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The AutistiX summer gigs and band update!

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The AutistiX (updated short bio) June 2025

 

We are The AutistiX! We’re a unique 7 person band that started in Camden, and are still based in this area in London, the epicentre of the London music scene. Our name was chosen by our band members as our youngest band members cope with autism and additional challenges. However, we are not a ‘disability’ band. We write our own songs (that will be released soon as we have recently starting recording our 5th EP!)

As well as being passionate about music and being the best musicians we can be, we have a further mission that is to promote social inclusion, valuing people and inspiring others to believe in their own dreams, as well as loving our music and our lively upbeat performances.

We are delighted to announce that Leo Long has joined The AutistiX as a full member of the band, playing electric bouzouki and singing vocals! He is the actor who played the role of Stevie in the wonderful Netflix film that our drummer, Saul, inspired, and in which Saul appeared as a djembe drummer in crucial drum circle scenes in the film. It is amazing that we have developed a long term relationship with Leo, who is a talented neurodivergent actor and musician. It’s all thanks to the film ‘I Used To Be Famous’ and the screen writer and director Eddie Sternberg who cast Leo in the film, otherwise we might never have met him!

We are:

Jack Beaven-Duggan electric and acoustic guitar and backing vocals

John Duggan electric guitar/bass and backing vocals

Saul Zur-Szpiro drum kit and percussion

Michael Zur-Szpiro harmonica

Jim Connelly lead vocals

Adam Markiewicz bass player

Leo Long electric bouzouki and vocals

We’ve performed at legendary UK venues and some abroad, play lots of festivals, we have even performed with Sir Tom Jones. Our drummer Saul inspired a Netflix film called I Used To Be Famous about the power of

music and social inclusion, and performs in drum circle scenes in the film. One of our newest songs I Am As I Am

is in the film too. The film reached no 2 in the UK and no 4 globally. We are excited to announce that the neurodivergent actor who played the role of Stevie in the film has joined The AutistiX, playing electric bazooka and singing vocals.

Contact Band Manager Susan theautistix@gmail.com Find us on website www.theautistix.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/theautistix Instagram www.instagram.com/theautistix

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  • Writer: theautistixband
    theautistixband
  • Nov 14, 2019
  • 1 min read

Since our busy summer of gigs and festival appearances keeping us busy right into October, The AutistiX are now busy working on new songs - it's an amazingly creative time for us. Our new songs include the following: 'Autism!' (yes we have finally written a song about having Autism - this might be a first in the Autism world!) We can't wait to perform it in public! Our other new songs that are almost complete are called 'A 1000 Clouds' and 'Coming in Blue'. We also have other new songs in the pipeline. We plan to record our newest EP early in the new year and will launch it soon afterwards. We have also added several new covers to our repertoire including new Beatles songs for our gigs next year at a number of Beatles festivals, and other numbers too. But to find out, come along to our upcoming gigs - to be announced soon.

Keep following us and tell others about us! Please let us know if we can perform for you - as well as our home base in London, we perform in the rest of the UK and abroad, having played in a number of other countries, we are keen to reach more people who would love our music and also to influence people through our mission to encourage people to value us and thereby appreciate the qualities and talents of musicians with autism and other disabilities.

Thanks for your interest and support!

The AutistiX​


 
 
 

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