Monkey Music Release Single for Nordoff Robbins
We are looking for bloggers and journalists to help raise awareness and write about this for us, please contact Louise for further information!
The single is launched on the 18th May. and more info can be found on the Monkey Music Website http://www.monkeymusic.co.uk . You can also download the single from there too!
The Day is Here Little Monkeys Sing for Charity
Monkey Music – the UK’s premium music group for pre-school children – has recorded a special charity song to celebrate an amazing summer of sport. Performed by young children, aged 7, 8 and 9, and written especially for Monkey Music, the Anthem, ‘The Day is Here!’, tells the exciting story of a running race.
‘The Day is Here’ will not only provide a fun sporting interlude during Monkey Music classes across the UK but also, by selling it online to the families and friends of Monkey Music’s 10,000 children, Monkey Music also aims to raise much needed funds for music therapy charity, Nordoff Robbins.
Nordoff Robbins is a national specialist music charity, delivering 50,000 music therapy sessions a year to a broad range of people in schools, hospitals and care homes across the UK. Their qualified music therapists specifically help people with a range of challenges including autism, dementia, mental health problems, stroke, brain injury, learning difficulties, depression and in some cases clients have threatening or terminal illness, such as cancer.
Angie Coates, Founder of Monkey Music, said;
“Both Monkey Music and Nordoff Robbins offer children fresh opportunities and life changing experiences through music. We believe that by working together we can raise awareness of the benefits of music for everyone. It’s lovely to use 2012 and the summer of sport to engage the very youngest of children in the excitement of sport and the joy of music.”
Jo Carter, Director of Fundraising & Communications Nordoff Robbins said:
“We are delighted to be working with Monkey Music, to be sharing our mutual believe in the power of music and to help raise funds to continue transforming the lives of vulnerable children and adults across the UK. As a charity we rely entirely on voluntary donations, so the Monkey Music song released this summer is a great way to raise funds and awareness.”
What’s next?
Monkey Music classes will learn ‘The Day is Here’ during their Monkey Music classes over the coming weeks. Then, from the end of May the ‘The Day is Here’ will be officially released and available to buy online with all profits going to charity.
Rock and Roll Baby World in the Press!
Over the last two weeks we have had interviews come out in two publications, which we are so pleased about.
The first one was an interview with Louise Harris, founder of Rock and Roll Baby World with Affinity Magazine which is a lovely regional glossy lifestyle magazine. You can read the interview here:
http://www.affinitymag.co.uk/an-interview-with-louis-harris/
The second interview was with the lovely Liz Burton from Me and My Shadow who wanted to write a piece about how PR Companies work with bloggers so we were more than happy to help. You can read that interview here:
http://missielizzie-meandmyshadow.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/working-with-pr-companies-interview.html
In other news we have some exciting new clients coming though over the next month, in particular some more music projects some of which you will immediately recognise but others are cutting edge new and upcoming talent that are set to make an impact in 2012!
New Logo
We’ve had some exciting new clients confirmed in the last couple of weeks, which we will be able to reveal soon and with the music pr side of the company getting busier we have had our logo slightly altered to represent both our passions of music and baby pr.
Hope you like it!
It was designed by Michelle at Wink Design who is just fabulous and we can’t recommend her enough. Thanks Michelle!
New Music PR Client – Michael Armstrong
We are really excited to announce we are working with an exciting new singer songwriter called Michael Armstrong! His debut EP will be released at the end of June. We will be looking for people to review the EP so get in touch if you are interested and in the mean time cast your eye over the press release!
Debut EP: Paler Shade of Blue,
Living What You’re Breathing, Regalia
Release Date: 24th June, 2012 (Upbeat Synergy)
The last year has been something of a whirlwind for dad of three and London builder Michael Armstrong. As a young boy he listened to his musical heroes such as Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and The Eagles and dreamed of living the life of a rock star. However, the dream was going to have to wait as he grew up, took over his father’s building business, got married and started a family.
The love for writing songs never went away. He learned to play the guitar, taught himself piano and continually wrote new material whilst moonlighting in the evenings around London in various bands. Later, as a solo artist he played some of the toughest crowds in London, winning them round each time. Michael lived for this buzz and his dream of being a singer songwriter full time never waned.
Totally by chance and whilst on holiday in Florida in April last year, the American Idol TV show were holding auditions and the team spotted Michael and asked him to enter. An intense day of coaching followed, plus numerous knock-out heats, culminating in a final sing-off performance in front of a packed theatre audience in the evening. Michael not only won the competition outright, he received a standing ovation and was awarded a ‘ dream ticket’, offering him a place in the televised auditions. He thought this was his big chance but sadly it was not meant to be. Due to not having a US visa or citizenship, he was unable to take it any further, which was a heavy blow.
