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About La Roux
Although La Roux can
often seem like a solo
act, the group maintains
that it’s very much a
joint venture. The group
has three supporting
band members, Michael
Norris who tours with
the band on Keyboard and
computers, William
Bowerman on drums, and
Mickey O’Brian on
keyboard and backing
vocals.
Before forming La Roux,
Langmaid, an established
record producer and
composer was associated
with several acts. He
has collaborated with
Rollo Armstrong of
Faithless on the single
Help Me Make It (1996).
He recorded under the
name of Atomic and was
part of Huff and Herb.
He also collaborated as
a song-writer on indie
band Kubb’s debut album
‘Mother’ released in
2005, and was also
offered a permanent
position in Kubb.
Elly Jackson, born in
1988 and raised in
London, is daughter of
British actress Trudie
Goodwin. Elly’s early
interests in music
revolved around folk
music and particularly
artists from her
parents’ collection such
as Nick Drake and Carole
King. As Elly grew
older, she became
involved in the rave
scene and developed an
interest in electronic
music. As an artist she
has experimented with
both folk as well as
electronic music.
Jackson and Langmaid,
the band’s principal
members were introduced
by a mutual friend.
Their first collective
project was titled
Automan, which comprised
largely of acoustic
material. La Roux as a
band released their
first single Quicksand
under the independent
label Kitsune Music but
signed over to Polydor
Records for the release
of their eponymous debut
album.
Their second single In
For The Kill was out
March 2009 and was a
success and a platinum
selling track. The track
debuted at #11 on the UK
Singles Chart and
eventually made it #2.
Bullet Proof which made
it to the top spot on
the UK Singles Chart was
released in June 2009.
It was released in
America in august 2009
and peaked at #7 on the
US club/dance charts.
Tha band has toured
extensively in support
of their album La Roux.
They headlined on the
Samsung NME Radar Tour
2009 alongside several
artistes like
Heartbreak, Magistrates
and The Chapman Family.
They were also the
supporting act on Lilly
Allen’s UK Tour in March
2009. In July and August
the band went on an
eight city tour to North
America, performing at
various places including
the Lollapalooza
festival, All Points
West Festival and the
Montreal Osheaga
Festival. They also did
a TV performance for
popular American TV
Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live.
La Roux was nominated
for the Mercury Prize in
2009. The single I’m not
your Toy from La Roux is
slated to release in
September 2009. The band
is also slated to tour
the UK and Ireland
starting in November.
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