Queen On Fire

The roots of Queen on Fire lie in a rock covers band called Kid Gluvz.

Originally formed in the early 90's, the group set out to perform songs that, whilst popular, were a little out of the ordinary. Rehearsals took place, publicity was produced and midway through the year, Kid Gluvz was officially launched.

The finale of the set was a thirty-minute Queen medley and this proved to be so popular that audiences would demand that the songs be played in their entirety. Scott’s natural resemblance to Freddie, coupled with his amazing voice lifted this segment of the show onto another level and clearly audiences were hooked. More Queen songs were added to the set giving rise to increasingly enthusiastic responses everywhere they played and it soon became obvious that the group had something special to offer.

The band were all big Queen fans but Scott in particular had always had an ambition to perform a complete Queen show. His immense knowledge of Queen, coupled with the passion of a genuine fan meant that this new band had a solid foundation from which they could develop.

Their ethos was to recreate the Queen 'live experience' by making shows as authentic as possible using accurate costumes, instruments and by performing live concert versions of the songs.

They chose to name the band Killer Queen and hit the public for the first time on 1 February 1995.

Now known as Queen On Fire, the band has gone from strength to strength and is now regarded by many as the UK’s Number One Queen Tribute Band.

They have progressed to performing and topping the bill at many prestigious venues including major theatres, concert halls and festivals throughout the UK, Europe and Asia.

Highlights for the band include headlining the Year 2000 International Queen Convention, playing to 10,000 people on the beach at St. Tropez for the famous H O G rally, topping the bill at 2 sell-out shows at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta – Malta and a quite stunning trip to Singapore. In Singapore they played the Hard Rock Café which was basically a warm-up gig put together for the Press and then a second night saw them headlining at the incredible Suntec City Convention Centre. It was a wonderful experience and the group fell in love with both the country and it’s people.

The future is looking very bright for Queen On Fire and with constant enquiries for appearances both at home and abroad the band look forward to another very busy year ‘on the road’.

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Scott Maley - Born: 7th May 1969

Scott was one of the founder members of ‘QUEEN ON FIRE’. After attending Sneyd Comprehensive School, Scott knew that there was only one road for him in life; music and singing. He started playing with a group called ‘IBZ’ before joining a ‘cabaret’ band called ‘KIDD GLUVZ’.

This band enjoyed 3 successful years but his love for ‘QUEEN’ led him to form what was to become the best tribute band – ‘QUEEN ON FIRE’.

Scott has experienced many highlights in his career but he considers that his best achievement was playing at the Queen Convention 2000 held in Prestatyn, North Wales.

When Scott is asked who is his favourite musician – he has only one reply, his idol Freddie Mercury.

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Nathan Philip Mathers - Born: 27 November 1972

Music has been an integral part of Nathan’s life and he started playing guitar at the age of 12 after taking piano lessons from the age of 8 to earn Grade 5 in theory and practice.

Whilst at college for a YTS in Sound Production, Nathan joined various cover bands playing guitar and bass and soon developed a passion for performing live.

In 1998 he was asked by fellow Queen fans to form a tribute to Brian May which he did with a band called MayBe and after a few line up changes this developed into Queen Rocks. They enjoyed playing shows for Queen Fan Club events around the UK and some in Holland including a performance with guest vocalist Jeff Scott Soto.

In April 2007, Nathan was asked by the Birmingham Icknield Male Voice Choir to play the guitar parts to Bohemian Rhapsody in its entirety which led to a performance at the Birmingham Symphony Hall with a 150 piece choir.

Having been a huge Queen and Brian May fan since hearing Greatest Hits 1, aged 9, Nathan took the opportunity to emulate his hero by joining QUEEN ON FIRE in 2007.

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Tom Bissell - Born: 25 September 1977

Tom was introduced to music at the age of 8 by taking piano lessons. After finishing lessons at 13, he continued to learn piano watching Freddie Mercury which inspired him to form a Band and write music.

His first Band went under the name of ‘ECLIPSE’ which he joined at the age of 15, playing a variety of cover material at local venues. A few years later, he went on to join a group called ‘NINTH WAVE’ with Steve Tromans on drums and who played all original material. They played venues around the country and recorded demo material in the studios. Whilst with Ninth Wave, he was quickly impressed by a band called ‘DALLAS’ and their lively stage performances and which featured David Jenkins on lead vocals and bass guitar. As ‘Ninth Wave’ drifted apart he joined Dallas and stayed with them for the next few years.

Other than playing with bands, Tom has played, written and recorded music for plays and musicals and worked with solo artists both live and in the studio. He has continued to record and produce his own material but with all of his music ventures, ‘QUEEN’ has been a huge influence.

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Jason Chambers - Born: 11 December 1978

Jason began playing drums at the age of 14 at school, joining his first band at 15 years of age. He has been in several bands since, regularly playing at pubs, clubs, weddings, universities and barmitzvas. He spent 3 years studying music at the LOCN in his home town of Lincoln and gained an LOCN level 3 in contemporary and popular music and technology.  It was here in the musical history section of the course where be became interested in Queen - who were cited as one of the biggest influences in rock music to date. It came as quite a shock to Jason when he was asked to join Queen on Fire and he is honoured to be representing Roger Taylor for the band.

Jason’s Influences –

Nick Mason, Stewart Copeland, Jose Passilas, Roger Taylor

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Sean James Lloyd - Born: 5 April 1978

The only Welshman in the band, Sean has been playing bass, guitar, drums and piano since the age of 10 and has been performing with various bands since the age of 12, travelling the length and breadth of the country for rehearsals and gigs and playing many Queen covers along the way.

Sean is equally at home both on stage and in the studio having played on, produced and assistant produced many singles and demos for independent labels and unsigned bands. Having played most styles of music from heavy rock to country, metal to funk, Sean has always been a huge fan of Queen’s musical diversity and admires their many different styles of playing and great song writing, with his favourite song of all time being ‘You’re my Best Friend’, written of course by John Deacon.

On playing bass with QUEEN ON FIRE, Sean says, ‘it’s an honour to be representing John Deacon, the best yet probably most underrated bass player in musical history!’

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