RemedySounds

RemedySounds
Birth name Joshua Ross Clark
Born (1989-07-19) 19 July 1989
Origin Portsmouth, England
Genres Dubstep, acoustic,
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2011–present
Labels Unsigned
Website facebook.com/RemedySounds

RemedySounds (born 19 July 1989 in Portsmouth, England) is an English dubstep/acoustic musician who makes special use loop pedals to create his sound.[1] In July 2012, he was announced as the runner up of the Acoustic category of Live and Unsigned at the age of 22.[2] In June 2012, he performed alongside Macy Gray at Guernsey Festival in Guernsey.[3]

Music career

2011-2012: Live and Unsigned and MakingMoves

In July 2012, RemedySounds was announced as the runner up of the Acoustic Category of Live and Unsigned, placing third overall in the competition.[2] RemedySounds' prizes awarded by Live and Unsigned for his progress in the competition consisted of a Vintage guitar,[4] a festival performance at Bournemouth 7s Festival,[5] a main-stage festival slot at Sundown Festival - sharing a stage with such acts as Chase and Status, Katie B, Tinchy Stryder, Labrinth, Wiley, Chipmunk and Maverick Sabre [6] and a main-stage slot at Guernsey Festival alongside acts including Macy Gray, Kaiser Chiefs and many more.[3]

On July 2012 RemedySounds was invited to Born In A Barn studios to record his debut E.P MakingMoves with producer Roger Greasby and his partner Tony White after meeting at the Live and Unsigned Grand Final after party.[7] On 3 August Remedy tweeted thanking Roger and Tony for their efforts on MakingMoves [8] and MakingMoves was released on iTunes on 2 September 2012 [9] and by 5 September 2012 the E.P had reached 7th in the iTunes Singer/Songwriter weekly album chart - surpassing Ed Sheeran and Frank Turner.[10]

On 22 November 2012 RemedySounds uploaded a video response to Taylor Swift's hit single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.[11] Overnight the video received circa 1,300 views and positive reviews across Twitter and YouTube [12]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
MakingMoves

Music videos

Year Title Director Funded by
2012 "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Damien Reeves (Melmo Films) Live and Unsigned

References

  1. "Meet the Live And Unsigned 2012 winners". musicradar. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Best unsigned act 2012 – Coco and the Butterfields crowned". Live and Unsigned. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Guernsey Festival 2012: Day 2 Roundup". 6 July 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. "Free studio time, free amps and festival slots for Live and Unsigned acts that competed in Portsmouth - Results". Live and Unsigned. April 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. "Live and Unsigned festival winners". musicradar. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  6. "Live and Unsigned Twitter congratulating RemedySounds' Sundown performance". Live and Unsigned. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  7. "Keeping up with ‘the competitions’". RantProd. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  8. "RemedySounds' Twitter thanking Born In A Barn Studios". RemedySounds. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  9. "iTunes: MakingMoves - EP". Apple Inc. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  10. "RemedySound' screengrab of iTunes singer/songwriter chart". RemedySounds. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  11. RemedySounds release a cover version on You Tube. Love Music News. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  12. We are never ever getting back together- Taylor Swift response. RemedySounds. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

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