Dead Rose Garden are a three piece emo/alternative band who formed in October 2004
Tom Clayton is the singer/songwriter and guitarist in the band and has played in a variety of different bands in the UK and New Zealand, where he had some success in Wired Sketch, based in Wellington High School. Rob Bryan plays bass guitar and met Tom while they were both at Stockport Grammar School prior to Tom's temporary move to New Zealand. Tanveer Paik plays drums and is also based at Stockport Grammar School. They soon quickly started writing, recording and improving their own style of individual emo/alternative music