his career to date has crossed many musical borders. Rooted primarily in Irish traditional music, for which he first made a name for himself in the 1980's with the highly acclaimed 'Afterhours', he has since been called on to tackle styles from Eastern Europe to Nashville.
With a lightning fast ear and natural flair for improvisation, Sears has been in constant demand as a session player for TV and commercial album releases for artists such as Sting and Alison Moyet and most recently with Malachi Cush, from the BBC's Fame Academy. Visit Henry's Website
   
  Leon Hunt is deservedly the UK’s best-known 5-string banjo player. A former student of American banjo virtuoso, Bela Fleck, his exploits with Daily Planet and Southern Exposure have been making waves on both sides of the Atlantic.
His trade-mark has always been a healthy disregard for the banjo’s traditional boundaries, experimenting with techniques, sounds and technology and using his earlier musical influences (both of Leon’s parents are jazz musicians) to ultimately make it a more versatile instrument.
Seasons playing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and at The New Vic and also composing the soundtrack for a production of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, also at The New Vic has kept Leon very busy however he still managed to find the time to record his first solo album Miles Apart to rave reviews. Visit Leon's Website