Over the last few years Kim Fai has built a reputation for delivering some solid productions and floorshaking DJ-sets. Gaining support from some of the most resepected names in the industry. Kim has produced and remixed for some well known labels. His remix of Funk Agenda's "What the fuck" reached the 16th place in the Beatport Tech-House charts and was played by some great DJ's including Roger Sanchez.
4 Past Midnight are a 3 piece Scottish punk band hailing from Glasgow. The current line-up sees original member and frontman Peter (Drums, Lead Vocals) joining forces with Mark (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals) and Chris (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals) to create a street punk sound similar to the uk82 style of punk. The band recently released thier new studio album Guilty As Charged on 28th February 2009 on STP records. In July of this year they will head out on thier first ever US tour, travelling to the east coast with The Angst. If your out there be sure to check them out.
The Lodger was formulated by Pontefract-born songwriter Ben Siddall inside a Leeds bedsit. After a few 7-inch singles on a variety of independent labels such as Angular Records and Dance to the Radio, a debut album titled
There is more than one artist called Quartz. 1) Quartz came out of the British hard rock hotbed of Birmingham to join the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement in the late '70s. With a lineup that included John Bonham-associate Mike Hopkins and future Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nichols, they were actually founded under the name Bandylegs but changed when Jet Records showed interest in the band.
There are 2 bands sharing the name Picturebox: Picturebox (http://picturebox.bandcamp.com/ ) are a pop band from Canterbury. Frequent comparisons are to Belle & Sebastian, Syd Barrett, Kevin Ayers... Their song "Ruth Bakes A Cake" was included in Tom Robinson's BBC Introducing Mixtape on 30th April 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomrobinson/2012/04/introducing-mixtape-monday-300.shtml Picturebox (www.myspace.
Rifles And Diamonds formed in early 2011. Following initial lineup changes, the band found its feet and unique style, with a blend between classic guitars, modern indie-rock and pop hooks. Their debut two-track EP was released on June 3rd 2011, earning them much praise and attention locally. Following a Summer of relentless live performances at venues all across South Wales, the band recorded their follow-up EP, "Diamonds", which was released September 17th 2011 through a headline slot at Newport's Le Pub.
Kaya Burgess is a British singer-songwriter whose brushstroke lyricism combines with a folk-rock-n-roll sound to create a compelling image of life, literature and London town. "A lovely voice." ----- Guy Garvey, lead-singer of Elbow "I can't put my finger on it, but i like it a lot and it's very personal and unique. It's got this old, worn feel to it, like a historic city after the lights go out and only a few dim pubs are still open, a handful of patrons inside drinking up the last dregs of the day. In other words, it's brilliant." ----- Tortoise Crossing
Nick Magnus is keyboardist and composer, long time collaborator of former guitarist of Genesis, Steve Hackett. He played on his most succesful albums like Defector or Spectral Mornings, using rich atmospheric synth and piano textures combining with tasty yet virtuosic playing. His solo album Hexameron is in similar vein, featuring many musicians including both Hackett brothers and singer of Hackett band, Pete Hicks.
Commissioned by Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma to write the music for their opera based on Charles Darwin and his book