James Holt

James Holt is a singer/songwriter from Manchester and he is receiving widespread attention for his unique blend of alternative rock and folk. 

The twenty-two year old has produced a collection of songs which belies his age. This is a solo record in the truest sense of the phrase, with James Holt having composed the songs, played all of the instruments and recorded and mixed the EP. James has already garnered the attention of world-renowned producer Brian Eno who described his music as “Brisk, funny, exciting. Great drumming....fresh and exciting to listen to”.






Ralph has his track Alone Again and Always playlisted for this Sunday on the Radio KC Indie Show. It shows an underlying maturity of musicality for one so young.


James Holt performs regularly, both solo and with a band, at venues and festivals in towns and cities across the UK and recently performed solo at the Royal Albert Hall for the Music for Youth Proms 2015. 

He has received airplay on BBC Manchester and BBC Lancashire, Radio X, BBC Radio 6 and has been featured numerous times on Fresh On the Net’s FRESH FAVES. 

He has also received coverage on ‘Never Enough Notes’, The Unsigned Guide and the Manchester Evening News. Don't miss the chance to catch him live at one of the following gigs!

• Friday 01 April 2016
• James Holt
  Bolton, UK
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• Tuesday 12 April 2016
• James Holt
  The Whiskey Jar, Manchester, UK
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• Thursday 21 April 2016
• James Holt
  Manchester, UK
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• Thursday 12 May 2016
• James Holt
  Manchester, UK
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• Friday 13 May 2016
• James Holt
  Bolton, UK
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• Wednesday 01 June 2016
• James Holt
  The Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, UK
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Fiona Soe Paing

Ralph's long been a fan of the immaculate electronica produced by Fiona Soe Paing and is delighted that she's now developed a new multi-media experience that she's taking to the Edinburgh Fringe in a series of shows in The Capital's Summerhall venue. 

She's combined her stunning live vocals and electro soundtracks with animation from New Zealand artist Zennor Alexander to create a unique and surreal live performance called Alien Lullabies - Songs From A Decaying Future, which will both surprise and delight the Fringe audiences.

Portrait by Daniel Burman

Living in rural Aberdeenshire, Fiona Soe Paing has been crafting her sound since 2005. She has been collaborating on visuals for her live shows with Zennor Alexander since 2007. She has previously worked with singer/songwriter Beth Orton and was featured in the 2014 Noise Festival Showcase curated by Brian Eno, where her work was rated as “outstanding.” Following the release of her debut EP Tower of Babel she signed with Glasgow’s Hotgem, home to Machines In Heaven. 





Developed with a Creative Scotland Quality Production Award, Alien Lullabies will be performed at the Fringe as part of their prestigeous Made In Scotland programme, showcasing the best in Scottish performance to international audiences and promoters.

The show features tracks from the forthcoming Fiona Soe Paing album, including the recently released track Heartbeat which was praised by music blogger David McElroy of XSNoize as - "a wonderful, wonderful thing...electronic music as it should be" - The single was released on Hotgem in June alongside a video premiere via The 405.

Alien Lullabies – Songs from a Decaying Future

Fiona Soe Paing Live at Summerhall, Edinburgh

Video by Rising Edge TV

Fiona Soe Paing

 
Electronica producer and vocalist Fiona Soe Paing will bring her live show to Dumfries with a unique audio-visual performance as part of the Big Burns Supper Festival later this month.





Fresh from London’s global festival of music ideas, Music Tech Fest, and a show at Cineworld for Aberdeen International Film Festival, Fiona Soe Paing will perform her show Alien Lullabies  combining  tracks from her forthcoming album with projected animation by New Zealand artist Zennor Alexander  in  a hypnotic combination of cinema and live gig.








The musician, who has drawn comparisons to  Bjork, The Knife and Fever Ray,  will combine her blend of off-world electronica and ethereal soundscapes with stunning 3D animations and live vocals to create an immersive and memorable cinematic experience.  





Fiona Soe Paing's work; supported by Creative Scotland and rated as  "Outstanding" in the  2014 Noise Festival Showcase Awards curated by Brian Eno, and her last EP release Tower Of Babel was given a Four Stars rating in The Skinny Magazine. 

 “The chance to perform in Europe's largest winter fringe festival was really something I couldn’t turn down and I’m excited to be bringing something a bit different to what is an incredibly diverse and exciting programme ofmusic and theatre events, alongside punk icons The Undertones, and Scottish Hip-Hop heroes Hector Bizerk”

The performance of Alien Lullabies will take place 1pm at the New Performance Space, Electric Theatre Workshop,  28 Munches Street, Dumfries on Friday January 30th.  

Tickets cost £6.50/£4.50 concessions, and are available in advance from the Munches Street box office, or telephone 01387 271820.

The Big Burns Supper Festival  runs from  23rd - 31st January across Dumfries.