Born in Manchester and raised in Wigan, T.E. Yates is very much a Lancashire musician and artist. Known as one of Manchester's more unusual performers, Yates tends to wield his surreal drawings and paintings amongst myriad musical instruments.
In addition to performing his own material, Yates is a member of Victorian Dad, having joined the band in 2007. Victorian Dad's debut album 'The Thin Thread' was initially released in 2013.
As a member of Victorian Dad, Yates' main roles are backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar and harmonica but occasionally extend to percussion, ukulele, banjo and musical saw.
Yates' debut release, the double A side 'Two Sides Of T.E. Yates', was issued in November 2012 on Debt Records.
Following the release of the single, T.E. Yates has been selected for airplay on BBC radio, both local (BBC Radio Manchester) and national (BBC Radio 6 Music), by Michelle Hussey and Tom Robinson respectively.
After almost four years in the making, Possessed EP was released in December 2013. Produced by Debt Records' very own Biff Roxby, the record features Yates performing a variety of instruments and also includes the talents of his fellow Victorian Dad band mates in addition to Debt label mates Honeyfeet and Bedlam Six. Ottersgear's Mikey Kenney also plays fiddle on the record.
He is involved with local record label Debt Records and can regularly be found playing various musical instruments both as a solo act and with other bands.
