RDA
Lads from Newcastle Rob Peel and Dan Gray first played together aged six. Upgrading from Spectrum and football to guitars and girls they went on to explore South-East Asia and the art of fitting carpets... 2005 found them in London longing for inspiration until they found Hackney born, Lewisham bred Royal Academy of Music jazz graduate Arthur Lea. Bridging the north-south divide with their combined creative forces, this guitar/bass/keys trio mix vocal creativity with rhythmic harmony to produce songs of a sonorous simplicity.

RDA

The Jayes
The band came together about a year ago at Exeter University.. we all lived in the same block (J) hence The Jayes! We are all currently sharing a house in Exeter.. but are are originally based in London/Reading/Portsmouth and Bournemouth. Have only played 5 gigs to date.. we rounded off our first year by Headlining our University halls summer ball. Have had a good response from Exeters live circuit, recently reviewed by a south west live music magazine (links on the website). We were lucky enough to film our first music video at Power FM.. (major station in Portsmouth and Southampton)... Influences include Libertines, The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Beatles, Oasis, Blur, The Smiths........etc etc. finding it all alot of fun and looking forward to the London dates!!!

The Jayes

Randolph Matthews
RANDOLPH "Afrisoul" Born in Camden in 1973, the son of West Indian parents, Randolph has always been heavily interested in the Soul Jazz scene in London, listening to Al Jarreau, George Benson and following Norman Jay’s club sessions. By the 1990’s he was doing sessions for the likes of Don Blackman, Julie Dexter (J Life) and Arthur Baker (Will Downing), and becoming increasingly in demand as a singer songwriter and performer – even doing the voice over for the “Twix, in the Mix” campaign. After a string of successful projects and tours with Speeka (Ultimate Dilemma), TY, Michelle Escoffery (Liberty X), Abstract Blue Recordings (Break Reform) and supporting Terry Callier, to name a few, Randolph’s experiences with Soul Folk music and lo-fi beats have brought him to write his most inspirational works to date. His voice is reminiscent of the days of Donny Hathaway, Jon Lucien, and Marvin Gaye – when men sang their pains and passions that touched the very heart of the sensitive listener. Randolph Matthews is currently working on his album “Indigenous Man” due to be released in 2006. Projects to checkout 2006: GUMDROP -Altered Vibes LOW BUDGET SOUL-Abstract Blue SANDBOY -Hinterland Records.

Randolph Matthews

Katja
Charismatic German born Katja arrived in London with just a rucksack and guitar - motivated by the desire to become a respected singer/songwriter. During her first busking session she was invited to appear at the 12 Bar Club, which led to more open mic sessions in and around London.She has performed live at various venues, including the Borderline and the Kashmir Club, alongside artists such as Imogen Heap and Kiki Dee.
She has since supported successful Australian artist Mick Hart, played Dingwalls with Then Jericho, and two showcases with legendary American producer Kim Fowley. She has twice played for Carling Live at Olympia.
Her songs received immediate attention from a major German producer, with whom she has recorded her German language version, plus six other tracks in English, (from a total of approximately 40).
She has recently had airplay for “Everywhere I go” on Radio Caroline, and is releasing a demo album via appearances at Borders Bookshops from June 2nd onwards.
She supported Peter Andre on ITV as guitarist and backing singer for “Elvis Mania” which will be screened 20th August 2005, and has just returned from Germany where she has been doing interviews and receiving airplay for her latest tracks.

Katja

Nick Morrison Band
"As far as I can tell, Nick Morrison doesn’t know what he is. Part lanky-out-of-place-excessively-honest-and-self-conscious teenager, and part cocky-stage-filling-showman, he sure is interesting to watch. Nick swings between stomping funk and delicate acoustic tracks, through jazz-blues numbers and shameless sing-a-long pop songs, and drags the audience along with him. "
Nick has played venues including The Mean Fiddler, The Luminaire, and Half Moon, and has had music played on FuseFM, RareFM and in a BBC2 drama series.

