The LaFontaines are a five piece Scottish band from Motherwell. Their style is a unique blend of hip-hop and rock. They made their break in 2011 at T in the Park. Although so far their career has been relatively brief, they have gained a huge fan base all over the UK. The band are named after American voice actor, Don LaFontaine. They signed with the Manchester based record company, LAB Records in 2013. The band consists of the frontman Kerr Okan, guitarists Iain Findlay,Darren McCaughey, bassist John Gerrard and drummer Jamie Keenan. The band picked up the Best Live Act award at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards. In 2013 they won the Big Apple award and they were picked to perform in New York as part of the Scotland week.Furthermore they been hailed as 'the best live band in Scotland' by the Sunday Mail. Throughout their career so far, the band has supported the likes of: Twin Atlantic, All Time Low, The Ting Tings, 3OH!3, The Blackout, N-Dubz, The Cool Kids, Professor Green and Tinchy Stryder. The band’s lyrical content is often a social commentary on today’s modern culture. Their record ‘All She Knows’ produced by Matt O’ Grady, secured daytime airplay on BBC Radio 1 as well as commercial stations across the UK. It received its audio premier on the Rock Sound website, which earned the band a double page feature in the national newspapers, Sunday Mail and The Sun.
