ALBUM CAMPAIGN – "MORNING SUN" – OUT 17TH FEBRUARY 2012 VIA MGM
SINGLE CAMPAIGN – "LION IN THE MORNING SUN" (DIGITAL) – 16th DECEMBER 2011
MORNING SUN TOUR PUBLICITY 2012
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DISTRIBUTION:
MGM Distribution – MARK BOLTON – Contact Mark
MGM Distribution – LUKE OOM – Contact Luke
MANANGEMENT:
The C-Side – MARK SMITH – Contact Mark
BOOKINGS:
Rocksoup – BICCI HENDERSON – Contact Bicci
PRESS RELEASE:
WILL AND THE PEOPLE are a collective of people who have decided to play and make music together forever… They are perfect for main stages at festivals, living rooms, sweaty packed pubs and clubs at 3am, in tents, fast cars, slow cars, and on boats… and in the morning sun with a bloody mary. They all write songs and then play reggae, pop, grunge, ska and house, 4 to the floor… and mix them all together.
The band have more recently been seen invigorating crowds at Music Matters (Singapore), Glastonbury Festival, Secret Garden Party, T in the Park, Oxygen, Isle of Wight Festival 2011, Bestival, Harvest Festival and many more of the UK's popular Festivals… and they've also played at the Monaco Grand Prix 2010, The Royal Wedding Party in Bath for William and Kate (yes really), a bathtub in reading, a fiat 500 in Rome, a rather large yacht in Monaco, Cage The Elephants dressing room, Paolo Nutinis Tour bus and the barn they live in…
Will And The People have supported Paolo Nutini, The Script, The Hoosiers and Girls Aloud on their last UK and European tours. They have shared stages with the likes of Kings Of Leon, The Police, The Stranglers, KT Tunstall, The Correspondants, Plan B, Ellie Goulding, Vampire Weekend, Babyshambles and many more.
On a tour that will take them through Singapore, Vietman and Cambodia before reaching Australian shores for their debut tour, Will & The People are already treading boards internationally with upcoming tours of Canada, Europe and the UK in 2012.
Watch out for their music, it's bright you wont miss it… (They would recommend sangria on the beach to accompany it.. but… it just as well hits the spot for dreamers, rioters, weirdos, loners, and the supercool people who pretend they don't like it while we ALL do… go on have a listen)
'MORNING SUN' Album is released via MGM on Friday, 17th February 2012
PRESS QUOTES:
"A touch of Robbie Williams' swagger, the Special's darker sonic shades and a trace of the Police's pop smarts. It shouldn't work, but it does" – Sunday Times Culture
“Gloriously tuneful and infectiously upbeat" – The Guardian
“How damned catchy their music is" – RWD Magazine
BIOGRAPHY:
WILL AND THE PEOPLE. A new age group of musicians ever rising.
Genre : multigenre pop music
Description: pop music from the earth…
Hometown: The Rabbit Hole, UK
Record label: Baggy Trouser Music
History: Will left school and started Will and the People in early 2008… he went up and down and up and down as you do… and then a year ago met old school friends at Glastonbury 2010; Keo, Jim and Charlie… , they all played a gig in the rabbit hole will had booked for himself…(on the condition he snuck in though) 10 people were there at the start… about 200 at the end.. Will and the People were born..
Will and The People are a collective of people who have decided to play and make music together forever… They are perfect for main stages at festivals, living rooms, sweaty packed pubs and clubs at 3am, in tents, fast cars, slow cars, and on boats… and in the morning sun with a bloody mary.. They all write songs and then play reggae, pop, grunge, ska, and house 4 to the floor… and mix them all together.. Its fun.. it is honest, very catchy, and rather interesting when they really get going… they don't really have a setlist, and have loads of songs so every show is different.. , (Currently the band, the magician and the producer all live under the same roof.. which means they can afford to be spontaneous, as they can read each other very well..) , the band don't really argue, and they work together… because of this they are doing very well this year.. they have managed to book all their own gigs and do all their own paperwork (nearly)….
