Introducing Caezar
After the critical acclaim of their debut album, Time, Caezar are on course to be another Scottish success story. Following a string of sell-out concerts and a prestigious support slot with Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders, Caezar will be supporting rock giants, Simple Minds at Blenheim Palace next summer.
Fans and critics alike have hailed Caezar as one of the most progressive and brilliant live bands to emerge onto the music scene. Listening to them is one thing – hearing them live is quite another and not to be missed.
So, who are Caezar? Well, after a reunion between two former members of Scots group, The Silencers, an exciting new music project was born, resulting in the powerfully emotive debut album ‘Time’.
JJ Gilmour and Joe Donnelly enjoyed great success during their individual stints with The Silencers, having toured with music greats such as Simple Minds, David Bowie, U2 and The Pretenders.
Despite not playing in The Silencers at the same time, Joe and JJ bonded immediately during an emotional week in Glasgow as all the ex- Silencers got together to play a sell-out gig in aid of much loved guitarist, Cha Burns who was gravely ill at the time. Sadly, Cha passed away soon afterwards.
Joe and JJ seized the opportunity and decided to start writing together in memory of their dear friend. The result of this creative collaboration was Caezar, and an album to be proud of. The band are back in the studio working on new songs which will take them to another level and fans will be able to enjoy hearing them real soon.
“The sadness and emotion we both felt at this point was so raw and there was only one way to turn this into something positive and that was to make music. Life really is too short and when the chance came up to work with another top musician, it was full steam ahead. The album was a real labour of love and we’re so proud of it.” Joe Donnelly
