The Chevin (pronounced “The Shev-In”) are four young men from Otley, West Yorkshire, consisting of Coyle Girelli (vocals), Mat Steel (guitar), Jon Langford (bass) and Mal Taylor (drums). Fans of the West Yorkshire tourist board are already sure to know that The Chevin is also the name of the hill that surrounds the band’s hometown…and home is very much where the heart is for The Chevin. Girelli, Steel and Langford started playing music together at school in Otley, while the group’s lineup was ultimately completed when they later enlisted the services of drummer Taylor, another old school friend. Now they are called The Chevin–and they are about to shake the alt-rock world to its floundering foundations. The Champion EP, released on Halloween 2011 through Fierce Panda, is The Chevin’s first-ever release. The featured title track is insanely epic, manically widescreen, heroically uplifting and destined to soundtrack Goal Of The Month montages, “X Factor” breakdowns and all manner of valedictory celebrations for years to come. The Chevin recently performed at the Worldwide Radio Summit and MUSEXPO Los Angeles and were one of the most talked about bands of the week. Their upcoming diary is filled with a support slot with Franz Ferdinand and later this year, they’ll be touring with MUSE. One of the standout tracks from the debut Borderland, which is forthcoming on Fierce Panda/SO Recordings is the title track. This is a band that you’ll be hearing a lot from in the near future.

STREAM: “Borderland”

LINK: www.the-chevin.com

KIDFORCE is the brainchild of Rhett Raha, who started performing in a hard rock band at age 14, began writing and recording by 15 and played his first gig at the same age, where he won a “Battle of the Bands” at B.B. King’s at Universal CityWalk, in Los Angeles. When he was 19 years-old he dropped out of school to pursue music as a career with his band Kid Force; they were offered recording deals but declined them. They recorded an EP on the sly that garnered a thousand downloads over eight months and began gigging with acts such as Far East Movement, Shwayze, The Knux and Trouble Andrew, who approached them to remix his song “Chase Money,” which made it on Fuel TV’s Elektro Circus snowboarding commercial in 2010. A chance meeting in Hollywood with Euro-pop band The Black Pony led to a swift collaboration with guitarist Eugene Flitner. The resulting song, “Crush,” made the band’s album and was a hit on their “Crush Tour 2011.” By the summer of 2011 the other members had left Kid Force, so Rhett appropriated the name KIDFORCE for himself. Now as a solo artist, he completed his debut release, Doom Box EP, with Fingazz (Snoop Dogg, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani) behind the boards and is starting to receive attention with the lead single, “Brunettes (Do It Better).” KIDFORCE has also been keeping busy in the studio working on remixes for other artists, which have been kept under wraps but will be revealed soon. He recently signed a label deal with the newly launched Slice Me Nice label and will be doing a number of upcoming shows in LA. KIDFORCE is available for licensing booking and synch representation.

STREAM: “Brunettes (Do It Better)”

LINK: www.kidforce.net

Australian quintet Alibrandi mixes infectious melodies with hard-hitting riffs to create their own brand of alternative indie-rock. Their debut EP, The Emergency, received national airplay in Australia with the lead single, “Even Lions May Fall,” featured in high-rotation spots on such taste-making independent stations as Melbourne’s Triple RRR. The EP and single were produced by Shane Graham and mastered in Seattle by Troy Glessner (Death Cab For Cutie, Anderlin, Underoath). This debut is chock full of tight rock anthems reminiscent of Manchester Orchestra and Bloc Party with hints of Sparta. Last year also included an east coast Australian tour, with 2011 being bookended by packed local shows; now, 2012 brings the next step in this Australian act’s career. Alibrandi has been selected for the FUSE Festival, one of Australia’s most respected music industry showcases. They’ll also perform on the national Rock the Schools Tour, a commercial high school tour encompassing each state of Australia that will witness Alibrandi perform at ten schools to over 5000 young adults between the ages of 13-17. Additional information, tour dates and music can be found at http://www.myspace.com/alibrandionline. Alibrandi will perform their first N. American music industry showcase at the Worldwide Radio Summit on Saturday April 28th at 9.30PM at S.I.R. Studios Hollywood (for guest list information, E-mail info@anrworldwide.com).

