Lead singer began solo career with Rick Witter & The Dukes

Lead singer Rick Witter began a solo career with Rick Witter & The Dukes in 2005. The band played several low-key gigs in Scotland as well as two sold-out shows in York shortly before Christmas of the same year, before embarking on a month-long tour in April and May 2006. Their debut album, The Year of the Rat , was released on 16 April 2007. Alan Leach opened a commercial recording studio in York, taught drums and began hosting pub quizzes, during this time he co-founded SpeedQuizzing LTD with his brother who now produce and sell smartphone pub quiz software globally. Tom Gladwin went on to join the Leeds -based pop/dance outfit The Clients with former members of The Dandys . In 2007, Tom formed a new band, People in Airports, with singer-songwriter and guitarist Paul Downes . After leaving Shed Seven, Paul Banks went on to form The Rising, a York-based band composed of Banks, David McKellar (formerly of The 88’s), Rob “Maxi” Maxfield (formerly of Audioweb ) and Stuart Fletcher (formerly of The Seahorses and who later joined Rick Witter & The Dukes). Banks became a filmmaker, starting his own production company in 2002 he has produced & directed films for the likes of Richard Ashcroft , Faithless and The Script. Joe Johnson taught guitar in his hometown, and joined a Canadian band named the Black Sours. Fraser Smith is now a London-based record producer and songwriter, currently signed to Notting Hill Music, and has produced and mixed records for acts such as Ian Brown , Hayley Hutchinson and The Yards .