03.08.12 MusicWeek 9
ON THE RADAR JAY JAMES PICTON
After writing with Booker T. Jones, recording with John Legend and Malay (Frank Ocean’s producer) for his debut album, 2012 is shaping up to be an exciting year for ex- Navy lad turned singer-songwriter Jay James Picton. His path into music wasn’t immediately obvious, after spend- ing his teenage years playing rugby: “Sport was all I ever wanted to do, I didn’t really listen to music. I can’t really say that I owned any CDs, I didn’t have a computer or anything. I couldn’t sit down long enough to do any of that sort of stuff.” Despite this, Picton found his
voice by accident, after a knee injury landed him stuck at home with nothing to do. To pass time he started playing guitar and singing along to tracks: “I ended up singing just because I couldn’t change my fingers quick enough so I started keeping my own time.” A friend told him he sounded
like American gospel singer Al Green (“I was like “Wicked! Who’s Al Green?”) and encouraged Picton to write his own material. After posting demos online, the songs soon reached No.1 in the 7digital indie store charts, landing him a record deal with Decca as a result.
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Picton describes his forthcoming album Play It By Ear as “A soul record with elements of blues and R&B and pop, with commercial potential.” It’s all a far cry from where
Picton imagined he’d be ten years ago: “My life’s completely changed around, I was a person that didn’t really express myself, quite closed to emotions. Since I started to do music I cant stop doing what I’m doing. It feels really great.” Fresh from supporting the likes of Jessie J, KT Tunstall and Rebecca Ferguson, Picton’s now to make his TV debut with first single Long May They Roll booked for a
ESSENTIAL INFO RELEASES
July 23 Single: Long may They Roll August 27 Album: Play It By Heart LABEL Decca Records - Chloe Gillard 020 7149 1038 MANAGEMENT VDM Music - Vicky Dowdall 020 7384 6437 LIVE August 22-24 Ronnie Scotts, London
live performance on ITV’s This Morning for August 14. The plan next is to make moves
TAKE A BOW TEAM MAROON 5 Label:
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into the hip hop scene: “I really like Nas. I think he’s an amazing lyricist so I’d like to collaborate with him.” After touring in the UK, Picton dreams of going Stateside: “I’d like to battle on in the UK first but the States is definitely somewhere I’d like to go and be creative.”
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HITWISE Primary Ticketing Chart
POS PREV EVENT
1 3 STONE MADONNA 2 9 SECRET GARDEN PARTY 3 NEW THE KILLERS 4 5 V FESTIVAL 5 8 NICKI MINAJ 6 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM 7 NEW BEN HOWARD 8 NEW TENACIOUS D 9 13 OLLY MURS 10 NEW WET WET WET 11 NEW EVANESCENCE 12 17 JESSIE J 13 20 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 14 NEW CREAMFIELDS 15 NEW MUMFORD AND SONS 16 10 MADNESS 17 12 PAUL SIMON 18 NEW ED SHEERAN 19 NEW BESTIVAL 20 NEW LIONEL RICHIE
VIAGOGO Secondary Ticketing Chart
POS EVENT
1 MADONNA 2 JUSTIN BIEBER 3 ONE DIRECTION 4 LADY GAGA 5 ED SHEERAN 6 BLUR 7 MUSE 8 GEORGE MICHAEL 9 NICKI MINAJ 10 STEREOPHONICS 11 MORRISSEY 12 BLINK 182 13 BEACH BOYS 14 JESSIE J 15 CHERYL COLE 16 EVANESCENCE 17 LIONEL RICHIE 18 EDDIE VEDDER 19 PULP 20 NOEL GALLAGHER
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THE LOWDOWN
Album: Overexposed Highest chart position: No.2
MUST-SEE MUSIC TICKETING CHARTS
TIXDAQ Primary Ticketing Chart
PREV EVENT
ONE DIRECTION JUSTIN BIEBER OLLY MURS LADY GAGA NICKI MINAJ ED SHEERAN MADNESS JESSIE J
EMELI SANDE TOM JONES
JAMES MORRISON LIONEL RICHIE TINIE TEMPAH HAPPY MONDAYS EXAMPLE DAVID GUETTA FRIENDLY FIRES V FESTIVAL KEANE
NOEL GALLAGHER Live entertainment intelligence
Management: Jordan Feldstein, Adam Harrison, Chris Maguire for Career Artist Management
Marketing: Emma HALL&NOTES
National press: Barbara Charone & Fred Mellor, MBC
National radio: Laurence Pinkus, Polydor
Regional radio: Gavin Hughes, Nicki Ross, Tony Myers, Polydor
TV: Ruth Thompson, Polydor
Digital: Edd Blower, Polydor
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