Monday 30 May 2011

Vote for Thorne Hill in the Digital Country Music Awards

Go to www.thorne-hill.com/ and get voting for Thorne Hill to win a Digital Country Music Award. Thorne has accomplished a lot in a short time and we are proud to be a part of his success. Being nominated and possibly even winning a DCMA would be fantastic and just reward for such a hard working and talented musician.
Good luck Thorne!

Monday 25 April 2011

Thorne Hill 'Come Undone' Reviews

There have been loads of reviews of the hugely successful debut single from Thorne Hill, 'Come Undone'. We're so pleased to see such great feedback and so we thought we'd post some here:

* Stuart Cameron, CMR Nashville Radio, UK - "Catchy and original British song, high standard."

* Irene Tradewell, Country Routes magazine, UK - "Very good vocals and arrangement."
* Mike Penard, ISA Radio, France - "Very fine release."

* Alan Potter, Tempo FM Radio, UK - "Good song and good singer."
* John Brookfield, Pathfinder magazine, UK - "Well performed song."
* Ray James, Somervalley FM, UK - "Very good release."
* Petur Rouch, Faroya Radio, Faroe Islands - "Airplay assured for this one."
* David Miller, Puketapu Radio, New Zealand - "Original quality music"
* Al Field, Shoalhaven Radio, Australia - "Lovely ballad."
* Jackie Blair, Country Music & Dance magazine, UK - "Excellent!" 
* Dieter Trenkler, RWN Radio, Germany - "More please from this guy – he could do very well indeed in Europe if he continues to promote himself."
* Graham McLeod, Black Diamond FM, UK - "I know there is more to come from this young man - good work."
* Erwin Schapendonk, Centraal FM, Holland - "First of hopefully many hits for him."
* June Williams, KHBW Radio, USA - "Impressive British original music."
* Arno Bierings, Eagle Radio, Holland - "Excellent." 
* Ray Grundy, Metro Radio, UK - "Very good debut effort from this singer / songwriter. Always good to hear a British artist doing original material."
* John Bjoersvik, Radio Sotra, Norway - "Nice debut Thorne."
* Kurt Gabriel, Radio Theben, Austria - "Excellent done song."
* Maurice Hope, Rock n Reel magazine, UK - "Solid and emotive love song coupled with a well presented musical arrangement."
* Friedrich Hogg, Radio Free, Germany - "First rate track."
* Gilles Martin, Radio Aria, France - "Nice new act with a great song."
* Tom Robinson, Kingstown Radio, UK - "Pleasure to hear a UK singer songwriter coming up with a quality self penned song and vocal to match the feeling. This will put Thorne in the public eye and help his career along reaching a wider audience."
* Allan Watkiss, UK Country Radio, UK - "More please from Thorne."
* Brian Clough, Smooth Radio, UK - "Most impressive." 
* Marion Lacroix, Radio Arc-en-Ciel, France - "10 out of 10 from me."
* Patrick Molis, IDFM Radio, France - "Wow – hope this isn’t just a flash in the pan – he can be big!"

Monday 14 March 2011

Thorne Hill 'Come Undone' hits the Hotdisc charts!

More great news for Thorne Hill as 'Come Undone', released on Up Next Records hits the Worldwide Hotdisc charts. Entering the Worldwide chart at #27 and the UK and Irish Chart at #5! This is another great achievement for Thorne and we are really pleased with his success.
The song is also riding high in the linedancermagazine chart, now reaching #20 worldwide. You can now find a number of videos on youtube of linedance performances from all over the world of 'Come Undone', choreographed by Adrian Churm.
You can also see Thorne and his band, Arizona Storm, on the cover of next months Country Routes Magazine, along with a fantastic review and multi-page spread.
www.thorne-hill.com

Nicole tops 1000 youtube hits!

Well done to Nicole Mason who's solo cover performance of Simple Minds' 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' has now reached over 1000 plays on youtube in under 2 weeks! Thats a fantastic result for a new artist, the video really seems to be taking off.
For more info on Nicole and her forthcoming release check out:
www.nicolemason.co.uk

Sunday 27 February 2011

Nicole Mason - Don't You (Solo Cover Version)

Check out the brand new video by Nicole Mason. Both the audio and video were produced by Up Next Studios and in record quick time! This is a solo performance by Nicole but keep an eye out for a full studio release sometime soon. Have a click on www.nicolemason.co.uk to find out more.

Thursday 10 February 2011

'Come Undone' flies into the Irish Charts

Great news for Thorne Hill as 'Come Undone', his debut single, flies to number 16 in the Irish Country chart. This is another fantastic success for Thorne and we are really pleased, keep it up!

Monday 31 January 2011

Come Undone No. 31 in the Country Chart!

Well done to Thorne Hill, Come Undone reached no. 31 in the Country Chart (just ahead of Willie Nelson, Faith Hill and Taylor Swift) in its' first weekend of release. This is a fantastic achievement for a new artist and we are very pleased with this result. Check out the interviews with Thorne on www.thorne-hill.com and find out how the song was produced here at Up Next Studios and released by Up Next records.

Sunday 30 January 2011

Thorne Hill hits the charts...

Great news as the first Up Next release of the year, the fantastic 'Come Undone' by Thorne Hill has cruised into the iTunes Country chart in its' first weekend of release. It is still climbing and we are really hoping it reaches the Top Ten, so if you have time, jump over to iTunes, it's is only 79p. Thanks to everyone who has already downloaded this great track.

Friday 28 January 2011

'Come Undone' by Thorne Hill available now!

'Come Undone' by Thorne Hill is available now on all the major download sites worldwide. It's a great track and it's only 79p! We have worked hard on this release with Thorne Hill and really hope it has the success it deserves. Follow the link and download it now and please tell your friends to do the same. Thanks for the support!
iTunes Download

Wednesday 19 January 2011

Thorne Hill... word is spreading.

This is the latest ad for Thorne Hill's fantastic debut single 'Come Undone' in Cross Country Magazine. The song is now getting some nice radio play and in more good news has made it into the Hotdisc European Top 40! Well done!

Tuesday 18 January 2011

Thorne Hill on the radio...

Just a quick mention of the fantastic Thorne Hil and his great debut single 'Come Undone'... the song has already had some great radio airplay and hopefully will continue to get picked up by country shows and stations around the UK. It's a great song and it seems to be getting some positive attention. Nice one!

Monday 10 January 2011

Emma's Imagination - Album Release

Head over to iTunes now and get downloading Emma's fantastic new album. It is a great collection of songs from the wonderful singer / songwriter, Emma Gillespie. Last we looked it was riding high in the iTunes album chart at no. 6. Well done Emma!

Thursday 6 January 2011

Thorne Hill - Come Undone

We are really excited to announce the release of the debut single from UK Country music star Thorne Hill.
Thorne is already well established both as a professional session singer and as a performer on the country music circuit. His debut track, 'Come Undone', is a country ballad with an epic sound. Written by Thorne the track was recorded and produced at Up Next Studios.
'Come Undone' will be available to download Worldwide via iTunes, Spotify, Play.com., Emusic, we7.com, napster, iLike and many other sites. The release is scheduled for late January 2011, the exact date will be posted here soon.
This really is a special song by a great artist and Up Next Records are very proud to bring it to you. We think this song has a real chance of chart success and we hope that with some radio airplay and support from country music fans, we can make this happen.
Thorne Hill - Come Undone, 2011