Video for latest J Hus single ‘Spirit’, mixed by Jake Gordon

Check out the J Hus video for latest single ‘Spirit’, taken from his Mercury-nominated album ‘Common Sense’.

Double Mercury Prize Nominations for Pieces of 8 Projects

The Mercury Prize have just announced their shortlist and we’re incredibly proud to say we’ve been involved in no less than 2 out of 12 of the Albums Of the Year. It’s exciting news for Bryan Wilson, who engineered Stormzy’s UK #1 album ‘Gang Signs & Prayer’, as well as Jake Gordon, for his mixing work on the J Hus album ‘Common Sense’. In the case of Jake this is the second year in a row an album he has mixed has been Mercury-nominated, following the winning album of last year, Skepta’s ‘Konnichiwa’.

Good luck to everyone involved. The winner for 2017 will be announced at the awards ceremony in September.

DJ S.K.T ‘Jack That Jack’ out today via Defected

DJ S.K.T ‘Jack That Jack’ feat. Pepper Rose is now out via Defected. The track was co-written by Paddy Hunt and is published by Pieces of 8 Publishing.

NOËP releases new single ‘Jennifer Lawrence’

Pieces of 8’s NOËP releases a new single today which was produced and mixed by Bryan Wilson. Check out the lyric video here!

The Radiophonic Workshop ‘Burials In Several Earths’ is Independent Album Of The Week, co-written and produced by Steve Dub

The Radiophonic Workshop have released their first material for 32 years. ‘Burials In Several Earths’ has been received with critical acclaim including The Independent’s ‘Album Of The Week’. The album was co-written and produced by Steve Dub and published by Pieces of 8 Publishing.

J Hus releases debut LP, mixed by Jake Gordon

The long-awaited debut LP from one of the hottest new acts around, is out now.

The album, which features the likes of Dave, Nines and Mo Stack, features 14 tracks mixed by Jake Gordon alongside producer Jae5

Nadia Rose & 67 release new single ‘Wat Up’, mixed by Jake Gordon

Nadia Rose followed up her hugely impressive ‘Highly Flammable’ EP with a collaboration with London rap group ’67’, on the single ‘Wat Up’.

The track was mixed by Jake Gordon and is out today.

NOËP wins another award!

Congratulations to NOËP, who wins the Telliskivi Creative City Award at this years Tallinn Music Week Festival (TMW).

The winners were selected by TMW music industry delegates among the 133 Estonian artists from this year’s TMW edition. All winners have a distinguished sound and artistic image as well as export potential.

Pieces of 8 Publishing launches new writing camp in London

Pieces of 8 Publishing has launched a series of international songwriting camps in London, in association with Grand Cru Studios. Artists who participated in the Spring 2017 camp, included Alexander Oscar (Sony Denmark), Jodie Abacus (RCA/Ministry) and NOEP (Sony Sweden). They were joined by writers from Pieces of 8, Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV, Imagen and Universal Music Publishing.

Today marked the end of the first camp. The 4 day event took place on Pete Townshend’s iconic Dutch Barge which has been converted into a beautiful recording studio.

Artists who took part included Jodie Abacus (RCA), Alexander Oscar (Sony Denmark) and Pieces of 8’s NOEP (Sony Sweden). Writers/producers on the camp were carefully selected from UK and across Europe.

We will be hosting another camp in the Autumn so please get in touch for further information.

Posted on 27/04/2017

Saint Clair ‘Train’ Premiered today on DIY, with vocal production and mix by Matt Lawrence

North Londoner Emma Topolski, releases ‘Train’ for her solo project ‘Saint Clair’. Matt Lawrence produced the vocals and provided the mix-down.

DIY say ‘If I told you that North Londoner Emma Topolski has been a backing vocalist for long-time friend Laura Marling and participated in her ‘Reversal Of The Muse’ project, what would you expect from her own solo project, Saint Clair? If you imagined you’d be in for some thoughtful folk, then prepare to be surprised. Under the alias Saint Clair, Topolski makes bold, invigorating pop music and with the upcoming release of her debut EP ‘D1’ in May, she’s ramping up the anticipation with the release of her new single ‘Train.’

Building on a drifting, somewhat melancholic piano melody and reverberating, bassy synth tones, ‘Train’ soon adds snapping percussion and slowly ramps up before reaching a climactic, soulful peak of powerful synthpop. It’s beautifully restrained, knowing exactly when to hold back and when to let go, even including the sound of trains pulling in and out of London Bridge station for an extra atmospheric touch.

The spaciousness of the melodies also allows Topolski’s vocals to really shine. Having begun her musical career as a jazz singer, she evokes the same sense of pained earnestness of the genre’s greats, even kicking off with the deeply honest proclamation that “I lost myself to the one I love.” By the end of the track, she’s not entirely ready to face the world again properly, instead having to “hide the pain,” but is determined to “fight it like a hurricane.” The raw power Saint Clair gradually generates here will blow you away like a gust of wind that’s off the Beaufort Scale.

The spaciousness of the melodies also allows Topolski’s vocals to really shine. Having begun her musical career as a jazz singer, she evokes the same sense of pained earnestness of the genre’s greats, even kicking off with the deeply honest proclamation that “I lost myself to the one I love.” By the end of the track, she’s not entirely ready to face the world again properly, instead having to “hide the pain,” but is determined to “fight it like a hurricane.” The raw power Saint Clair gradually generates here will blow you away like a gust of wind that’s off the Beaufort Scale.’