JORGEN, PER & DAVID, QUIZ & LAROSSI and PETE GORDENO ALL AT #1 WITH IL DIVO

Per & David produce a track, and Jorgen, Quiz, Larossi & Reverb writer Pete share writing honours on the continuing success story that is Il Divo - The Promise being their third number one album.
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PETER GORDENO/CHRIS PORTER SCORE TOP 5 ALBUM

Reverb writers Peter Gordeno & Chris Porter achieve chart success with several songs & productions on X-Factor winner Leon Jackson's debut album Right Now.
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REVERB SONGS ON HIT US TV SHOWS

Turin Brakes and Shady Bard have both had their songs used on major US TV shows in the past few weeks. Turin Brakes have had their songs Capsule and Dark On Fire used on One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl and These Quiet Times by Shady Bard has been used on both Grey's Anatomy and Without A Trace. It's been a busy few weeks on the sync front for Reverb with songs by Plump DJ's, Ben's Brother and Ida Corr all being used on adverts and in video games.

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ARET SONG ON WILL YOUNG ALBUM


Aret's song Disconnected features on Will Young's new album Let It Go. Which has entered the UK charts at number 2 this week.
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SUGABABES - GIRLS

Reverb's Nicole Jenkinson and Anna McDonald co-write the latest smash for Sugababes. Huge on radio Girls topped the UK airplay charts and is out now.

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ANTHONEY WRIGHT A LISTED ON RADIO 2

Reverb's Anthoney Wright has been A-Listed on BBC Radio 2 with his new track Reset To Zero. The single is already record of the week with Janice Long.

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SAM ISAAC SIGNS WITH REVERB

Reverb's latest signing is hotly tipped singer-songwriter, Sam Isaac. Despite his tender years (Sam only recently graduated from uni) through relentless touring, several DIY releases and festival appearances Sam has already caught the attention of the mainstream media with daytime play and sessions recorded on Radio 1 & XFM, rave reviews from the NME and last year he was invited to play at the BBC Electric Proms followed by the BBC introduces tour.

Sam's third single is due for release over the summer and will be supported with yet another extensive tour taking in many of the UK's festivals. His debut album produced by Dan Swift will follow.

Jo Whiley: "esoteric, tuneful soothing stuff...LOVE that record. A great record" (on Sideways)

Zane Lowe: "Absolutely fantastic...brilliant"

Colin Murray: "Very special...beautiful"

"Beautiful, pounding love pop. Writing anthems that sound a little like Oasis if they'd listened to Vashti Bunyan rather than Slade" - NME

"Sam Isaac is one of the most original and engaging voices in the land of new British singer songwriters. Feels like the beginning of a very interesting story" - Music Week (Mike Walsh, Xfm Head of Music)

"Fills up the room with a sweet, melancholy haze" - Time Out

"Warm, gentle vocal with wonderfully crafted arrangement" - Record Of The Day

REVERB WELCOMES DAVE CLAYTON

The newest Reverb Music signing is the very talented Dave Clayton. A  jack of many trades, Dave is an incredibly successful songwriter, producer and keyboard player with his credits reading like a who's who of the last twenty years in the industry.

A former member of ABC and Bomb The Bass he is currently a member of Simply Red. He's written for Sinead O'Connor, Michael Hutchence and for his own project Pressure Zone, and has produced songs for Take That, The Human League and Kraftwerk. Dave is regarded as one of the world's finest session muscians and has worked with acts such as U2, Bob Marley, Paul McCartney, Elton John, George Michael, Bee Gees and Robbie Williams.

REVERB SONG NOMINATED FOR IVOR NOVELLO AWARD

Reverb's Jamie Hartman recieves an Ivor Novello nomination for let me out. Nominated for Best Song Musically And Lyrically. Let Me Out was released last year by Jamies band Ben’s Brother on Relentless Records. Let Me Out is pitted up against two other songs in the category, both penned by Amy Winehouse: Love Is A Losing Game and You Know I’m No Good.

Ivor Novello Awards - 22nd May at Grosvenor House Hotel.

http://www.theivors.org/awards.html

REVERB SIGN TURIN BRAKES

Reverb Music has signed Ollie Knights and Gale Paridjanian of Turin Brakes. The deal covers their current album, Dark On Fire, and their future output. Now in their eighth year as a recording band, Turin Brakes have an amazing body of work. From early songs such as Mind Over Money and Underdog to their recent singles Stalker and Something In My Eye, the quality of their songwriting never dips below the exceptional. Dark On Fire was released in September 2007 and the band have toured extensively in support of it, with shows at London’s Forum and Cadogan Hall proving their reputation as one of the best touring bands in the UK today. Please click here for more information.

The band recently shot a series of videos to support the album please click here to view them.

