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Tasha Pyne – ‘Careless’ Video
At just 18 years old, Tasha Pyne is on the verge of releasing her debut EP – Careless, which is set to be released in December 2012.
Tasha has an ethereal rawness to her voice that resembles artists such as Pixie Lott, whom Tasha counts as part of her biggest musical inspirations.
Having grown up in Norfolk, Tasha’s rural up bringing has played a big inspiration in her song writing, which lyrically are becoming rather imaginative and descriptive stemmed towards her personal fantasy world. It’s escapism from Tasha’s wonderland in a world that is to be portrayed on the outside as a perfect life deep in the English countryside.
Downtown Artists and Tasha teamed up with Apple® to create both the music video and the behind the scenes footage for Careless, giving fans all over the world the chance to get to know the artist and experience her work in a more personal manner.
The final video has also been chosen by Apple® to appear as part of a tutorial featured in their editing software, further publicising the talents that Tasha has to offer.
Recently Tasha has embarked upon a campaign to widen her audience throughout Central London, making several VIP appearances at various venues including prestigious London night clubs including DSTRKT and Café de Paris.
Tasha Pyne
Natalie Cook – New Video for ‘Betty Said’
Natalie Cook sweeps listeners along with her tuneful folk-jazz fusions. Weaving spirited stories of passion, her lyrics explore the fragility of the individual and the power of hope.
Following the release of her debut single ‘Betty Said’, Natalie is set for a great year in 2013.
View From Here on Burst Radio
Leilah Kaukolahti aged 22 and 24-year-old James Dennison, make up the acoustic band View From Here. Based in Hastings, East Sussex, the duo recently competed against 50 other bands in the regional finals of Open Mic UK performing unique and well constructed original songs mixed with covers of artists such as P!nk and Adele, the pair definitely have potential to become an immense success.
Listen to them here performing live for Burst Radio:
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Natalie Cook for Sweaty Betty SS13 Campaign
Downtown Artists have secured the sync for the advertising campaign for Sweaty Betty’s SS13 collection launch video. The song used is by Natalie Cook entitled ‘Betty Said’.
Dual culture half English half Brazilian, Natalie Cook makes music for your hearing pleasure. Influenced by her heritage she creates folk jazz fusions with an unusual yet unique tone to her voice which makes a few heads turn in the busiest of venues.
Downtown Artists @ The WHEELBARROW
We are excited to announce a new gig on the 12th of January, in a great venue – The Wheelbarrow, with an amazing line-up: Natalie Cook ; Rayon Nelson ; Martin Oliver.
So on the 12th of January the only place to be is The Wheelbarrow in Camden.
Natalie Cook:
Natalie Cook is a quirky young singer/song writer with an individual sound. Through the use of her haunting vocals and unique style, she is able to capture an audience anywhere.
Rayon Nelson:
The refreshingly cool – Rayon Nelson is a Jazzy, Soul- Acoustic Inspirational singer/ songwriter aspiring to make a huge impact in the music industry. With influences from Jamaica, London and Ipswich, his music portrays inspiring themes which is brought to you in a fusion of styles.
Martin Oliver:
Martin Oliver is a singer/song-writer from Surrey. Having culminated collaborations, solo singles and EPs he now has the platform that he needed to find and develop his own unique style of acoustic alternative music. Through reforming his old school band, Martin brought together skilled musicians as well as good friends and is now in the midst of creating and developing his new found style.
Halloween Showcase at Bar Music Hall
October the 31st 2012 saw five of our artists come together to put on a show like no other!
First up we had Martin Oliver, a singer/song-writer from Surrey. Having culminated collaborations, solo singles and EPs he now has the platform that he needed to find and develop his own unique style of acoustic alternative music. Through reforming his old school band, Martin brought together skilled musicians as well as good friends and is now in the midst of creating and developing his newfound style.
Leilah Kaukolahti aged 22 and 24-year-old James Dennison, make up the acoustic band View From Here. Based in Hastings, East Sussex, the duo recently competed against 50 other bands in the regional finals of Open Mic UK performing unique and well constructed original songs mixed with covers of artists such as P!nk and Adele, the pair definitely have potential to become an immense success.
Nathalie Cook is a quirky young singer/song writer with an individual sound. Through the use of her haunting vocals and unique style, she is able to capture an audience anywhere.