STREAM: “Even Lions May Fall”

LINK: www.myspace.com/alibrandionline

Formed a little over two years ago in Dublin is five-piece pop-rock outfit, Keywest. The brainchild of childhood friends Andrew Kavanagh and Andrew Glover joined another duo consisting of Sam Marder and James Lock to form the band, making it complete with drummer Harry Sullivan. Although only together as a five piece just under a year, the band have made numerous appearances on national TV and radio as well as appearances at high profile gigs such as Oxegen, one of Europe’s biggest music festivals Galway Arts Festival and International Arthurs Day, as well as supporting slots for The Black Eyed Peas, Paolo Nutini, Blondie, Mel C along the way. The band’s debut album, The Message, released in February. The band, starting from humbling beginnings playing on the streets of Ireland, quickly caught the eye of Grammy nominated Mark Needham (The Killers, Neon Trees, The Sounds) who took the band under his wing have also attracted support from production heavyweights, Dan Frampton (Dido, The Script, Ronan Keating) and Steve Marcussen (Rolling Stones, Keane, Kelly Clarkson) who respectively mixed and mastered the album. With a diverse selection of influences ranging from legends Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, to more contemporary bands like, U2, Snow Patrol and The Killers, Keywest have been building up a dedicated and committed fan base from all over the world. Keywest have recently signed a global publishing deal with peermusic in the U.S. and are currently available for signing, licensing and booking in multiple territories.

STREAM: “In The Fight For Love”

LINK: www.keywestofficial.com

The UK’s Push & Run label, known for their love of unexpected music ranging from Hip Hop to Electro, has three artists, including the brand new single "Pressure" by U.T.R.B Cardiff’s U.T.R.B, which stands for Until The Ribbon Breaks, is a mysterious band that can’t be pigeonholed into any one genre, a la Gnarls Barkley. The brains behind U.T.R.B is Pete Lawrie, who until now, has been writing songs under his birth name and producer extraordinaire Rollo Armstrong (Faithless, Dido, One Eskimo) who sent A&R Worldwide these new recordings. The song contains elements of various styles including R&B, Soul, Electro and influences with some early adapters comparing it to The Weeknd. The song is slowly finding its way onto specialty radio in the U.S. including our very own Passport Approved syndicated radio program and has also been getting spins from KCRW’s Anthony Valadez in Los Angeles. If this song is any indication of what U.T.R.B has to offer, then Push & Pull have much success in their near-future. The release is currently a free download at http://www.utrb.co.uk.

LINK: www.utrb.co.uk

Kids On Bridges (K.O.B.) is the brainchild of Christian Bragg, who has made it his vocation to produce dirty, filthy electro-pop music. The band’s eclectic sound of rock on a synth-pop trip has drawn comparison with The Killers, Daft Punk, Phoenix and Depeche Mode. The singles and forthcoming album will feature production by Chemical Brothers collaborator Steve Dub, and K.O.B’s radio-ready and melody-heavy sound pays homage to the big beat pioneers. Kid On Bridges recently supported electronic legends O.M.D at the reopening of Eric’s in Liverpool and were recent guests at the legendary Tipitina’s in New Orleans after being heard on WOZ (the radio station in the HBO show “Treme”). They have remixed recent Grammy winner Ledisi’s next single “Pieces of Me” and are currently working on remixes for Lenny Kravitz. K.O.B’s latest single, “This Rock,” is a guitar laced track fused with a thumping bass-line with the spirit of Nirvana’s “Come As You Are” (originally inspired by Killing Joke’s track “’80s” and an infectious chorus). K.O.B. is available for sub-publishing (U.S. and World), licensing (U.S. and Europe), synch opportunities, Booking Agent and DJ sets and remixes. The outfit is a favorite of Xfm London and Xfm Manchester, England Music Director Mike Walsh. Kids on Bridges will showcase in Los Angeles next month at the Worldwide Radio Summit www.worldwideradiosummit.com.

