DANIEL Forouhar used to be a sound technician for The View - but now he's taking centre stage as the front man of one of Scotland's most talked about up and coming bands.

Dundee's Scary People have only been together for a year, but have already been labelled by some of the top people in the Scottish music industry as serious ones to watch.

The band was originally formed by Daniel and Scott Anderson, who started writing songs together as they toured the country working as roadies for Kyle Falconer and his crew.

After agreeing to support The View for an upcoming gig, the pair drafted in Troy Lynch, Jamie Brown and Scott's brother and The Law guitarist Steven to complete the band.

Scary People have already had two very successful EPs and plan to release their next single Guided By The Blind on July 28.

In support of the single, the band will be touring the country, making a stop at Glasgow's Broadcast next Friday.

Speaking to Daniel on the phone, he says the band are looking forward to returning to Glasgow on their first major tour.

He said: "I think it's going to be great, we played Broadcast quite recently and was really good turnout.

"I think it's going to be a great gig which will send everyone home happy, I have no doubts about it."

Daniel said the rockers have played a number of other venues across Glasgow in the past year, and each show has marked a "progression" for the band with more and more people turning up to see them play.

Daniel claims the band are planning on doing something special for the gig in two weeks.

He said: "We're planning a big visual show, were all heavily involved in lights and projections and were trying to put this very interesting visual show with an energetic set.

"We take pride in not stopping. It's like we have one gear and go flat out with song after song.

"Hopefully we can provide a pretty good damn visual show alongside it."

Before the tour begins, Scary People's new single, Guided By The Blind, will be released on Monday. Daniel described it as a reflective song about their time on the road travelling with other bands and working hard to no longer be the person on the sidelines but being about to be the person playing on the middle of the stage.

Guided By The Blind is the first single to be taken from their debut record which is set to come out on the autumn.

Daniel said: "I think you're going to expect a progression from the songs that we have released previously.

"The way which it has worked out that it wouldn't be a noticeable progression but will be our record to date."

"We've only been a band for a year and this is what we've got to show for it and I think it's down to branching out into albums.

"We've done really well off the back off two EPs but I think an album is just the next step up. It's a big achievement for us."

A couple of weeks ago, the band made their first ever appearance at T in the Park playing on the T-Break stage.

Daniel said: "T in the Park was excellent; it was such a boost.

"With me and Scott both being tour technicians we see all these people on that stage at T in the Park every year and were all really good friends with them and they were saying "It's really good to see you on the stage for once instead of standing at the side."

"It meant a lot to be the one playing the guitar instead of tuning it."

Also on the TITP bill were four other bands from the City of Discovery.

Fat Goth, Model Airplanes and Vladimirs were also playing on the T-Break Stage, while Copper Lungs played the BBC Introducing Stage.

He said: "Everyone got a good crowd and I managed to catch a couple of the bands. It was an excellent weekend for Dundee."

Having already played major gigs and festivals, released singles and EPs, and with plans to launch an album in a few months, Scary People have achieved more in a year than most bands do.

Reflecting, Daniel can't believe the success Scary People have gained in such a short time.

He said: "It has just worked, and in previous bands it just hasn't worked like that so I'm glad that people are paying attention to it.

"I think all these festivals are a good sign that it's only going to get better and I don't see us changing any time soon.

"I think it will be a pretty damn good line up for the rest of our career."

Daniel revealed the band don't plan on stopping anytime soon, and once they have toured with the album they plan to immediately start work on their next record.

Despite producing the likes of Snow Patrol, Associates and the Average White Band, the Dundee music scene has experienced a downslide in the last couple of years.

But Scary People will be hoping to lead a new generation of top quality music from the City of Discovery.

l Tickets for the Scary People gig at Broadcast, Sauchiehall St, on August 1 cost £6.

krisgunn@newsquest.co.uk