Moontown
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| Moontown | |
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| Origin | Dorchester, Dorset, England |
| Genres | Indie Glam Electronica |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | Moontown-Music.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Emma Friendship Toby Kilburn |
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Moontown are a music group formed in 2003, in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Their music is hard to place in any one genre other than highly commercial. The sound is predominantly Flip-Hop although spans the genres of Trip-Hop, Pop, Soul, Dance and Chill. It brings together elements of Classical, Rock, and Drum and Bass to produce a contemporary Popular Music sound.
Their songs are always original compositions which is over 40 and growing. Toby is the composer, arranger, key-board player and co-producer with Emma as the vocalist and lyricist. Recordings and live performances include session musicians for guitar, bass and cello.[1]
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[edit] History
Residing on the South coast, Moontown were formed by Toby Kilburn and Emma Friendship in 2003. Over the years they have played many gigs at a wide range of festivals, music venues and smaller renowned pubs and clubs, mainly along the South Coast, including Bristol, London and Brighton.[2]
Moontown are currently unsigned.
[edit] Awards
Moontown won the South Coast Idol copetition. They were crowned The Best Band in Dorset this April 2007 by judges Mark Hill (Craig David), and Tim Noble (Kylie Minogue).[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2008: Moontown
[edit] Singles
- 2007: "On Reflection"
- 2007: "The Sun Will Shine"
- 2007: "Relax"
- 2007: "L'escargot"
[edit] References
- ^ "Official Moontown myspace page". Myspace. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ "Official Moontown myspace page". Myspace. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
- ^ "Moontown bring original pop to Dorchester". BBC Dorset. April 16, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Moontown - Official website
- Moontown on Myspace
- Moontown bring original pop to Dorchester - BBC Dorset website
