Belfast Music Hub Oh Yeah Music Centre Releases Scratch My Progress EP
Belfast music hub, the Oh Yeah Music Centre is delighted to announce the release of this year's showcase EP from its annual talent development programme - Scratch My Progress. The release features brand new tracks, from five of the most imminent musical talents in Northern Ireland. All the tracks have been recorded as part of the programme that runs from September to May, each year. The acts this year include Touzai, Aqua Tofana, Madams Last Discovery, Sophie French and Moon Landing.
Scratch My Progress is a mentoring, showcase and practical support programme for new music. The dedicated talent development programme, now in its 13th year, is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL. Oh Yeah also gratefully acknowledges the support of the Irish Music Rights Organisation(IMRO), Arts Council Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council.
Over the years the Scratch My Progress talent development artists have had one to one sessions with PRS, PPL, PRSF, YouTube Music, Musicians Union, First Music Contact, Atlantic Records (Ed Sheeran, Charli XCX), Parlophone Records (Gorillaz), Domino Records (Anna Calvi, Arctic Monkeys), Jeff Robinson PR (The 1975, Belsonic), ATC-Live (PJ Harvey, SOAK), Beggars (Adele, Big Thief, The National), Runway Artists, Deezer, Ditto, Runway Artists, Paragon, Body & Soul Festival and many more.
Since 2011, Scratch My Progress scheme has mentored a diverse range of talent including NI Music Prize Winners Problem Patterns, Kitt Philippa, Sasha Samara and Sister Ghost, music and media personalities Gemma Bradley (BBC Radio 1) & Emer Maguire and artists representing the rock, alternative, acoustic, rap, pop, punk, folk and electronic genres. Since graduating from the development programme musicians have gone on to play shows at Glastonbury, receive national radio support via BBC Radio 1 and Radio 6 and sign sustainable record label and publishing deals.
Track Listing
Unconditionally - Aqua Tofana
Tiger Song - Touzai
Friday Feels - Sophie French
It’s a Big Small World - Moon Landing
Champagne - Madams Last Discovery
Aqua Tofana
Venture into the sonic universe of AQUA TOFANA, and you will be met with a dark dreamscape of gauzy guitar, dizzying melodies and powerhouse vocals—think Alice in Wonderland directed by Quentin Tarantino.
https://www.instagram.com/aquatofanamusic/
Touzai
“Take me back to when the Tiger used to smoke” sings Ethan Hollan on new single ‘Tiger Song’. It’s an anthemic, soaring single full of poignant one liners, lacerations, and musings on existence as a young man in a complex world.
https://www.instagram.com/touzaiband/
Sophie French
Despite hailing from a small village in county Antrim, singer-songwriter Sophie French’s sun-kissed pop has the ability to immediately transport the listener to warmer climes. Influenced equally by contemporary stars like Olivia Dean and jazz icons of the past.
https://www.instagram.com/sophiefrench.music/
Moon Landing
Emerging as masters of their craft and adept at creating soaring soundscapes full of wonder and emotion. The sky no longer feels like the limit, more of a starting point.
https://www.instagram.com/moonlandingni/
Madams Last Discovery
The new sound was born out of curiosity and virtuosity. The exploration of new sonic territory as treaded by Talking Heads, Gilla Band and the Murder Capital before them. It was darker, moodier, even more bombastic than they had dared imagined in the halls of their school.
https://www.instagram.com/madamslastdiscovery/
Listen to Scratch My Progress Volume 13 here.
