Biography

The Peppermint Apes started out in August 2008 as Ryan Stanton put together an acoustic set of songs as support for the fantastic Marc Bolan Tribute ..TooREX.., at the Towngate Theatre Basildon.

Ryan Stanton, Darren Owen, Zak Ballinger and Ross Hookings, only had two weeks notice to rehearse up a cool set for the gig of their musical young lives.

Following the positive response they received on the back of the show, the next logical step was to go the next chapter and officially form the band.

Darren, Ryan & Zak decided management was needed to help put the band on the map, and luckily for them Ryans dad Col with over 30 years of touring and depping experiance for well established bands, was only pleased to take on the job!

The 6th October was a fantastic day for the group as they went into Arcade Studios, Hockley with the brilliant engineer Pete Booker to record the track [Miracle to me] The video miracle to me is wowing fans from all over the world and the future is looking so bright for the guys! Check this space for eyecatching news that mybe on the very close horizon!!