NOA ANGELL
Singer Songwriter
Berklee College of Music

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Act On Impulse is an art rock band from Bristol, formed in early 2017 and comprised of Jon Pont (Bass), Topaz Maitland (Vocals and synth), Katie Carr-Ferguson (Guitar) and Jamie Ward (Drums).
Their signature sound takes a funk twist on a classic, full rock sound by adding intricate rhythms, periods of calm and even some vocal scatting weaved into a classic rock breakdown in between choruses. “It’s full of energy but also often tranquil and reflective. We wanted to write stuff you can groove to, but there’s also so much you can express with your music. That’s why we have some songs that practically wrote themselves - each one comes straight from the heart, and grooves at the same time.” says lead singer Topaz of the band’s style.
The group bring a lot of energy to their performances, playing with fun and unexpected techniques such as tapping the bass guitar with drumsticks. “We’re just trying to have fun with it really.  In band prac we do all sorts of things like trying to play a whole song lying down on the floor.” says Jon Pont, the band’s bassist.
After winning the 2017 University of Bristol battle of the bands and receiving support through MAS Records later that year, the band have plans to record and release a series of singles by the end of 2018.

Armed with a passion for songwriting and a knack for telling the stories of others, Singapore-born-and-based Soph Retief won the 2016 edition of MTV Asia's Project Aloft Star, beating out close to 500 entries all around South East Asia. Her last single, "Hate How You Love Me", made it onto 11 curated playlists on Spotify and Apple Music with features on TimeOut Singapore, SGWonderwall, The Straits Times as well as Power 98 Raw radio.

The musician of British and South African descent discovered a love for music at the young age of 5 and wrote her first song when she was 11. At 17, she received her first radio support for two of her songs on BBC Music Introducing Devon. Inspired by the anecdotes of those closest to her and her personal experiences living in some of the biggest cities in the world, Soph writes universally relatable lyrics with resonating themes of love, independence, growth and the challenges of wanderlust. Taking the lead from the likes of Maisie Peters, Meghan Trainor and Olivia Rodrigo in crafting her pop sensibilities, Soph's irresistible melodies and captivating vocals remains in any listener’s head and moves their feet.

Writing lame songs that teenage girls love to listen to.

All original tracks are available for download on Bandcamp.

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