October 2011... Since the release of the True North EP in 2009, Jaime Regan has been on an extensive tour of New Zealand (taking in shows in Sydney, Australia on the trip home) and a tour of Switzerland, as well as playing gigs all over the UK, before taking a break from gigging to write and record new material. This summer he began work on his new album, returning to Church Road Studios in Hove to work with producer Julian Tardo.
Quickbeam are named after a type of tree (the Rowan family, green-geeks), a tree that apparently has positive influence over the negative and is sacred to those who worship it (in mythological language anyway). It seems a fitting moniker for this duo, Monika and Drew, from Glasgow and Aberdeen. They have performed at Glasgow
1) A Hard Rock band from Finland, formed in 2007. In late 2008 or early 2009 the band settled with a final line-up. The band is influenced by '80s and '90s rock n' roll. www.myspace.com/realsantacruz Vocals & guitar: Archie
Guitar: Johnny
Bass: Middy
Drums: Taz 2) Boner rock from the Hague, the Netherlands. Consisting of Guy Tavares (Unit Moebius), Selwyn Slop (Incense) & Arthur van Berkel (Orange Sunshine). Signed to the infamous Motorwolf.
Light Parades are a four piece outfit, primarily based in Kingston Upon Thames, West London, UK. Made up of Daniel Hopkinson, Stephen Hopkinson, Jakub Tucholski and Oliver Pearce. Formed in mid-2011, the ambitious quartet headed into Rockfield Studio in Wales only four weeks after forming, to start recording their debut album, due for release later this year. Their debut ep 'Sparkle' was released on 15th February 2012.
Luke Sital-Singh is Fellow Stranger and Fellow Stranger is Luke Sital-Singh. Under that elemental handle, the young singer-songwriter from Brighton has his roots in an eclectic mix of songsmiths both young and old, from Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Joni Mitchell to Damien Rice, Josh Ritter and Tallest Man On Earth. Sonically Luke and his band nod towards the grandeur of Sigur Ros with the haunting harmonies akin to Bon Iver.
Jamie Parisio is a singer/songwriter who has drawn comparisons with the likes of Nick Drake, Ray Lamontagne and Jeff Buckley. Inspired by artists ranging from Bob Dylan to Neil Young and The Shins, he taught himself to play the guitar aged 14 and fronted hard-rock band Fluid before embarking on a solo career. http://soundcloud.com/jamie-parisio His first EP,
Owen Williams is a singer songwriter from Southend, Essex in the UK. He has been playing his acoustic based folk for a few years, playing a handful of gigs and writing songs. Now he has got a collection of songs together, with the help of a few friends, and is putting them out there for you to listen to. Influences are wide and diverse, ranging from Bob Dylan and Ryan Adams to Nick Cave and 60s soul. More gigs and recordings are to follow.
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