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SLIDESHOW: Leeds band's big Hollyoaks break
IF you were keen to make your musical mark on the youth of the day, then what better way than landing a slot on the UK's biggest teen soap?
Leeds's own Black Diamond Bay are set to perform to their biggest audience to date, when they appear on Channel 4's Hollyoaks at 6.30pm on Monday.
Around 3 million people tune in every week night.
In Monday's show, Hannah, played by Emma Rigby, makes a date with new music producer boyfriend Matt.
The pair hook up at the student union bar to see Matt's latest band Black Diamond Bay, who are playing as part of a university tour.
Matt is spotted flirting with the band's singers Holly Thomas and Agne Motieciute, who when not on television are both usually found studying at Leeds College of Music.
When the sleazy music producer is then seen getting up close and personal with an ex-girlfriend a fight breaks out, witnessed by the band's startled keyboard player Tom Sidebottom, who lives in Armley, Leeds.
Jesse O'Mahoney, lead guitarist, came clean about how he managed to get the band on screen.
"We know how it happened – I am a scriptwriter for the show," said Jesse, of Hyde Park.
"In a rather cynical way I gave the writers my demo and hoped they would put a tune on one episode, which they did last year.
"Then a storyline came up in conference and with great embarrassment one of the other writers asked for us to be in her episode.
"The chief executive looked at me and there was silence for what felt like an eternity before he said yes."
Black Diamond Bay are Colin Sutton, Tom Sidebottom, Jesse O'Mahoney, Holly Thomas, Agne Motieciute, Ben Wilson and Ben Ziapour.
Black Diamond Bay will be at Seven Arts Centre in Chapel Allerton on Friday, February 6 for the launch of their latest EP. Ten Thousand Hours is available from the end of January on iTunes, but copies will also be on sale at the gig. The album pays homage to the number of hours a band is said to have to practice to achieve genius.
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