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The Yin
Adam Perry (born 29 December 1969), also known by his stage name The Yin, is an English musician. He is known as the drummer of the bands A and the Bloodhound Gang, as well as the production team 'Collective'. Biography Adam Perry was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He spent his childhood there, before moving to Suffolk with his family at the age of 13. He has an identical twin brother, Jason, and a younger brother, Giles, both of whom are also members of "A". He was a member of the band Grand Designs, an early incarnation of "A", who played regular gigs in and around Lowestoft. In 1991, he moved to London where he shared a flat with his brother Jason, bassist Stevie Swindon and Dan Hawkins, who later went on to be in The Darkness. 'A': 1989–2005, 2008-present Adam Perry was a founding member of A, which formed in the late 1980s under the name Grand Designs. The band changed names to A in 1993, and found major commercial success in 2002 with the album ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by population) in England, after London and Birmingham. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production centre, including of carbonated water where it was invented in the 1760s, and trading centre (mainly with wool) for the 17th and 18th centuries. It was a major mill town during the Industrial Revolution. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook the nearby York population. It is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Perry (rock Singer)
Jason Perry (born 29 December 1969) is an English record producer and singer/songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the Suffolk based band alternative rock 'A'. He has an identical twin brother, Adam, and a younger brother, Giles, both of whom are also members of the band. Recently, Perry has produced albums by Greywind, Fatherson, Don Broco, Molotov, McBusted, Matthew P, Ivyrise, the Blackout, Kids in Glass Houses, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Futures, Matt Willis and McFly. Musical career A was formed in the late 1980s, as Grand Designs, and changed its name to A in 1993. The band cited their influences as: Rush, the Beach Boys, Van Halen and the Beastie Boys. At the time, Perry had a job creating music for TV ads. He bought a studio, which he also used to produce some demos for the band. A landed a deal with London Records in 1996, and released records under their own Tycoon Records subsidiary. In 1997, they recorded their debut album ''How Ace Are Buildings'' over three m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFly
McFly are an English pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the '' Back to the Future'' character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar), Dougie Poynter (bass guitar, vocals) and Harry Judd (drums). They were signed to Island Records from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records. McFly rose to fame after fellow band Busted, with whom they later formed McBusted, helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. In 2005, they won the Brit Award for Best British Pop Act. McFly's debut album '' Room on the 3rd Floor'' debuted at number 1 in the UK Album Chart and is certified as double platinum; this led to them becoming known as the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number one—a title taken from the Beatles. A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Let It Go To Waste
''Don't Let It Go to Waste'' is the debut album from Matt Willis, released on 20 November 2006. The track "Who You Gonna Run To" features Imogen Heap on vocals. Track listing Personnel *Alex Clarke - Pro Tools *Brio Taliaferro - Additional Programming *Damon Wilson – Songwriting, Drums * Daniel Carter - Songwriting *Imogen Heap – Backing Vocals on Track 8 *James Hockley - Vocoder on Track 4 * Jason Perry – Songwriting, Producer, Engineer *Jeremy Wheatly - Mixing *John Kwiecinski - Songwriting *Julian Emery - Songwriting, Producer, Engineer *Matt Prime - Songwriting *Matt Willis Mathew James Willis (born 8 May 1983), also previously known as Mattie Jay, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He is known as co-founder, bassist and the co-vocalist of the pop rock band, Busted. Will ... – Songwriting & Vocals *Rick Parfitt Jr - Songwriting *Richard Edgeler - Assistant Mixing *Terry Emery - Percussion on Track 6 Promo & tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Willis
Mathew James Willis (born 8 May 1983), also previously known as Mattie Jay, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He is known as co-founder, bassist and the co-vocalist of the pop rock band, Busted. Willis released his debut solo album ''Don't Let It Go to Waste'' on 20 November 2006, which included three top 20 singles. In December 2006, Willis won the sixth series of the ITV reality series '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', and later went on to co-present the ITV2 spin-off show with his wife Emma in 2007 and 2008. In 2014, Willis played the role of Garth Stubbs in the revived ITV sitcom '' Birds of a Feather'' and Luke Riley in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders''. Early life Willis was born in Tooting in London on 8 May 1983. He has an older brother, Darren, but their parents split up when he was only 3 years old. His mother later remarried and had his half-sister, Amanda. Willis had three different last names legally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Emery
