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Massive Ego profile

The pop group Massive Ego was formed at the beginning of 1995, by two school friends Marc Wedgewood and Andrew Thirlwall. Having both made a pact whilst listening to Bros records one night in Marcs bedroom, that they would both leave the North and head to the glittery neon lights of London, and form a band..which eventually happened, however it was by no means an overnight thing. Originally a keyboard duo, then prior to the first gig, Marc brought in friend, guitarist Dan Black (Minty, and now lead vocalist with the Servant) the first gig was on 4th Jan 1996 at club Skinny, HQ's, camden lock, this club was part of the then nu-romantic revival scene called ROMO, of which the Massives seemed to fit in with very well, gaining a half page Melody Maker review by Simon Price. More gigs, more press,more hype and more line up changes followed, sometimes Andy was in, sometimes not,a drummer, a bassist, another guitarist  added at one point, but with Marc remaining steadfast as the leader of the pack.Gigging heavily throughout '96 Massive Ego started to gain record company interest,nearly signing a deal with Rhythm King records,but for the constant line-up changes. Highlights on the way including doing the first two Summer Rites Festivals at Brockwell Park,London, the legendary Limelight teadance nite twice ,hosted by good friend dj Dusty'O', and Heaven nightclub twice.It wasnt till 12 january 1998, that the then original line-up of just Andy & Marc got around to releasing there first single a cover of the Divine 80's classic 'You think you're a man'. Massive Ego had returned to its original sound, NU/NRG pop,produced by the band with the help of pop producer supremo friend Barry Stone (ex PWL Factory and now one half of top producing team Jewels & Stone) The club PA's flooded in as the track entered the dance charts in a big way,reaching no 30 in the 'Music Week' pop 100 chart. A major tour of clubs ensued throughout the rest of '98. Andy not always appearing on stage, his interest starting to wane by this point.Realising that the band was now predominantly his baby, Marc brought in dancers for the first time  instead of keyboards on stage, to reflect the now full on dance/NRG sound that Massive Ego had.This format was more conducive to touring clubs the length and breadth of the country,something he'd learnt whilst dancing himself for M.C Kinky and Boy George.The single did well on the dancefloor, selling severall thousand copies,not bad for a first stab,no video, and a small label with bad distribution.Prior to the release of the second single, Andrew left the band for good, to persue other musical interests. Marc refusing to let the band go, hooked up again with good friend and producer Barry Stone, famous for his years at PWL records, producing everyone from Kylie to Dead or Alive .Following on from a productive trip to New York where Marc and Barry approached rock transexual diva Jayne County

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