01.06.12 MusicWeek 9
ON THE RADAR JOSH KUMRA
You will likely recognise his unique, sultry tones from No. 1 chart hit Don’t Go, a collaboration with Wretch 32. But one of that smash song’s writers, Josh Kumra, is so much more than that - as the music-buying public is about to dis- cover. The artist is now embarking upon his solo music career after being scooped up by Sony RCA. Speaking to Music Week,
Kumra revealed he’s currently in the midst of working on his debut album: “[The LP is] all written now. We’re just looking for some produc- ers. We’ve been in with Mr Hudson, who’s produced a couple of tracks - I’m really excited about that. I’ve
also been playing as many live shows as I can, trying to build a fan base ready for the single release.” That single is Helicopters
and Planes, an Emeli Sande and HE SAID / SHE SAID
meeting with the BBC to come up with some new ideas to make the live shows more exciting
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Naughty Boy creation that Kumra unintentionally ended up taking as his own. “I originally went to the studio
with Naughty Boy on a track to fea- ture on his album,” says Kumra. “He played [Helicopters and Planes] to me – the album was already done so the track had noth- ing to do with it – and I absolutely fell in love with it. So they let me do a vocal, just for a bit of fun to hear what it sounded like. “Then my management and
record company heard it and said, ‘Let’s go with this’. It’s a bit strange releasing my first single which I haven’t written on, but to be honest
if it sounds good and I like it then why not?” Describing the evolution of his
sound, Kumra explained: “I was always classed as a singer-song- writer with classic guitar, then I met Wretch and we did the collabora- tion. I won over all these fans from the urban side of music which I’d never really [associated] with what I was doing. It would be a shame to not build around that fan base, so I’m doing a blend of traditional songwriting with some exciting beats and different production from people normally in the hip-hop or urban world.” Kumra says he’s excited and
ESSENTIAL INFO
LABEL RCA (Anna Derbyshire - 020 7361 8000) MANAGEMENT 11 Entertainment (Matt Ross - 020 7472 5213) DISCOGRAPHY July 9: Debut single Helicopters & Planes Late 2012: Debut album LIVE June 5: The Social, London
raring to go for the future: “I just want to get my music out. It’s been a long time since Don’t Go – in August it’s going to be a year - and the time’s gone so quick. I just want to make a nice album that I’m proud of… if anything happens bet- ter than that it’ll be great.”
TAKE A BOW TEAM MOSHI MONSTERS THE LOWDOWN
Album: Music Rox! Highest chart position: No.4
Label: Moshi Monsters Music Limited / Mind Candy / Sony Music
General manager: Jason Perry
A&R: Jason Perry / Michael Acton Smith
Manager: Michael Acton Smith / Mind Candy
Marketing: Ed Relf / Michael Merredy /
Andy Matjaszek
National, regional and online press: Nicola Duarte / Annem Rehman (Mind Candy), Alice Johnstone / Cheryl Jooron (77 P.R.), Daniel Hinchcliffe (Soundcheck)
TV: Alice Johnstone / Cheryl Jooron (77 PR), Daniel Hinchcliffe (Soundcheck)
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