Reuben Palmer
Born and raised in Barcelona, Spain to English parents, Reuben Palmer grew up in an environment where anglo saxon music was played and prevailed over spanish music. In this manner, the likes of Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Neil Young and in particular Bob Dylan established the foundations of what was to become his main passion, writing songs. Once he got over his stage of listening to the Spice Girls & the Backstreet Boys at the age of ten or eleven, he eventually stumbled upon the Sex Pistols & Nirvana, thanks to his mum, which was to have a huge and immense impact in the way he perceived music from then on. Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York became his main obsession & influence for many years, where he was to learn & borrow, musically & lyrically, ideas for his own first songs. Radiohead and Jeff Buckley soon made an appearance in Reuben's life further enhancing his love of singing and writing songs. But it was to be Damon Albarn's heavy influence that finally brought him a glimpse, a spectrum, of what could possibly be Reuben Palmer's sound. Like many others before him, he daily struggles to attain that sound that makes him unique.
