We’re all stuck inside, it’s really weird. The weather’s glorious though and we’re just getting an inkling of the summer (touch wood, crossed fingers) that we might get to enjoy once we’re out of lockdown. In anticipation of this, here’s a gloriously upbeat sunshine-tune from our pals In Haarm.
Read MoreDarren Lawson Vs Alfie Templeman
Our boy Darren Lawson has worked across all of teen bedroom-pop maestro Alfie Templeman’s releases so far. This time he’s lent his mix magic to Alfie’s new single Happiness In Liquid Form, out on Chess Club Records right now.
Read MoreFriends Vs Music Vs Friends Vs Friday
Well, what a fucker of a time we’re living in, eh? Dunno about you, but this is probably the strangest period of my 32 years on this planet. Anyway, thankfully I’m built for this shit, and I’ve essentially been in self isolation since I set up Friends Vs Music nearly three years ago. Hope everybody’s looking after themselves and keeping healthy while we wait for this all to blow over.
Read MoreBen Mclusky Vs Ellie Moon
I’m a huge fan of new London-based artist Ellie Moon, and a few of the gang have been writing with her recently. Very pleased to say that mix wunderkind Ben Mclusky has been on mix duties for her new single (and indeed, her upcoming EP). The track’s called Promise It Won’t Be Boring and was premiered on CLOUT today.
Read MoreHenry Brill Vs Tycho Jones
Henry Brill got together with new London-based artist Tycho Jones and producer writer/extraordinaire Tom Stafford on a sweaty day last summer.
They penned this fantastic new track, Endorphins, out on Globe Town Records (home to Havelock, Hope Tala & Lauren Faith among others) right now.
Read MoreHenry Brill Vs Jack Garratt Vs Radio 1
I’ve gone on a lot about how great Jack Garratt’s new single, Time, which he co-wrote with Henry Brill, is. Seem’s that the UK’s BBC Radio 1 agrees, and they’ve added the track to their playlist, starting this week.
Read MoreHenry Brill Vs The Northern Belle
Norwegian country outfit the Northern Belle recently wrote with Henry Brill in Nashville. The result is this beautiful piece of Scandinavian flecked country, their new single Remember It.
Read MoreHenry Brill Vs Owen Lewis Vs Maddie Medley
This is a really special song. Nashville FvM dream team Henry Brill & Owen Lewis produced this beautiful, sexy and sad piece of music for recent Elektra signee Maddie Medley. It’s called Buzz, and I’ve listened to it pretty much constantly since I got the original demo.
Read MoreHenry Brill Vs Phantogram
Henry Brill added some of his lyrical magic to Love Me Now, taken from Phantograms new record released on Republic today.
Read MoreAl Groves Vs Glass Caves
Busy week for Al Groves, who has produced this slab of indie greatness for York’s Glass Caves. Stephanie is the new single from the band, released today on Scruff of The Neck.
Read MoreSimon Byrt Vs Sean Oakley Vs Alice Jemima
Alice Jemima released her sophomore album, Everything Changes on Sunday Best Recordings on the 28th February. It’s a seriously smart collection of pop songs that combine Alice’s sultry-sweet vocals with pop production that borrows from all areas of contemporary pop.
Read MoreAl Groves Vs Haarm
Liverpool electronic three piece Haarm were recently in Al Groves’ Motor Museum Studio to record their new single, Tell Me What You Want.
Read MoreOwen Lewis vs Henry Brill vs Old Sea Brigade
Friends Vs Music dream team Owen Lewis & Henry Brill have recently been holed up in Shoebox Studios in Nashville working with Atlanta-born singer-songwriter Ben Cramer, better known as Old Sea Brigade (https://www.oldseabrigade.com/), on his new single Caroline.
Read MoreHenry Brill vs Jack Garratt
Everyone’s favourite lyricist, Henry Brill, is a long time collaborator of Jack Garratt’s. In fact they wrote the stunning Falling together for the special edition version of Jack’s original LP, Phases.
Read MorePip Newby Vs MMF/Youtube Music Accelerator Programme
Very pleased to be able to say that I (Pip), have been included in this year’s MMF & Youtube Music Accelerator Scheme.
Big thanks to Youtube, the MMF and all the other supporters of the scheme. You can read more about it at Music Business Worldwide
Al Groves Vs The Reytons
Owen Lewis Vs Angie McMahon
Owen Lewis recently co-produced a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Silver Springs for up and coming Aussie acoustic superstar Angie McMahon.
Angie came in and recorded the track with Owen and collaborator Ben Cramer in Shoebox Studios while on tour in the US earlier this year. It’s a beautiful cover that American Songwriter described as ‘amazing.’
You can stream the song here or there’s a link to the video with a couple of tremendous close ups of Owen’s face below.
Darren Lawson Vs Alfie Templeman
Darren Lawson’s been working again with Alfie Templeman. Darren’s mixed 6 of the 7 tracks on Alfie’s brand new EP ‘Don’t Go Wasting Time.’
Read MoreFriends Vs Owen Lewis
I’m beyond delighted to announce that Nashville via way of Limerick superstar, Owen Lewis, has joined the Friends Vs Music stable for management.
Read MoreSean Oakley Vs La Roux
La Roux releases her first solo effort in five years, produced by Dan Carey and mixed by our very own Sean Oakley.
The track, International Woman of Mystery, has been described by Rolling Stone as “a punchy pop track that finds La Roux showing off her agile falsetto on the verses before slipping into a cool croon on the kiss-off chorus”.
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