Nick Morrison Band

Holy Man Jones

Stuart Menzies Farrant
Even if you haven't seen Stuart Menzies Farrant live before you're sure to have heard the music at some time or other as he is one of the UK's most radio-friendly gospel singer-songwriters, a claim to fame attributed to talent and years of hard work.
"I've been making music since the late 80s, first as a guitar player with local rock bands, and then as a singer," Stuart says in his home recording studio before explaining how his emergence as one of gospel music's most accessible local talents nearly didn't happen: "After years of performing in pubs and clubs with different small-time outfits, I become disillusioned with striving for success and decided to quit music and settle down to a normal life instead."
The CD Revival's opening title track roars a rocky request to God for an outpouring of His Spirit, while Make Me Blind, this and other songs based on Stuart's own emotions and experiences, is Del Amitri-esque, taking submission as its theme. The CD then takes in soul, funk, pop, house, 70s rock and even the occasional sitar before A Better Way glides meaningfully into a vision of eternity. No wonder radio stations (including BBC Radio Leeds, BBC WM, BBC Radio Humberside, Branch FM and Greenbelt Radio) picked off tracks for airplay.
With the release came a new thirst to perform live, and Christian/ethical news website. Rather than make this a tribute to his heavy rock roots, Stuart then looked at the gentler side of the presence of the Lord - the more mellow Tears to My Soul and Heal Me Now touching the listener personally and offering personal testimony as well as beautiful melodies.

Stuart Menzies Farrant

Danny Hook
The love of writing and performing music has stood firm throughout his life. Hard work has manifested hundreds of completed songs. Countless demos gigs and line-ups have produced sincere industry interest, and the best has yet to happen. The Danny Hook Album is his first solo acoustic work. The material is lyrically profound. The songs are an honest account of his life experience, framed by a rich and intricate harmonic accompaniment. Stylistically the songs stand up on their own with acoustic production, with indulgent references to The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, and Nick Drake among so many others.

Danny Hook

Adore
Adore are a creative five piece hailing from London and surrounding towns, who met through various mutual friends and musical collaborations.
Adore have played a handful of successful shows in and around London and are currently looking for management.
Songs with a dark, emotional resonance, lyrics which find the beauty in pain, the band create dream-like ambient textures and melodies to die for. This is enhanced with spontaneity, intensity and intimacy which Adore conjure live.

Adore

The Farmers
An improvisational live drum n bass, garage and grime experience, the Farmers started "farming" in the summer of 2005. Having realised the MC's of London didn't have any live backing and always had to perform with a record as a backing track, the Farmers set about creating a "live backing track" that could be shaped and that moved with the MC.
They have the power to instantly direct where their basslines are going to go and the Farmers take their cues directly from the lyrics. This makes for a 100% live and interactive show.
James and Jeremy met at the school bus stop in 1986 and played their first gig together at school assembly in 1990. Some say that the 16 years they've been playing together makes for a great sound since they know each other well enough to predict the other's musical direction. Certainly, their music has kept them entertained for all this time.
DVS got involved by filling in with the Farmers for a gig at Mass at the end of 2005 and the partnership stuck.
As well as being a 50% owner of the Rollercoaster brand, DVS held a 12 month residency on London’s pirate radio station Ruud Awakening. He has performed at top Drum & Bass events including; Dekefex, Pyromaniacs, Clash of the Titans and Innovation, worked with DJs such as Andy C, Hype, Fabio, Pendulum, Nicky Blackmarket, Twisted Individual, Friction, Bailey, Brockie, Bryan Gee, Mampi Swift, Sub focus, Grooverider, Loxy, Teebee… the list goes on. He now holds residencies at Spitkingdom, and Darklight in Brighton and has worked with top UK Beatboxer Killa Kela and Mr. Normski.
Jeremy's been a drummer with the international percussion sensation STOMP since 1999 www.stomp.co.uk. After four years of world tour, still working for Stomp, Jeremy moved back to London late in 2003 to rejoin James and start a number of different projects.
James makes the Riddims. He has been involved with rock, pop, classical, jazz, folk, world and various urban musics and he is now concentrating on creating riddim tracks for the farmers. He says, "The universe drives me to music" ... and .... "my creativity is presently fuelled by class C narcotics."

