THE QUIET BOYS

The Quiet Boys are a loose collective of talented musicians from the UK taking in Jazz Funk, Disco, Hip Hop etc to create their own unique fusion of Jazz and Club sounds. The Quiet Boys introduced UK jazz rapper Galliano onto an unsuspecting world with their 1988 collaboration for Acid Jazz records "Let the good times roll".

The debut album "Can't Hold The Vibe" laid the ground for a lot of jazz flavored dance that came after with it's brave fusion of jazz, house,ragga and funk and included the seminal jazz house tune "Modal".

Reviewing the 2nd album BOSH!, Esquire Magazine deemed it "some of the best jazz-funk around. Reminiscent of the Herbie Hancock school of cool, and that's no bad thing."

Featured on Quiet Boys guest vocalist. is premiere UK soulman - Camelle Hinds on recent coca cola advert with Quiet Boys " Everybody loves the Sunshine" & currently scoring success with his own solo album "Vibe Alive" , Keyboard Guru - Neil Cowley who's been mainstay for the Brand New Heavies and been rocking the USA with Down to the Bone.

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JANETTE MASON - NEW ALBUM

Janette Mason is currently putting together final mixes of her new studio album " Alien Left Hand" following on from the critical & commercial success of her last album "Din & Tonic". Janette completed her Mmus in composition for film and television at the London College of Music.Originally training in classical piano and flute, Janette has worked with a diverse roster of artists from legendary singer/songwriter Robert Wyatt, jazz artists Claire Martin, Ian Shaw and Annie Whitehead to pop acts Oasis, Pulp, Seal and Suzanne Vega.

Janette is a versatile composer with an ability to combine the latest technology with her natural flair for orchestration to create a diverse array of atmospheres and moods. Her adaptable, thoughtful approach enable her to respond imaginatively to a variety of commissions; from documentary film Paris was a Woman, the Documentary Series The Debt Machine (Channel 4), to The Great Reality TV Swindle (Channel 4).

Drawing upon her eclectic influences in jazz, pop, classical and Latin American music, Janette forges her own original style that journeys from intimacy to dynamic attack, intricacy to expansive fluidity. She combines acoustic and orchestral instruments, interlaced with modern beats and loops to create a unique sound. Her versatility and articulate musical inventiveness produces compositions that encompass passion, intrigue, power and surprise. While fuelled by a sense of adventure, humour and love of all things kitsch Janette’s compositions have also turned up on the Drew Carey Show (USA BMI Television and Cable), Sex in the City, along with advertisements for The Royal Bank of Scotland and Vanish Carpet Cleaner.

Originally training in classical piano and flute, Janette turned professional at nineteen and cut her teeth in theatre and TV, most memorably as keyboard player / MD for Jonathan Ross’ Saturday Zoo. An ‘inspired and inspiring’ keyboard player and improviser, Janette worked with a diversity of artists from legendary singer/songwriter Robert Wyatt, jazz artists Claire Martin, Ian Shaw, Deirdre Cartwight, Annie Whitehead to top pop acts Oasis, Pulp, Suzanne Vega and Seal.

"Janette Mason - definitely a musician to watch" Dave Gelly - The Observer.
"A remarkable pianist, Janette Mason stands out" Neville Hadsley - The Observer.

Credits Include

Paris was a Woman (Cicada Films)
Live - Oasis Unplugged
Sex in the City ( HBO)
Drew Carey Show
MD for Jonathan Ross (Zoo tv)
Le Show (Channel 4)
The Great Reality TV Swindle (Channel 4)

Adverts include Royal Bank of Scotland and Vanish ..

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Espion Upcoming Live shows

Just back from playing Hong Kong and the Far East Espion has a few live shows coming up, in addition to his DJ residencies - including Glasgow Soundhaus. We will be featuring some of Espion's new material on our new website but in the meantime checkout his myspace .

Glasgow based Stephen Arnold AKA Espion has been producing a variety of electronica styles since 1994.Multi instrumentalist, Espion has many years of experience in sound production and audio engineering for film and TV. As a DJ and live act, he has appeared worldwide alongside the likes of Rennie Pilgrem,Mekon, Bass Junkie and has had releases on Soma, Serotonin and Orson Records. He is currently the co-promoter and resident of Camouflage in Glasgow's Soundhaus venue.

