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The Producers (2006 band)
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The Producers are a supergroup
formed in 2006 by music producers and musicians Trevor Horn
(bass
and vocals
), Lol Creme
(guitar
and vocals), Steve Lipson (guitar), Chris Braide
(vocals and keyboards) and Ash Soan
(drums
). An album release under the new name of Us is expected in 2011.
The band started out playing covers; their first gig was in Camden Town
in November 2006, playing songs from the members' history (including "Video Killed The Radio Star
" by The Buggles
, Horn's first band), Chris Braide
's song "Invisible" and 10cc
's "I'm Not In Love", plus songs the band members liked. The band then decided to record an album for ZTT Records
, with recording sessions beginning in December 2006. Gary Langan
, formerly of Art Of Noise, has been helping to mix and engineer the band.
A second Camden gig in February 2007 followed a similar format to their first show, but also debuted two new songs, "Freeway" (the band's first single) and "Barking Up the Right Tree". At both live performances, the band was joined by percussionist Luis Jardim
and a variety of guests joined for particular numbers (David Jordan, Bruce Woolley
, Will Young
and Anne Dudley
in November and Jordan, Lucinda Barry and Jamie Cullum
in February). A third Camden gig introduced two further new songs, "Your Life" and "Man on the Moon". A fourth gig at Camden's Jazz Cafe
introduced further new songs from the band's expected album including "You & I" "Waiting for the Right Time" and "Music from Bel Air" and featured a guest appearance from Tina Charles on the finale of "Slave to the Rhythm
".
Their debut album was announced as going to be Studio 1 on Stiff Records
, but was then to be called Watching You Out There and to be released on another label. It has yet to appear. The band continued to play live in London.
Braide left the band in early 2009 due to work commitments. The band announced they would be changing their name to Us (styled "US") with an album due called The Path of Sydney Arthur, a concept piece based around the fictional life story of a man born on the same day as the first Moon landing. Braide then rejoined for a number of shows under The Producers name from October 2009 to January 2010.
Horn, Creme, Lipson and Soan continued with recording sessions in the UK during 2010 and Braide recorded vocals on a new song "Garden Of Flowers" in Los Angeles the same year. The album is now expected in 2011. All five have worked together on various other projects, including Creme, Soan and Braide supporting Horn in the September 2010 reunion show by The Buggles
.
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
formed in 2006 by music producers and musicians Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
(bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Lol Creme
Lol Crème
Lol Creme is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He sings, plays guitar and keyboards.-Biography:...
(guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and vocals), Steve Lipson (guitar), Chris Braide
Chris Braide
Christopher Braide is an English singer, songwriter, record producer published by Sony/ATV worldwide based in Los Angeles.Producer, Songwriter and Ivor Novello ASCAP and Billboard award winner Christopher Braide has achieved considerable success as a songwriter in the UK and the US. His songs have...
(vocals and keyboards) and Ash Soan
Ash Soan
Ashley "Ash" Soan is a British drummer. His influences include Steve Ferrone, Jim Keltner, James Gadson, Phil Rudd, Art Blakey and Jeff Porcaro.-Career:...
(drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
). An album release under the new name of Us is expected in 2011.
History
Camden Town
-Economy:In recent years, entertainment-related businesses and a Holiday Inn have moved into the area. A number of retail and food chain outlets have replaced independent shops driven out by high rents and redevelopment. Restaurants have thrived, with the variety of culinary traditions found in...
in November 2006, playing songs from the members' history (including "Video Killed The Radio Star
Video Killed the Radio Star
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by...
" by The Buggles
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...
, Horn's first band), Chris Braide
Chris Braide
Christopher Braide is an English singer, songwriter, record producer published by Sony/ATV worldwide based in Los Angeles.Producer, Songwriter and Ivor Novello ASCAP and Billboard award winner Christopher Braide has achieved considerable success as a songwriter in the UK and the US. His songs have...
's song "Invisible" and 10cc
10cc
10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
's "I'm Not In Love", plus songs the band members liked. The band then decided to record an album for ZTT Records
ZTT Records
ZTT Records is a record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. The label's name was also printed as "Zang Tumb Tuum" and "Zang Tuum Tumb" on various releases....
, with recording sessions beginning in December 2006. Gary Langan
Gary Langan
Gary Langan is an audio engineer and record producer.-Biography:In 1983, Langan co-founded the ZTT Records label with Trevor Horn, Paul Morley and Jill Sinclair...
, formerly of Art Of Noise, has been helping to mix and engineer the band.
A second Camden gig in February 2007 followed a similar format to their first show, but also debuted two new songs, "Freeway" (the band's first single) and "Barking Up the Right Tree". At both live performances, the band was joined by percussionist Luis Jardim
Luís Jardim
Luís Alberto Figueira Gonçalves Jardim is a Portuguese percussionist, born in the Madeira Island, best known for his work with producer Trevor Horn.-Family:Jardim is a cousin of Alberto João Jardim...
and a variety of guests joined for particular numbers (David Jordan, Bruce Woolley
Bruce Woolley
Bruce Woolley is an English writer, performer, record producer and composer.- Early years :Bruce Woolley was born in Loughborough, England on 11 November 1953 and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School where he learned electric guitar, began to write songs and where he met his future wife,...
, Will Young
Will Young
William Robert "Will" Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominenceafter winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise...
and Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley is an English composer and pop musician, and was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres. She is perhaps best known, however, as one of the core members of the synthpop band Art of Noise and also as a film...
in November and Jordan, Lucinda Barry and Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum is an English pop and jazz-pop singer-songwriter. Though he is primarily a vocalist/pianist he also accompanies himself on other instruments including guitar and drums. Since April 2010, he has been presenting a weekly jazz show on BBC Radio 2, broadcast on Tuesdays from 19:00.- Early...
in February). A third Camden gig introduced two further new songs, "Your Life" and "Man on the Moon". A fourth gig at Camden's Jazz Cafe
Jazz Café
The Jazz Café is a music venue in Parkway in Camden Town, London, England. It opened in 1990, in the former premises of Barclays Bank, and has been run by Mean Fiddler Music Group since 1992, now a subsidiary of the MAMA Group.-History:...
introduced further new songs from the band's expected album including "You & I" "Waiting for the Right Time" and "Music from Bel Air" and featured a guest appearance from Tina Charles on the finale of "Slave to the Rhythm
Slave to the Rhythm
Slave to the Rhythm is the seventh album by Grace Jones. It was produced by Trevor Horn and released in 1985. The album was written by Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson and Trevor Horn...
".
Their debut album was announced as going to be Studio 1 on Stiff Records
Stiff Records
Stiff Records is a record label created in London in 1976, by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman , and active until 1985. It was reactivated in 2007....
, but was then to be called Watching You Out There and to be released on another label. It has yet to appear. The band continued to play live in London.
Braide left the band in early 2009 due to work commitments. The band announced they would be changing their name to Us (styled "US") with an album due called The Path of Sydney Arthur, a concept piece based around the fictional life story of a man born on the same day as the first Moon landing. Braide then rejoined for a number of shows under The Producers name from October 2009 to January 2010.
Horn, Creme, Lipson and Soan continued with recording sessions in the UK during 2010 and Braide recorded vocals on a new song "Garden Of Flowers" in Los Angeles the same year. The album is now expected in 2011. All five have worked together on various other projects, including Creme, Soan and Braide supporting Horn in the September 2010 reunion show by The Buggles
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...
.