Florence
has been busy on overseas TV this week - here's a link
to a performance on TV Norge in Norway, and these are
links to an appearance on Swedish TV:
Florence
Rawlings to support Tom Jones on European tour
Florence
has been confirmed as special guest on Tom Jones' forthcoming
33-date European tour - for a full list of dates visit
Florence's official website here.
Dramatico
News 7.9.09
Marianne
Faithfull Updates
We've
added some pages to the Dramatico website to keep you
up to date with Marianne Faithfull and the 'Easy Come,
Easy Go' album project - have a look here.
Dramatico
News 4.9.09
Gurrumul
Updates
Geoffrey
Gurrumul Yunupingu's incredible album 'Gurrumul' continues
to inspire amazing reactions all over the world - we've
assembled an online press pack with just some of the praise
he's garnered so far. Also included are a news section,
videos and live details, all of which will be updated
as updates reach us. You can see the material here.
Dramatico
News 3.9.09
Jem
new single
Jem
has teamed up with Shakira producer Lester Mendez for
her new single 'I Want You To', released through Dramatico
on October 26th. In addition to the lead track, there
is also a MadHatterz remix featuring Rhymestein. The video
marks Jem's directorial debut and also features her fiancé
Joseph MeNdicino (who she met when filming the video for
her single ‘Wish I’ in 2005), LA-based British
actor Rik Young and her brother Yestyn (from the band
Glass Pear).
“On the CD the story is from the girl’s perspective
so it was nice to be able to add the guy’s storyline.
The video references Memento, I like the idea that you
never know what is going to happen next and your life
can be changed just like that” said Jem.
Dramatico
News 3.9.09
Katie
Melua at Stuttgart Jazz Open
You
can watch Katie's entire 20-song performance from 2009's
Stutgart Jazz Open on her official website, here.
Dramatico
News 20.8.09
New
Andrea McEwan Blog
Read
the latest instalment from Andrea's Berlin Love Story
- Everything Old Is New Again -
here.
Dramatico
News 8.8.09
Florence
Rawlings promo round-up
Florence
has some UK local radio interviews and acoustic performances
lined up for the next week or so - the first confirmed
transmission details we have are for JackFM/OxfordFM tomorrow
(Sunday) at 8.40pm - listen live here.
You can email the studio here.
Dramatico has secured the UK and European release of Geoffrey
Gurrumul Yunupingu's album 'Gurrumul', a top 3 platinum
release in Australia. The deal, a partnership with Skinnyfish
Music, is set to spread the success of the album to an
international audience.
"Yunupingu possesses one of the world's sweetest
voices, a pure natural instrument...Gurrumul is a gentle
masterpiece of remarkable beauty...Quite simply it's the
most impressive Aussie indigenous album in quite a while."
Seth Jordan, Songlines Magazine UK
Andrea
McEwan has a new Berlin Love Story blog live, Graffiti
And Roses - read it here.
Dramatico
News 6.5.09
New
Berlin Love Story blog
Andrea
McEwan has a new Berlin Love Story blog live, May Day
And Cabaret - read it here.
Dramatico
News 5.5.09
Katie
Melua releases 'Live At The O2 Arena'
Katie
Melua releases her first live album on May 18th through
Dramatico.
' Live at the O2 Arena’ was recorded on 8th November
2008 during Katie Melua’s 'Pictures' world tour.
In a live review of the concert The Times wrote “her
voice was rarely short of astounding” and this live
recording leaves the listener in no doubt as to what a
unique and extraordinarily perfect voice Katie has.
Katie
opened the concert, with just her electric guitar for
accompaniment, singing ‘Piece By Piece’
- the title track of her second album - and ‘Lilac
Wine’ before taking a seat at the grand piano
to play the Georgian folk song ‘Yellow Leaves’
(or Qviteli Potlebi).
The
concert was a celebration of the remarkable success
that Katie has enjoyed since the release of ‘Call
Off The Search’ in 2003. Joined by her 6 piece
band Katie weaved her way through her three multi-platinum
selling albums including her debut single ‘Closest
Thing To Crazy’, the international hit single
‘Nine Million Bicycles’ and the more recent
singles from her third album ‘Pictures’.
After
a mesmerising cover of Janis Joplin’s ‘Kosmic
Blues’ Katie closed the show as she began, unaccompanied,
to sing the heartbreaking ‘I Cried For You’.
For the full tracklisting click here.
Andrea
has confirmed some radio appearances to support the German
release of Rental Property, which you can check out online:
Radio
WDR2 – Saturday, 3rd May between 20:00
– midnight
I nterview and unplugged session.
Spreeradio
– Week of the 4th – 10th May (featured album
this week)
Excerpts from the interview will be broadcast before or
after they play one of the songs from the album this week.
Rental
Property - Andrea's debut album, has been released in
Germany.
You can order it now from Amazon.de
and JPC.
Dramatico
News 27.4.09
Andrea
McEwan live date
Andrea
has confirmed her appearance at the Preston College and
Roland Music Academies event on Wednesday 29th April.
For more details see live
page of her website.
Dramatico
News 15.4.09
New
Berlin Love Story blog
Andrea
McEwan has a new Berlin Love Story blog live, Bathing,
The Bauhaus And Bare-Naked Berliners - read it here.
Dramatico
News 7.4.09
New
Berlin Love Story blog
Andrea
McEwan has a new Berlin Love Story blog live, Weimar,
Beer And Whisky - read it here.
