Area 11 is a modern rock band from Nottingham and Bristol that incorporates various genres and influences into their music. They have released two albums and several EPs/music videos. Though their fanbase is only around 100,000 people, they are very loyal and have allowed Area 11 to tour the UK and Japan. The band members have backgrounds with the YouTube channel Yogscast. Their debut album All the Lights in the Sky was heavily influenced by anime, while their second album Modern Synthesis featured the song "Red Queen" and had a more original style compared to the first album.

1. Area 11

2. About the band
 Area 11 began in Nottingham in 2010, and relocated to Bristol in 2012. Their sound
is that of modern rock, and yet they do not hesitate to incorporate elements from
other genres, cultures and time periods into their work.
 They have released 2 albums (All the Lights in the Sky and Modern Synthesis) as
well as a couple of EPs and many music Videos.
 Even though their fanbase isn’t the largest in the world with having an average of
100,00n fans however they are some of the most loyal.
 They have managed to complete 2 tours of the UK even with this smaller fanbase
and even a couple of shows in Tokyo
 They also have had a massive influence from anime from the first album including;
Code Geass, Death Note, Naruto and Fullmetal Alchemist. However they wanted to
explore new concepts for their new albums.

3. Band members
 Sparkles* (Tom Clarke) – Lead Vocals, Keytar, Keyboard Acoustic Guitar, Synthesiser
 Alex Parvis – Rhythm Guitar(2010 – 2012) Lead Guitar (2012 – present)
 Jonathan Kogan – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Saxophone, Tambourine
 Leo Taylor - Drums
Past Member:
 Luke Owens – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals (2010 – 2012)

4. Assocation with Yogscast
 Members Sparkles* and Parvis are both previous employees of the popular
YouTube channel Yogscast (Sparkles* as a sound engineer and Parivs as a content
Creator)
 During their partnership they managed to get a large following and even starting
off one of Yogscasts largest jokes “RIP Parv”
 They also managed to get fellow employees Martyn Littlewood (InTheLittlewood),
Stephanie Louise and Sam Thorne (Strippin) to participate in a dialogue performed
the first albums introduction “System: Start”

5. Albums
 All the Lights in the sky
 All this lights in the sky is the debut album by Area 11
 It has a total of 11 tracks, the last being Bōsōzoku Symphonic which is a total of 11
minutes and 11 seconds, however this is made up of 5 sub tracks.
 This first album was heavily influenced by Anime
 Modern Synthesis
 Modern Synthesis is the most recent album of Area 11
 Includes our choice of song ‘Red Queen’
 This album was chosen to divert largely from the debut album having a more
distinguished style and to have it more original both in the melodies and lyrics

6. Modern Synthesis