A Gary Numan fan since 1979.  Creating cover versions of some of my favourite tracks.




Hesso Media - UK National Radio pluggers / promoters

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

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Turn on the Radio and you will never be far away from hearing Ben Montague. He is undoubtedly one of the most talented singer song writer’s in the UK at present and since he burst onto the scene in late 2010 with his debut single “Can’t Hold Me Down” he has rarely left the airwaves and he will be seen supporting the ex Westlife global superstar Shane Filan on his much awaited ‘You and Me Tour’ which kicks off in Liverpool on 20th February 2014.
Playlisted for 5 weeks “Can‘t Hold Me Down” was an incredible achievement for a first release; and his follow-up second single “Haunted” went even further, beating off the label backed competition to make the coveted BBC Radio 2 Record of The Week slot; and all of this without commercial backing.
His first full length album “Overcome” received high praise from radio stations up and down the Country and “Broken” his third single from the album, which similarly topped the Radio 2 - A List for 6 weeks, went further than these shores by going on to be the winners single in the Singapore version of the global “Idol” phenomenon.
On the back of this commercial success Ben embarked on a series of Headline and Support tours including The Lighthouse Family, Stereophonics, The Wanted and Lawson.
“Tales Of Flying And Falling” Ben's second studio album was released in early 2013 and its achievements started where Overcome had left off and made the much sough-after BBC Radio 2 “Album of The Week”, which Ben followed up with as a guest on the hugely popular Tracks of My Years with Ken Bruce.
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Following the release of “Tales Of Flying And Falling” Ben hit the road for a headline tour, festival appearances including Isle of Wight and Cornbury and added further to his resume by supporting the super talented Amy Mcdonald on her sell out UK tour.
A self-proclaimed workaholic who has a deep love of music, Ben has been busy penning his next release, and since teaming up with the incredible Pledge Music and his ever growing fan base (reaching his pledge target with in a staggering 30
days), Ben is now ready to release his 3rd selection of new material in a brand new EP called - The Truth EP.
Teaming up with hit song producer Dan Gautreau (Alicia Keys, Ben Howard, Loveable Rouges) Ben and Dan have created an incredible selection of new material and his next single release ‘The Truth’ – will be out March 2014.
Most recently Ben was announced as the principal support for the much awaited Shane Filan ‘You and Me Tour’ which kicks off in Liverpool on 20th Feb 2014.

"Eine Band mit künstlerisch enormen Potenzial [...]"

"Nicht ganz so häufig sind Newcomerbands [...] so abwechslungsreich und kreativ bei der Sache wie Stereo Output [...]"

- Andreas Haug, rockszene.de

Denn mal sind es ungestüme, breite Gitarrenwände und eine treibende Rhythmusfraktion, die dem Zuhörer entgegenschallen. Mal stehen Banjo und Akkordeon alleine. Mal will man laut Mitsingen, mal in schwebenden Atmosphären versinken. Mal verwirrt der Rhythmuswechsel, mal geht der Refrain so nach vorne, dass nicht nur der Fuß keine andere Wahl mehr hat, als mitzuwippen.

Es dürfte schwer fallen, eine klare Genregrenze zu ziehen, und dennoch trifft es Alternative Prog wohl am besten. Unabhängig davon gelingt es den fünf jungen Musikern, Songs für den Moment zu schreiben, jeder Song ein Unikat, jeder Song ein Unikat, jeder Song besonders. Nichts da, das austauschbar wäre. Abwechslung, ohne dabei den roten Faden vermissen zu lassen. Neu, komplex, überraschend. Spannend. Eben irgendwie anders.

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