MusicMafia presents Essex-based artist S J Denney

MusicMafia presents Essex-based artist S J Denney 

S J Denney is an Essex-based artist with Britpop blood and a hard indie edge. He’s a familiar face on the London and festival scenes with a reputation for delivering powerful live performances.

S J’s songs are crafted with finesse and delivered with a punch that demands attention – this is not a passive soundtrack. Add to BrIndie the fusion of folk, grunge and shoegazing to get a real tour de force, captured on his new EP, The Waiting Room.

Support slots for Athlete, The Bluetones, the Inspiral Carpets and Modjo have been valuable stepping stones along the path that has built S J’s loyal fan base. The next 12 months will see the rest catching up and getting the message. And they’re going to like it. A lot.

www.sjsongs.co.uk

The Landed to release new single, She ahead of debut E.P.

The Landed to release new single, She ahead of debut E.P.

The Landed (from Colchester, Essex) make classic, heart-on-sleeve, hooks by the bucket load, air-punching guitar pop. The kind of songs you write when you’ve grown up loving all the right records.

The result can be heard on The Landed’s debut EP which combines the new wave edge of The Police with Fleetwood Mac’s sense of melody, the harmonic home-grown feel of Noah And The Whale with the symphonic rock of ELO.

These songs have already attracted the ear of Tom Robinson at 6 Music. And standout track Taking You Out was made BBC Introducing Track of the Week by Huw Stephens at Radio 1.

Born too late for Top of the Pops, these songs sound destined to play out over the credits of teen TV dramas. The Landed play guitar driven pop hits for the Shazam generation.

The new single is called She and is released May 25th 2015. (you can listen to it below)

Tour Dates

25th May - The Kings Arms Colchester

30th May - Anglia Ruskin University

6th June - University of Essex

28th June - Colchester Free Festival

Links:

www.TheLanded.com/

twitter.com/wearethelanded

www.youtube.com/thelandedvideos

www/facebook.com/thelanded

Arizona Reveal Video For Single Release Black Hart

Arizona Reveal Video For Single Release Black Hart

Last week saw the release of the debut EP 'The Hunter, The Gatherer' from Essex based post-hardcore quintet ARIZONA. Along with the EP release, the band revealed their video for single 'Black Hart' via Punktastic.com. 

ARIZONA received praise from the likes of Rock Sound, who featured 'Black Hart' on the cover mount CD of this months issue. BBC Introducing in Essex have showcased the bands material over the past few weeks, along with Kerrang Radio's Alex Baker giving the single some airplay on his Fresh Blood Show. 

'The Hunter, The Gatherer' (EP) is out now.

www.facebook.com/ArizonaUK

www.twitter.com/Arizona_UK

www.arizonauk.bandcamp.com

www.youtube.com/user/ArizonaUK2012

Sam Callahan Announces Debut UK Tour

Sam Callahan Announces Debut UK Tour

Sam Callahan is a 20 year old singer/songwriter from Essex. He’s been performing since the tender age of eight and he started writing his own music when he was just twelve, intent, even then, on pursuing a career as a singer.

Sam’s has a remarkable work ethic, great determination and dedication and has been lucky enough to work with many well respected names in the music industry.

Prior to his recent participation in the 2013 X Factor, Sam worked tirelessly, gigging around the country, often for free to build a fan base. His efforts paid off and he has gained many thousands of loyal supporters which have dubbed themselves 'Callafans' and Sam’s 'Callafan Army' have had several mentions in national press and news media!

One of the most notable of Sam's recent endeavours was his ‘Crazy Campaign. In the summer of 2013, Sam did a promotional campaign for a song he wrote, called 'Crazy'. He performed fifteen crazy stunts, including sky diving, bungee jumping and even morris dancing. He used the campaign to raise money for The Teenage Cancer Trust. 

Most recently, Sam was delighted to make it through to the live finals of the UK's X Factor.

Having made it to the finals in the competition he earned his place on the X Factor Arena Tour. Sam said “The X Factor was the most amazing experience of my entire life”.