James Parker
James Parker is a 26-year-old singer/songwriter from England in the United Kingdom. James has been working on this material for around 18 months. James has been working on his new material with producer Andy Greening for his forthcoming debut album "Portland Road".
James plays acoustic & electric guitar.
As regards style, the music is rock and pop with a hint of Blues. James is influenced by artists like Lenny Kravitz, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer & The Dave Matthews Band.
James has had numerous amounts of studio experience, and has recorded numerous tracks. Six tracks are featured on the EP When You Decide. James has sold a major amount of EPs on the Internet and at sold out gigs. James has recently been back in the studio to record his debut album "Portland Road" which should be available in mid september 2006.

James Parker

The Bridge
They’re young, from London and in the tradition of the great U.S. Funk bands. They feature a vivacious singer with a fine soul voice and the dynamic Greenwich Horns. Their set is packed with great original songs - which listeners tend to grow very fond of. They have just been offered recording and publishing deals. Recent gigs include headline appearances at some of London’s premier venues: The Jazz Café, The Halfmoon, Jazzfly, The Chapel and The Bedford (it was standing room only at this legendary venue and – almost uniquely - the band received a standing ovation and two encores). Out of town gigs include The Horn in St Albans, The Marquee, Hertford and a packed to the rafters fringe event at this year’s Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

The Rasps

Lucy Pullin

Mithun
Mithun is an artist who has set up his own independent record label to release his music into the market.He has been singing since the age of 7 in Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi and English. He’s not only a vocalist but he also plays the famous Indian instrument, the Harmonium.
Mithun comes from a musical family background. Mithun’s biggest inspiration is his Late Grandfather, who also was talented in music.
After years of performing and learning music, Mithun has decided to put up an album with his music producer Adam Goodyear, who is from Audiowax Studios in London. Mithun met up with Adam Goodyear(Music Producer) and James Perkins (Music Director) in November 2004, since then he has been working with the 2 experts planning to put the full album together. The album will not only consist of Asian Music, but will have RnB flavas and Reggaeton mixes. This album is plan to get the whole world music together and will give everyone to like something from it.

Mithun

The Quirky
Acoustic & electric questioning music from London.
Unusual songs that challenge, question but don't always answer.
Lyrics that haunt, balancing on the extremes of sadness and pleasure. Massive Attack to Nick Drake.

The Quirky

Harry Cheeseman
Harry Cheesman is a nice man from Deptford and these are some of his songs. If you like them please tell everyone you know, and bring them all down to one of his gigs. He'll be very pleased to see you, and will pat you on the back for being such a good egg. He is only trying his best after all.

Harry Cheeseman

Amanaboutadog
Female fronted indie-art-pop band, amanaboutadog. strong songs, varied sets, distinctive vocals and (genuinely) outstanding guitar combine with gripping, cinematic live performances. receiving regular local press coverage, the trio have been described as must-see-now "definitely ones to watch" and are hotly tipped for big things on the hertfordshire scene. the musical core of amanaboutadog is claire (cute, cute, cute, effortlessly energetic and crazily creative) and ben (a quiet musician, with a huge internal sound-track to spill). the two met in july 2005 when claire spotted the guitarists advert on the wall of a local music shop...they were off. amanaboutadog evolved rapidly and impressed quickly:- supporting boy kill boy just four months into gigging. amanaboutadog outpaced any recruited band members on drum and bass and decided instead to work with recorded live drums from joe crabtree - a top notch professional drummer working at bottom rates to support the project (www.drumsolo.co.uk). recorded live bass from ben completed the line up.

Amanaboutadog

Pamoja
Pamoja means 'togetherness' in Swahili. Pamoja is a 5 piece Afrobeat world music band based in London, United Kingdom and is a brainchild of Simon Chauke. Simon hails from the Limpopo Province of South Africa, a stone throw from the famous Kruger National Park. A second-born from a family of 6 [one elder brother, Thomas, and 4 younger sisters], Simon has loved music from an early age. His first guitar was made from a 5-litre can of Castrol oil and fishing strings. It was on this self-made guitar that he taught himself how to play. At 17, the family lost their father (the breadwinner) and the next few years the family had to experience the true meaning of poverty and spending a night without food. Luckily Simon and his brother always did well at school, and this led to Simon going to the University of Cape Town where as expected he did Civil Engineering. Throughout his academic life people encouraged him to pursue music as they thought he had the potential to make it but Simon never took it seriously.

