WEBSITE: www.alexuhlmann.com Another Sunrise by planetfunk - Buy "Another Sunrise" Single by Planet Funk on iTunes It takes a voice as unique as that of Alex Uhlmann to carry our imagination to a place where dreams are reality, where our daily lives take second place to the power of suggestion, where music fuses with magic to wrench emotions from our unsuspecting souls. Combine these ingredients with Planet Funk’s unique mix of electro-dance and you have a concoction so enticing that you can almost taste the sounds of layered synths and edgy vocals reverberating from your palate. Alex Uhlmann is the new lead singer of Planet Funk. He has big boots to fill, ...
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WEBSITE: www.emiliadeporet.com Latest tracks by Emilia de Poret Buy on iTunes Emilia de Poret, born on August 10, 1976, in Luleå, Sweden, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She made her debut under the name Lia Andreen with her first single Mistreat Me (You’ll be sorry) from the album Back where I belong. The single was released in 2001, and reached 34th place on the Swedish single chart. Her second album, A life time in a moment reached 20th place on the Swedish album chart. Emilia’s third album, Pick me up, was released in 2008 and the first single (named after the album title) reached first place on the Swedish single chart ...
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WEBSITE: www.thedukespirit.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by thedukespirit Buy on iTunes The brash, bluesy, female-fronted quintet the Duke Spirit formed when singer/harmonica player Liela Moss met guitarist/keyboardist/singer Luke Ford at art school. Moss was studying photography and Ford painting, but the pair decided to ditch school and move to London to focus on their music. Once they arrived, their friend Toby Butler joined on as bassist/percussionist, and one of their roommates, Dan Higgins, became their guitarist. Once drummer Olly Betts joined their ranks, the lineup was complete. The band recorded their first 7" under the name Solomon, but switched ...
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WEBSITE: www.yoavmusic.com Latest tracks by yoavmusic Buy on iTunes An exceptional singer/songwriter Yoav is a much talked about artist. His unique musical influences have resulted in a sound that fuses the singer-songwriter tradition with Eastern scales and rhythms, all rooted in a dance-club groove. All of the sounds on Charmed and Strange and, for the most part, on A Foolproof Escape Plan were created on the acoustic guitar, all drums, bass, keyboard and piano sounds were beaten and dragged out of his trusty Lowden acoustic. The live performance follows the same route, with the help of several loop stations and Yoav’s unusually hand-like feet. True to his reputation as global citizen, Yoav ...
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WEBSITE: www.finkworld.co.uk Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by finkmusic Buy on iTunes Here’s a little potted history of Fink, from 2006 ‘til today. Some might see it differently, this is how we remember it… BISCUITS – I guess this current incarnation of Fink all started when Guy said he was up for playing bass on a few tracks (‘So Long’ on Biscuits For Breakfast being the first I think) and Tim, over beers at a pub in Hampstead, was persuaded to play drums on a few (his first being probably the title track ‘Biscuits’). Then Ninja Tune released Biscuits in 2006, and the track ‘Pretty ...
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WEBSITE: www.davidslyre.co.uk Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. "A rare thing, a genuinely original talent" – Sunday Times Culture "Beautiful, soulful, and instantly captivating" - The Fly "You get a sense here of a songwriter prepared to push the boundaries" – The Guardian David's Lyre is the project of 22 year old, London based, Paul Dixon. Now an accomplished multiinstrumentalist, writer and producer, Paul began writing and recording his own music during his early teens. Whilst studying in Manchester, Dixon released his debut single Tear Them Down in September 2010 under the guise of David's Lyre, before joining Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly on their UK tour. In February 2011 David's Lyre ...
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WEBSITE: untiltheribbonbreaks.tumblr.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by petelawrie Buy on iTunes "I've always listened to singer-songwriters, but I really love hip-hop as well," says Lawrie. "I love everything from DJ Shadow and Four Tet to Roots Manuva or even Jay-Z, but I grew up listening to my mum's Motown records and soul music too. My dad's thing was Paul Simon and Elton John so all that's in there too. There's probably not much hip-hop left on my album, but you can hear the influences." So, while you could picture Lawrie getting a giant festival crowd on its feet with a rousing singalong of ...
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WEBSITE: www.capitalcitiesmusic.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Capital Cities EP by Capital Cities Los Angeles-based electro-pop band Capital Cities isn’t afraid to let the Southern California sunshine seep into their music. Synth-tastically bright, danceable and catchy, yet maintaining a depth that reflects the band’s roots in San Francisco, Paris and Armenia, it’s loaded with appeal. Perhaps it’s the vintage Juno-106 heard punching out across their self-titled debut EP, or the unique timbre of frontmen/producers Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian’s blended vocals. Either way, Capital Cities’ songs are genuinely connecting with people. Tastemaker DJs have embraced Capital Cities’ music. Nic Harcourt (KCSN, KCRW) ...
