We Beat The System

We Beat The System are a five-piece English, alternative rock band from Sunderland.^[1][2] Formed in 2009, the group consists of Daniel Mason (lead singer & keyboard), Jonathan Gray (guitar), Martin Dagg (guitar), Jon Sandwith (bass guitar) and David Burlace (drums and percussion).^[3] The band has been tipped by the BBC as having a "promising future ahead of them" after winning the Best Alternative Act category in the Live and Unsigned 2010 competition at the O2 Arena in London – the United Kingdom's largest national music competition for unsigned bands.^[4][5][6]

We Beat The System
We Beat The System
Background information
Origin	Sunderland, England
Genres	Alternative rock Indie rock
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Unsigned – Alternative winners of Live and Unsigned 2010
Members	Daniel Mason Jonathan Gray Martin Dagg Jon Sandwith David Burlace
Website	http://www.myspace.com/webeatthesystemuk

The members of We Beat The System met while attending the Venerable Bede Church of England School in Sunderland and formed the band in October 2009.^[7] They have since supported The Automatic, Frankie & The Heartstrings, Chapel Club, Flashguns, Dutch Uncles and Wilder.^[8] After winning Live and Unsigned, the band was invited to play at Sunderland's 2010 Split Festival. The band has since played at Newcastle's 2011 Evolution Festival^[9] and is currently recording with Let’s Buy Happiness guitarist James Hall.^[7] The sound of the band has been described as Alternative/Post-Punk Revival, similar to bands such as Editors, White Lies, Radiohead and early U2.^[4]