“Our music seems to have become a security for some people, which tells us we are doing something right and it is worth pursuing confidently as we are… there is nothing better than knowing it effects people… except maybe watching them dance in the moments… we know that love is to share”
(They would recommend sangria on the beach to accompany it.. but… it just as well hits the spot for dreamers, rioters, weirdos, loners, and the supercool people who pretend they don't like it while we ALL do… go on have a listen.. )
• Played at Music Matters 2011 to great acclaim! Supported Paolo Nutini, The Script, The Hoosiers and Girls aloud on their last UK and Europe tours
• Shared stages with the likes of Kings Of Leon, The Police, The Stranglers, KT Tunstall, The Correspondants, Plan B, Ellie Goulding, Vampire Weekend, Kate Tempest, Scroobius Pip, Babyshambles and many more…
• Played the majority of UK festivals last year like Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, T in the Park, Oxygen and Beach Break Live, and played at the Monaco Grand Prix 2010, returning this year, as well as Glastonbury 2011, Lowlands (NE) 2011, Secret Garden Party 2011, Beach Break Live 2011 and Isle of Wight Festival 2011 amongst many other UK festivals, they have also booked a vigorous touring schedule in Europe and the uk, playing Clubs, venues and underground house parties across the spectrum, this has been without the help of any booking agents or managers, this band look after and organize for themselves
• Toured Europe and self produced and sold 5000 copies of their debut EP at the gigs, which is available on iTunes and Amazon and has currently sold nearly 10, 000 copies to date
• Set up their own record label Baggy Trouser Music and recorded and produced a debut album, which is released this summer worldwide…,
• Moved into a house together and set up a studio and rehearsal space for themselves, funded by fans in the city. 2012 will see them release music in multiple territories and tour Asia , Australia & Canada
“A wee man with a big voice, these shows are kicking off!” – Paolo Nutini
“They are upping our game by playing before us!” Danny O’Donoghue – The Script
“A very talented young man” – Chris Difford – Squeeze
“Massively Charismatic, full of energy” – Mick Ralphs – Mott The Hoople/Bad Co
“I want to be in Will and the People!” – Sarah Harding – Girls Aloud
WILL AND THE PEOPLE ARE:
WIll Rendle, James Keo, Jim Ralphs, Charlie Harman and Jamie Rendell
WILL AND THE PEOPLE – ONLINE:
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FACEBOOK:
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TOUR DATES:
Wednesday, 29th February 2012
The Sandringham Hotel, SYDNEY - NSW
With guests Ungus Ungus Ungus, M.S.D. and earth2audio
Doors 8PM, $12.00
Friday, 2nd March 2012
Barwon Heads Hotel, BARWON HEADS - VIC
Saturday, 3rd March 2012
The Toff In Town, MELBOURNE - VIC
Wednesday, 7th March 2012
Rock Lily, SYDNEY - NSW
Thursday, 8th March 2012
Lizotte's, NEWCASTLE - NSW
Sunday, 11th March 2012
Live @ The Wall, SYDNEY - NSW
Wednesday, 14th March 2012
Macquarie University - NSW
Thursday 15th March 2012
Miami Tavern - GOLD COAST - QLD
With special guests Moons of Jupiter & Second Circle
Tickets available from www.Oztix.com.au and all Oztix outlets and the venue 07 5535 1644
Friday 16th March 2012
The Hifi, BRISBANE - QLD
Saturday 17th March 2012
Springwood Hotel, BRISBANE - QLD
With special guests Prefontaine & Edge Of Red
Tickets available from www.Oztix.com.au and all Oztix outlets and the venue 07 3208 4444
FREE MP3 FROM WILL & THE PEOPLE – "CARS"
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PUBLICITY CONTACT:
For more information, please contact:
Brian McDonald – RiSH Publicity
P: +61-418-604-844 www.rishpublicity.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/rishpublicity
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/rishpublicity
MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/rishrecords
