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Louis Cole Shares Title Track for 'nothing' Photo Louis Cole Shares Title Track for 'nothing'
by Josh Sharpe - July 15, 2024

Grammy-nominated producer/artist/composer Louis Cole has shared the title track and final single from his new upcoming album, nothing, out August 9th, a collaboration with the Dutch Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley.  ...

Video: Louis Cole Shares 'These Dreams Are Killing Me' From Upcoming LP Photo Video: Louis Cole Shares 'These Dreams Are Killing Me' From Upcoming LP
by Josh Sharpe - June 12, 2024

“These Dreams are Killing Me” – a song that, according to Louis “sits in that perfect phantom zone between sad and happy” – is the third track to be shared from Louis Cole’s forthcoming collaborative album with Metropole Orkest and Jules Buckley, humbly titled nothing. This self-effacing title raise...

Louis Cole Taps Sam Wilkes, David Binney, & Genevieve Artadi for Single 'Life' Photo Louis Cole Taps Sam Wilkes, David Binney, & Genevieve Artadi for Single 'Life'
by Josh Sharpe - May 16, 2024

Beginning with a Bernard Herrmann-like string fakeout, “Life” initially lands as a cinematic symphonic number. Cole’s voice, his drum set, and Sam Wilkes’s bass all join in at breakneck speed, the high velocity something for Cole and longtime creative partner Genevieve Artadi to flit over. Eventuall...

Louis Cole to Release 'nothing' (Brainfeeder)' LP with the Metropole Orkest Photo Louis Cole to Release 'nothing' (Brainfeeder)' LP with the Metropole Orkest
by Josh Sharpe - April 25, 2024

Taken from Cole’s live performances with the Orkest, nothing fuses breath-taking classical orchestration with dance music, pop, and jazz sensibilities. Cole will return to Germany and the Netherlands this fall to perform nothing alongside the Orkest and Buckley. To herald the announcement, Cole shar...

Ultra Naté Releases Epic 'ULTRA' Deluxe LP Photo Ultra Naté Releases Epic 'ULTRA' Deluxe LP
by Michael Major - September 15, 2023

Ultra’s Deluxe edition includes noted collaborations with the likes of Osunlade, Quentin Harris, Henrik Schwarz, Slowz, Mood II Swing’s Lem Springsteen and Grammy winners Blue Lab Beats & Tracy Young ; ULTRA Deluxe also sports the recent #1 nu disco single, 'DANGEROUS (So Dare Me)” w/ Les Bisous ; l...

Anoushka Shankar Releases 'Chapter I: Forever, For Now' Ahead of North American Tour Photo Anoushka Shankar Releases 'Chapter I: Forever, For Now' Ahead of North American Tour
by Michael Major - September 06, 2023

Featuring guest appearances by Nils Frahm (piano, glass harmonica, harmonium, slit drum), Gal Maestro (bass) and Magda Giannikou (accordion), Forever, For Now was produced by Arooj Aftab, with whom Shankar had previously collaborated on 'Udhero Na,' from the deluxe edition of Aftab's Vulture Prince ...

Louis Cole Announces New LP 'Quality Over Opinion' Photo Louis Cole Announces New LP 'Quality Over Opinion'
by Michael Major - August 23, 2022

To celebrate the news of the upcoming album, he shares a new single, “I’m Tight.” The new single arrives hot on the heels of “Let it Happen” — “a timeless modern power ballad classic” — released earlier this month. In contrast, “I’m Tight” is a sleek, laser-focused Funk rocket, based on an utterly i...

Robbie Williams Announces New Arena Tour Celebrating 25 Years as a Solo Artist Photo Robbie Williams Announces New Arena Tour Celebrating 25 Years as a Solo Artist
by Michael Major - June 13, 2022

The record features many of his greatest hits and fan favourites, all re-recorded and newly orchestrated with the Metropole Orkest. Opening with two nights at London’s The O2, the autumn arena tour will be a joyous celebration of Robbie’s 25 years as a solo artist. The tour will then take in Birming...

PETE TONG + FRIENDS: IBIZA CLASSICS EP Released Today Photo PETE TONG + FRIENDS: IBIZA CLASSICS EP Released Today
by Gigi Gervais - December 03, 2021

Today [3rd December 2021] DJ, broadcaster and global dance music legend, Pete Tong, shares his highly anticipated, 8 track collaborative EP Pete Tong + Friends: Ibiza Classics with Becky Hill, Riton, ARTBAT, Kölsch, Vula, Tale of Us, Elderbrook and more, alongside Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orch...

