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I am known by either of the two names. Blasfima Sinna which is my artist name and also U-Turn which is my Dj And Producer Name. I have lived in and around Edinburgh since 1990. I started making music in 1997 and my hunger for music continues to grow. The name U-Turn is a well known name in Edinburgh. I have held residencies at clubs such as Rogue State, Split, Access and most notably Scratch - one of the best hip hop clubs in the UK in my opinion. I have supported international acts like Dj Premier, Dj Cashmoney and Lord Finnesse. In 1999 I made the finals of Scottish Dj Championship. I have battled Dj's in cities like London, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow and I was a prize winning Dj. I became Scottish Dj champion in 2005...to this day I remain the undisputed Scottish Champion. Also I qualified for the UK Dj finals at shepherds bush empire in London- check me on the DVD- available in shops worldwide. While doing my thing with the Dj scene I also started working at home on my rhymes and making beats. In 2004 I made a couple of tracks with Hudson Mohawk who I knew from battling in Dj competitions. That was the first time I recorded a verse and I really wanted to do more. I received encouragement to make more tracks and hooked up with Dark Rumors who consisted of Madhat and Riddlah. I had Dj'd for Dark Rumors at gigs and also performed as an mc on some tracks. This is when the Blasfima Sinna side of my character began. Check out Blasfima's Full Bio and listen to his tracks here..... |
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23 year old Edinburgh born Madhat has been writing and producing music for the past 9 years. He started writing raps and experimenting with rhyming while at school. From what started as something to kill time soon became a lot more serious. Aided by his life long friend fellow Edinburgh artist known as Riddlah the pair began making songs under the name Dark Rumors. Over the next year the two unknown artist's would begin to flood Edinburgh and the internet with their dark and grimey song's about their take on life often mixing the harsh reality of the world as it is and also with a fictional spin at the same time. After starting to make a small buzz on the internet and in the club scene, Dark Rumors were soon signed to Glasgow hip hop label Powercut Productions. Although much work and effort has gone into the Dark Rumors debut album, it has still not been completed and though in the final stages, it is unknown when it will be released. During the making of the Dark Rumor album, Madhat had a little more time on his hands and thus began working on his solo career. Through the club scene and internet Madhat met a lot of other emcees and began to work with a large number of people. Soon his collection of solo songs began to build along with his reputation for hard work and dedication. With the Dark Rumor album on hold for the time being, Madhat, Riddlah and the talented Dave Gunn and other's started the Evil Residents, a large crew of emcees and producers. Many tracks were worked on as a collective but due to people living busy life's and other circumstances, the Evil Residents morphed from the big group it was to jus being Madhat, UTurn, Riddlah and Dandy. Although many tracks were made, the Evil Residents split due to unexplainable differences with one member of the group. The crew then came to the conclusion that different paths would need to be taken but almost all off the group are still very close friends. Check out Madhat's Full Bio and listen to his tracks here..... |
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Steph Campion is 22 years old and originally from Lanark. She has been staying in Livingston in West Lothian for the past 16 years. Steph started playing the guitar in high school and her interest in music developed. For the past 9 years she has been writing her own music and was forged in the heat of proper acoustic/indie and rock of the 90s. Major influences have been other female guitar vocalists such as KT-Tunstall and Texas, as well as Oasis, Travis and Stereophonics. Previously Steph has done some small scale performances such as open mic nights and acoustic sessions in pubs, but mostly just been working on her music, as well as furthering her education. Steph joined the Music Comes First Family in October 2009. Already she has found herself with a good level of projects to work on. These include ghostwriting for MCF's youngest artist 16 year old singer Blythe. Also working on Blythes development as a young female artist because Steph has been there before. Other projects include working with the other artists on the label and producing some good quality music. In October 2009 Steph was a guest with Blythe on MCF radio show Music Always Comes First on Subcity Radio. They both gave an amazing acoustic session live on air and this can be listened to on www.subcity.org/shows/musicalwayscomesfirst. The shows are free to listen too and it's the show titled Acoustic Session. The tracks which were performed live were "Estranged" and "100 ways to interpret a smile" and these can be found on this page on the media player. With a great amount of feedback being sent to the MCF owners, Steph will most definitely be back on the show soon. Steph's style is acoustic/indie rock. She prides herself with having the ability to come up with a song on the spot and can sing about anything. Steph has made it clear that she is looking forward to working with the MCF family and believes with there help she can not only broaden her musical horizons but develop as an artist. |
