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The Stix
The stiX is a project by record producer Mark Hill of Artful Dodger. Each track features a guesting British vocalist, most notably Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae (; born 26 February 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2006 single "Put Your Records On". Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC po .... Discography Albums *''Gathering Dust EP'' (Absolute) (2004) ''all tracks featured on later album'' *'' Better Luck Next Time'' (Absolute) (2005) Singles *"Young & Foolish" (Absolute) (2005) References External links Official websiteAmazon UK listing and reviews English musical groups {{England-band-stub ...
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Mark Hill (musician)
Mark Leslie Hill (born 22 December 1972 in Cwmbran, Wales) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. He rose to fame as one half of the Artful Dodger (duo), Artful Dodger and co-writer and producer of Craig David's multi-platinum debut studio album, ''Born to Do It''. Since he began releasing music in 1997, Hill has achieved four Ivor Novello Awards, a number one album, two number one singles and over 10 million records sales worldwide. Early life Hill got his first guitar at eight years old; he would play along to the radio and immerse himself in songs by artists such as Stevie Wonder and George Benson. Throughout his early years and teens, Hill played the drums in brass bands, rock bands and orchestras, but the plan was to study to become an architect. After persuasion from his music teacher and uncle to also study music (and with the prospect of a seven-year degree becoming less appealing), Hill moved to Southampton to study music at university. After joining a ba ...
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Artful Dodger (UK Band)
Artful Dodger are a UK garage duo, originally based in the city Southampton, which became famous for its 2-step hits and inaugurated Craig David's professional musical career with his appearance on their 1999 number-two hit " Re-Rewind". They scored seven consecutive UK top-20 hit singles from 1999 to 2001. The band is named after a character in the Charles Dickens novel '' Oliver Twist'', because of the many bootlegs they made in the early days. They are referred to in the Streets' single " Let's Push Things Forward". Many Artful Dodger tracks can be found on the UK garage compilation album series '' Pure Garage'', mixed by DJ EZ. The band originally consisted of producers Mark Hill (born 22 December 1972 in Cwmbran, Wales) and Pete Devereux. What began as a handle for the release of underground bootleg recordings quickly blossomed into a musical project creating original material for mainstream releasePaul Ridney, and culminated in the release of '' It's All About the ...
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Corinne Bailey Rae
Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae (; born 26 February 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2006 single "Put Your Records On". Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2006. She released her debut album, ''Corinne Bailey Rae'', in February 2006, and became the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one. In 2007, Bailey Rae was nominated for three Grammy Awards and three Brit Awards, and won two MOBO Awards. In 2008, she won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year (for her work as a featured artist in Herbie Hancock's '' River: The Joni Letters'').EMI Artists and Songwriters Among Winners at t ...
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Better Luck Next Time (The Stix Album)
''Better Luck Next Time'' is the debut album release from UK artist and producer Mark Hill, working under the moniker The stiX. It was released on April 18, 2005. The first single released from the album was Young & Foolish, which features UK soul artist Corinne Bailey Rae. Track listing All tracks produced by Mark Hill. #"The Eye" #"Young & Foolish" #"Breathless" #"You Should Know" #"Never Too Late" #"The Only One" #"Lover In You" #"Let It Go" #"Leave Her Alone" #"Can't Complain" #"Spiritual Love" #"Million Miles" #"Kaya's a ginge..!!" See also * The stiX * Corinne Bailey Rae * Mark Hill * The Artful Dodger Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, is a character in Charles Dickens's 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist''. The Dodger is a pickpocket, so called for his skill and cunning in that occupation. He is the leader of the gang of child criminals ... External links The stiX Official Site 2005 albums {{2000s-compilation-album-stub ...
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