Breathing Space (band)

Breathing Space are a band formed in 2006 by Mostly Autumn keyboardist Iain Jennings. Some of the members had played on his solo album Breathing Space (album) and formed a band to tour this record. They became a full-time band in 2007 when they released their first album as a band. This was called Coming Up for Air.

Breathing Space
Origin	York
Genres	Progressive rock
Years active	2005–2011
Labels	Breathing Space Records

Mark Rowen left the band in early 2009 and was replaced by Mostly Autumn guitarist Liam Davison, but he was then in turn replaced by Bryan Josh after playing only three live shows with the band. Bryan's appointment was only temporary and the band placed an advertisement in Classic Rock Magazine in an attempt to find a permanent replacement.

During Liam's stint with the band, they recorded their second album as a whole band which is titled Below the Radar. This was released in August 2009, with a special pre-release run of 100 copies selling out at the Cambridge Rock Festival.

It was announced in January 2010 that both Olivia Sparnenn and Bryan Josh would be leaving the band to concentrate on Mostly Autumn after the departure of lead vocalist Heather Findlay.

In July 2010, Heidi Widdop and Adam Dawson were announced as new members of the band. This new line up of the band debuted at the Cambridge Rock Festival in August 2010, and played a new song 'My Lips are too Dry'. Another new song, 'Unnatural Disaster', was played at later shows. However this new line up of the band was short-lived as after only a handful of gigs, Breathing Space decided to disband in January 2011. Heidi Widdop, Adam Dawson, Paul Teasdale and Barry Cassells, all members of the final incarnation of Breathing Space, formed a new band called Stolen Earth later that year.

Personnel

Members

• Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals (2005–2011)
• Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion (2005–2010)
• Andrew Jennings – drums (2005–2007)
• Liam Davison - lead guitars, bass guitars (2005–2006, 2009)
• Bryan Josh – lead guitars (2005–2006, 2009–2010)
• Alex Hogg – lead guitars (2006)
• Andy Smith - bass guitars (2006)
• Ben Jennings – keyboards, percussion (2006–2011)
• Paul Teasdale – bass guitars, backing vocals (2006–2011)

• Mark Rowen – lead guitars, backing vocals (2006–2009)
• Howard Sparnenn – drums (2007)
• Gary 'Harry' James - drums (2007)
• Barry Cassells – drums (2007–2011)
• John Hart – saxophone, flute, wind synth (2007–2009)
• Anne-Marie Helder - flute (2009–2010)
• Adam Dawson - lead guitars, backing vocals (2010–2011)
• Heidi Widdop - lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion (2010–2011)

Lineups

2005-2006	2006	2006-2007	2007
Liam Davison - lead guitars, bass guitars Andrew Jennings – drums Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Bryan Josh – lead guitars Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion	Andrew Jennings – drums Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion Alex Hogg – lead guitars Andy Smith - bass guitars	Andrew Jennings – drums Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion Ben Jennings – keyboards, percussion Mark Rowen – lead guitars, backing vocals Paul Teasdale – bass guitars, backing vocals	Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion Ben Jennings – keyboards, percussion Mark Rowen – lead guitars, backing vocals Paul Teasdale – bass guitars, backing vocals Howard Sparnenn – drums
2007	2007-2009	2009	2009-2010
Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion Ben Jennings – keyboards, percussion Mark Rowen – lead guitars, backing vocals Paul Teasdale – bass guitars, backing vocals Gary 'Harry' James - drums	Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion Ben Jennings – keyboards, percussion Mark Rowen – lead guitars, backing vocals Paul Teasdale – bass guitars, backing vocals Barry Cassells – drums John Hart – saxophone, flute, wind synth	Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion Ben Jennings – keyboards, percussion Paul Teasdale – bass guitars, backing vocals Barry Cassells – drums Liam Davison - lead guitars	Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Olivia Sparnenn – lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion Ben Jennings – keyboards, percussion Paul Teasdale – bass guitars, backing vocals Barry Cassells – drums Anne-Marie Helder - flute Bryan Josh – lead guitars
2010-2011
Iain Jennings – keyboards, synths, backing vocals Ben Jennings – keyboards, percussion Paul Teasdale – bass guitars, backing vocals Barry Cassells – drums Adam Dawson - lead guitars, backing vocals Heidi Widdop - lead vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion

Discography

Studio

• Coming Up for Air (2007)
• Below the Radar (2009)

Live

• Below the Radar Live (2010)

External links

• Official website