MusicMafia presents Soul/Blues Singer Songwriter Eddy Smith

MusicMafia presents Soul/Blues Singer Songwriter Eddy Smith

Having his debut single “Temptation” released and awarded single of the week by UK Undiscovered Radio, and then having his band invited to BBC Studios in Brighton to play the BBC Introducing Live sessions, it’s safe to say that 2014 was a mad year for the Eddy Smith Band. As a multi-instrumentalist Eddy writes, arranges and produces his music along with his hugely talented band.

Contradictory to the “laid back” feel of his debut album Easy Times, released in October 2013, Temptation is a groovy blend of Pop, Blues and Soul. He lists his influences as artists such as John Mayer, Amos Lee, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles to name just a few. The song was picked up by radio DJ’s all over the UK, Including Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands.

In 2012 his talents were recognised by the judges of ‘The MBF Awards Song writing Competition’ who saw Eddy reach the finals that had entrants from every university in the UK. Since this landmark event in Eddy’s career, he has gone on to perform at several prestigious venues around London and the Southeast, including The Hideaway Jazz Club, The Bedford, The Islington o2 Academy and played a live radio session on BBC Introducing. 

He was also invited as a support act for “Yellowire” on their London tour.

With the release of Temptation, Eddy is looking forward to the forthcoming years, striving to be the musician he’s always wanted to be, doing what he loves, and loving what he does!

www.eddysmithmusic.com

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New Order @ Ibiza Rocks Review

New Order is synonymous with Ibiza. Bringing what came to be known as the Balearic sound to the masses with their partly recorded in Ibiza1989 album Technique, so its amazing to find that they have never actually played Ibiza live...until now.

Supporting New Order was The Whip. This is not the Whip's first  time at Ibiza Rocks having last supported Madness last year. Their set included DiveBomb, Riot and the one most familiar to the crowd Trash. They were a great support for the band using a mix of guitars and keyboards to produce an Electro feel to the proceedings.

But as they finished their set and the full capacity crowd waited, you could feel the anticipation in the air. And then as the band emerged the crowd went wild. Starting with Regret and leading into Temptation the band had the crowd easing slowly into the gig and building up the tempo. They did throw in a couple of lesser known Joy Division songs which the majority of the crowd didn't know but once they hit songs like Blue Monday and True Faith the crowd were in seventh Heaven, jumping and chanting along with Bernard Sumner who by this time had taken to dancing around in a "dad dance" stylee. He was obviously loving every single second of being there as were we.

Before you knew it though, the set had finished and the crowd were baying for more, and more they got, with the band returning to finish the show with two of the greatest Joy Division songs, Transmission and Love will tear us apart bringing the whole of Ibiza Rocks to a giant dancing and singing mess. 

This was truly a moment in Ibiza Rocks history and will be remembered for a long time to come. It will be good to see if they can top this. One thing is for sure it will be difficult.