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Ethan produces for Tom

Top record producer Ethan Johns (Etonhurst; 1982-86) is making the music headlines for his part in Tom Jones' latest album, Praise And Blame, a  collection of gospel, traditional and spiritual songs which critics are already hailing as his finest work.

Ethan, who is the son of Glyn Johns, producer for such names as The Beatles and Bob Dylan, is the man behind hits by Kings Of Leon, Paolo Nutini and Rufus Wainwright.
 

Hannah Miller and The Moulettes

Hannah Miller’s(1998-2003; Day) band; ‘The Moulettes’, which also includes Ruth Skipper (1991-2002; Edgarley and Acacia) on vocals and bassoon, have just finished recording their first 11-track studio CD, which will be released on 19th August. Details and samples of songs can be found on the Moulettes’ site on My Space. The songs, all by Hannah, are ‘narrative driven’ and feature virtuoso playing from all the members of the band, including violin and drums/percussion.

The band are establishing themselves on the UK summer festival scene (including an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in the Green Futures Field - Small World Stage), and have also been to Bosnia - supporting workshops and festival events to help young people traumatised by the civil war.

Check them out on My Space.

Chapelle du Roi

Alistair Dixon (Orchards 1975-79) and his early music ensemble Chapelle du Roi, were much in demand in Holy Week, appearing as a main feature on Sean Rafferty’s In Tune on Radio 3, then performing a candlelit programme of Tenebrae on the eve of Maundy Thursday with Lamentations, Improperia and Responds from composers including Thomas Tallis, Palestrina and Victoria.

Chapelle du Roi, formed by Alistair in 1994, comprises eight of London’s most exciting young singers and specialises in the performance of sacred music from the European late-medieval and Renaissance periods. In 2005 they completed their recording of the entire work of Thomas Tallis under the Signum label.