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The sun is rising for Early Hours... South Africa’s youngest rising stars.

The band emerged out of the collective dream of three youngsters: Jake Bennett, Adam Rothschild and Benson Joubert. A dream to put their hearts into pop music, and share it with all the world.

The band's vibrant and spirited sound has been described as a unique blend of britpop and afrorock. They do not care what time of night or day, when inspiration strikes, they will see it through until the Early Hours.

The band rapidly rose to national prominence after winning Converse’s Get Out Of The Garage competition in 2014. International acclaim soon followed as they became the first South African artist to reach one million streams on a single track on SoundCloud. The band’s 2017 single “Smells Like Summer” reached #1 on the Indie Rock Chart on the popular music streaming platform. In addition to the above, their debut EP [released independently] has garnered over 5 million streams online.

The “First Light” EP was written entirely by Bennett (lyrics) and Rothschild (music) and recorded at the tender ages of 19 with award- winning producer, Brendyn Rossouw. The tracks were then mixed in Australia by Jean-Paul Fung [Last Dinosaurs] and mastered by Grammy award winner, Joe LaPorta.
One can see that this cross-continental sensation have their sights set on reaching fans across the globe...

Jamie MacDowell is an Australian singer/songwriter, who has sold out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, London Southbank, Glastonbury Music Festival, Zermatt Unplugged (Switzerland), Prague Fringe Festival, South African National Arts Festival, Hong Kong Udderbelly Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, and in theatres and basement bars throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Armed with an acoustic guitar, a loop pedal, and a microphone, Jamie performs funky, beat driven original songs. His passion for storytelling and language means that his audiences feel included in his performances and his musicality and ability to improvise mean that no two shows are the same.

Walk Off The Earth is an unconventional, multi-talented five-piece musical phenomena that is currently taking the world by storm. Based in Burlington, Ontario (just outside of Toronto), their brilliant 5-people-playing-one-guitar interpretation of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" recently exploded on Youtube garnering well over 35 million views in under 2 weeks. The massive fan response quickly drew attention to their collection of innovative songs and videos spanning their last 5 years and generated an unprecedented flood of media interest. New fans from around the world immediately fell in love with the band's organic, independent, sincere and honest original songwriting, cover interpretations and beautifully filmed videos. For the past 5 years, the band has built a massive following of dedicated fans from around the world through their unique and heartwarming approach to songwriting, filming and constant, open interaction with everyone their music touches.

The chemistry between the members of Walk Off The Earth is undeniable. Marshall, Sarah and Gianni's individual vocal stylings mesh seamlessly with Taylor's haunting harmonies and keys all the while soaring over epic melodic arrangements held together by Joel Cassady's driving and prolific percussion work. Their independent spirit, unstoppable work ethic and awe-inspiring creativity has catapulted Walk Off The Earth into new and uncharted waters with only bigger and better things on the horizon.

Jeremy Loops is an award-winning musician from Cape Town. From cult live act status in his hometown, to a chart topping album domestically and a flourishing global touring career, his rise has been characterised by breaking through glass ceilings. With his new album, slated for a 2017 release, here’s a maturing, sophisticated musician preparing to see his vision of taking his music global.

Recorded and Performing Artist, Music Teacher & Live Sound Journey Artist

Never/Know out 9th out now at https://TheKooks.lnk.to/NeverKnowAlbumMP
US tour starts May 27th.

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