The Tricks are a rock ‘n’ roll band that have established a dedicated fan base through their electrifying live shows and their love of touring.
The Tricks are brothers Joel Hodge (lead vocals/bass) and Ash Hodge (drums), John Bisset and Eliot Crabtree (both guitars). The four buddies grew up together in Hertfordshire, listening to Indie and Rock ‘n’ Roll records, writing songs in their teenage bedrooms and playing local pub gigs. John and Eliot moved into a vast abandoned warehouse in Hackney and turned it into The Tricks HQ; it was here, in an attempt to distract them from the sub-zero temperatures, that the band began to write, rehearse and record… This is where The Tricks sound was formed. The Tricks then established themselves by gigging extensively around London and the UK which led to a show at London’s Bush Hall; this is where they caught the attention of Los Angeles-based record label Unison Music Group.
In a whirlwind, The Tricks were flown out to LA and spent two months working with Grammy-Nominated producers, Bruce Witkin and Ryan Dorn, on tracks which would provide the basis for their debut E.P.
