James Dale (musician)
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James Dale (born 25 September 1982) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur, best known as the frontman for Goldheart Assembly.
Biography
Dale originally ran live music nights at The Rock Garden in London's Covent Garden with magician and television personality Pete Heat before founding Goldheart Assembly with with John Herbert in 2007. [1][2]
In 2009 Goldheart Assembly became the first unsigned to record a BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale Session in over a decade, gaining DJ Steve Lamacq as a lifelong fan and champion.[3][4] In the same year, the band performed on the BBC Introducing Stage at the Glastonbury Festival,[5] as well as slots at the Camden Crawl, Isle of Wight Festival 2009|Isle of Wight, Wychwood, Middlesbrough Music Live, Reading & Leeds and V Festival.
Dale co-wrote and co-produced Goldheart Assembly's debut album Wolves and Thieves, which went on to receive universal acclaim from the music and UK national press, with positive reviews in publications including Mojo, Uncut and NME magazines as well as The Sun and The Independent newspapers. [6].
In October 2011, he appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly with Goldheart Assembly performing 4 songs from their debut album.[7]
Dale also co-wrote and co-produced the band's second album, Long Distance Song Effects.
In 2013 he signed to Faber Music as a songwriter. [8]
Dale has run events and live music nights at the legendary private members club the Groucho Club in Soho since 2015. [9][10]
In December 2017, the band announced that they would play their final show in London. Goldheart Assembly's Last Waltz was on 7 December 2017 at ULU. The band were joined on stage by members of The Magic Numbers, Starsailor, EMF, The Bluetones, Treetop Flyers, Lyla Foy and Ren Harvieu. [11][12]
In 2017 it was announced that Dale was heading up a new record label, LGM Records, with former EMF bandleader and hit songwriter Ian Dench, where the two developed and signed indie pop band Friedberg, as well as Jo Goes Hunting, Mono Club and Amaroun.[13] The label was featured in The Times and Dale was invited to talk on BBC World News and on BBC Radio 4's flagship news programme Today.[14][15]
In 2018 Dale co-founded SINE Digital where is the Managing Director. The company specialise in digital advertising. He has worked on hit West End productions such as 2:22 A Ghost Story|2:22: A Ghost Story and Back to the Future: The Musical. [16][17]
References
- ↑ "Goldheart Assembly". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY - SAD SAD STAGE (BalconyTV) - video Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "Goldheart Assembly, ICA, London". The Independent. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "Steve Lamacq: We're ignoring UK's best music". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "BBC - Glastonbury 2009 - Goldheart Assembly". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & (2010-04-05). "Ones To Watch: Goldheart Assembly". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Last Call with Carson Daly, retrieved 2023-01-07
- ↑ "Goldheart Assembly Sign to Faber Music | Faber Music". www.fabermusic.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "Live Music Night". Groucho Club. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "A Night At The...Groucho". Groucho Club. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Murray, Robin (2017-12-05). "Goldheart Assembly Announce Final Show". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Goldhanger, Keith (2017-12-18). "Goldheart Assembly live review - ULU London". Louder Than War. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "LGM LAUNCHES IN LONDON". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "LGM Records | Independent Record Label in London". LGM Records. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "Business Live: US shares slide". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ Exclusive, Cyril Dixon (2022-12-30). "Stage is set for new approach to bring back theatre audiences". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ "SINE Digital | Entertainment". SINE Digital. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
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