We’re pleased to announce the full line up is complete! Mr Hudson has now joined the artists on Maxcast…
He doesn’t take much introduction, but here’s one anyway!
Mr. Hudson is an alternative pop artist based in London (UK) who first caught the eye and ear of the public when he performed the track “Too Late, Too Late” on the BBC music television show ‘Later…with Jools Holland’. Mr Hudson’s debut LP (titled – ‘a tale of two cities’) was released in 2007 to strong reviews and received national airplay on Jo Whiley and Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 shows. Following the release of the album, Mr. Hudson toured with Paolo Nutini, Amy Winehouse, & supported The Police in Cardiff before headlining on his own tour.
Mr Hudson is presently working on his sophomore album, which will be produced by the 10-time Grammy award-winning producer & singer, Kanye West.
Mr Hudson supported Kanye West on the 2008 ‘Glow in the Dark’ UK & Ireland Tour.
More to come from Mr Hudson over the next few weeks, and possibly something today…
thanks!
Maxcast Team
I’ve never kept a blog before. I don’t twitter, and I’m sh*te at keeping up my personal web pages; Myspace, Facebook, etc. Too much information, too much being shared and not enough mystery. If I truly knew the artists who made the music I loved, I would probably love it less. I’ve met some heroes in my short pop career, but mostly I prefer to know them by the songs they sing, and not by their up-close faces, offstage drama or everyday realness.
But here goes…
I have spent the past year cultivating a project that is very close to my heart, and for that reason it is impossible not to take things personally. The low blows are especially low and the highs, thrilling.
In Scissor Sisters, I can keep things at a distance, my offstage personality is a world away from my everyday one. Creating a stage personae was organic, the person onstage is still very much me, but someone who would otherwise be too bold in everyday life to fit in, you are allowed so much more liberties as a performer, and it is an amazing rush.
So now that I have to get people up to date on what I’ve been doing , solo-wise, it’s important for me to make the distinction between these two musical beings. My output as a solo artist is through an independent label set up by my friends and I (Embryoroom). There isn’t one element that isn’t handled personally to completion by our small group of three people; artwork, video, production, and to a degree management and promotion.
Why contribute more audio noise to an already saturated world ? Cause this project is goddamn important and needs to be heard, that’s why.
More soon.
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Del
Maxcast are thrilled to announce the services of another great band – The Hoosiers!
The Hoosiers (formerly known as The Hoosier Complex) are a multinational band hailing from both the UK and Sweden. The band consists of Irwin Sparkes handling guitar and vocals, Martin Skarendahl (bass and acoustic guitar) and Alphonso “Alan” Sharland on the drums and percussion. Their time spent in Indiana, USA inspired the band’s name as well as their first creative output: a citizen of Indiana is colloquially called a Hoosier.
Their debut single “Worried About Ray” muscled it’s way to No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2007 and they released their debut album, The Trick to Life, in October reaching the top spot in the UK album charts.
The Hoosiers have honed a sound they call “Odd pop”, combining a number of musical genres and references. The boys cite their key influences as The Cure, Jeff Buckley, The Flaming Lips and XTC.
The band are currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on their next album and this will be on general release early next year, in between sessions (and maybe even during) they’ll be onboard the Maxcast site and posting up plenty of cool stuff for your aural and visual pleasure!
Maxcast Team