The band  FOOTPRINTS  was formed way back in 2000 by Hilary Spiteri (guitars) and brothers Jurgen (vocals & keys) and Keith Scicluna (bass).  They lived in the same neighbourhood in the village of Qormi. Keen to share their love for music, they met regularly to practice and jam together. Eventually the band under the name FOOTPRINTS  decided to go for a new music genre, being Christian Rock. The band was much sought after by parish priests to animate mass in various churches and venues around Malta. Likewise,  FOOTPRINTS  were eager to support the Church in Malta through its Christian music.

 

It was during the year 2004 that the band started writing original songs that were to be used by the band in youth outreaches and other events organised by the Maltese Diocese. The band’s line-up was consolidated in 2005 with the addition of Ivan Cassar (drums) as the band’s permanent drummer and in 2007 with Bernard Catania (guitars) as additional guitarist. In 2008, the band released its first single, Red Lines, a song dealing with issues such as racism, war, abortion and other forms of injustice. Following this single, the band was approached by the Gift of Life Foundation for the recording and eventual release of the second single entitled Gift Of Life. The song was accompanied by a music video directed and produced by Rene Rossignaud which was very well received and frequently aired on local TV stations.

 

Eventually in the Summer of 2009, the band issued its first EP in the name of Traces containing four songs by FOOTPRINTS being, Gift of Life, Red Lines, Triq is-Salvazzjoni and Qawwa Mdawla. The EP also contained the music video of Gift of Life.

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