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The 9's are a four piece post punk outfit that have been making music for over three years. They spent the first year and a half of their time together as a four piece slogging hard at rehearsal studios around Edinburgh trying to perfect their sound and get their music circulating. They spent a good 6 months working hard on a regular basis developing there distinctive post punk style before finally having there first gig at Bannermans in November 2007. Since then the band have gone from strength to strength playing gigs around Edinburgh at places like the Ark, Henrys Cellar and most memorably at Cabaret Voltaire in December 2008. They have developed a strong reputation with there raw energy and their front- mans intense, and passionate performances. In the last two years the band have developed a wealthy catalogue of tracks. Amongst the 9's influences are bands like Joy Division, The Fall, The Doors, The Stone Roses, and The Baby shambles to name but a few. The band is comprised of their front-man/songwriter 27 year old Stephen Scarcliffe. An avid writer of music and crime fiction, Scarcliffe has worked hard over the last 3 and a half years, honing his unique singing style, writing song after song, and perfecting his mesmerising stage performance. Check out The 9's Full Bio and listen to their tracks here..... |
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The Zico's are a four piece band from Cumbernauld and have been together, In one form or another for the past four years, During which time the band played some great gigs including The Garage (Glasgow), The Renfrew ferry, The Arches and the famous King Tuts. The current line-up consists of Mickey on Vocals and Dave on Lead guitar, who are brothers , The bass player, Paddy, who has been playing in different bands with Dave for years, and Sean, their drummer,who they met at a Cumbernauld jam session a couple of years ago and have remained friends.They have spent the best part of 2009 writing, rehearsing and recording new material, preparing for a few gigs to close out the year. The band have had tracks played on XFM and Clyde 1 and have recieved good reviews. 2010 will see the band aim to release some new material and return to regular live performances, doing what they do best.They are influenced by bands like the Rolling Stones, The Verve, The Stone Roses, The La's, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Doors. Great Rock 'n' Roll bands with plenty of attitude.So you can expect the same from The Zico's. Check out The Zicos Bio and listen to their tracks here..... |
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Dale A Thomson is a 23 year old Edinburgh born Hip Hop and Grime producer, who has been making music on/off for the past 5 years. He started of in the music industry writing songs and freestyling over other people's tracks before finally making the step over to music production in early 2009. His style of production ranges from the use of samples from 1970's and 80's music to building complete tracks from scratch. Dale's musical influences are mostly from artists/producers who have inspired him throughout his life with their music. Such artists are 2pac, Notorious B.I.G, Wiley and Sway through to Producers such as Kanye West, The Heatmakerz, Low Deep and Davinche. 2010 has seen Dale move from strength to strength and he is beginning to get some credible recognition from other artist and producers not only from the Scottish Hip Hop scene but from the Hip Hop Scene as a whole. This caught the attention of Music Comes First Records Director Jay McLeary, who then spoke to Executive Producer John Mcghee and Label Consultant John Meikle about Dale joining the MCFR team and it was agreed to ask him if he wanted to become part of the Music Comes First Family. Dale accepted by saying it was a great opportunity for himself to develop and to work with a lot of great artists and a great Record Label who are making serious moves in the music industry. The rest as they say is history. At the moment Dale is currently producing and working on a large number of projects for Music Comes First Records, which involves Madhat McGore's Grime LP along with tracks for Blasfima Sinna. Dale is a very versatile producer and will personally tailor the beat for you. This can involve as many emails or meetings etc until the beat is exactly as you want it. Check out Dale's Bio here..... |
