http://www.southchurchmusic.com

Southchurch are a fresh young band from Southend with an indie garage sound that combines haunting voices, organic instruments and garage grooves. Working alongside renowned producer Livingstone Brown they have developed as accomplished musicians and UK beat makers.

Southchurch have released 7 singles; We Touchin’ Now, Can We Just Try, Stand and Fall, The Drop, M.F.D.S.G. and their current single Fading which Maxi Priest.

‘The Drop’ saw Southchurch collaborate for the first time with singer Sonna Rele and rapper Jords to produce a melodic and infectious slice of summer pop grooves. The collaboration has produced a video that has been widely shared on Youtube and Facebook.

M.F.D.S.G took a step into a slightly dark pop direction and was picked up by Mastercard and used as part of their advertisement for “The Brits Are Coming 2018”.

Southchurch featured on a summer single by DJ Sponge called ‘Weekend Love’. The song was co-written by the band and the campaign sa Southchurch, DJ Sponge, and Flukes of Crazy Cousinz join forces to create an uplifting house anthem. Te track received radio attention from Charlie Hedges and the Dixon Brothers of Kiss FM.

Fading, their second collaboration, features the worldwide respected Maxi Priest. The record brings together two different music backgrounds to create a clever uplifting summer hit. A remix package has been released alongside it with remixes from Flukes of Crazy Cousinz, Chakra Beats and Drifta. Fading has had attention from various radio local and mainstream stations including Capital XTRA, BBC Introducing Essex, Funky SX. Southchurch were invited to play at a Sofar Sounds session at SLAM in London’s King’s Cross which was attended by a large percentage of the Sofar leaders from around the world including the founders.

Southchurch have already hosted their own sell out headline show and played various clubs, venues and festivals such as TALK (formally Totts 2000), BBC Introducing (Harlow), The Bedford (Balham), FRUKT’s event The Fix (London), Chinnery’s (Southend), Hop Farm Festival (Kent), Osea Island Festival (Maldon), The Palace Theatre (Westcliff), and In The Park Festival (Southend) to name a few. On top of that they headlined one of London’s most famous clubs Cargo in Shoreditch ahead of their “Fading” release.

Southchurch were named BBC Introducing Essex Sound of 2017 and are being championed by the local radio station producer and presenter Ollie Winiberg.

At the age of 22, Sam Beeton is already a veteran of the music industry, signing a massive deal with Sony Music when he was just 15, with highly acclaimed releases under his belt, and 7 years of touring and prolific writing. His first single 'What You Look For' was Record of the Week for both Radio One's Jo Whiley and Scott Mills and he toured nationwide with James Morrison and Scouting For Girls. Despite his successes, and with more major labels snapping at his heals, Sam has made the bold move to go direct-to-fan, that is, become an independent artist and take control of his commercial and creative future.

Sam has created his own, innovative approach -  A record club, so that subscribers can receive his latest recording on CD, every month. He is releasing his new album a track a month from his website, and sees a more acoustic Dylanesque sound. 

Sam said "The reaction has been incredibly positive. Since I had the idea to release music this way I've been very excited about it and I'm sure other artists will soon begin to follow suit. When I finish a new song, I can send it out that month rather than having to agonise for a year over track listing, release dates and hairstyles as with traditional album schedules. And because people have bought into the record club for a year, I don't have to market each release over and over. Even putting a new track on Myspace took a lot of telling people it was there to get it heard. The monthly record club is also a godsend creatively, as I know there will be an outlet for my work, and I can strive to make it the very best each month. And of course, I'll be putting in special bonus tracks and treats for people to hear. And as I have my fans addresses, I know where to be touring the most!" 

Sam was recently spotted by Christopher Bailey, the creative director of Burberry, and has recorded a new song ‘My Doll’ for their acclaimed Burberry Acoustic video sessions, which has seen 130,000 views in under a week.

There's more here:
http://www.sambeeton.com
http://www.soundcloud.com/sambeeton

“Hat Fitz and Cara have the songs, the musical ability, the drive and the self belief to offer something refreshingly vibrant and new” Get Ready To Rock – Pete Feenstra

Hat Fitz is a “veteran” wild man of the blues scene in Australia.  He has a record 18 straight appearances at Byron’s East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, a record that is not likely to ever be broken, and one which bears testimony to his amazing live performances and popularity with festival goers.

Cara draws on her soul background (she’s toured Europe and the United States with singers such as Jamiroquai and the hugely popular Corinne Bailey-Rae), and although blessed with a sensational voice she was not content to be labelled as ‘just a singer’. She has taken to drumming duties as well as washboards, flute and tin whistle, sometimes all at once.

Watch ‘Wiley Ways’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25wp4bDELD0


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