Tom Walker's latest single 'Just You And I' (Acoustic) was released on 9th December 2016 and straight away picked up numberous Spotify playlists from New Music Friday's in various countries as well as Pop Rising (US), Mellow Pop (UK), Easy (UK), Love Pop (US) and appeared in the Global Viral Chart as well as in the top 10 viral charts across 7 countries including the U.SA.
Tom is also off on his debut UK headline tour playing London, Manchester, Glasgow, Bristol and Birmingham.
Tom Walker has just released his latest single 'Play Dead' through Sony's Relentless Records. On its first day it picked up coverage from EARMILK and CLASH magazine and was playlisted on Spotify's New Music Friday in UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden. It was played by Zane Lowe as one of his Beats1 Breaking Artists tracks and both BBC Introducing Manchester and BBC Introducing Stoke gave it a spin as record of the week. This release follows Tom's previous single 'Fly Away With Me' which has over 1.2 million streams on Spotify alone so far. You can download or stream 'Play Dead' on Apple or Spotify and all other digital providers.
Our newest addition to our roster, HIGHT, is supporting Felix Jaehn on his Bonfires tour across Germany in Sept/ Oct. His debut single 'Sun Come Up' is released on 16th Sept. Exciting things to come from this one!
Covert Talent was asked to consult on the TV show, The Voice, as part of the pre-show judging panel to select auditionees to progress through onto the ITV show.
Chiara Hunter has co-written the latest single 'Cry' by chart topping drum & bass act Sigma featuring the British icons Take That. The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1 on Nick Grimshaw's breakfast show and is already No. 4 in the Vodafone Big Top 40 chart only 2 days after release.
Tom Walker's debut single 'Sun Goes Down feat Kojey Radical' had its first BBC Radio 1 play from Annie Mac as part of her #NewNames March 2016 and its first BBC 1Xtra play by MistaJam as his 'Inbox Fresh'. With additional support from Pigeons & Planes, Clash, SBTV, BBC Introducing Manchester and a number of gigs and festivals lined up, this is just the start for Tom.
Future Funk artist Chiara Hunter will be supporting UK No. 1 artist, Jess Glynn, on select dates of her UK tour including Usher Hall in Edinburgh, O2 Manchester Apollo and the O2 Brixton Academy in London.
Tom Walker's debut track 'Sun Goes Down' was premiered on Pigeons & Planes followed by Clash Magazine and was picked up by numerous other great blogs as well as getting its first radio play by BBC Introducing Manchester.
Rupert Christie has produced and mixed the latest record by Jessie J which is a cover of the 50;s classic '(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag' which is the soundtrack to this years Boots Christmas advert. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, with a full big band and the video was directed by Joseph Kahn, who's previous credits include Taylor Swift, Britney & Destinys Child.
The Dealer was commission by Felix Jaehn to remix his international hit single 'Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) feat. Jasmine Thompson. The single has been a hit all over the world including sticking at No. 1 for 12 weeks in Germany. The Dealer's remix features on the official remix EP and he also co-wrote 'I Do' the B-side to the single with Felix.
Future funk artist Chiara Hunter unleashed her first track 'Strange Relationships' on music blog Indie shuffle this week. The funky power pop anthem was co-written/produced by Covert Talent's very own The Dealer.
Amy received her first radio play of her self-reflective song 'Amy' by BBC Introducing In The West. Watch this space.. this is the start!
Amy is also appearing at a number of music festivals over the summer including Live At Leeds and Barn On The Farm with more to be announced soon.
The Dealer has reached No. 2 in the Hype Machine chart for the most popular tracks on blogs with his latest single 'For A Night' feat Shells.
The Dealer's latest single 'For A Night feat Shells' has kicked off to a great start with a radio exclusive premier by MistaJam on BBC 1Xtra, an online premier on IndieShuffle, being listed in the top 40 of Hype Machine as well as getting Record Of The Day things are looking bright for The Dealer.
The Dealer - For A Night feat. Shells is released via Love & Other on 2rd March 2015.
We are very excited that Amy Yon, the latest addition to the Covert Roster has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Publishing.
Amy has a voice filled with enchantment and wisdom. Brought up witness to the nightlife of her mum's pubs and bars, Amy's songs are riddled with anecdotes and wry based on the colourful characters she has met on her way. Her sound is reminiscent of a young Stevie Nicks with the glottal growl of Janis Joplin or Etta James.
Rupert Christie has just produced & mixed the single 'Bullet Proof' by Honours to be released on Killing Moon Records. The track is getting great reviews on blogs and Hypem. Watch out for this hotly tipped band.
The Dealer's music video for his debut single 'Right Beside You' feat. Damon C Scott has been added to the MTV Dance playlist as well as Chart Show Dance and is also receiving plays from Kiss TV, Clubland TV and Channel AKA.
The Dealer's debut single Right Beside You feat Damon C Scott has been moved up to BBC Radio 1Xtra B-list.
Amid the multitude of House tracks currently climbing up the charts, there are a select few that really manage to stand out from the pack. The ebulliently uplifting ‘Right Beside You’, featuring the distinctive vocal of Damon C. Scott (aka the voice of Storm Queen’s ‘Look Right Through’), is one such record. Recalling the heady days of the late ‘90s, the Soulful House single is a joyous ode to love. Full of skippy rhythms, a Garage inspired bassline and Scott’s heartstring-tugging vocal, ‘Right Beside You’ is set to be a massive smash this Summer.
Rupert Christie has produced and mixed the forthcoming album 'Revival' by Bellowhead.
Dubbed ‘Britain’s most successful traditional folk act’, Bellowhead have signed to Island Records as they celebrate a decade together.
The 11-piece act recently played two of their biggest sold out shows to date - in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 19th April and London’s Royal Albert Hall on 20th April.
Their new Island-issued album, Revival, is slated for release on June 23. The album will be released on Island’s Pink label, renowned in the 1970’s for acts such as Fairport Convention, John Martyn and Nick Drake.
Bellowhead have won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Best Live Act gong five times, as well as Best Group twice.
Full article in Music Week here:
http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/bellowhead-sign-to-island/058251
The debut single by Professor Bobo & Bosko Slim called 'Disco Bob' is the new soundtrack for Homebase and appears on their TV advert for 2014. It replaces 'Young Folks' by Peter Bjorn & John which was associated with Homebase for the last 4 years.
'Disco Bob' is released via iTunes and all major digital retailers on 16th March and the track is being premiered on the Big 40 Chart show across UK radio stations on the same day. Watch out for the club mix coming soon . . .
