Kaseno

Kaseno is a four-piece rock group from Blackpool, UK. The band forms in 2006, when guitarist Carl Taylor and drummer Dave Dawson start the project, and the line-up settles in October 2007. During the summer of 2007, Dave Dawson’s brother Rick takes the bass role, and later in the year singer Pete Searle completes the line-up.

Line-up

The band members are Pierre John-Paul Jackatie Searle on vocals and acoustic guitar, Sean Mott on guitar, Dave Dawson on drums and percussion, and Dave Ryan on bass.

Competitions and early recognition

After the line-up is completed, the band has six weeks to write eight songs for the Smirnoff UK RockQuest competition. It reaches the final with its first live performance and wins both the judges’ decision and the audience vote. In 2008, it also reaches the final stages of the JD SoundCheck competition and the Bulmers Original RockQuest.

Releases

Kaseno releases its debut EP, Difference in Opinion, in 2008. The EP includes the tracks “War Dance,” “Dreams,” “Falling Free,” and “I Wanna Know.”

Recording and representation

The band rehearses and records at Anchor Studios in Hutton, UK, and is represented by cgEntertainment.