Pamoja

White Rabbit
White Rabbit is a solo player doing gigs in London and recording for a laugh, a joke, gin and coke.

White Rabbit

Howard Dean Johnson
Contemporary jazz/soul songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Howard Dean Johnson is recognized for his distinctive sound and blend of passionate and upbeat performances. His well-loved jazz covers have built him a reputation as someone who knows his stuff, but also as a performer who brings his own voice and creative interpretation to well-worn standards such as ‘Me and Mrs Jones’ and ‘Up on the Roof’, making them fresh again to the ears of seasoned and new listeners alike.
But here’s a man whose art goes beyond the favourite familiar—a performance given by Howard largely showcases his original work, infused with humanist idealism and exquisitely-crafted lyrics.  A Modern Romantic with a healthy hint of cynicism, there is nothing overly-sentimental about the London experience that this artist shares through his songs.   And fans of jazz, soul and blues won’t be able to get enough of Howard’s contemporary interminglings of sounds.
Howard Dean Johnson has a wealth of experience within the music industry, performing live as a soloist and with various ensembles including jazz combos, big bands, acoustic guitar groups, and cover bands as well as recording extensively.  He navigates effortlessly around a range of musical styles, from soul, blues and funk to jazz and contemporary jazz, and has worked with the likes of Mica Paris, Chaka Khan, Gary Crosby and Martin Speake.  Now in the studio recording his latest album, A London State of Mind, Howard is stepping out into town to share his latest batch of songs speaking to…not surprisingly, A London State of Mind.

Howard Dean Johnson

Wolfkang
WolfKang formed in the summer of 2005. Drawing influences from Blues, Rock and sixities popular music, we have developed a unique sound with powerful lryics and memorable strong tunes. The demo song featured on myspace, is an early experimental piece which will be re-recorded later and taken further. We are currently in the process of recording a DVD which we decided will help towards self promotion. We are also finalising the track listing for our demo CD entitled WolfKang: Prisoner 1167. Very recently we completed our line up with the additions of Joe Ruddock on Bass and Sami Al-Roubaiey on Drums.

Wolfkang Soup

Brown Streak
Brown Streak a 4 piece Indie/Acoustic/Electro outfit hailing from a small town in the South West have been described as;
"Brown Streak are real Indie Darlings with all the Chiming guitars, Dragging downtroden vocals, jazzy bass riffs and host of Detuned Dark Melodic Jazz Chords, Trilbys/80's hair styles/Superman T-shirts and Military jackets that you could hope for in an Indie band."
"Brown Streak are pretty damn unique, and unlike anything ive heard before its like The Craberries, Radiohead, The Cure and Actress Hands all got in a fight and recorded the noise"
As a full band theyve been together a year and have been giging for just 6months and are already set to open the UK's biggest Free Outdoor festival (Stroud Fringe fest) on September the 8th which coincedes with the release of their fourth coming E.P "The Happy Years", a 7 track EP packed full of unique, rare, person and underrated music.
The band was first founded in September 2005 by the bands current lead guitarist Benji and ex keys player Anton Hemmings when they first laid there hands on a mixer and sampler, since the band has grown dramatically and swaped smaples for instruments!

Brown Streak

Kate Westall
Born in 80s Land of Song, Kate Westall’s vocal flexibility is demonstrated by her wide range of experience. From working as the female vocalist for Welsh Big Band The Skyliners for two years, tofronting rock bands (where she began song writing), and cover bandsthat covered a wide variety of genres including pop, soul, rock, indie, jazz and funk. Since then Kate has ventured into the world of dance & electronica featuring as vocalist on 2 tracks of EP 'Life' by EMI DJ Andy Hunter.
Kate is currently song writing whilst working as a session singer for various signed songwriters, artists, DJ’s and producers across the country. Kate’s vocals are currently featuring on a track in the touring musical Luv Esther, performing solos for Mill Lane Gospel Choir, and working in creative partnership with ambient/folk band Project B. Together with Project B’s Jose Albela & Harry Tarlton she is also speedily making a definitive mark on London’s Acoustic circuit.

