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Fresh off his U.K tour ROBIN ROMEI is a multi talented musician from South East England, UK releasing his second single entitled EFFY / (WE ARE) THE UNDERDOGS available worldwide on the 14th November 2013. ROBIN ROMEI has previously toured Europe and the U.S at events at Hollywood’s prestigious Whiskey a Go Go and Tramlines Festival. Adrian Hall who has worked for labels such as Sony’s EMI, Universal and Atlantic Records engineered this release along with previous artists such as The Clash, Alicia Keys and Leftfield. EFFY / (WE ARE) THE UNDERDOGS was also mastered at the infamous Metropolis Recording Studios. ROBIN ROMEI composes and arranges all of his songs and performs live with an electric backdrop of virtuoso musicians. ROBIN’s sound draws influence from David Bowie affecting a cool, slightly dissonant vocal style that grabs your attention. Driven by an entirely deeper dynamic than most pop artists, ROBIN ROMEI inhabits a very special world of extraordinary sounds and endless vision. His songs are primarily buoyant fast spaced drawing influence from a vast array of Rock and Electronic artists ranging from the ‘Grand farther of EDM’ Depeche Mode to The Cure and The Jam. EFFY / (WE ARE) UNDERDOGS were both recorded at the top line Premises Studios in London where the likes of Lilly Allen, Amy Winehouse, Adele and the Artic Monkey’s have chosen to perfect their sound. ROBIN ROMEI was dubbed a Myspace Sensation with over 100,000 fans, half a million plays and being placed in their Top Unsigned Artist List in 2008. Coincidently ROBIN ROMEI is now known as the Champion of the Underdogs and continues to reconnoiter an assembly of expressive leitmotifs focused on British life in a powerful and catchy pop formula. Not to mention ROBIN is well known in the South Coast for his live show appearances and is much becoming a house hold name in the Brighton concert scene. ROBIN ROMEI will be performing live at a record release party at the prestigious Proud, Galleries in Camden in November to celebrate this release in and he has another U.K tour in the pipeline which is due to be announced. EFFY / (WE ARE) UNDERDOGS is already gaining huge pre-release attention and is set to receive nationwide publication and radio support.. Watch this space for imminent updates, as the Champion of the Underdogs ROBIN ROMEI is on the path for national growth. WEBSITE: www.robinromei.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/robinromei TWITTER: www.twitter.com/robinromei MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/robinromei SOUNDCLOUD: www.soundcloud.com/robinromei REVERB NATION: www.reverbnation.com/robinromei For all press and radio enquiries please contact michael@theplayground.co.uk / warren.morris@theplayground.co.uk

The award winning “Folk-Glock” band POCKET SATELLITE release their third E.P entitled ‘’8-BIT ME’’ available on C.D and digital download format on the 18th November. Already a familiar name in the festival circuit, the band have regularly shared the stage with artists such as Lucy Rose, Ben Howard and Ed Sheeran touring Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and other countries in Europe; not to mention a showcase at the famous Molotow in Hamburg. POCKET SATELLITE have already gained support on BBC Radio 6 introducing, a BBC 2 television show called ‘The Cut’ and have worked with producers such as Kevin Paul at EMI studios; well known for producing names such as Jack White, David Bowie, Depeche Mode and Adele. Sheffield’s quintet POCKET SATELLITE consists of Maya Zosmer, Carl Haag and siblings Ruth and Tom Dixon, fifteen instruments and their unique trademark red balloons, making their mark at all of their live shows. Since self producing and releasing two previous EPs, ‘'Toy Train’' and '’Paper Aviator’', the band have been busy touring across Europe to sell out shows whilst immersing themselves in the studio, resulting in their finest EP release to date, ‘’8-BIT ME’’. Referring to themselves as “Folk-Glock”, both for their instrumentation and the simplistic, relaxed sound that a “glock” often represents, ‘’8-BIT ME’’ is a unique musical journey, combining evolving characteristics from their previous works portraying a diverse assortment of harmonious pieces. From the gentle acoustics in “This Town” that opens the E.P, to the upbeat style of “Three Trees”, the slow melodic ballad of ‘‘The Island’’ and the alluring guitar style in "Pixelated Views”, POCKET SATELLITE’s diversity effortlessly shines through. Maya and Carl’s brilliant melodies and harmonies personify a large part of their signature sound, layered to an almost celestial quality, bringing forth the most exquisite feelings of innocence, longing, regret, hope and vulnerability resembling the prowess of Karen Carpenter and Joni Mitchell. POCKET SATELLITE’s vast influences are displayed clearly throughout “8-BIT ME” pronouncing echoes of Lucy Rose, Slow Club, Broadcast 2000 and Bombay Bicycle Club. In all, ‘’8-BIT ME’’ is awash with controlled harmonies, crescendos and percussive guitar notes, along with great musicianship and fantastic production. The more you immerse yourself in these songs the more one appreciates each element individually. A record release launch party celebrating the release of ‘’8-BIT ME’’ has been organised at the Camden Barfly in London on the 9th November alongside numerous other U.K performances. Watch this space for impending updates as POCKET SATELLITE’s musical journey is set for nationwide success. WEBSITE: www.pocketsatellite.co.uk FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/pocketsatellite TWITTER: www.twitter.com/pocketsatellite SOUNDCLOUD: www.soundcloud.com/pocketsatellite For all press and radio enquiries please contact michael@theplayground.co.uk / warren.morris@theplayground.co.uk