Loads of great pop acts - Diana Ross, Nancy Sinatra, Natasha England, Lonnie Gordon, Jermaine Stewart, Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry, Dollar, The Human League, Madonna, Kylie, Kim Carnes, Soft Cell, Donna summer, Ace Of Base, Gun, The 'Nanas, Bloodhound Gang, Visage, Pointer Sisters, Gerry Rafferty, Pet Shop Boys, Calvin Harris, El Presidente, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Imagination, Sam Fox, The "Fizz", Tina Turner, Beat Goes Bang, Infernal, Duran Duran. Also some great producers - Trevor Horn, Christopher Neil, The Neptunes, SAW, Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Pet Shop Boys, Bobby Eli, Andy Hill, Xenomania, Metro, Gary Katz, Lee Hazelwood, Shep Pettibone, and of course 7th Heaven, Julian Marsh and Shanghai Surprize.
From a musical family, Alan began singing & songwriting in his early teens and initially cut his teeth with several established local bands before forming the duo Equator with fellow Yorkshire musician Darren Fox. Together they signed a US record deal that provided them with useful insight into the music business, if not a hit record. Ultimately however, Equator was consigned to history and Alan stepped out on his own.
By 2001, Alan was developing his own distinctive dance pop sound and voice, writing and performing with powerhouse vocalist Lonnie Gordon on the song “Time Is Tight”. It was the hooky “Here In My Heart” however that would provide the initial flush of success in 2003, registering in many regional dance charts in the UK and US, and receiving a substantial amount of airplay.
In 2006, the single “(Get It) On The Track”/”Push Rewind” received major attention across Europe, making the dance charts in 8 countries, including the UK. Alan was also busy producing for other artists, and worked on projects for both Warner Brothers and Sony BMG.
By early 2007, Alan had joined the D6 Records roster and began writing songs for an album, released November 2007, entitled “After Midnight”. The album comprised many styles, from electronica to dance and included a single, the uplifting “Now The Rain Has Gone” which hit the UK Pop Top 20. The song was mixed by 7th Heaven who subsequently became a key ingredient to Alans "sound". The track is also due for release on Centaur Records in the USA this Spring. Follow-up "Dance Away" peaked at number 7 in the UK Commercial Pop Chart and hit number 1 on the Euro Hi-NRG charts in February 2008, as well as going Top 10 dance in Italy and Spain. Currently available is a record with Mike Melange, "Let Your Love Flow", complete with a stunning animated video. Soon to come Distant Soundz featuring Alan Connor "Close Your Eyes" and an entire album produced by 7th Heaven.
Hi there Alan - hope your Summer is going well (AND that you are enjoying the Sunshine when it makes an appearance !)
I've finally uploaded my 11th selection of recordings onto MySpace and I hope you enjoy listening to them. They are :-
1. Stargazer (Astral Mix), 2. Funk It Up, 3. That's The Way They Make Their Money, 4. For A While, 5. Fall To The Ground, 6. Incarnation.
They are preview tracks for the C.D., "Belsize Grove", which remains unfinished at this time, due to lack of money.
Leo-Neferuaten Boyle
P.S. Work hasn't resumed on "Supreme Sounds" yet, due to the financial situation (Like, I haven't got money to do anything, but I REALLY, REALLY want to get it finished!! Your copy is still reserved - that is a promise!).
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Thanks Alan...not wanting to sound like a miserable whinging git, but I've had better - had to spend a long day at work which meant a couple of hours in front of the TV to round the day off. Still, a rather large and unexpected box of Thornton's Continental chocolates from a work colleague kind of made up for it. I must get onto HMV. com and order your CD single...