Kate Westall

Talk Taxis
Talk Taxis entered the indie fray just over 2 years ago with a shared enthusiasm for music and badgering inept tutors. Foundations began in a Balham pub and, not fazed by the glamour and the glitz of forming a band, the music delivers substance and a style that draws on a myriad of influences. Singer Will White blows into his harmonica and taps his stylaphone in Rolf Harris inspired moments; drummer Daniel Ajegbo, intent never to fall on a standard rock beat, bangs his drums in a variety of styles, from funk to punk and back to dance; bassist Nathan Knight injects his very own flair for blues jam into the atmosphere and guitarist Tom Carmichael throws spiky guitar riffs on top. Writing tunes and playing live sits at the centre of their universe. And, unswayed by the preciousness of their own sound they've grown into playing a daring set that will lull you into a false sense of security, before shunting you back into action. A charismatic bunch of musical mavericks... well, secretly you can tell they know something we don't...

Talk Taxis

The Thirst
Acre Lane, the street that connects Brixton to Clapham is a place that has special significance for south London rock band The Thirst. Acre Lane is about our home says lead guitarist and vocalist Mensah about the first of several new track they are taking into the studio. We used to hang out there graffing, listening to music and stuff that was before we had a purpose I dont know what happened, its like something kicked us up the arse and said Do something with your life, thats basically how it all started. Inspired by a stunningly diverse array of musical styles including Hendrix, Marley, Radiohead, Snoop Dogg, Nirvana and anything else that suit their wide-ranging and inquisitive music tastes, Mark (guitar), Marcus (drums) and brothers Mensah (lead guitar/vocals) and Kwame (bass) formed The Thirst in 2003. Mensah picked up his first guitar at the age of 14 a gift from his father who taught him a few chords to get him started. Seen as more of a chore than fun it took Mensah until the age of 17 to realize that making music had become his passion. He inspired the other members to follow suit and they all started jamming together, experimenting and exchanging musical ideas shared through their common social and cultural experiences growing up in Brixton & Clapham.

The Thirst

ad:art
ad:art are a duo of electronics and guitars who blend lo-fi electronica with prog rock, hiphop and noise influences. quirky beats and odd time signatures somehow form coherent melodies within structureless compositions. ad:art had been touring the London electonica scene for some time slowly developing their sound adding infrequent vocals and handheld games to the mix. Soon to release a CDR EP - Songs in the Key of Strife.

ad:art

Glavion
The band Glavion are four musicians who all share a searing passion to write, play and perform music. Drawing on a wide range of musical experiences and influences they have come together from across the globe to create a fresh fusion of Rock, Electronica, Funk and Dance.
Hard work and dedication has gained much recognition. They have enjoyed local press coverage, and featured on radio stations in both Eastbourne and Brighton.

Glavion

Shangri-La
Shangri-La has been together for a while now, not exactly sure how long but its safe to say a decent amount of time. We have been playing gigs for a while now and have honed our skills in the art of rock at venues such as Mass, 3rd Base, Jamm, The Millers Arms, The Fiddlers Elbow, The Cartoon, The Grove... the list goes on...

Shangri-La

Graham Silbiger
Graham Silbiger and Phat Phrequency are a music production team and hosts for Jam night "Show and Prove" and club night "Tear tha roof off".
The DJs intermix with Percussionist Suman and Mc Bibow General and guest Mcs with everyone else on hand held percussion.

Phat Phrequency

Franny Whitfield
Franny Whitfield was born on May 28th, 1974 in Los Angeles. At the age of six she began to study voice intensively with a private trainer and from then on she has been practically engrossed in the world of music as a vocalist.
Franny has always remained vigilant in her pursuit to expand her skill set by involving herself in a myriad of genres. In high school she sang a range from hardcore funk to jazz to classical art music. She toured a circuit with acts like Skeletones and No Doubt as a vocalist for the independent outfit, Brother Vibe. Meanwhile, she was keeping herself busy in the world of jazz and in 1992 managed to win the Soloist of the Year award from the International Association of Jazz Educators.
Her latest work, Upbringing, represents an amalgam of experiences, painful or pleasurable, that have significantly defined her as a woman. It is a collection of songs written over the last 10 years that has finally found a means to be recorded. As is evidenced by this record, Franny is a prolific songwriter and a succulent woman who has overcome and perservered through a challenging set of circumstances to bring you her emphatic and hopeful vision.

