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Willy Moon
Background information
Birth nameWilliam George Sinclair
Born (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 34)
Wellington, New Zealand
GenresAlternative, indie pop, rock and roll, hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter,
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, producer
Years active2010—present
LabelsIsland Records & Luv Luv Luv Records (2011-present)
Third Man Records (2012-present)
Websitewillymoon.com

Willy Moon (born William George Sinclair,[1] 2 June 1989) is a New Zealand musician, singer and producer based in London.

Career

Moon grew up in Wellington, New Zealand.[2] In 2010, he released his first song "I Wanna Be Your Man" on Myspace, where he was first noticed and subsequently acquired a record deal with Island Records.[3] He officially released his first two singles through Luv Luv Luv Records. He has been named as "One to Watch"[4] by The Guardian and one of the "Faces of 2012"[5] by Q magazine. He has also been featured in GQs "Most Stylish Men of the Week",[6] one of Elle's "Bright Young Things"[7] and profiled by Vogue.[8]

His music has been described as "a brilliantly odd fusion of 50s rock'n'roll and modern production"[9] using "hip-hop production techniques".[10]

Moon's single "Yeah Yeah" was playlisted on BBC Radio 1 in early 2012. He and his band also performed live in session for Huw Stephens for BBC Radio 1 at Maida Vale Studios in May 2012.[11] He also performed on the television show Later... with Jools Holland for the BBC in October 2012.[12]

In July 2012, Moon released the singles "Railroad Track" and "Bang Bang" through Jack White's label Third Man Records.[13]

Moon's song "Yeah Yeah" was used in Apple Inc's 2012 iPod lineup TV advertisement, including the 5th-generation Touch, 7th-generation Nano, and 4th-generation Shuffle.[14] "Yeah Yeah" was also featured on the Sosh Orange[15] 2012 advertisement than ran in France and as part of New Years Eve 2013 fireworks display in London.

He performed on the television show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for the NBC in December 2012.[16] Moon embarked on a US tour in early 2013.

In April 2013, Moon released his debut album, Here's Willy Moon. The album featured "Yeah Yeah' and "I Wanna Be Your Man", as well as his upcoming single "Get Up".[17]

In August 2013, Ubisoft launched a new Assassin's Creed Black Flag trailer featuring his single Railroad Track.

Discography

Albums

Album and details Peak positions
NZ BEL
(Fl) 		BEL
(Wa) 		FR
[18]
Here's Willy Moon 3 130 196 104

Extended plays

Title Album details
Willy Moon - EP

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
NZ
[21] 		FR
[18] 		GER
[22] 		UK
[23] 		US
[24]
2011 "I Wanna Be Your Man" — — — — — Here's Willy Moon
"She Loves Me" — — — — —
2012 "Railroad Track" — — — — —
"Bang Bang" — — — — —
"Yeah Yeah" 28 175 42 26 119
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos

Year Song Director
2011 "I Wanna Be Your Man"[25] Thomas Knights / Sasha Rainbow
"She Loves Me"[26] Sasha Rainbow
2012 "Yeah Yeah"[27] Alex Courtès
2012 "Railroad Track"[28] Michael Carter

References

  1. ^ "Songwriter/Composer: SINCLAIR WILLIAM GEORGE". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ^ Lester, Paul. "New Band of the Day - Willy Moon (No 1,059)". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. ^ Smyth, David. "He's got the looks and Willy Moon is set to conquer the charts". The Evening Standard.
  4. ^ Kappala-Ramsamy, Gemma. "One to watch: Willy Moon". Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. ^ Catchpole, Chris. "New To Q With Chris Catchpole - The Faces Of 2012: Willy Moon". Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Willy Moon - Image 10 of 10 - Most stylish men of the week - GQ.COM (UK)". Gq-magazine.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Here's Willy Moon | Buy The Debut Album Now". Willymoon.com. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Willy Moon Musician Profile Interview (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue.co.uk. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  9. ^ Cragg, Michael. "This Weeks New Singles". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  10. ^ Kappala-Ramsamy, Gemma. "One to watch: Willy Moon". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  11. ^ "BBC - BBC Radio 1 Programmes - Huw Stephens, Willy Moon in session, Honest Jon's Label of Love, Willy Moon - I Wanna Be Your Man in session". BBC. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  12. ^ Mir, Jorge (17 October 2012.). "Video: Willy Moon – Yeah Yeah (Live On Jools Holland)". Listen Before You Buy. Retrieved 20 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Swank, Ben. "WILLY MOON AND THIRD MAN RECORDS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  14. ^ Rebecca Armstrong (14 September 2012). "Music: Willy get a boost from Apple? - News - Music". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Sosh - Vibrez sans engagement". YouTube. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  16. ^ "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". NBC. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Willy Moon reveals debut album release plans | News". Nme.Com. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  18. ^ a b "Willy Moon discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  19. ^ "iTunes - Music - Here's Willy Moon (Deluxe Edition) by Willy Moon". Itunes.apple.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  20. ^ "iTunes - Music - Willy Moon - EP by Willy Moon". Itunes.apple.com. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  21. ^ "Discography Willy Moon". charts.org.nz/. Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Discographie Willy Moon". charts.de/ Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "Willy Moon > UK Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  24. ^ "Bubbling Under: Madeon Makes Moves Ahead of Lady Gaga Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  25. ^ Willy Moon - I Wanna Be Your Man. YouTube
  26. ^ Willy Moon - She Loves Me. YouTube
  27. ^ Willy Moon - Yeah Yeah. YouTube
  28. ^ Willy Moon - Railroad Track. Youtube

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