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Neon Hitch
Birth nameNeon Hitch
Born1986 (age 37–38)[1]
OriginLondon, England,
United Kingdom
GenresPop, Dance-pop, Electropop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007-present
LabelsThe Beats, Warner Bros.
Websitehttp://www.neonhitch.net

Neon Hitch is a British singer and songwriter. She was signed to Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem's label, The Beats, before it closed down. She was later discovered on MySpace by Benny Blanco who flew her to New York to work with him. Their work together earned her a music publishing deal with EMI and a record deal with Warner Bros. Records.

Life and career

Childhood and youth

Hitch was born in the south England countryside of London.[2] For a time being, she was resentful towards her parents for giving her the birth name, Neon, wanting to change her name to a more conventional name, such as Melanie.[3] Her father was a lighting technician.[4] Her mother bought a caravan to live in when their house burned down.[5] They then began street performing, making and selling jewelry and clothing around Europe.[2] As a result, she never attended school as they did not stay in one location for prolonged periods of time.[3] 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.[2] Her family was featured in a BBC documentary.[3] At age ten, she began writing poetry which led to her writing lyrics.[4] Her boyfriend noticed that she could sing and encouraged her to hone her singing.[6] She left home at sixteen to live in India for a few years before settling in London for her music career.[2]

Career beginnings: 2007-2010

Through Neneh Cherry's daughter, Hitch met Cherry and her husband, Cameron. He told her to cut a demo, after discussing Hitch's interest in pursuing a music career. Hitch then found a producer in Stage magazine to record a demo, with which Cameron got Hitch signed to 679 Recordings, the label that The Streets was on.[7] After singing on several tracks for Greensleeves Records, Hitch was signed to Mike Skinner's label The Beats, later going on tour with him.[2] She also toured with Professor Green and opened for 50 Cent at the Nottingham Arena before The Beats closed in 2007. 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.[5] She was homeless at the time, occasionally checking her MySpace account at friends' houses, and could not afford the plane ticket to meet him.[5] A little over a year later, she signed James and Pilot as her management and quickly landed a publishing deal with EMI.[4] Within the next year she co-wrote and sang background vocals for pop punk band Friday Night Boys' song "Stupid Love Letter", Kesha's "Blah Blah Blah" and 3OH!3's "Follow Me Down" from the Almost Alice soundtrack.[4] She was also featured on Benny Blanco's remix of Miike Snow's song "Burial". Another feature song is 'What's Urban' with WanCee. In early 2010, she was signed to Warner Bros. Records by Kara Dioguardi after a writing session between the two. Hitch later performed at Lollapalooza in the summer.[8] She also co-wrote "Traces" by Sky Ferreira.[9]

2011–present: Beg, Borrow and Steal:

Hitch began recording her debut album, Beg, Borrow and Steal in March 2010 with Blanco.[4] She released promo single, "Get Over U", co-written by Sia, for free in January 2011. This was followed by "Silly Girl", "Bad Dog" and "Poisoned with Love", the latter which appeared in Teen Wolf and Now That's What I Call Music! 40. She also released a series of covers and mash-up covers of songs by other artists, including Wiz Khalifa's "On My Level", Waka Flocka Flame's "No Hands" and Kreayshawn's "Gucci Gucci". The album will be released in early 2012, preceded by the single, "Fuck U Betta".[10]

Artistry

Hitch lists Sia, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Jay Thomas, Spice Girls, Daniel Johnston, Nelly Furtado, Miike Snow, Amadou & Mariam, Erykah Badu and The Police as influences.

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NZ US
2010 "Follow Me Down" (3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch) - 89 Almost Alice
2011 "Ass Back Home" (Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch) 11 57 The Papercut Chronicles II

Other appearances

Year Song Artist Album Credits Ref.
2009 "Stupid Love Letter" Friday Night Boys Off The Deep End Co-write, background vocals [4][11]
2010 "Blah Blah Blah" Kesha featuring 3OH!3 Animal Co-write, background vocals [4][12]
"Follow Me Down" 3OH!3 Almost Alice Co-write [4]
"Traces" Sky Ferreira As If! Co-write

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Artist
"Derek" (Streets Remix) 2007 Mike Skinner[13] Neon Hitch
"Get Over U" 2011 Jason Bergh[14] Neon Hitch
"Ass Back Home" 2011 Dugan O'Neal Gym Class Heroes

References

  1. ^ Shabby Shriek of the Week: Neon Hitch. Dallas Voice. October 7, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e Collar, Matt. "Neon Hitch: Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  3. ^ a b c Bark, Theo. Neon Hitch Trades Circus Life for Music Industry -- Top 100 Acts at SXSW 2011. Spinner. March 1, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "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.
  5. ^ a b c "Lollapalooza 2010 | Interview with Neon Hitch - Time Out Chicago". Chicago.timeout.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  6. ^ "Meet Amy Winehouse's room mate, Neon Hitch". Friedmylittlebrain. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  7. ^ http://www.fenuxe.com/2011/08/11/neon-hitch-the-fenuxe-interview/
  8. ^ "Neon Hitch at Lollapalooza 2010". 2010.lollapalooza.com. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  9. ^ http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/neon-hitch-to-tour-with-3oh13/7680893
  10. ^ http://www.neonhitch.net/news/“fuck-u-betta”-coming-soon
  11. ^ "( Off the Deep End > Credits )". allmusic. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  12. ^ [1][dead link]
  13. ^ http://www.myspace.com/video/neon-hitch/derek/2749195
  14. ^ http://uxe.uxentertainment.com/?p=965

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