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WEBSITE: www.kylalagrange.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by Kyla La Grange Buy on iTunes If you think epic, widescreen pop can’t coexist with a keenly felt indie sensibility, then prepare to have that notion gloriously exploded by Kyla La Grange, a fearsomely talented singer who is fast establishing herself as a bewitching live act and profoundly thoughtful songwriter. Kyla grew up in Watford, the eldest child of hippy-ish parents, and has been writing songs from a young age. It was only while studying philosophy at Cambridge that she began taking her talent seriously though. There a friend played her Cat Power and Elliot Smith for ...
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WEBSITE: www.bandofskulls.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by Band of Skulls Buy on iTunes The gritty English trio Band of Skulls craft bluesy and ballsy slabs of atmospheric indie rock that echo the work of contemporaries like the Kills, Duke Spirit, and the Black Keys. Formed by Russell Marsden (guitar and vocals), Emma Richardson (bass and vocals), and Matt Hayward (drums) while attending college in the city of Southampton, the band (which was originally called Fleeing New York) recorded a buzz-worthy demo in 2008, which resulted in its full-length debut album, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey, in 2009 and ...
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WEBSITE: www.weareaugustines.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by We Are Augustines Buy on iTunes Written by Stephen Brolan “Keep your head up, kid/I know you can swim/But you’ve got to move your legs…” March 2011 – a ship on the River Thames in London. Though the weather is unusually clement for this time of year, the waters beneath us continue to ripple at a seasonal gallop, rocking the ship’s hull back and forth in a rhythmic canter. Billy McCarthy and Eric Sanderson, the engine room behind Brooklyn, New York’s We Are Augustines, are themselves no strangers to turbulent waters. McCarthy in ...
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WEBSITE: www.hadouken.co.uk Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by hadouken Buy on iTunes Hadouken! may well be Britain’s most forward-thinking and dynamic young band. They may be envelope-pushing. They might also be experimental, genre-hopping and rooted firmly in the here and now. All that is unquestionably true. But even with a band as committed to blasting off into thrilling new sonic territories as Hadouken!, one can still peer through the mists of time to locate their ancestors. For every decade, a British group weaves together underground dance and rock influences into a new sound that then vaults without invitation into the mainstream. In the 80s, ...
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Florinda Harvey is a Parisian DJ among the top five women swinging the capital. She loves the mixing of genres and adapts to each event with finesse. Sometimes glamorous sometimes underground, she concocts tasty and scholarly atmospheres for discerning customers of the hottest nights in Paris. It is this versatility that allows her to spend evenings for luxury brands such as Veuve Cliquot, Cartier and Vivienne Westwood in London, as well as more specialized mixes clubs in Paris, Berlin, Hong Kong… Her charm and sensitivity opened her doors to residences in the highest places like the Costes beach in Cannes during the film festival and the famous parties at Jardins de ...
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A Savant Soiree - Hors D'Oeuvres by Savant Sounds Max Chipchase has rapidly gained a reputation as a top international DJ. Clients such as The Rolling Stones, Robert de Niro and Louis Vuitton have relied on his unique skills for their events. Whether it’s catwalk shows, exclusive parties or background music in luxury stores, Max tailors his sound to enhance the atmosphere and is a master of sound-scaping and mood-management. RESIDENCIES Max originally rose to recognition through his residencies at some of London’s top venues. After a series of very successful nights at several prestigious venues, in 1999 Max was offered a residency at the newly opened ...
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WEBSITE: www.chew-lips.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by Chew Lips Buy on iTunes Formed in London as a 3 piece band in the summer of 2008, Tigs, James & Will armed themselves with a slew of electro-pop hooks and set about establishing Chew Lips as one of the most exciting new acts in the capital. With Tigs developing into a charismatic whirlwind of a front woman who it was impossible to take your eyes off, Chew Lips increasingly compelling live performances grabbed the attention of uber-cool French label KITSUNE who insisted on putting out the band’s debut single, “Solo”. Released in March 2009, “Solo” sold out almost ...
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WEBSITE: www.planetfunkband.com Latest tracks by planetfunk Planet Funk is an Italian electro dance act which reached International acclaim with the success of singles “chase the sun” and “inside all the people”, from their award-winning debut album “Non Zero Sumness” released in 2002. 4 albums later, and a move from EMI to Universal, the band continues to garner the attention of the music industry and fans with their unique yet diverse sound. Planet Funk emerged in 1999 as the fusion of two successful club music outfits, Souled Out (formed by Neapolitan producers Alessandro Sommella, Domenico “GG” Canu, and Sergio Della Monica) and Kamasutra (Florence’s keyboard player ...
