Young musicians from Crowborough who have found inspiration in their music lessons at Beacon Academy could be set for the big stage.
The group of teenage friends who only formed their band “My Left Eye” following a chat in Morrisons in February, have just released their third single – “Don’t Say Maybe” – and it’s made it onto Spotify and Apple Music.
The band formed when friends Felix Harvey and Zachary Dyton (both 17), suggested starting a band together. They enlisted Felix’s younger brother Leo, 14, as lead vocalist and Logan Griggs, 17, as the drummer.
Felix, Zachary and Logan were in the same year at Beacon Academy, where they all met. Zachary and Logan are still there, but Felix has gone on to study Music and Music Technology A-Levels at Uckfield College.
Needless to say, they are delighted with how their music has taken off. They said: “We feel very proud and grateful to be releasing music because we thoroughly enjoy writing songs and playing together. We all feel great amounts of pride in our songs and our online presence.”
In the band, Leo plays the bass and is lead vocalist, Felix is the pianist, violinist and occasional vocalist, Zachary plays the electric and acoustic guitar, and Logan plays the drums (and helps to create ideas on the guitar when the band are in the studio).
They are quick to credit music lessons at Beacon Academy. Studying music at Beacon helped Zachary reignite his passion for playing the guitar. Having not played for many years, the practical music lessons at Beacon inspired him to pick up the guitar and start strumming again.
Beacon also had an impact on Logan’s musical development. He had regular drum and guitar lessons at the school that opened up numerous opportunities for him to play live at events such as BeaconFest. Felix studied music GCSE at Beacon and thoroughly enjoyed his time there. Leo is about to start studying Music GCSE at the school too.
They explained how their song writing works. “Felix writes the music on the piano, creating the melodies and the chord progressions. The lyrics are written by Leo and Felix, with help from the rest of us. Generally, Felix writes the melodies first and then they write the words to fit the tune.”
Felix and Leo’s dad is a composer and, at any available opportunity when he is not working in his studio, the band use it to play, create and record their songs.
My Left Eye have so far released three singles on Spotify and Apple Music (and other music platforms) using a music distributor called Distrokid. This allows the band to upload as much music as they want, including lyrics and credits for their songs.
And they hope this is just the start of their musical journey: “Our ambition is to perform at large venues – we’ve only played one live gig together so far – and, one day soon, to create an album. We would also love to work in professional studios like Abbey Road. We hope to eventually achieve these goals.”
Beacon Academy’s Head of Music, Tom Cryle said: “At Beacon we place great value on music and the performing arts, and it’s always fantastic to see our students share their talents at community events. My Left Eye were a real highlight at our 2025 BeaconFest event, and we are immensely proud to see how they continue to grow as musicians. Our Music, Drama and PE and Dance departments work hard to give students extra-curricular opportunities to explore their passions and develop new skills, and it’s wonderful to see the confidence, creativity and joy that these experiences bring to our young people.”
Listen to the single on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dont-say-maybe/1837061576?i=1837061577