Having been performing for ten years already, 2017 has been one of the most jam packed for the 25 year old Basingstoke rapper, Signal. Appearances on BBC Introducing, nightclubs in the south, Basingstoke Live Main Stage and the front page of the Basingstoke Gazette are just the tip of things.

Signal studied at The Academy of Contemporary Music (gaining a Music Production degree) and quickly established himself as one of the most dedicated and hard working musicians in the south.

After the release of E.P. Make It Happen- Signal’s 5th release- the young star has grown more assured and astonishing with each new offering. Inspired by contemporaries Wretch 32 and Bugzy Malone- in addition to ‘90s acts like Eminem and Biggie Smalls- Signal offers something both fresh and familiar: music that will not only appeal to hard-core fans of Hip-Hop, Rap, and Grime- songs that transcend borders and tastes. Throw in support slots with the likes of Chipmunk, Sneakbo; Wretch 32 and Paigey Cakey- quite an impressive and accomplished C.V.

At the heart of things is Dan Amps (the man behind Signal) and his warm, down-to-Earth personality. Somebody committed to music-making and spreading his message: that drive, determination, and passion are starting to reap rewards.

Signal’s 6th studio project release ‘Progression EP’ was released last month and received rave reviews in the press, featuring the smash hits ‘Down’ and ‘What Goes Around’. It cannot be long before his talent is recognised and he becomes one of the mainstream artists of the future.

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The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations is a four-CD set of recordings of numbers stations, mysterious shortwave radio stations of uncertain origin believed to be operated by government agencies to communicate with spies "in the field". The collection was released by England's Irdial-Discs record label in 1997, based on the work of numbers station enthusiast Akin Fernandez.

In keeping with its 'Free Music Philosophy', the Irdial-Discs label has made the entire collection available for download in MP3 form (along with a PDF version of the included booklet) on its website completely free of charge and encourages fans to freely distribute it on file sharing networks.

More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conet_Project

Born in upstate New York into a musical family, Carmela had an early love of The Great American Songbooks and Jazz.
She has played in clubs in New York and Los Angles and place in between as well as performing overseas. She has also appeared in several feature films and theater pieces.
She has recorded nine studio albums, the last seven containing mostly or all original compositions, with some co-writes with some of New Orlean’s best musicians.
For the last nine years she has lived full time in New Orleans and performed in many clubs as well as Jazz Fest with Paul Sanchez and The Rolling Road Show and her own spot in French Quarter Fest.
She also has appeared regularly at The New Orleans Jazz Museum.
Her last two albums were a departure from jazz and feature unusual instrumentation and arrangements.
She can be found on most social media platforms as well as Bandcamp and other streaming services.
More information is available on her website carmelarappazzo.com

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Pete Horsfall performs regularly at the UK's most prestigious concert halls and jazz clubs, including Ronnie Scott's, the 606 Club, the Royal Festival Hall & has made international appearances including a week at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Pete has performed live on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3 and is a proud member of the cult London swing group Kansas Smitty's House Band.

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