Since leaving the X Factor tour Sam has been performing non-stop to packed venues across the country and been in the studio to complete his debut album that is planned for release next year. 

Further exciting announcement to be made in the next 14 days…………….

www.samcallahan.co.uk/

www.facebook.com/SamCallahanOfficial

twitter.com/samcallahan94

26th Oct – Bristol Thekla

2nd Nov – Manchester Sound Control

3rd Nov – Birmingham Institute

4th Nov – Leeds Wardrobe

10th Nov – London O2 Academy Islington

Tickets go on sale at 5pm 26th September and there are a very limited number of VIP tickets available. 

Tickets availble from www.glasswerk.co.uk and usual ticket outlets.

The Landed to release new single Things to Talk About

The Landed to release new single Things to Talk About

The new single from Essex boys The Landed will be released on July 28th. It's called "Things to Talk About" and it's the follow up to their last single "The World was Sleeping" which was played all over the country including 6 Music.

The single has been played on Radio 1 and 6 Music so far

"Inventive songs and great musicianship" - Stephen Foster - BBC Radio Suffolk.

Here's the link to Things to Talk About

https://soundcloud.com/pluggin-baby/the-landed-things-to-talk-about-1

"Combining strong home grown rhythm and blues influences with some fresh acoustic melodies and vocals that swing from gravely to positively blue sky, these guys have let behind a trail of wowed audiences in their two year career."

 

High Definition Festival - Labrinth confirmed for headline slot

High Definition returns for a third year and is thrilled to announce that one of the most exciting names in contemporary music will be performing at this year’s event.  2012 was a remarkable year for the event as 10,000 dance music lovers partied on the fantastic site on a farm in Essex and 2013 is set to be even bigger.

Britain’s urban pop superstar Labrinth is confirmed to headline the festival.  Fresh off his UK tour with Plan B and Rudimental, Labrinth is the ultimate showman, performing a set full of his enormous hits Pass Out, Let The Sun Shine, Earthquake, Last Time, Beneath Your Beautiful and more.  Labrinth has collaborated with the likes of Tinie Tempah, Plan B, Emeli Sande and Wretch 32 since he exploded onto the scene in 2010 and was subsequently signed to Simon Cowell’s Syco label.  His blend of R n’ B, Hip Hop and dubstep has marked him out as a key player in UK music and High Definition has laid down a substantial marker for their 2013 event with this booking.

Many more exciting names across all electronic genres will be announced shortly.

High Definition has been acclaimed for its jaw dropping production values, rivaling some of the biggest festivals in the world and unique for a boutique event of this scale.  Stakeholders in the festival separately run event production businesses, meaning the festival has exclusive access to some of the best equipment in Europe and is able to bring festival goers sounds and sights other festivals can only dream of.

High-end sound systems by Mustt Audio Ltd, hundreds of meters of LED screen panels, full-colour laser systems, stunning pyrotechnics, Co2 cannons, stadium glitter launchers and hundreds of moving lights, LEDs and generic fixtures all supplied by in-house production team Light Design Ltd, will be illuminating up this Essex skyline this summer.

High Definition is a unique, audio visual experience and with the confirmation of Labrinth as headliner plus the imminent announcement of many more artists, the festival is set to be one of the summer’s festival highlights.

TICKETS CURRENTLY JUST £19.50!  GET THEM NOW BEFORE THE PRICE RISES
https://shop.ticketscript.com/channel/web2/start-order/rid/3YUL84S2

29th June 2013 / Forest Farm / Essex / 11am – 11pm

FULL INFORMATION HERE:
http://www.highdefinitionfestival.co.uk/

FIND and FOLLOW:
@hdfestuk // www.facebook.com/HighDefinitionFestival

Hounds release new EP and play Download Festival this June

Hounds release new EP The Wicked and play Download Festival this June

“Top tunes, Fan The Flames being one of my favourites, big up!”

Liam Howlett (The Prodigy)

“A Molotov cocktail of dirty rock, sneering vocals and pulsing electro dance beats”

Big Cheese Magazine

“We need more bands like this!”

