caption years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin
l-r john andrew : myles howell , loz hardy , and 1990 -- 1995 scorch records , chrysalis records kingmaker -lrb- band -rrb-
 loz hardy myles howell john andrew group_or_band indie rock kingmaker chrysalis.jpg kingston upon hull , england
kingmaker -lrb- band -rrb-

kingmaker were a british indie rock group , founded in kingston upon hull in 1990 .
the group was formed during their gap year by school friends loz hardy and myles howell .
they placed an advertisement for a drummer , and recruited john andrew who was an ex-travelling puppeteer and considerably older ; he has also worked for the bbc as an engineer .