MATTHEW GERRARD SIGNS TO REVERB MUSIC

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We are delighted to announce that Matthew Gerrard has joined our roster of songwriters for the UK. Matthew is one of the most successful songwriters of modern times, a multi-instrumentalist and record producer. His list of song credits is long and impressive: Breakaway for Kelly Clarkson; I Can’t Wait and Why Not for Hilary Duff; She’s No You for Jesse McCartney; Get Over Yourself for Eden’s Crush, and Help Me for Nick Carter. More recent credits include Start Of Something New and We’re All In This Together for the hugely successful High School Musical; and Best Of Both Worlds for Hannah Montana. Read more about Matthew on our roster page.

IDA CORR VS FEDDE LE GRAND WINS AIRPLAY AWARD

Following its chart success Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand's Let Me Think About It, has received a Nielsen Music Control UK Airplay award, recognising that the song has been played over 10,000 times on UK radio stations.

Ida has a number of live shows lined up across Europe through out the year click here for more details.

ANOTHER STUART CRICHTON / DELTA HIT

Delta Goodrem scores another hit with her song Believe Again entering the Australian charts at #2. The song was written by Stuart Crichton (published by Reverb Music), Tommy Lee James, and Delta herself, and produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius De Vries.
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SHADY BARD SIGN TO REVERB MUSIC

Lawrence Becko and his band Shady Bard released their debut album From The Ground Up last year on Static Caravan Records. The Sunday Times said they ‘would be easy to fall in love with’ and Drowned In Sound wrote that ‘the record becomes more engaging with every listen.’ The record is simply beautiful. Click here for more.

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DAVE SPOON JOINS REVERB

Reverb Music have signed DJ and producer Dave Spoon. Read More…

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REVERB MUSIC SIGN TIM GORDINE

Reverb Music has signed song-writer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, programmer, TV composer and all round good guy Tim Gordine. Tim’s musical past includes being a band member in Heaven West Eleven and Tinstar, being nominated for a Grammy for his studio work with Robbie Robertson, and now, becoming a successful songwriter. Read more about Tim here.

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NICK HALL: ANTI-BULLYING WEEK SINGLE

Sticks And Stones - the official song for Anti-Bullying Week (Nov 19-23) - comes from Reverb's up and coming singer-songwriter Nick Hall.

This inspirational and emotive song from Nick, himself a victim of bullying in his youth, is available as a featured download on iTunes and HMV's download store where it has reached number nine in their digital chart.

Nick is donating his artist share of net proceeds from single sales to the UK's leading anti-bullying charity, Bullying UK.

IDA CORR vs FEDDE LE GRAND

Ida Corr and Fedde Le Grand's song Let Me Think About It is a massive number two hit.

This is the second time in 2007 that Reverb Records' and Reverb Music's Danish client Lifted Music has come up trumps – the first time being with Camille Jones and Fedde Le Grand's track The Creeps, which also went top ten.

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INTRODUCING K GEE

Reverb Music is very pleased to announce the signing of Karl Gordon alias K Gee, producer and songwriter. Possibly most famous for his work with British girl group All Saints, K Gee had a massive hit with their debut single, You Know Where It's At. The band enjoyed 3 further UK number 1 songs.

Since then K Gee has worked with a plethora of artists (check his biography here) and is currently writing with Jamie Cullum and producing Daniel Merriweather, a new signing to J Records.

ANDY JACKSON SIGNS TO REVERB

Reverb Music is delighted to announce that we have signed songwriter and artist Andy Jackson. Andy is an incredibly talented songwriter and will be spending the next few months writing and rehearsing material for his debut album as well as writing for other artists.

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PAOLO NUTINI ALBUM A MILLION SELLER!!

The debut album by Scottish singer Paolo Nutini, These Streets, has reached a million worldwide sales. The album has been in the UK top 40 album charts for over a year and features the song White Lies, co-written with Reverb Music's John Fortis.

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STUART CRICHTON CO-WRITES AUSTRALIAN #1 SINGLE AND ALBUM

Reverb Music writer Stuart Crichton co-wrote the Australian #1 single for Delta Goodrem, titled In This Life. The single was written in collaboration with Delta, Brian McFadden and Tommy Lee James. The latter is also looked after by Reverb Music here in the UK through Still Working Music.

The single's chart entry has been mirrored by Delta's third studio album, which also topped the Australian charts with Stuart contributing a further four compositions and productions. In This Life is planned to be released here in the UK in early 2008.

BEN'S BROTHER RELEASE BETA MALE FAIRY TALES

Jamie Hartman's band, Ben's Brother, release their debut album Beta Male Fairy Tales, on Relentless / Virgin. The band have just finished a UK tour, which also took in the V Festivals. The album has been well received with the first single taken from the album, Rise, receiving great airplay. The next single is slated for release in November. Click here for their website and more information.

