MySpace.com - Dlugokecki - Southampton, UK - Acoustic / Rock / Indie

Dlugokecki is a musical project fronted by Ben Dlugokecki (pronounced- Der-loo-go-ken-ski) - An extraordinarily talented 26 year old prolific singer/songwriter based in Southampton, England. He is joined by Andy Wild (Keys, vocals), Marie Kitchen (Cello, vocals), Boyd (Drums) & Aidan Hampson (Bass). Their music has been compared to the likes of David Gray, Paul Simon and Damian Rice.

Four of their biggest shows to date were supporting million-selling artists 'David Gray', 'Snow Patrol', 'Corinne-Bailey Rae' and 'Lu Lu' on their world tours, playing to thousands of people.

They have also played alongside 'Starsailor', 'Ben's Brother', 'Longview', 'Sandi Thom' 3 times, 'Paddy Casey', 'The Bluetones', 'Nerina Pallot', 'Chris Difford (Squeeze)', 'Goodbooks', 'The Drifters', 'John Power (CAST/The La's)' and 'Nizlopi' 3 times.

Some other highlights over the last 4 years include reaching the final 8 of the 'Sennheiser Best Unsigned Artist 2004' out of 2000 entries, playing the 2005 ASCAP showcase at the London Barfly, having his music in the i-tunes music store, being named artist of the month on the 'Musician's Channel' on Sky and his debut music video played daily. They recently won 3 regional awards for live performance at 'The Mag Awards'.
His music has been used on the soundtrack of Channel 4 hit show Ny-Lon, he has recorded in Metropolis Studio, London and had a twelve-day session in Ibiza and recently had four tracks heavily featured in episodes of Channel 4's "Hollyoaks".
In 2006, Dlugokecki released a collection of Studio Recordings called 'Before The Storm'. In 2007, The recent 'How Do You Do?' tour was a massive success - with Dlugokecki performances at the top of the Spinnaker Tower, Old Trafford, Stonehenge, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, The Ferry across the Mersey and at 3,200ft at the top of Mount Snowdon in Wales. The tour resulted in a mass media exposure - including segments on BBC Radio and BBC One News.
This year Dlugokecki will complete and release his debut album, through independent record label 'And Records'. With over 30 superb songs to choose from it's going to be an enjoyable task and a great year for the band.

Check Out the Dlugokecki Website online now! HERE

Call C Management for more information - 07870218707

LET THIS BE RIGHT (MINI-ALBUM)

Including the singles 'Save My Soul', 'A Heaven to Believe in' & 'Bones'.

Available on i-tunes and on CD from the 1st December 2008.

BEFORE THE STORM: STUDIO RECORDINGS 2003-2005 (ALBUM)

Including the singles 'Set In Stone', 'Shine On' and 'Clog up the System'

Available on i-tunes and on CD. Click on the image above!

SET IN STONE (SINGLE)

Including the single 'Set In Stone' & B-side 'Super Human'

Available on i-tunes click on the image above!

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Please send Cheque to C Management, 5 Ferrymans Quay, Victoria Road, Netley Abbey, SO31 5RA

BILLY BUTLER, BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE "An exceptional voice......truly remarkable"
SALLY TAYLOR, BBC SOLENT/SOUTHERN COUNTIES "Absolutely brilliant......... Upon Landing deserves to be in the charts!"
BBC WEBSITE "Dlugokecki - Can't say it? Never Mind, Just listen....Ben has one of those "strong but breathy" voices and he's faultless in that style"
LUKE, NIZLOPI "Such a mesmerising voice - Beautiful songs"
THE MAG "The first thing you..ll notice about Ben Dlugokecki is the incredible vocal which is aching with emotion at times and reaching for epic heights at others.."
GLASSWERK "What do you get if you force feed Damien Rice a bag of up tempo happy pills and put the results through the famous American country voice filter? This"
SOUTHAMPTON DAILY ECHO "Beautifully crafted songs, Superb voice...."
THE MUSICIANS CHANNEL (SKY) "The next Big thing... and if you hear one of his songs you'll know why...but we're not the only one's to have been knocked out..."
LOGO MAGAZINE "Few have heard of him so far...give it a year and Dlugokecki will be the difficult name on everyone's lips"
AND MAGAZINE "Astounding ...what more can I say? So personal it cuts like a knife.... He's going to be huge!"
POWER FM "His songs are quite simply beautiful"
WAVE 105FM "Great music, Great personality....Brilliant!"
96.4 THE EAGLE FM "Fantastic.... Hope Song by Dlugokecki is one of those all time great songs which gets better everytime you hear it"
EJECTOR SEAT "He could easily be a stand up comedian if it wasn't for his songs being so damn good"
HAMPSHIRE CHRONICLE "Gentle Sound, clever lyrics and meticulous orchestration"
MERGE MAGAZINE "Clog Up The System emits the most sophisticated cool...Ben could end up on coffee tables everywhere"

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