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29 years ago today 911 was officially launched at the Pagoda nightclub in Carlisle. No record deal, no money, no big songwriters, no big agents, just a small team of driven and passionate people who believed in the project as much as we all did. When I met Steve Gilmour our manager in Feb 1995, he said, if we make it, which is a very long shot, it may last one year, two max! I said I’d quit my job at Hollywood Bowl and move to Glasgow and go for it as I was a risk taker! Spike & Jimmy were already performing as dancers around the UK on big roadshows for radio stations back then and had built up a really good fan base who loved what they could do on stage. We all moved into Steve’s house in Glasgow and we all didn’t have a clue what to do or how to get noticed. But with determination of all our team and our desire to do all of the ground work and hundreds of gigs for nothing to build our fanbase, we started to create a stir in the pop industry. Who are these 3 guys who don’t have a record deal or big money behind them but are selling out their own shows! We released two singles on our own independent record label and to the amazement of the record industry we had two UK top 40 hits, one a cover version that reached No.38 and our second single, an original song from a new Scottish writer, which reached No.21! Eventually on my birthday 27th Sept 1996, Virgin Records signed us and we released our third song but first on a major label, which reached No.10! A run of ten consecutive top 10 hits followed (the only 4 other British acts in the 90s to do that were Steps, Oasis, George Michael & Take That) I am so proud of the success we had that we are still around doing big shows and selling out our own shows 29 years later. Nothing was handed to us on a plate, we worked our arses off and had to fight for everything, we still do, we never gave up. Last year we had a huge hit with I Do, unbelievable! When you and a great team believe in the project, along with amazing fans, big things can happen! Any memories you have to share, drop them in the comments below and thanks for all your support to me, Spike & Jimmy ❤️x

  • June 18, 2024
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Testing, testing 1,2! Join me at 7pm until 10pm for my debut as a radio presenter on 102.7 CRFM 🫣😂😎🙌🏻 I’ve always wanted to do some radio and I think it’s so important to push ourselves out of our comfort zone and challenge ourselves, even when the voice in your head is telling you that you wont be able to do it 👊🏻 Feel the fear and do it anyway! I’m really grateful and so excited to have been asked to present my own show called Pop Rewind, playing 80s, 90s & 00s pop and dance hits! It’s been an amazing week with the launch of CRFM on Monday and I really believe this local radio station will be a huge success. Thank you to all the team for welcoming me and let’s get behind our local station 🫡 You can listen by downloading the CRFM app or you can listen at www.yourcrfm.co.uk I hope you enjoy the show 🤩 be kind, it’s my first one 😘

  • April 19, 2024
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DJ Lee in da house 😃 Excited to announce that I will be presenting “The Pop Rewind” show on Carlisle’s brand new community radio station CRFM 102.7, which launches on Monday 15th April at 8am! CRFM will be solely run by volunteers, so needs all the help it can get from local businesses for sponsorship/ads in and around Cumbria to help it thrive and grow. The station controller at CRFM is Darrell Thomas, who is 💯 responsible for faxing my letter and picture to a guy called Steve Gilmour in Glasgow in 1995 which ultimately lead to me meeting Spike & Jimmy, forming 911 and Steve being our manager. Looking forward it! Tune in to “The Pop Rewind” show every Friday from 7-10pm where I’ll be playing a mixture of pop, disco & chart music from the 80s, 90s & 00s! My first show airs on Friday 19th April, tune in at 102.7 FM, join me from 7pm! #crfm #communityradio #crfmcarlisle #carlisle #cumbria #poprewind #leebrennan

  • March 25, 2024
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Happy Saturday ❄️☃️ Let me know in the comments below what your favourite lyrics are from my new song THINK I’M IN LOVE ❤️ If you haven’t got a copy yet or haven’t heard it, it’s available now to Download / Stream! (Link in my bio) It’s also only 79p to buy on iTunes 🤩 Let me know if you’ve requested or if you’ve heard it played on a radio station in the UK ❤️x #leebrennan #thinkiminlove #newsingle #newmusic #newmusicfriday #lee911 #lovesong #popmusic

  • December 2, 2023