Graffiti6 is a collaboration founded in

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in 2009. Made up of

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(songwriter and lead vocals) and Tommy "D" Danvers (producer and songwriter). Graffiti6 are known for their "blend of characterful voice and crisp, intricate groove created from an infectious alliance of electric piano and offbeat guitar".

Career

Beginnings

Singer/songwriter

and producer/songwriter

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started collaborating in 2008. Both London-based multi-instrumentalists, they began making music together in 2009 under the name Graffiti6. Initially, Scott was considering working with a producer to repackage a solo album, when an A&R executive at Polydor suggested he meet Danvers. Scott introduced Danvers to "an idea...for a folk thing", which would later become the track "Stare Into the Sun", their first collaboration. The track, first done on acoustic guitar, was developed further by Danvers. It was submitted to '' The Sun'' newspaper and was chosen as the soundtrack for a TV ad campaign for the newspaper.

Career

Rather than repackage Scott's solo album and have Danvers produce it, the two decided to start writing original material together. The exposure that the duo received through ''The Sun'' campaign encouraged them to write and record more material – including "Annie You Save Me", "Free", and "Stone In My Heart" – in addition to some covers. They decided to put out their own music on their own label. "Stone In My Heart", an EP containing 4 tracks, was released in March 2010 and "Annie You Save Me" was released as a single in July 2010. The duo released their debut album ''Colours'' on their own NWFree Music label in the United Kingdom in October 2010. After signing to

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in April 2011, a version was released in the United States on 24 January 2012. Graffiti6 was named ''New Band of the Day'' at ''

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'' newspaper (UK) and an ''Artist to Watch'' at LP33. Their songs have already been used on such shows as ''

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's The Freshman title. Graffiti6's track "Free" was chosen as

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''Single of the Week''. In March 2012, VH1 picked them for their ''You Oughta Know Artist on the Rise'' and

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picked them as ''Lift Artist'' for April and May 2012. They have also performed internationally at the Summer Well festival in Buftea, Romania. The band was scheduled to perform at the

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on August 3, 2012, but dropped out. They have performed on

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, Conan,

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and the

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. A song titled "Wash My Sins" was released on 14 May 2013. "Beside You" was released on 28 October 2013.

Band members

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

- guitar, vocals * Pete Cherry - bass, vocals * Leonn Meade -

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* Joe Glossop - keyboards The British artist and illustrator, Jimi Crayon, designs all of Graffiti6's artwork and is responsible for their bold logo and Technicolor visuals.

Discography

Albums

EPs

*2010: ''Stone in My Heart'' (NWFree Music) (All songs by Jamie Scott & Tommy D) #"Stone In My Heart" (3:13) #"Foxes" (6:29) #"Starlight" (3:31) #"Stone in My Heart (Acoustic)" (2:51)

Singles

;Other releases *2010: "Annie You Save Me" *2012: "Stare Into the Sun" *2014: "You Got the Sunshine"

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control English musical duos Musical groups established in 2009 Musical groups from London