Artist Bio

Brighton-via-Minneapolis pop-rockers As It Is have spent the past two years molding, melding and meddling with their craft. They're fronted by Minneapolis born, Berkshire raised frontman Patty Walters, whose dual YouTube channels broadcast the singer's video blogs and cover versions of a diverse range of tracks (where the super-musical Patty plays every instrument and handles every element of production), and boast nearly 600,000 subscribers and in excess of 2 million plays.

The band spent 2014 in somewhat of whirl, with the renowned Fearless Records (Pierce The Veil, Tonight Alive, Motionless In White etc) selecting the quintet as the first non-US band to ever be signed to their globally acclaimed roster. Not ones to crack under pressure, As It Is - completed by vocalist/ guitarist Benjamin Biss, guitarist Andy Westhead, drummer Patrick Foley and bassist Alistair Testo – rose to the challenge, and locked themselves away in Walters' attic during the summer of 2014 to write, craft and perfect the material for a debut full length. 

As It Is' debut album 'Never Happy, Ever After' was released on April 21, 2015. The band unveiled the first single from the album – the infectious 'Dial Tones' – on January 20, 2015, and achieved in excess of 400,000 views of the single's official music video in just one month. The single also achieved top 10 and top 20 chart positions in the iTunes rock and alternative charts in UK, USA and Australia. 'Never Happy, Ever Happy' has most recently reached #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #39 on the Top 40 UK Album chart.

The band has embarked on a relentless 8 month touring schedule that will see them perform across the UK, Europe, North America (on the 'Glamour Kills' and world famous Warped Tour) as well as on the stages of several renowned festivals, such as Hit The Deck, Slam Dunk and South By So What?!