Dramatico
News 30.3.09
New
Berlin Love Story blog
Andrea
McEwan has a new Berlin Love Story blog live, City Of
Angels - read it here.
Dramatico
News 25.3.09
Dramatico
artists merchandise
Dramatico's
new official online store is now live, with CDs, DVDs,
clothing and accessories available in an ever-expanding
range of merchandise. Pay it a visit here.
Dramatico
News 24.3.09
New
Katie Melua blog and live dates
Katie
has posted a new blog on her website - read it here.
The live dates for this year are also coming in thick
and fast, check for updates here.
Dramatico
News 21.3.09
New
Andrea McEwan blog
Andrea
has posted a new blog on her website, talking about her
forthcoming single and album and some live showcases.
Read it here.
Dramatico
News 20.3.09
New
Berlin Love Story blog
Katie
Melua has announced North American acoustic shows between
May And June 2009 in support of the US release of pictures.
Also now set are more European dates for July - venues
and ticket details are to be confirmed but we're announcing
the dates now because of incorrect details appearing elsewhere.
Dramatico
recording artist Andrea McEwan has announced details of
a new blog, Berlin Love Story. She says:
Welcome to Berlin Love Story - the Blog. This is my diary.
Consider its pages a ‘dink’ on my bike as
I ride through this fascinating city. I will no doubt
get lost, encounter many potholes, be perplexed and feel
lonely (even with you on the back!); but I will also be
inspired, surprised and enlightened by the discoveries
I make. This is a love story - but in reverse. The City
and I are living together but never really got to know
each other. I think it’s high time we met up...
Click here
for the first instalment, 'A Weekend In The City'.
Dramatico
News 2.2.09
New
Mike Batt Blog live
Visit
Mike's website to read his latest blog,
for news about Dramatico signings and forthcoming releases.
Dramatico
News 21.1.09
Exclusive
Katie Melua 'Toy Collection' version
Katie
has contributed an exclusive acoustic version of 'Toy
Collection' to 'Faintheart', the first ever MySpace movie.
The director, production and cast members were auditioned
via uploads to the social networking site in a truly innovative
move. You can see the results for free - the film is showing
in cinemas for one day only, on Tuesday 27th January,
or you watch it on MySpace.
For a chance of a free ticket, register on the Faintheart
MySpace page here.
To pre-order the soundtrack CD featuring Katie Melua,
click here.
Visit
Andrea McEwan's website to read her latest blog!
Dramatico
News 20.1.09
Dramatico
to release new Marianne Faithfull album
Dramatico
Records has secured the release of the legendary singer-songwriter
Marianne Faithfull. 'Easy Come Easy Go' is Marianne's
22nd album and has been described by Q Magazine as her
best work since 1979’s 'Broken English'.
Featuring guest appearances by an array of fellow artists
including Keith Richards, Antony Hegarty, Rufus Wainwright,
Jarvis Cocker and Nick Cave the album will be released
on March 16th on 3 formats - a 10 song standard CD; a
special luxury 18 song 2 CD edition and a vinyl edition
with the full 18 tracks.
Dramatico
News 10.1.09
New
Mike Batt website live
Mike
Batt has unveiled a new look to his website, reflecting
his 'Songwriter's Tale' album.
New features include an expanded discography section,
with details and background information for his solo releases,
film and television scores, classical works and production
credits well as a new selection of videos and an extensive
selection of lyrics.
On
2nd February 2009, Jem will be making a welcome return
to Europe with a brand new single and album on the same
day.
Jem joins Katie Melua and the first lady of France Carla
Bruni, along with label-owner-maestro Mike Batt as label
mates. She comments “I was so impressed with Dramatico
and their set up, they had me at hello!” adding
"I am thrilled to be working with music-loving, enthusiastic,
intelligent, passionate, humorous, lovely people who thankfully
possess the essential ingredient of having 'balls', what
more could an artist ask for?"
The album’s release date is also a special one as
Jem’s Welsh grandfather, her ‘Dadcu’,
passed in July, and would have turned ninety-three on
February 2nd next year. “It is so lovely and auspicious
that the album is going to be released on his Birthday.
There are no coincidences you know”. The album is
dedicated to him and her three other grandparents.
Jem can’t wait for her UK and European fans to finally
hear the new album. "Down to Earth is different from
Finally Woken in a good way. As before, I mix up genres
as I like listening to lots of different types of music
so that's what comes out. It is a little darker in parts
and then a little lighter too, as is life."
Jem’s new album ‘Down to Earth’, available
on Dramatico Records/ATO 2nd February 2009.
Andrea
McEwan has released 'Alibi' as a digital only single.
Introducing
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Dramatico's latest signing.
Katie
Melua releases her first live album on May 18th through
Dramatico.
Katie
has contributed an exclusive acoustic version of 'Toy
Collection' to 'Faintheart', the first ever MySpace movie.
Dramatico
Records has secured the release of the legendary singer-songwriter
Marianne Faithfull. 'Easy Come Easy Go' is Marianne's
22nd album and has been described by Q Magazine as her
best work since 1979’s 'Broken English'.
Mike
Batt has unveiled a new look to his website, reflecting
his 'Songwriter's Tale' album.
On
2nd February 2009, Jem will be making a welcome return
to Europe with a brand new single and album on the same
day.