STREAM: “This Rock”

LINK: www.facebook.com/KidsOnBridgesMusic

Australian quintet Alibrandi mixes infectious melodies with hard–hitting riffs to create their own brand of alternative indie–rock. Their debut EP, The Emergency, received national airplay in Australia with the lead single, “Even Lions May Fall,” featured in high–rotation spots on such taste–making independent stations as Melbourne’s Triple RRR. The EP and single were produced by Shane Graham and mastered in Seattle by Troy Glessner (Death Cab For Cutie, Anderlin, Underoath). This debut is chock full of tight rock anthems reminiscent of Manchester Orchestra and Bloc Party with hints of Sparta. Last year also included an east coast Australian tour, with 2011 being bookended by packed local shows; now, 2012 brings the next step in this Australian act’s career. Already in 2012, Alibrandi has been selected for FUSE Festival, one of Australia’s most respected music industry showcases. They’ll also perform on the national Rock the Schools Tour, a commercial high school tour encompassing each state of Australia that will witness Alibrandi perform at ten schools to over 5000 young adults between the ages of 13–17. “Even Lions May Fall” was just serviced to U.S. Specialty Radio and has already been played on played on XTRA San Diego (91X), KFMA Tucson, WEND Charlotte and RIFF2 Detroit. Alibrandi is currently available for publishing, licensing, booking and synch opportunities.

STREAM: “Even Lions May Fall”

LINK: www.facebook.com/alibrandionline

Scarlette Fever enjoyed a phenomenal 2011 in the UK. Her debut single, “Crash &
Burn,” sailed straight onto Radio 2’s B–list in January, reached No.2 on
the Billboard Breakout Club Chart and won praise across the media. Since
then, her profile has steadily risen, alongside the further radio
playlists (including another Radio 2 B–List for recent single “Elated”)
and national press acclaim everywhere from big–selling tabloids like the
Daily Mirror to the influential Popjustice website. She toured with Girls
Aloud, performed with Robbie Williams, served as support on a 20–date tour
with ’80s legends Mike & The Mechanics and also played an autumn tour
with Caro Emerald and Roachford. Now, on April 1, 2012, Scarlette
unleashes the Great Expectations EP, which introduces a new, rawer sound.
Lead track “Hour of Sunshine,” co–written with and produced by Julian
Emery (Lissie), is featured in two versions: the first remixed by Cenzo
Townshend (Snow Patrol), complemented by a second, addictive new live mix
produced by Steve Lironi (Bon Jovi). After premiering on NME.com,
Scarlette’s brand new video for “Hour of Sunshine,” produced by Dani
Jacobs (Moby, Phil Collins, Texas), received over 200,000 views on
YouTube…in a single week!

STREAM: “Crash and Burn”

LINK: www.scarlettefever.co.uk

Originated in 1996 by DJ Slow, JA–Jazz and James Spectrum, Pepe Deluxe was formed in Helsinki,
Finland. Their music is an experiment of hip–hop, big beat, break–beat and
down–tempo. Five years after the trio was formed, DJ Slow departed to pursue
a solo career. JA–Jazz also left in 2008, when Paul Malmstrom became an
official member leaving the band performing as a duo. Pepe Deluxe has done a
variety of remixes for artists, including Tom Jones, Eminem, The Cardigans
and more. They’ve released four albums through Catskills Records, including
their latest, Queen of the Wave, which was released at the end of January
which can be best described as an esoteric pop opera–based on the legendary
books on Atlantis. Feedback from the press has been very positive, including
reviews from CLASH, MOJO, Mixmag, Artrocker and more.

STREAM: “A Night And A Day”

LINK: www.pepedeluxe.com