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WEBSITE: www.theboxerrebellion.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by The Boxer Rebellion Buy on iTunes “What’s past is prologue…” With all that’s befallen them, London-based quartet The Boxer Rebellion have a history that reads like a grand, intricately woven design. For a band who have been together almost ten years – during which their first (and, to date, only) label went bust shortly after their debut release and a key member had a near-death experience – such fluctuating fortunes would surely see most bands imploding in frustration. So what marks The Boxer Rebellion out from the rest? How have they endured in relative obscurity, held down day ...
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WEBSITE: www.treetopflyers.co.uk Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by Treetop Flyers Buy on iTunes “’Pure Country Soul’ is about right,” reckons Reid Morrison of Treetop Flyers, whose beautifully tangled roots soak up a timeless musical current. “We’re not full-on country or Southern rock or soul. We have this cauldron, and we put all those influences in.” Based in West London (where locals have witnessed a neo-Americana scene developing), the five-piece Flyers’ rock-revved, sepia-toned soul’n’roll sound has been gathering pace since 2008. In terms of where the sound comes from Morrison cites influences such namesake Van Morrison, The Band, Neil Young, ...
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WEBSITE: www.therifles.net Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Buy on iTunes Joel Stoker (vocals), Lucas Crowther (guitar), Rob Pyne (bass), and Grant Marsh (drums) create the jaunty garage rock sound of the Rifles. With their Jam-like swagger and matched playfulness to the Kooks, the Rifles came together in London in 2003. They made their performance debut a year later and praise from NME and BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe quickly championed the Rifles' boyish rock & roll fun. Their debut "When I'm Alone" arrived in May 2005 and did moderately well among their growing fan base, however "Local Boy" gave the Rifles their ...
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WEBSITE: www.lifeinfilm.co.uk Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Life In Film - Sorry by pnonstop London’s Life In Film are of that new, bar has been raised, breed. Their dark pop, Kings of Leon style melodies are downcast, morose flirts with Nick Cave which invoke the feeling of being in the centre of a glitter war. They’re the lustrous recession musicians taking British pop away from disco tunes and towards dusty barroom dancefloors, circa Tamla Motown. The band have obvious American roots with cosmic, albeit low-fi, country airs and graces; but being very well grounded in an equally as apparent English punk and ...
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WEBSITE: www.rolloarmstrong.com/allthieves/ Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. All Thieves is a project started by Rollo Armstrong and Mark Bates in 2008, working with two singers, One EskimO and Bailey Tzuke. The album is not finished – mainly because we have taken our time and some other things – it’s a labour of love, so what’s the rush?! The record will contain one of the best song’s Rollo feels he has ever been involved in – Pity The Lovers – and, also, you might recognise ‘Turn and Turn Again’ because it was used during the ‘Big Moment’ in Grey’s Anatomy. Management: ATC
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WEBSITE: www.mralilove.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by Mr Ali Love Buy on iTunes You have no doubt heard of the name Ali Love already. Maybe you know him from the infectious, funky electro-pop of his own album, 2010’s Love Harder which featured the singles Diminishing Returns and Moscow Girl. Or perhaps you know him either as the singer behind the Chemical Brothers’ smash Do It Again, or more recently from his collaboration with Justice where his voice spearheaded their Civilisation single, a song that was also was used by Adidas on a global advertising campaign featuring David Beckham, Lionel Messi, Katie Perry and a ...
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Website: www.myspace.com/helouisamusic Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Lulu and the Lampshades - "Cups" by fracama Buy on iTunes Management: ATC External Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lulu-and-the-Lampshades/119118898103807?viewas=0&sk=photos Twitter: www.twitter.com/#!/lululampshades YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/Lulapinga iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/lulu-the-lampshades/id414477427
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WEBSITE: www.oneeskimo.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. One Eskimo - Kandi by sboran Buy on iTunes Typically, when you hear about the history of bands, it goes something like this: get together, maybe it's a lark, kind of don't know how to play instruments, learn as you go, perhaps have some success, one member takes the limelight, stagnate, grow apart, start fighting, someone decides to work with "better" musicians, split up. Hailing from the UK, One eskimO is diligently proving one rule certainly doesn't fit all. By today's standards, they are nothing if not unique, both musically and as an entity, "a proper band." Read more Management: ATC External Links: Facebook: ...
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WEBSITE: www.mastershortie.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by Master Shortie Buy on iTunes Let there be no mistake, Master Shortie – rapper, entrepreneur - samplemeister - indie/rap pioneer and musical trail-blazer - is a man who always gets what he wants. This, after all, is a self-made 20-year-old artist who simply doesn’t play by anyone’s rules but his own. A man who has been recording raps off his own back and without any major label backing since he was 12 and is totally in charge of all of his own promotion, record releases, styling and marketing. Born Theo Kerlin he moved ...