Pete Tong MBE to be Honored With Music Industry Trusts Award 2021 Photo Pete Tong MBE to be Honored With Music Industry Trusts Award 2021
by TV News Desk - July 21, 2021

There are few individuals in the world of dance music who can claim the kind of influence Pete Tong MBE has had over the last three decades, publicly and behind the scenes: revered as an arena-selling artist, DJ, music producer, A&R, and the voice of Radio 1’s prestigious dance programming....

Ledisi Celebrates the Songs of the Legendary Nina Simone Photo Ledisi Celebrates the Songs of the Legendary Nina Simone
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 10, 2021

With the prowess of Ledisi’s voice, the messages of Simone’s music—of personal empowerment and collective protest—retain a relevancy for a BLM generation facing the same harsh challenges and bitter struggles of the 1960s....

 Lianne La Havas Releases New Song 'Paper Thin' Photo Lianne La Havas Releases New Song 'Paper Thin'
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 05, 2020

British singer/songwriter/guitarist Lianne La Havas will release Lianne La Havas, her first album since 2015's Blood, on July 17 via Nonesuch Records. The album's second single, “Paper Thin,” is available now....

Within Temptation to Stream Their First Arena Show Photo Within Temptation to Stream Their First Arena Show
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 27, 2020

For the first time in their career, Within Temptation bundled their strength with the Metropole Orchestra (led by Jules Buckley) and a 20-voice classical choir, lifting the band's fast-driven and bombastic tracks to an even higher level....

Alessia Cara, Tory Lanez & More Nominated for the 2020 JUNO Awards Photo Alessia Cara, Tory Lanez & More Nominated for the 2020 JUNO Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 28, 2020

The nominees for the 49th Annual JUNO Awards were announced today by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) at a press conference attended by media and industry notables at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre (CBC), in downtown Toronto. JUNO Week 2020, hosted in Saskatoon, SK, will...

Lizzo, Billie Eilish, & Lil Nas X Lead GRAMMY Nominations - See Full List! Photo Lizzo, Billie Eilish, & Lil Nas X Lead GRAMMY Nominations - See Full List!
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2019

Recording Academy® President/CEO Deborah Dugan alongside Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and renowned record producer Harvey Mason Jr., as well as GRAMMY Awards® host Alicia Keys and past two-time GRAMMY® nominee Bebe Rexha, today revealed nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in select categor...

Jameszoo Announces Live Album MELKWEG Out 5/17, Shares Live Track Photo Jameszoo Announces Live Album MELKWEG Out 5/17, Shares Live Track
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2019

In 2017, Jameszoo opened Amsterdam Dance Event with a very special collaboration with Jules Buckley and the Grammy-Award winning Metropole Orkest at the iconic Melkweg concert hall. The recordings of this momentous collaboration, fittingly titled Melkweg, will be released via Brainfeeder on May 17th...

Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest Release Visually Striking Music Video For 'AlgoRhyt Photo Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest Release Visually Striking Music Video For 'AlgoRhythm'
by Tori Hartshorn - August 27, 2018

'AlgoRhythm' is the latest single taken from the recently released album 'Scripted Orkestra' that Henrik Schwarz recorded with the Metropole Orkest. Inspired by the algorithmic method used to create this piece of music, director and animator Christian Krupa developed a visual response that brought t...

Hardwell & Metropole Orkest Officially Release CONQUERORS Intro Track from His 2018 U Photo Hardwell & Metropole Orkest Officially Release CONQUERORS Intro Track from His 2018 ULTRA Set
by Macon Prickett - May 25, 2018

Since providing a grand spectacle with its premiere as the opening section of his set at Ultra Music Festival in Miami this year, which has been streamed over 2.7 million times and counting, Hardwell unveils the anticipated release of his Ultra 2018 set intro titled 'Conquerors' in collaboration wit...

Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest Release New Single COUNTER CULTURE Featuring Ben We Photo Henrik Schwarz & Metropole Orkest Release New Single COUNTER CULTURE Featuring Ben Westbeech
by Macon Prickett - May 17, 2018

Henrik Schwarz, one of electronic music's most well-respected producers, has collaborated with the internationally renowned Metropole Orkest and its conductor Jules Buckley to release a new, full-length LP titled 'Scripted Orkestra' on 7K!. Metropole Orkest is one of the world's leading orchestras w...












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