Born and raised in the Handsworth district of Birmingham of Indian parentage singer songwriter Vijay Kishore has quietly been causing something of a stir musically with his ambiguous folk-tinged fusion of his anglo asian heritage Bringing favourable comparisons from listeners to everything from the sufi infused tones of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to Thom Yorke,Jeff Buckley or even Nina Simone and PJ Harvey.
Born to Vietnamese parents in the seaside resort of Eastbourne on the south coast of England, Catherine first began performing live in public at 14 and from the age of 16, earned her apprenticeship as a solo artist by playing famous intimate acoustic London venues such as The 12 Bar Club and The Kashmir Klub. Soon after, Catherine tour supported Van Morrison, Al Stewart, Loudon Wainwright III and Ed Harcourt.
There are three artists with the name "Powerplant"/"PowerPlant" 1. Vancouver Canada residents John Morgan and Kiki Stewardson have been producing electronic music together since 1999 with success on Bill’s Hamel’s Teknology and Sunkissed labels, and now with Release Records. John’s electronic music background goes far back to the days of acid house in the late 80’s, pioneering live PA and techno on Canada’s West Coast. Kiki’s passion and knowledge of music has helped define a sound that Powerplant are starting to become known for – deep and solid progressive with a good techy edge.
David Wyatt is a singer-songwriter from Leicester, United Kingdom.
The Chairmen are an energetic 5 piece hailing from the depths of the East Midlands. Leicester to be accurate. The band have built themselves a reputation as a great live band and have become one of the top acts to go and see in the city. With gigs supporting the Wombats, The Rumble Strips, Kula Shaker, Good Shoes, The Young Knives, a main stage appearance at Summer Sundae 08, and a main stage appearance at Music Live 2008 at the NEC to name a few...
Leicester Power Indie Pop Punksters 'The Screening' are Tom Nurse (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Tom Lewitt (lead guitar/backing vocals), James Dunn (bass) and Owen Ross (drums). The past 18 months has seen The Screening's international fan base increase considerably, with 2 U.S. tours in March & October 2007, including a sold-old showcase at South by South-West, a headline UK tour in early 2008, along with the release of 'Diem' on Tokyo's 'Vinyl Junkie Recordings' and the feature of 'Fall to Pieces' in the new Jean Claude Van Damme blockbuster, 'The Shepherd, Border Control'.
James Maddock is quietly becoming one of the breakout musical stories of 2010. With the release of the exquisite song cycle, Sunrise on Avenue C, Maddock has re-established himself as one of the most respected singer/songwriters on the scene. Maddock was born in Leicester, England and grew up surrounded by music. Between listening to his grandfather on the ukulele and his father on the trombone, he quickly found that music was in his blood.