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WEBSITE: www.keatonhenson.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Buy on iTunes Keaton Henson is a twenty-three year-old songwriter, artist and poet from the suburbs of London. He spends his days alone – at first by chance, and now by choice – writing, recording and drawing in his bedroom. In the past few weeks, his music has been played on Radio 1 by Zane Lowe and Fearne Cotton, on Radio 2 by Jo Whiley and Janice Long, and on 6 Music and XFM to amazing reactions from DJs and listeners alike. Management: Nuxx / ATC External links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keatonhensonfans?sk=wall Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/user3069048 Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/keatonhenson
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WEBSITE: www.baxter-dury.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Baxter Dury - "The Sun" by TuneTribe Buy on iTunes Ian Dury's only son didn't think he'd follow his famous father's footsteps into music. He thought it would be too easy, an obvious expectation. Alas, Baxter Dury found himself writing songs and crafting a music career by age 30, but the elder Dury didn't live to see it. Baxter Dury was born in the early '70s while his parents, Ian and Betty Dury, were barely out of art college. His childhood was surrounded with his father's musical fracas with Kilburn & the High Roads, and ...
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WEBSITE: www.elizadoolittle.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Eliza Doolittle - Rollerblades Buy on iTunes Eliza Sophie Caird (born 15 April 1988), better known by her stage name Eliza Doolittle, is an English singer songwriter from London. She signed to the Parlophone record label in October 2008. Her debut, self-titled album, Eliza Doolittle was released on 12 July 2010. On debut it was number 3 in the UK charts. Since the album’s release, Doolittle has had another two of her records hit the top 25 charts, including her single Skinny Genes. Doolittle’s second single, Pack Up, has debuted in the Top 20 for ...
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WEBSITE: www.katenash.co.uk Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Kate Nash - Pickpocket Buy on iTunes Kate Nash launched her career on MySpace, where her piano-driven pop songs and lyrics (delivered in a distinctive London accent) found a number of listeners. One such listener was Lily Allen herself, who rose to fame with a similar style of pop music in 2006. The two began championing each other's music via their respective MySpace sites, and Nash soon found her own success with the platinum-selling Made of Bricks. Although born in Dublin on July 6, 1987, Nash moved to North West London as a child and grew up amidst British pop ...
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WEBSITE: www.ilovemetric.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by metricmusic Buy on iTunes When you hand over your money for a concert ticket, what are you really paying for: some idea of the performer you've gleaned from gazing longingly at album covers and compulsively clicking YouTube videos, or the performer as they choose to express themselves on that given day? Is the consumer entitled to a certain expectation of the performance - a satisfaction-guaranteed procession of "the hits" - or should the artist interpret the fan's investment as a vote of confidence, that the fan is willing to follow their every whim? In other words, is ...
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WEBSITE: www.kwes.info Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. morsels before the new by kwes “Driving past a music instrument shop in my granddad’s car. Friday evenings at my grandparents with chip-shop food and toys to hand, watching Top Of The Pops…the two-tier Yamaha Electone organ at their house. The first toy keyboard my grandmother gave me for my 7th birthday and my radio and tape recorder with built-in microphone, which my parents gave me for my 10th birthday. Probably hearing Rick James’ writing/production on the Mary Jane Girls album whilst in primary school.” A brief, nostalgic jaunt through a musical adolescence that probably ...
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WEBSITE: thestaves.posterous.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Latest tracks by The Staves The Staves are three sisters who blend their distinctive voices into beautiful, spell-binding harmonies, singing their delicately crafted songs with a folk-twist here, a nod to Americana there and a distinctly British sound. "These girls are surely one of the best undiscovered acts of 2010. They currently have an E.P. available that is worth a fiver of anyone’s money!” – Battery In Your Leg “The Staves performance was full of rafter raising harmonies and powerful vocals. They needed little other than these melding vocals to bowl us over…. The crowd that ...
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WEBSITE: www.rolloarmstrong.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Rollo was born in London to an Irish publisher and English poet. He studied Philosopy at York. In 1992 he made his first record; Felix's "Don't U Want Me" in a garden shed in Packington Street, Islington. He charged £300 for his production skills and the use of his (very little) studio- he thought this was a good deal. The record went on to sell 2,5 milion copies, allowing him to give up his day job as a gardener and make music. Read more: Management: ATC External links: Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rolloarmstrong
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WEBSITE: tinasherambles.blogspot.com Flypaper is supporting the ATC roster on business development activities. Buy on iTunes Tinashé is a British pop singer/songwriter with a wide-ranging style who made his full-length album debut with Saved in 2010. Born on April 4, 1984, he spent the first ten years of his life in Highfield, a suburb of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, before moving to England and starting life anew. Upon signing a major-label recording contract with Island Records, Tinashé made his debut in 2010 with the electro-pop single "Mayday" and toured in support of the Noisettes. Later in the year, he released the Zambezi EP and then made his full-length ...
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