TWO friends from Ellesmere Port who set up their own entertainment company are hoping to take the music world by storm.

Mike Bladen, 23, and Shaun Price, 27, who met while DJing, were at a karaoke night in Ellesmere Port five months ago when they met local singer Laura Jones.

A huge fan of singer Adele, Laura impressed Mike and Shaun with her version of Someone Like You so much that they decided to start recruiting enthusiastic, local singers to be part of a new project.

The Adele Experience consists of Laura performing as Adele with a bright young team of West Cheshire College performance students and young musicians from local bands hoping to take their career to the next level.

They travel to a variety of venues to provide evenings of fun, family entertainment.

And, after some international interest from as far away as Dubai, Mike, from Little Sutton, said he and Shaun were ‘really excited’ about the band’s future.

“We have always prided ourselves in trying to generate more of an interest with young people and music and entertainment in the Ellesmere Port area and when we first heard Laura sing we were blown away, so we thought it would be great to manage a band,” he said.

“Five months down the line and hours of rehearsals later we’ve now got a great team of performers on board.

“We feel this project has given these guys a stepping stone in the right direction and we hope by next year to take the tour on the road by travelling the country and showcase what the youth of Ellesmere Port has to offer.”

Next month the band will host its first full show at Whitby Sports and Social Club on Sunday, November 4, with all proceeds going to the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.

Mike said: “It will be mainly the Adele tribute act of course, but there will be a few surprises too, and we also have a Motown and Michael Jackson tribute act.

“And it’s not just music, there will be lots of banter and entertainment too.”

Tickets for the show cost £12.50. For more information about the group, visit the Facebook page by typing in The Adele Experience.