Paul Dixon (born 8 August 1989 in London, England)
is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was known in the years 2010–2012 as David's Lyre, but is now using the musical project name Fyfe.
He picked the name David's Lyre during his university studies in
Manchester
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, in reference to the musical skills of the biblical
King David
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with the
lyre
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.
He was featured by ''
The Guardian
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'' as 'New band of the day' in 2010,
by which time he had received attention
[ for cover versions (of ]Ellie Goulding
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among others), remixes of other artists – notably, Marina and the Diamonds
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and Everything Everything
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– and had himself been remixed by producers The Last Skeptik
Corin Liall Douieb (born 8 May 1985), known by the stage name The Last Skeptik, is a British rapper and music producer from Finsbury Park, London.
Career
Douieb has worked with artists such as Giggs, Kojey Radical, Mikill Pane, Lunar C, Sway ...
and JaKwob
James Edward Jacob (born 28 March 1989), better known by his stage name Jakwob, is a British music producer, songwriter and DJ.
Early life
As a multi-instrumentalist, Jacob has been involved in many bands since his early teenage years – star ...
.
His debut EP release in 2011, ''In Arms'', was described as "promising" by BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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for its blend of folk and electronic instruments.
A music video was released for "In Arms", using a short film animation which fitted the song.