Music Happens Here
About the artists
Young Ideas
Jess Johnson and Dave Ingham
Jack Edwards
Fractures
Tom Excell
Ivory Vibes
Sam Reck
Tyratarantis
Seb Forrest
Transcendental lift Music Ensemble (TLM Ensemble)
Matt Belmont
Rpt. Rpt.
Roberto De Spirito
The Taste
We Were All Made In China
Yoruba
Young Ideas
Musicians + Movie Credits + Dramatic American Soap Moments + Epic Euphoric Pop Rock = Young Ideas
Young Ideas are; Daniel McDougall, Henry Guy, Bruno Major and James Thompson and their track Neverland, written and produced by Dan, is featured on Music Happens Here.
The band studied on the Popular Music and Jazz degrees at the College and are due to graduate this year.
When asked about being on the album, Dan commented; "To be involved in the College album is something that I have found to be extremely useful. In the ever-changing music industry, any promotion you can get involved in is essential. Producing a College album to promote the talent within it has allowed a band like‘Young Ideas to gain a wider audience. It has also given me insight to the way in which a CD is put together and the processes that go with it. Overall, I thank the College for thinking up new and innovative ways to help promote its students."
www.myspace.com/youngideasuk
Buy Young Ideas' track here.
Jess Johnson and Dave Ingham
"I remember now, why I left this town. Going far away, to another place"
Jess Johnson and Dave Ingham composed and produced their track "I Remember" together. Both students studied on the College's Music Production degree and will be graduating this year.
Commenting on her time at College, Jess said; "Since leaving the North East, I've developed so much more as a musician by collaborating with others and recording and performing more and more. For a musician it's a must that you travel and stretch your ability or else you never really know what you are capable of and who you can become."
www.myspace.com/jessjohnsonmuzic
Buy Jess and Dave's track here.
Jack Edwards
Inspired by blues, rock and soul artists, Jack composes honest music that he enjoys performing.
Jack Edwards has just finished his second year on the Popular Music degree and will be commencing his third and final year in September. His track, Resolution, is featured on Music Happens Here.
Originally from Castleford, and inspired by the likes of John Mayer, Resolution reflects this popular acoustic, singer/songwriter sound.
www.jackedwardsmusic.com
Buy Jack's track here.
Fractures
Influences: The works of Roger Moore, Ren and Stimpy, Sausage Rolls, Skeletor, Mr Big’s Claw
Fractures are Michael Bardon, Nicholas Hobbs and John Richards and their avant-garde jazz track, No Confusion, composed by John Richards is featured on the album.
The band all studied on Jazz degree at Leeds College of Music and will be graduating this year.
Buy Fractures' track here.
Tom Excell
A bass heavy wonk served with bleepy, cheesy bits and a chunky beat garnish.
Inspired by jazz, underground dance music, funk and world music, Tom Excell's self composed and produced techno/dance track, Point Zero, is featured on Music Happens Here. Tom has just completed his first year on the Music Production degree.
www.myspace.com/tomexcell
Buy Tom Excell's track here.
Ivory Vibes
A unique blend of instruments featuring two percussionists and two pianists striving to bring you the unexpected
Ivory Vibes are Maddy Aslan, Marlena Zan, Sean Whytock and Tanya Pendred. Maddy, Marlena and Sean have all completed their second year in BA Music, and Tanya has completed a BTEC in Classical Music and is due to start the College's BA Music course this year.
If We Dance, Ivory Vibes' album track, is composed by Leeds College of Music tutor, Damien Harron.
Commenting on their experience of playing with Ivory Vibes, Marlena said; "Being able to play in this group has helped us to mature as musicians, with the guidance of experienced tutors, and has been challenging, enjoyable and exciting".
Buy Ivory Vibes' track here.
Sam Reck
Singer-Songwriter: Jazz-Soul
Sam Reck is currently studying on the College's BA Jazz degree course. Inspired by the likes of James Taylor, Prince and Joni Mitchell, his self penned song, Your Letter will be featured on the album. Jazz degree students Dominic James Grant, Martin Longhawn, Joe Montague and Anya Thompson form Sam's band for this track.
www.samreck.com
Buy Sam's track here.
Tyratarantis
"A wonderfully fresh sounding trio... they communicate great joy." John Law
Tyratarantis are Sam Gardener, Dominic Marshall and David Rees and they are influenced by the likes of Avashai Cohen, Tony Williams and Robert Glasper.
All three members of the band studied on the College's Jazz degree. Composed by David Rees, Tyratarantis' piece, Balud, is featured on the album.
David Rees said; “I have been playing with Sam and Dom since we formed in our second year at College, since then we have spent many hours writing, arranging and rehearsing our material and developing our sound as a band. I have found playing in this trio one of the most enjoyable and beneficial aspects of my time at College. During rehearsals we all push each other to work on every aspect of our playing, both individually and as a group, this has really helped me to develop as a musician. I wrote Balud' in 2008 just after we first formed as a band, it is a gentle, pensive piece that we all really enjoy playing, it's a real pleasure to have it featured on the album."
The track was produced by Tom Bramley and Joshua Green, who both studied on the College's Music Production degree.
www.myspace.com/tyratarantis
Buy Tyratarantis' track here.