Franny Whitfield

The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds music has been described as a mix of Mersey Melody with a hint of Alt Country and a nice slab of dirty Rock'n'Roll - A bit like The La's Meets The Band meets Zeppelin but with their own unique sound. The lads are from all over the country - Frontman/songwriter Gavin is from Liverpool , Danun is from Scunny, Gareth is from Brighton, Mike is from Birmingham and the band is based in London. Their influences range from Rock'n'Roll to sixtees to Alt Country to Indie and rock and favourites are The Band, the Everly Brothers, The La's, The Beatles, Aerosmith, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Gram Parsons, Led Zep and on and on.

The Hummingbirds

Milli Moonstone
Milli is a passionate singer/ songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist, in love with creating and expressing through music. She is in awe of the intensely profound affect sound can have on people, and the depth at which this divine language can connect us. Her music explores various emotions and topics as we all feel and ponder, at times bouncy, playful and joyous, at others deeply loving, sometimes more melancholic or introvert. She uses a striking array of vocal sounds and unusual instruments to take listeners on a journey, conveyed through a warm, vivacious charisma that so evidently portrays her love.

Milli Moonstone

Oliver Pigott
Oliver Pigott. He is all at once a powerful singer, timeless songwriter and magnetic, explosive performer. Standing 6 foot 2 inches with a crop of outrageously wild hair, Oliver’s presence commands your attention. What most people recognize instantly is the kid’s astounding lyrical abilities. As one admirer from Los Angeles explained, “It’s almost as if Oliver has spent his young life on a train and seen the world in all its joy, pain, benevolence, cruelty and social injustice.” The tunes, too, speak of a world-weary soul, resulting in a wonderful melodic mix of blues, country, folk and rock ‘n’ roll. After the passing of his father, a blues harmonica player, Oliver picked up the instrument. He was twelve. Jamming to his dad’s vinyl, he would emulate the styles of Muddy Waters and Elmore James.
Not content to just play, he began to perform in bars along the Algarve in Portugal. Returning to Toronto, Canada, Oliver gathered a passionate legion of fans with his band “Laughing Sam’s Dice”, playing such legendary clubs as The El Mocambo and The Opera House. In 2002, Oliver signed a deal with BMG Music Publishing. In two years he wrote some fifty songs and performed them regularly in LA at Genghis Cohen, The Hard Rock Café and Club 1650. His following grew ever stronger. As his debut album nears completion, the rest of the world is about to discover what his many admirers already know. In the words of one devoted Pigott concertgoer, “Oliver picks up that guitar and steps up to the microphone like he’s coming home. I’ve seen him so many times because he’s twenty feet tall onstage and I can’t look away.”

Oliver Pigott

Peyoti For President
It doesn't have to be like this.............We have a choice. Love, hope, peace, music. 21st Century, planet Earth. The Milky Way. A solar system spinning through Intergalactic time & Space - as it always has. A new expanded consciousness has spontaneously flourished among the homo sapiens, the most supremely intellegient inhabitants of the planet. A brilliant new conscious dimension forged finally in the void between light and dark. The peoples now united, race, cast all social structures now only a past illusion. Peace descends. War is confined to the vaults of history. The world begins to heal itself. The final chapter. 21st century planet earth. The presiding authority.....a vastly expanded consciousness where human awareness is elevated to that of the devine. Music...the weapon of the future, in a society where weapons will cease to have relevance. It doesn't have to be like this.... we have a choice. Vote Peyoti for President. Vote Peyoti for President. Vote Peyoti for President......

Bamboojuice
What some people have said:
"Bamboojuice performed an acoustic set for us @ Sound Unplugged well over a year ago. Even back then, they were absolutely exceptional. Their set @ Storm recently as a 3 piece was even better. We were treated to a half hour set of well crafted, memorable rock songs, all complimented by Marks outstanding Eddie Vedder style vocal. With solid guitar riffs and obvious tight bond between Will and Sav (bass and drums), these guys are a pure power 3 piece" - www.thetalentscout.co.uk
"Blown away by what I saw...more than outsold the music with their performance...energy, drive, immaculate stage presence...first band i've seen that really interacts with the audience. Bamboojuice have the edge that live music needs." - Edward Adoo, Sky Student Broadcast Network.

Bamboojuice

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