Upcoming Shows ( view all )

1 Mar 2008 23:00 Freqbeat @ Red Edinburgh, Scotland 6 Mar 2008 23:00 Club Del Mar Ayr, Scotland 16 Jul 2008 20:00 US Tour : Seattle, Portland, LA, Baltimore, Detroit (so far) various

NEW WEBSITE - UPDATE

We are currently uploading audio content to the site , The animation is all completed now and the end is in sight!

More info on launch date will be posted soon.

Are you the universe - Mike Benn ft Rosina

Composer Mike Benn with a haunting tune from the 2008 feature film " Kill Kill Faster Faster " sung by Rosina from Lal. Written and directed by Gareth Maxwell Roberts from the book of Joel Rose

Beautiful, raw and compelling,Kill Kill Faster Faster is Joel Rose's harrowing story of Joey One-Way an ex-con whose dangerous love-life has him heading full-speed towards disaster . . .

NEW WEBSITE - LAUNCHES SOON....

2pointzero music's bespoke website is currently receiving the final touches from rising UK designer Jimmy Young - www.jimmyyoungdesign.com

Should be online in around 3 weeks time ....

COKE MCDONALDS PROMO - THE QUIET BOYS

ABOUT.......... 2.0 MUSIC – music / publishing / licensing

MIKE SEFTON

With almost 30 years experience in the music industry, Mike rose from DJ’ing to record retailing before being voted “Club Promotions Manager of the year”, 3 years running whilst working for Phonogram / London Records, influencing the careers of acts such as Cameo, RUN DMC and Shannon. Moving onto A&R at A&M Records, Mike worked with acts such as Janet Jackson, Barry White, Crystal Waters, Robert Clivilles & David Cole, Al Green and Arthur Baker.

Following the sale of A&M to Polygram, Mike moved into Music Publishing where he worked as Senior Creative Manager and then Head of A&R for BMG Music Publishing, later heading up DeConstruction Songs, Ministry Of Sound Music Publishing and V2 Music, signing and working with writers and acts such as X-Press 2, Rollo (Faithless / Dido), Mike Pickering (M People), The Grid, Death In Vegas, Steve Anderson (Kylie Minogue), Steve Robson (Take That, James Morrison), Shep Solomon (Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson) and Metrophonic Music (Brian Rawling, Paul Barry & Mark Taylor).

Mike’s extensive experience in his Creative and A&R roles both for records and publishing put him in a great position to help artists, writers, bands and catalogue owners fulfill their potential and go on to achieve everything they set out to do. In particular Mike's background in DJ culture and Dance A+R , Promotion and Retail, commissioning remixes and crossing club hits to the very top of the pop charts, combined with his experience in working and developing mainstream hit singles and commissioning music for media, is a rare blend in an industry increasing split into categories and sub genres.

CHRIS BANGS

Coming from a background of playing in bands and club DJ'ing, Chris first rose to prominence as a DJ in the mid to late 1980's as one half of an acclaimed partnership with Gilles Peterson, DJ'ing at the legendary Doo at the Zoo parties with Pete Tong, Nicky Holloway, Bob Jones etc. With the birth of the Acid Jazz movement Chris's DJ' ing spread to places as diverse as Caister and Prestatyn Soul weekenders , Cafe del mar Ibiza, Faith Parties, V Festivals, Pacha and Fabric, sharing the bill with everyone from Carl Cox, Danny Rampling and Paul Oakenfold to Norman Jay and Patrick Forge.

Chris took his unique slant on music into production and writing and met with immediate success working with Paul Weller, Galliano, Courtney Pine, Sharon Redd, Roy Ayers, Linda Clifford and Acid Jazz records plus his own productions including collaborations with Style Councillor Mick Talbot and House legend Terry Farley with releases on Sony, Talking Loud, Junior Boys Own, Azuli etc.

Chris has also been heavily involved in the production music scene with many releases through BMG / ZOMBA in everything from European Arthouse Films, Lager and Macdonalds TV Adverts to Bargain Hunt and beyond. His many years diverse experience dealing face to face with musicians as a producer, as well as running indie record labels, distribution and licensing plus a solid understanding of internet and New Media puts him in a great place to help develop new relationships between music, publishing, media and brands.