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October 2007 News
Wardlaw Banks have added several new signings to their roster during the summer, including topline writer Georgie Dennis, singer / songwriter Loretta Heywood and composers and sound designers A-Bomb.Declan O'Rourke's album 'Big Bad Beautiful World' was released in Ireland on September 14th,2007. He is touring Ireland extensively until the end of this year. Declan played live on Jonathan Ross's BBC Radio 2 show in September. www.myspace.com/declanorourke
Maxi Priest has been in the studio recording tracks for his forthcoming album. He is touring the UK, Europe and Australia between October 2007 and February 2008, with UB40. www.maxipriest.com/
Dom Beken and Ant Adam's ANDPRODUCTIONS have scored music on recent campaigns for Carlsberg, made by Saatchis and featuring Brian Ferry and for Coca-Cola, the "kick it with Rooney competition" ad. www.andmusic.com/
Sharon Shannon has released her latest studio album, "Renegade". It is a heady mix of traditional Irish with hip-hop beats, ragga, jazz and world music inflections. Sharon is touring Australia in October followed by dates in Ireland & the UK until the end of the year. www.daisydiscs.com/ss/
The Five Doubts, the new album from Hardage has been released on Blanco Y Negro records across Europe. The lead single is "Beautiful Day", featuring Jocelyn Brown. www.myspace.com/hardage
Wessley Johnson has been writing with various artists. Current co-writes include "Real Good Time" for former Australian Idol winner Ricki-Lee www.myspace.com/rickileeofficial and new Virgin act "Ava", with the track "Mad About The Boy". www.myspace.com/2playhits
Darryl Hunt and Terry Woodswill be touring the US West Coast in October with The Pogues, followed by dates in Ireland and the UK in November and December. It is hoped that they will be joined for the latter part of the tour by Philip Chevron who is currently recovering from ill health.
Roesy is currently recording new material and is playing live dates in Ireland and The Netherlands for the remainder of the year. www.myspace.com/theroesy