Within a few weeks of returning from Florida, Michael was working on a building job in Surrey. Spotting all the gold and platinum discs on the wall, he got chatting to the owner and realised he had struck lucky once again. The house belonged to music celebrity TV and Radio PR, Lisa Davies, whose clients include Sir Cliff Richard and Chris de Burgh among other major artists. The next day he gave her a CD containing a selection of his own compositions. She was immediately impressed and offered him a recording contract with her new label, Upbeat Synergy. His lucky break had finally come!
Michael began living a double life. One moment he was on a building site, the next rubbing shoulders with musical icons and being called up last minute to stand in at rehearsals for Cliff Richard at ITV’s Daybreak and Chris de Burgh on X Factor. This continued over the next few months as Lisa called on him to cover other TV and radio shows for her artists, including The Alan Titchmarsh Show and Loose Women, giving him a break from his day job and the experience of a ‘real life’ X Factor type boot camp.
The recent record deal has enabled Michael to record some of the songs for his new album at Elevator Studios in Liverpool. Michael chose this city, firstly in recognition of his long-term obsession with The Beatles and secondly as it gave him the opportunity to escape from London and the building world.
Michael is an exciting new British talent, unashamedly raw, emotional and direct. On the outside are his trademark sparkly eyes, cheeky builder smile and bravado and on the inside is a sensitive and tender song smith. On ‘Paler Shade of Blue’, track 1 of the EP, the lyrics purposely reference Michael’s work as a builder in a nod to the life he intends to leave behind. His songs strike you immediately as being well-honed classics, which have echoes of the crafted lyrics of Dylan and the musicality of The Eagles, Paul Carrack and Steely Dan.
This young man is a star in the making and the building work may have to take a back seat for while! Take a look at Michael’s winning performance at the American Idol heat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FHwXUrxzDM
Meet YolanDa Brown our new MUSIC PR Client
We are thrilled to be able to announce we are working with the very talented YolanDa Brown on her new album April Showers May Flowers.
Some Quick Facts for you:
- is the premier female saxophonist in the UK.
- won the MOBO award for “Best Jazz” in 2008 and repeated the achievement in 2009 also for “Best Jazz”
- was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of East London in 2010.
- graduated with a first class degree in Operations management from the University of Kent.
- has 2 Masters and had been studying a PhD for four years at the University of Kent, before taking a hiatus from her thesis in January 2010 to pursue her music career
- was invited to meet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on the 9th May 2011 at Buckingham Palace.
- has played to the President of Russia at the Hermitage museum in St Petersburg, as well as thePrime minister of Jamaica in Kingston, Jamaica.
- was listed in the Evening Standard as one of the top 30 black students in the UK selected by exPrime Minister Gordon Brown.
- is a Celebrity Ambassador for HRH The Prince of Wales and His Prince’s Trust Charity.
- is endorsed by Yamaha and was appointed as the UK’s class band ambassador in February 2011.Yamaha Class Band is a whole-class wind band teaching method, currently being piloted, until July 2012, in a collaboration between Yamaha UK and two of the UK’s leading music services.
- is also endorsed by Guess Jeans, MAC cosmetics and adidas to name a few.
- will be re introducing herself as not just a saxophonist, but now also a singer and pianist too.
- is a Patron of Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s MFYM fund
- has recently been booked to play as part of Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
We are excited to be working with The Book Club, read on and find out more!!
Get Ready for the Launch of The Book Club -
An Innovative new Book Club Set to Become Your Trusted Friend, Personal Shopper and Literacy Advisor in one.
A revolutionary new book club has just launched in the UK to provide a number of innovative and exciting new ideas and opportunities to match parents with exactly the right book for their child. With over 200,000 children’s books on the market and with hundreds of releases every month, its very easy to buy books for your children that are on promotion or in the top 10 charts but how do you know they are spot on for your child’s stage of development?
The benefits of being a book club member include
- Personalised email newsletter with book ideas and language tips – personalised to your child’s exact age
- Growing community of parents who want to know about language and books and love to share their tips and reviews.
- 3,000 books split into easy to use sections based on age and language development stage
- Price comparison data to show you where you can buy the book for the cheapest price. The Book Club don’t sell books – they help you to choose, and then show you where you can find them at the most competitive price.
- The ‘Dream Bookshelf’ feature. This lets members add books to a private virtual bookshelf to make personal notes on and save for later. They can share this with family and friends when they want to.
- Book Club Points. Members earn points for registering on the site, recommending books and writing reviews for the community. When you have enough points you can exchange them for any books on the website.
For Further information or to arrange an interview with Charlie Jones please contact Louise Harris on 07980 996318 or email louise@rockandrollbabyworld.co.uk
About
Former City Banker turned Book Seller Charlie Jones set up the Book Club. Charlie Has a BA honours in Linguistics and Phonetics and a Masters from Cambridge University, where he achieved a high distinction. He spent many years working in Child Language Acquisition before studying for 3 years and qualifying as a chartered accountant with PWC. Wanting to combine his love of language with business and from researching the market and speaking to parents it was obvious there was nothing online to help them choose the correct books and so The Book Club was born.