James Rushent (Does It Offend You, Yeah?)

Hailing from Essex, UK, and already gaining a huge reputation for their explosive live performances and an experimental sound that merges punk rock with a unique dance edge, HOUNDS are set to release their brand new EP ‘The Wicked’ on June 4^th 2012.

Recently added to the stellar line up of Download Festival this June, the four-piece of Olly Burden, Chas Langston, Adam Hammond and Chris Wallace deliver distinctive anarchic vocals with intense drumming, big synths and dirty bass lines, influenced by a range of iconic groups, from The Clash to Nine Inch Nails, Refused to The Prodigy.

2010 saw Hounds hand-picked by The Prodigy to play Warrior’s Dance Festival at Milton Keynes Bowl and also dubbed as a BBC ‘One to Watch’ following an ‘Introducing’ live session. “Hounds are f*kin great live, that’s why we put them on our festival” said Liam Howlett of The Prodigy. 

The band went on to play Sonisphere festival in 2011 before supporting Does It Offend You Yeah? on their UK tour, playing all over the UK to huge crowds, as well as headlining Manchester’s Studio venue for 'In The City' that same year.

The crossover in the band’s sound has seen breakbeat and dance DJs queuing up to work with Hounds and remix their tracks, including Belarus acts 4Kuba and Access Denied as well as UK drum n bass favourite Spor. It has also led to legendary Swedish producers Pelle Henricsson and Eskli Lovstrom, most famous for their work on Refused's seminal album 'The Shape Of Punk To Come', co-producing and mixing 'In Your Eyes' for Hounds.

Confirmation of the group's ever-burgeoning success came this year when they were selected by O2 to work with them on their recent Fair Share music initiative, featuring in their new campaign for priority booking for gigs. 

 “This EP is just a taster of what’s to come. It’s a snap shot of where we are at right now and just enough to whet the appetite whilst we cook up the next release.”

Olly Burden - Hounds

With a seriously infectious sound and not-to-be-missed live performances, 2012 is the year to watch out for Hounds.

‘The Wicked’ EP is released on June 4^th 2012 from www.houndsmusic.com and all good digital stores.

LIVE:

31^st May – LONDON – Sebright Arms (EP Launch Show)

8^th June – DONNINGTON PARK – Download Festival

WEBSITE / SOCIAL NETWORKS:

http://www.houndsmusic.com

http://www.facebook.com/houndsofficial

http://www.youtube.com/houndstelevision

http://www.soundcloud.com/hounds_uk

http://www.twitter.com/hounds_official

Article posted by Musicmafia

La Fontaine & Uton - London City

La Fontaine & Uton release new single London City

22 year old Essex based producer / singer La Fontaine teams up with Uton for the release of his latest single 'London City'.

Introduced to a wide variety of music at an early age by his parents, La Fontaine discovered his love for hip-hop and R&B as a teenager and soon began writing lyrics of his own. His passion then led him to a Sound Engineering & Music Technology college course in Islington, London, whilst he perfected his sound from a crude home studio set up in his bedroom. In late 2010 La Fontaine produced and co-wrote his first independent release ‘Go Go Go’, a collaboration with 2amplified and The Gents. The song received over 12,000 hits in it's first two months on Youtube and picked up strong TV support from Channel AKA, paving the way for La Fontaine's future success.

Fast forward to 2012, and La Fontaine has released a brand new smash titled 'London City'. The track is a collaboration with French ragga singer Uton, who has established himself as a leading purveyor of the genre since his 1999 hit 'Cocaine Business', along with a host of guest appearances in the hip hop world. 

Accompanied by a slick, club themed visual, the single amalgamates RnB, dancehall and pop to create what is set to be one of 2012's biggest club anthems. La Fontaine fans will love it, clubbers will request it and DJs will be red in the face without it in their record box this winter.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

http://www.lafontaineofficial.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Uton-Yutt/103639456419887

http://www.facebook.com/pages/La-Fontaine-Music/127734450649902

http://twitter.com/lafonta1ne