Neon Hitch
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Neon Hitch is an English singer and songwriter.
Life and career
Hitch was born in the south England countryside in London.[1][2] Her father was a lighting technician.[2] Her mother bought a caravan to live in when their house burned down.[3] They then became gypsies, street performing, making and selling jewelry and clothing around Europe.[1][2][4] By age four, she was traveling and performing with the Archaos circus. She trained as a trapeze artist, fire swinger and stilt walker and had performed all over Europe by the time she was a teen.[1][2] At age ten, she began writing poetry which led to her writing lyrics.[2] Her boyfriend noticed that she could sing and encouraged her to hone it.[4] She left home at age sixteen to "find her place in the world", wound up in India, and finally settled in London for her music career.[1][4][5] After singing on several tracks for Greensleeves Records, Hitch was signed to Mike Skinner's label The Beats, later going on tour with him.[1] She also opened for 50 Cent at the Nottingham Arena before The Beats closed in 2007.[2]
Soon after, Hitch was flown stateside by James Johnson, owner of Pilot Creative Services Inc, who asked her to go to New York to meet with him and his client, songwriter Benny Blanco, on MySpace.[3][6] She was homeless at the time, occasionally checking her MySpace account at friends' houses, and could not afford the plane ticket to meet him.[3] A little over a year later, she signed James and Pilot as her management and quickly landed a publishing deal with EMI.[2] Within the next year she co-wrote and sang background vocals for pop punk band Friday Night Boys' song "Stupid Love Letter",[7] Kesha's "Blah Blah Blah" and 3OH!3's "Follow Me Down" from the Almost Alice soundtrack.[6][2] She was also featured on Benny Blanco's remix of Miike Snow's song "Burial". In early 2010, she was signed to Warner Bros. Records by Kara Dioguardi and is currently working on her debut album, Beg, Borrow, and Steal.[2] Hitch later performed at Lollapalooza in the summer.[8] She is currently touring with 3OH!3 and Down With Webster.
Current Projects
In 2010 Neon hitch released a song called "I can't behave myself" that featured an instrumental track from Dj Deadmau5 *pronounced Dead-maw-five. This track was the first release of many co-produced with the artist. Deadmau5 has commented that he loved working with such a talented and creative young artist and wishes to work on future projects
Artistry
Hitch lists The Beatles, Sia, Kate Bush, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Jay Thomas, Spice Girls, Daniel Johnston, Nelly Furtado, Miike Snow, Amadou & Mariam, Erykah Badu and The Police as influences.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e Collar, Matt. "( Neon Hitch > Biography )". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Senior V.P. of A&R Kara DioGuardi Signs Neon Hitch to Recording Deal with Warner Bros. Records". Pr-inside.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ a b c "Lollapalooza 2010 | Interview with Neon Hitch - Time Out Chicago". Chicago.timeout.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ a b c "Meet Amy Winehouse's room mate, Neon Hitch". Friedmylittlebrain. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "NEON HITCH op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ "( Off the Deep End > Credits )". allmusic. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "Neon Hitch at Lollapalooza 2010". 2010.lollapalooza.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ http://www.neonhitch.net/bio/