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About Mr Hudson Feat Kanye West
Mr Hudson comprises of
five musicians, Ben
Hudson, on Guitar and
Vocals, Joy Joseph on
vocals and steel drum,
Rob Barron on electric
keyboard, Raphael Mann
on bass guitar and
Wilkie Wilkinson on
electric drums. Ben’s
vocal performances have
often been compared to
Sting and the band are
known for their zesty
live acts using steelpan
and piano.
The Bands first LP –
Tale of Two Cities
released in 2007. Tale
of Two cities the title
is said to have been
inspired from the fact
that the band members
hail from both London
and Birmingham. The
debut album received
strong reviews and much
media attention. Tale of
Two Cities uses acoustic
guitar and piano,
steelpan, bass guitar
and electric drums to
create a soulful yet an
unrestrained and unusual
sound. The Band was then
known as Mr Hudson & the
Library and in 2007 Mr
Hudson & the Library
went on a tour to 12
British Libraries as
part of the ‘Get it
Loud’ initiative. 2007
also saw the band
supporting Amy Winehouse
along with other artists
like Mika and Groove
Armada, on her tour.
The band have had
several live acts at
festivals like Bestival,
Glastonbury, T4 in the
Park, Godiva Festival
etc. In October 2007 the
band played at the
Millenuium Stadium in
Cardiff supporting The
Police as well as Kanye
West for his Glow in the
Dark tour.
The band has
collaborated with artist
Kanye West on several
projects. They feature
on the track Paranoid,
on Kanye West’s fourth
album 808s & Heartbreak.
In early July 2009, the
band played at the
Wireless Festival in
Hyde Park featuring
along with other
contributing artists on
808s & Heartbreak, Kid
Cudi and Young Jeezy.
Kanye West who headlined
the festival has stated
that he believes Mr
Hudson has the potential
to be one of the
defining artists of this
generation.
Mr Hudson took an active
part in the MyPenguin
project. The project is
aimed at encouraging the
public to design their
own covers for classic
paperbacks, launched by
penguin publishing. Mr
Hudson created a cover
for George Orwell’s
Animal Farm in
Collaboration with
Graffiti artist Mighty
Mo.
Mr Hudson’s new album
tentatively titled
Straight No Chaser is
slated to release on
October 19 2009.
Straight No Chaser will
be released under
G.O.O.D Music and
Mercury Records and
Kanye West is the
executive producer on
the album. Mr Hudson
says of his new album
that it will be less
structured and complex
than the first album
while being more
mainstream and direct.
In his words ‘it is not
trying to reinvent the
wheel. It’s straight, no
chaser’
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