FIONN REGAN: AN ALBUM OF THE YEAR

2007 is the year our writer Fionn Regan firmly established himself. The End Of History's Mercury Nomination has helped bring him to the public's attention and appearances at festivals throughout the summer have shown what a magnetic live performer he is. The Nomination, together with the release of his album going down a storm in the US, shows that the world is truly waking up to the genius of Fionn Regan. He'll be touring the UK and US throughout the autumn. The majority of these shows had been booked prior to his Mercury nomination so expect the shows to sell-out fast.

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28 Sep 2007   Lizard Lounge   Boston, Massachusetts

29 Sep 2007   Irving Plaza (w/ Lucinda Williams)   New York, New York

30 Sep 2007   Vintage Vinyl - FREE INSTORE   Ford

30 Sep 2007   Irving Plaza (w/ Lucinda Williams)   New York, New York

02 Oct 2007   Town Hall (w/ Lucinda Williams)   New York

03 Oct 2007   Town Hall (w/ Lucinda Williams)   New York

04 Oct 2007   Town Hall (w/ Lucinda Williams)   New York, New York

06 Oct 2007   Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival   San Francisco, California

08 Oct 2007   Troubadour   West Hollywood, California

10 Oct 2007   World Cafe Live Downstairs (w/ Raul Midon)   Philadelphia

12 Oct 2007   Mercury Lounge   New York, New York

13 Oct 2007   IOTA Club & Cafe   Arlington, Virginia

14 Oct 2007   Cultural Center Theater   Charleston, West Virginia

22 Oct 2007   Social, Nottingham
23 Oct 2007   Little Civic, Wolverhampton
24 Oct 2007   Komedia, Brighton
26 Oct 2007   Cockpit, Leeds
27 Oct 2007   Night and Day, Manchester
28 Oct 2007   King Tuts, Glasgow
30 Oct 2007   Plug, Sheffield
31 Oct 2007   Kings College, London
01 Nov 2007  Fleece, Bristol

THE EVOLUTION OF ROBIN THICKE

The second album from the critically acclaimed Grammy Award winning songwriter / producer / singer features 6 songs written with Reverb's James Gass, whose other writing credits include Usher, Christina Aguilera  & Will Young. Released July 2 in the UK, the album (released on Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Records) already went Top 10 on Billboard, and having amassed platinum discs as songwriter  & producer for artists like Mary J Blige, Usher and Christina Aguilera, Thicke  now solidifies his R&B reputation as one of its premier artists.

NEW ART BRUT ALBUM OUT NOW!!

International indie hit makers Art Brut have released their new album, It's A Bit Complicated. Produced by Dan Swift (Snow Patrol, Kasabian), the bands second album sees Eddie Argos and co growing up, writing some punk songs, and being a bit confused about adult life in London.

After debut album Bang Bang Rock & Roll launched Art Brut's career as a world-wide cult act, the band spent 2 years touring Europe, USA, and even playing shows in Russia, Mexico and Brazil. After supporting Oasis in Germany the band found themselves on the cover of Rolling Stone, and a Berlin university gave lectures on their lyrics. Said Eddie Argos, "It's amazing! It was called the 'Depressive Dandy', apparently they think I'm an intellectual. I tell them that I'm not, but they don't believe me. I'm an idiot! I'm drunk!"

Drunk or sober, It's A Bit Complicated is a critics favourite around the world. From Pitchfork to NME and The Guardian, the album has been receiving rave reviews. After selling out their biggest UK tour to date, Art Brut are spending the summer performing at festivals around the world before returning to headline duty in Germany and USA in autumn.

Despite all the praise, Eddie has a simple outlook. "If you're in a band you want to be successful, but we began just to make friends with people. I want to be friends with Lyndsay Lohan now. It's my new aim!"

FIONN SIGNS WITH LOST HIGHWAY

We're very pleased to announce that Fionn Regan has been signed to Lost Highway in the US. Lost Highway is home to an enviable roster including Johnny Cash, Ryan Adams & Willie Nelson, and we're sure that Fionn will prove to be an excellent addition. Lost Highway are planning on releasing Fionn's debut The End Of History in July, with Fionn supporting the release with live shows. You can check out Lost Highway 's website here , and Fionn's website here.

PLUMP DJs STUDIO UPDATE

Some very exciting news from the Plump DJs, who are busy at work on their next studio album. Lee tells us they've finished their collaborations with none other than Jermaine Jackson. Lee says Jermaine was a joy to work with. Other collaborations on their new album include the Stereo MCs among others. No release date has yet been set but the boys will release some more plumpy 12”s over the summer.

GRACE

The rousing anthemic debut album 'Detours' from West London band Grace features two songs 'I Tried It' & 'Stand Still'  written by Leaf Songs' Patrick Murdoch. Last year's indie buzz single 'Stand Still' with its infectious lyrics and soaring dynamics, brought the band support from Jo Whiley and Zane Lowe at Radio 1. Dermot O'Leary at Radio 2, XFM and Virgin Radio Xtreme, as well as a prominent placing in The Times Top 40 Singles of 2006.