The Sound of Public Services

Dan Hagerty, Scott Williams and Chris ‘Slim’ Morgan are collectively known as The Sandanistas. They all hail from Tredegar in Wales and have known each other for years. Dan’s first impression of Scott wasn’t exactly positive though. “We met at a battle of the bands competition when we were all younger,” he says. “The first time I saw Scott – am I allowed to swear? ­­– his band were on first and after he finished he kicked the drums all over the stage. And I thought, what a complete knob.” They’ve since bonded and have played together for years, but nine months ago decided to start a new project and The Sandanistas were born. At the same time Dan’s first baby also entered the world. He named him Noah John Lennon Hagerty. So are The Beatles their influence? Dan says it’s more like The Clash and The Jam “with a pop twist.” Things have moved quickly over the last nine months. The band produced a song called Ready to Blow, which caught the attention of the music industry and made its way to David Mclean, the manager of Placebo. On an otherwise ordinary Tuesday he Facetimed the band and they played him the song. By the Friday that week he’d flown to Cardiff and they were signing a management deal. They’ve also signed to United Talent agency, a booking agency that works with acts such as Muse and Billy Bragg. The Sandanistas recently played at the famous South by South West festival in Texas, and they’ve got gigs in Russia and California com...
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