Next we had a special Halloween surprise. Angie Pistou otherwise known as Nightmare Arcade will be performing a selection of her own unique songs for you. Angie takes inspiration from Japanese pop culture, and the niche that goes with it.
Last but not least Sinead Laws – Sinead has a distinctive, powerful voice with unique tone, style and quality. Her vocal control and versatility makes your ears prick up and holds your interest and makes you want to hear more, you cannot get bored of her voice. As of her song writing ability, her songs never fail to be interesting, meaningful, and communicative. The originality of her songs and her voice is down to her influences in so many different genres and artists but also what Sinead likes to call “heart and soul” music – music which comes from her heart and her soul.
Burst Radio Brighton
Over the coming weeks, a handful of our artists will be featured on Burst Radio’s ‘Exposure’ show that runs every Tuesday evening and so far they’ve played music from both Nick Woods and Albert Parnell – so tune in!
Wired 2012
From artists bathing in milk to food innovation of the future, WIRED 2012 was two whole days of world-class innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs defining the future. The room was jam-packed, the atmosphere was electric and the ideas are omnipresent.
Some of our artists were lucky enough to get the chance to perform at this highly exclusive event.
Thursday evening saw the likes of Tasha Pyne, Devaune Ratteray, Natalie Cook and Gianni Onori take to the stage, and by Friday we had great performances from Dannii Burton and Georgia Darnell. Each artist utterly captured the audience with energetic and truly unique performances that conveyed the overwhelming talent that Downtown Artists is proud to be part of.
Showcase 31st of October – Bar Music Hall
We have a very special showcase for you this month – and it’s taking place on Halloween! So be prepared for some thrills and scares at Bar Music Hall in Shoreditch. Taking place on Wednesday the 31st of October the event will feature music from both new and established acts which currently reside here at Downtown Artists.
First up we have Martin Oliver is a singer/song-writer from Surrey. Having culminated collaborations, solo singles and EPs he now has the platform that he needed to find and develop his own unique style of acoustic alternative music. Through reforming his old school band, Martin brought together skilled musicians as well as good friends and is now in the midst of creating and developing his new found style.
Leilah Kaukolahti aged 22 and 24-year-old James Dennison, make up the acoustic band View From Here. Based in Hastings, East Sussex, the duo recently competed against 50 other bands in the regional finals of Open Mic UK performing unique and well constructed original songs mixed with covers of artists such as P!nk and Adele, the pair definitely have potential to become an immense success.
Nathalie Cook aka Menina Beats is a quirky young singer/song writer with an individual sound. Through the use of her haunting vocals and unique style, she is able to capture an audience anywhere.
Next we have a special Halloween surprise for you. Angie Pistou otherwise known as Nightmare Arcade will be performing a selection of her own unique songs for you. Angie takes inspiration from Japanese pop culture, and the niche that goes with it.
Last but not least Sinead Laws – Sinead has a distinctive, powerful voice with unique tone, style and quality. Her vocal control and versatility makes your ears prick up and holds your interest and makes you want to hear more, you cannot get bored of her voice. As of her song writing ability, her songs never fail to be interesting, meaningful, and communicative. The originality of her songs and her voice is down to her influences in so many different genres and artists but also what Sinead likes to call “heart and soul” music – music which comes from her heart and her soul.
The night is set to be one that you cannot afford to miss! Below you can find a general schedule for the evening
Martin Oliver – 20:00 – 20:30
View From Here – 20:40 – 21:10
Menina Beats – 21:20 – 21:40
Nightmare Arcade – 21:50 – 22:10
Sinead Laws – 22:20 – 23:00
We would absolutely love to have you be part of the event, so if you are interested please do let us know and we’ll be very happy to have you on our guest list!
Downtown Artists Secure Sync with Sweaty Betty
Downtown Artists have secured the sync for the advertising campaign with Sweaty Betty. The song used is by Miss Terry Blue entitled ‘Move in the Colours’.
This Summer the Sweaty Betty Run Britannia campaign got the capital grabbing for their running shoes and embracing British heritage, with free 5K and 10K sight-seeing runs around London. Starting from four of their most iconic boutique locations, they ran every morning and evening without fail.