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 Tom McKean & The Emperors's Profile |
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Right now, I've just one thing on my mind |
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| Location: | London, |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Jun 4, 2008 (32 days back) |
About Me |
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This is a new band of disappointed idealists and disillusioned optimists. We’re 18 months into Tom McKean & the Emperors and in that short time we've seen and done many new things. Some have been uplifting, some frustrating, at times surprising, often exhilarating and sometimes just downright depressing but always faithful to our band’s absolute commitment to writing great music and playing the most exciting shows we can - we might be miserable buggers but we still want you to have a good time. So far in the little universe of the Emperors we’ve recorded an album’s worth of tracks (join our mailing list if you want to download them for FREE by sending an email to theemperors@btinternet.com), played some packed shows in the UK with special mention going to the twice filled-to-the-rafters Borderline in London, headlined the incredibly civilized Bloomsbury festival, got a little practice in drunken crowd-control at the slightly more rowdy Wye Fayre, discovered that not everyone at the Big Green Gathering is into peace and love and turned down a record deal. We’ve also been invited to the US to record with a top producer (of which more info to follow later in the year if we can find someone to pay for it) and recently found ourselves on stage with Nick Cave, Barry Adamson, David McAlmont, Immodesty Blaize and a 30-odd piece orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. In short, things are looking pretty interesting. But, dear reader, that means nothing to the fickle lover we find ourselves courting so we will continue to write, rehearse and play for the sheer love of music and maybe some of you will be kind enough to listen. The Emperors consist of multi instrumentalists Andy Simms (hammond, horns and clarinet) and Iain Ross (drums, mandolin, lap steel), guitar ace Bobby Williams, Ed Miller on bass, singer and guitar player Tom McKean and an evolving coterie of strings players and other part time Emperors. Some of us have had a bit of success in the past with other bands but there’s something different about Tom McKean & the Emperors. Through the vagaries of luck and hard work we’ve found ourselves making the kind of music we always wished we could. The four tracks featured here were recorded live at Livingstone studios in London. We haven’t spent days building layers and overdubbing. It’s 5 guys in a room playing the songs the way they did in the old days – 3 or 4 takes of each track, pick the best one and then move on. Hopefully this means that they capture something of the moment. We hope you enjoy them. We wish you every success and hope that one day you might like to buy our music but, until then, fill your boots – it’s all free! All the best, Tom McKean & the Emperors Tom McKean & the Emperors are based in London, UK. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST AND GET FREE DOWNLOADS BY SENDING A MESSAGE TO theemperors@btinternet.com |
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Music:Member Since: 1/28/2006Band Website: theemperors.co.uk Band Members: "Live, they're capable of making audiences weak at the knees" - Metro (One to Watch, May '08) "Tom McKean is in possession of a deep, rich voice and dark, moody songs. Fantastic" - Time Out, London "Plaintive, bleak and beautiful" – Stephen Merchant, BBC 6 Music "They've been causing a stir and quite rightly too. Certainly one to watch out for in 2008" - Strummerville --Click here to read the full Strummerville review -- "You really get a sense that the Emperors are seasoned veterans of the London music scene and I can't believe they won't be playing much larger venues very soon" - livemusic.fm “What I'm listening to here is beautiful” – Kokomo web radio “Nick Cave jamming with Tom Waits playing in a Jazz Bar during a Tarantino movie… toe-curlingly good” - livemusic.fm --Click here to read the full Livemusic.fm review -- "Evocative and cinematic, the Emperors explore the darker shadows of rootsy blues and jazz with the moody maturity of experience and stellar musicianship" - Twenty Cell Revolt music blog "Like a Southern States whisky preacher, McKean is at his best when he takes his listeners on a roller-coaster emotional journey, from the lows to the highs, and from the dark to the light … exorcising the drab and dreary spirits from his congregation, re-invigorating us all for a few precious moments" - livemusic.fm --Click here to read the full Livemusic.fm review -- Tom McKean and The Emperors are: Tom McKean: vocals/guitars Bobby Williams: guitars/vocals Andy Simms: keyboards/clarinet/horns Iain Ross: drums/vocals Ed Miller: bass Many thanks to Fay Walsh (cello and banjo), Nick Loe (bass) and John Parker (double bass) Influences: Sounds Like: Watch the band play "This is a War" live at The Borderline on 21st December 2007 Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Alternative / Rock) |
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WANT MORE FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS? |
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| Then join our mailing list and we'll send you a link giving you access to loads more Tom McKean & the Emperors recordings.To join the list please send an email totheemperors@btinternet.comAll the best... Posted by Tom McKean & The Emperors on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:43:00 PST |
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PROBLEMS DOWNLOADING OUR MUSIC FROM MYSPACE? |
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| Hi,Lots of people seem to be having trouble downloading our music from our MySpace page and it's a bit hit and miss whether or not it runs when you add a track to your page. We've (sort of) fixed thi... Posted by Tom McKean & The Emperors on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:24:00 PST |
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