Our New BABY PR Client – Blade & Rose
We are very excited to be working with a fabulous new client called Blade & Rose who make gorgeous leggings for babies and toddlers in 5 designs. We will be looking for bloggers to trial these out and review so check out our media page for the press release and if you are interested just drop us an email!
Here is a sneak peak:
The truly inspirational lady behind Blade & Rose is Amanda Peffer who is currently on a 3 day climb of mount Toubkal. In winter conditions on a 4167 meter mountain, the highest in North Africa. This will be her first 4000m mountain and the first time mountaineering! And sleeping in a hut on a mountain!! The reason she is doing this is to raise money for a little boy called Luca who is 3 years old and was struck down with Meningcoccal Septicaemia in early January it left him with a 3% chance of survival but he pulled through although sadly not unscathed. He lost both of his legs and all of his tissue, some muscle and skin below his hips. He has massive skin and tissue and muscle loss across his arms and shoulders and is now fighting to save his knees which have been severely damaged. So please support Amanda and you can donate on her Just Giving Page here.
Good Luck Amanda!
Charlie Landsborough Album out this week
Our music pr division have been working hard over the last month setting up the new album by Charlie Landsborough titled ‘Destination’. It’s released this week and Charlie is currently on his UK tour.
As history shows, Charlie ‘shot’ to fame in 1995 when he was featured on prime-time Irish TV, singing what has become his signature song “What Colour Is The Wind”. The song subsequently reached # 1 on the Irish charts, leading to success in Scotland and the rest of the UK, before spreading to Australia and the US. He has recorded albums in Nashville, won many Country music awards and has had his songs covered by legends including George Hamilton IV, Daniel O’Donnell, Jack Jones, Pat Boone and Foster & Allen.
“Destination”, which was recorded in Spain and the UK, features 16 new recordings and sees Charlie at his very best with a blend of jaunty, uptempo country tunes, along with his trademark deep and heartfelt ballads… his traditional and much loved sound.
The album also Includes an appreciation by actor/comedian Ricky Tomlinson, as well as the lyrics to his own compositions.
Charlie’s popularity continues to get stronger year after year, he has a huge fanbase in not only the UK, Ireland and Europe but all over the world. Last year’s Charlie’s achievements were recognised when he was inducted into British Country Music Hall of Fame.
To support the release of the album Charlie will be undertaking press and promotion activities around the country, coinciding with his 16-date Spring Tour, which runs from 8th March until 1st April.
TRACKLISTING
- Just Getting By
- That’s What Love Can Do
- Everything Has A Price
- Goodbye My Friend
- I Must Be An Eskimo
- Something Close To Love
- Looking For A Destination
- Sunset Man
- The Lions Share
- Let It Rain
- Serves Me Right
- Angel Of Mercy
- All He Ever Saw Was You
- Yesterday Just Passed My Way Again
- The Way Back Home
- There’s Nothing Time Can Do
TOUR DATES – SPRING 2012
Day/Date Town/City Theatre
Thu 08/03/12 Telford Oakengates Theatre
Sat 10/03/12 Carlisle Sands Centre
Sun 11/03/12 Whitley Bay Playhouse
Sun 18/03/12 Glasgow Grand Hall
Tue 20/03/12 Swindon Wyvern Theatre
Wed 21/03/12 Norwich Theatre Royal
Thu 22/03/12 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
Fri 23/03/12 Basildon Towngate Theatre
Sat 24/03/12 Wimborne Tivoli Theatre
Sun 25/03/12 Kettering Lighthouse Theatre
Tue 27/03/12 Buxton Opera House
Wed 28/03/12 Llandudno Venue Cymru
Thu 29/03/12 Skegness Embassy Theatre
Fri 30/03/12 Birmingham Town Hall
Sat 31/03/12 Newark Palace Theatre
Sun 01/04/12 Southport Southport Theatre
Justin Fletcher Storms into the Album Charts
Justin Fletcher went into the top 20 artist album charts at at the weekend with his album ‘Hands Up’, we are absolutely delighted for Justin and we have just heard some really exciting news that he is climbing even higher in the charts this week and currently is at number 13!! Could he go Top 10???
A big thank you to all our bloggers and journalist friends that have supported Justin and put up with us tweeting, calling and emailing about him. We are so passionate about our clients and think Justin is a super star!
Go Justin!!
All Aboard the Dinosaur Train
We are really excited about Dinosaur Train, the new show on Nick Jr.
Packs have started to go out this week and should be arriving with bloggers today and tomorrow! If you haven’t requested one yet and you are a blogger just drop us an email with you blog url and address.
Want to know more? check out the press release on our media page.