Julian Emery is a British musician, producer and songwriter, best known for his work with McFly,Sowden, Steve (15 May 2007).Anna is 'bang on' with the drums, ''Yeovil Express''. Retrieved on 2009-09-12. Nothing But Thieves and Lissie. Early life Emery was raised and educated in Buckinghamshire, the son of classical musician Terry Emery, and brother of actor Tania Emery Inspired by rock bands like Rush and AC/DC AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal ..., Emery began his career as a rock guitar player, but while still in his teens, gained production experience making albums of the scores to popular musicals. Career In the late 1990s, Emery was one of Britain's most prominent session guitarists, appearing on stage and on record with many pop acts, including Enrique Iglesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi-Fi Serious
''Hi-Fi Serious'' is the third studio album by British alternative rock band A, released in 2002. The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of ''I'm Alan Partridge'' series 1. The tour in support of this album's release was called the 'Inner City Sumo' tour - another reference to ''I'm Alan Partridge'' (Season 1 Episode 1). Charts, sales and legacy The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies. First single, "Nothing", made it to 9 in the UK singles chart before the album's release, propelling the band higher up the ladder - the album peaked at No. 18 in the UK album charts - and although they were still not seen as a mainstream artist, the album still won them "Best British Band" at the ''Kerrang!'' Awards. In 2005, readers of ''Kerrang!'' magazine voted ''Hi-Fi Serious'' the 57th best British rock album ever. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Darkness (band)
The Darkness are a British rock band formed in Lowestoft, England. The band consists of Justin Hawkins (lead vocals, lead guitar), his brother Dan Hawkins (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Frankie Poullain (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Rufus Tiger Taylor (drums, backing vocals). The Darkness came to prominence with the release of their debut album, ''Permission to Land'', in 2003. Backed by the singles "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", "Growing on Me", "Get Your Hands off My Woman", and "Love Is Only a Feeling", the album was certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom, with sales of over 1.3 million. In 2004 the band won three Brit Awards: Best British Group, Best British Rock Act, and Best British Album. After extensive touring in support of their debut album, Poullain left the band in 2005, and was replaced by former guitar technician Richie Edwards. The band's second studio album, '' One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back'', was released in November 2005. The foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Hawkins (musician)
Daniel Francis Hawkins (born 12 December 1976) is an English guitarist, best known as a guitarist and backing singer of the rock band The Darkness. The band, founded and fronted by his older brother Justin Hawkins, achieved notable mainstream success between 2002 and 2006. He also formerly played lead guitar for Stone Gods. Musical style and influences He is influenced by hard rock and glam metal bands, including Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, AC/DC, Queen, Mötley Crüe and Thin Lizzy. Biography After moving to Lowestoft, Hawkins attended Kirkley High School and achieved good grades in his GCSEs before leaving his hometown behind for the bright lights and cosmopolitan lifestyle of Camden, London. From a young age, he aspired to be a musician, beginning on drums, moving on to bass and finally mastering the guitar. Back in his early days in his professional career, he worked as a session guitarist for various artists including Natalie Imbruglia. Previous ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Swindon
Stevie may refer to: People with the name Given name *Stevie (given name), a list of people People with the nickname or alias *Stevie B, American singer, songwriter and record producer Steven Bernard Hill (born 1958) *Stevie J, stage name of American record producer and songwriter Steven Aaron Jordan (born 1973) *Stevie Nicks, stage name of American singer-songwriter, solo-vocalist, and vocalist of Fleetwood Mac *Stevie Rachelle, lead singer of 1980s glam metal band Tuff, born Steven Howard Hanseter *Stevie Ray, ring name of American professional wrestler Lash Huffman (born 1958) *Stevie Ray Vaughan, American blues singer and guitarist *Stevie Richards, ring name of American professional wrestler Michael Stephen Manna (born 1971) *Stevie Smith, English poet and novelist Florence Margaret Smith *Stevie Stone, stage name of American rapper Stephen Williams (born 1981) *Stevie Wonder, stage name of American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist Stevland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassist
A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a Bass (instrument), bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), synthbass, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or trombone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments. Since the 1960s, the electric bass has been the standard bass instrument for funk, R&B, soul music, rock and roll, reggae, jazz fusion, Heavy metal music, heavy metal, Country music, country and pop music. The double bass is the standard bass instrument for European classical music, classical music, Bluegrass music, bluegrass, rockabilly, and most genres of jazz. Low brass instruments such as the tuba or sousaphone are the standard bass instrument in Dixieland and New Orleans-style jazz bands. Despite the associations of different bass instruments with certain genres, there are exceptions. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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