Seb Forrest
"Gone are the days when I was,
Young and pleasantly naive,
Yet still I can dream"
Seb Forrest has just completed the Popular Music degree and will be graduating from the College this year. His self composed and produced track, You're Not So Special Now, is featured on the College's album. Also featured on the track are College graduates, Henry Guy (BA Jazz) and Nathan Moseley (BA Popular Music).
'You're Not So Special Now' is a track taken from the four track concept project 'Plod On Through'. The four tracks all follow a theme of time and change with this particular song reflecting the changes that were brought about when Seb moved from the small village of Birchington to the thriving City of Leeds. With the abundance of talented and successful people he began to meet and hear about, he soon realised that it wasn't going to be an easy ride and that in this life you have to shout out to be heard.
www.myspace.com/sebforrestmusic
Buy Seb's track here.
Transcendental Lift Music Ensemble (TLM Ensemble)
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TLM Ensemble, part of the Northern Bloc Collective based in Leeds, are Sam Barratt and John Richards. Sam and John have just finished their third year on the College's BA Jazz degree, and will graduate this year. Their track, Lucid Dream, which was written and composed by both band members, features on the College album.
www.myspace.com/tlmensemble
Buy TLM Ensemble's track here.
Matt Belmont
"A boy pushed through a classroom door his mind untarnished, dreams are pure. He's a thinker…"
Matt Belmont has completed his third year on the Music Production degree and will be graduating this year. Originally from the North East of England, Matt has been making a name for himself in Leeds, through busking and gigging around the city. His self composed and produced track Divinity is featured on the College album.
Buy Matt's track here.
Rpt. Rpt.
Chris and Sarah couldn’t think of fifteen words to describe their music, so just listen.
Rpt. Rpt. is Chris Morton and Sarah Tweed who are both studying on the Popular Music degree. Describing their sound as 'disco house', their up-beat pop track, You & Me, is featured on the College album.
View a video of Sarah talking about her time at College here:
Buy Rpt. Rpt.'s track here.
Roberto De Spirito
The ethereal angst of a one man choir and his desktop orchestra.
Roberto De Spirito graduated from the BA Music Production course with first class honours. His self composed and produced track In Exordium is featured on the College's album
Roberto is currently involved in writing music for moving image, often creating the sound design. He has had soundtracks played at festivals in Europe including a nomination in the categories of Music and Sound Design for the European Talent Competition at Soundtrack Cologne in 2009.
In his own words, Roberto states that he is "dedicated to creating a massive range of sounds that will reverberate into your ears and explode out of your eyes".
In his own words, Roberto states that he is "dedicated to creating a massive range of sounds that will reverberate into your ears and explode out of your eyes".
www.studiodespirito.co.uk
Buy Roberto's track here.
The Taste
We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.
The Taste are current College students; David Kirsfelds, Laura Popperwell, George Riley, Stu Searle, Luke Smith and James Tomba. Whilst David Kirsfelds has just completed his second year on the Music Production degree, the other band members have all finished their second year on the Popular Music degree course.
Together, the pop students composed the up-beat pop track, All You Wanted, featured on the album. David Kirsfelds worked on producing the track alongside fellow production student Jamie Day, College lecturer Adam Martin, and Industry Partner Matt Hay.
View videos of David and Laura talking about their time at College on the College's YouTube page here.
Buy The Taste's track here.
We Were All Made In China
Thank God for Hu Jintao and The People's Republic of China
We Were All Made In China, who describe their influences as "dancing, holidays and peanut butter", is Jed Allcock, Chris Morton, George Riley, Luke Smith and Graeme Thomson. Jed and Graeme have completed their second year on the BA Music Production course, whilst Chris, George and Luke have all finished their second year on the BA Popular Music degree. As a collective, the band composed their indie/pop track Herd of Animals with the production undertaken by Jed.
We Were All Made In China have been making waves in the Leeds music scene with their quirky pop tracks, and have an ever increasing fan base. They gig regularly across the city.
www.myspace.com/wewereallmadeinchina
Buy We Were All Made in China's track here.
Yoruba
Yoruba, an ambitious fiery salsa-jazz band passionate about producing a tight driving sound.
Yoruba is a group of second and third year BA Jazz students and graduates comprising band members; Tim Carter, Jonathan Dunn, Aron Kyne, Andrew Linham, Ben Lowman, Ali Mac, Sam Vicary and John Waugh. Composed and produced by Matt Hay, their jazz/salsa track Trabalenguas is featured on Music Happens Here.
Inspired by jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Tito Puente and salsa bands like Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Yoruba describe themselves as "A powerful eight-piece band intent on producing a tight driving sound. Drawing together a diverse mix of influences Yoruba has created it’s own fusion of Jazz-Salsa-Samba, blending beautiful harmonies with syncopated rhythms, killer solos with a massive horn section sound."
Buy Yoruba's track here.
Buy Leeds College of Music's album here
View information about the album here
Press & Media Enquiries
Please direct press and media enquiries to James Baxter, Marketing & Development Manager, on j.baxter@lcm.ac.uk or 0113 222 3454. Hi-res images of all the musicians featured on the album are available on request.
