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Will Makower
Soul / Funk / Pop

A Unique Twist Of Soul/Funk/Pop



East
United Kingdom

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Member Since11/10/2006
Band Websiteisis-records.co.uk
Band MembersWill and his digital piano currently!
InfluencesSting, Keane, Stevie Wonder, Coldplay, U2, James Morrison, Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, Crowded House, Level 42, Brian Kennedy, Martyn Joseph, Paul Carrack and anything with heart, soul, and groove!
Sounds LikeBlue Eyed Soul. Some artists Will's been compared to by others: The Fray, Elton John, The Script, George Michael, Daniel Powter, Sting, Jamie Cullum, Barry Manilow, Michael Buble, Billy Joel, Gary Barlow, Michael Mcdonald, Daniel Merriweather, Howard Jones, Seal...the list goes on, as people struggle to put their finger on exactly who it is I sound like!
Record LabelISIS Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 24 2009 9:00P
The Two Brewers - Will Makower, Stotfold Stotfold, East
Jan 3 2010 8:00P
The Victoria - Acoustic Sunday Session Hitchin, East
Jan 17 2010 8:00P
The Snug Bar - Will Makower Hertford, East
Jan 22 2010 8:30P
The Coach House - Will Makower, Potton Potton, East
Jan 27 2010 8:00P
The Man On The Moon - Support slot for Alex Rayment & Friends Cambridge, East
Jan 30 2010 8:00P
The University Arms Hotel - Private function, piano gig (background music) Cambridge, East
Feb 3 2010 8:00P
The Globe - "Howard’s Front Room" Acoustic Night Letchworth Garden City, East
Feb 14 2010 8:00P
The Snug Bar - Will Makower Hertford, East
Feb 27 2010 9:00P
The Three Horseshoes - Will Makower Comberton, East

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   About Will Makower
Will's Short And Snappy!...

** A UNIQUE TWIST OF SOUL/FUNK/POP **

Drop Will a line or book him to perform at willmakower@yahoo.co.uk

NB Apologies for the lack of mp3s to listen to currently. Once the EP is finished with ISIS, there'll be some brand new sparking shiny tracks to clap your ears around!!

FanBridge.com
"The new David Gray...but better!" (Luke Anthony, fellow solo artist)

Will's Headlines!...

Will is currently on board with central London based Major Music for a 6-month artist development program. Will 's currently signed to Biggleswade-based independent label ISIS Records, and his debut mainstream solo album is in the process of being recorded.

As far as promo appearances go, Will's been on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire/3 Counties Radio with Sue Marchant, and Cambridge/Ely based station Star FM's "Star Talent" with Amy Bidwell. Will's also hooked up with Graham Norton's So Television and has uploaded some of his music videos to Noostar, their online talent website at

http://www.noostar.com/performer/willmakower

Meanwhile, Will's been busy clocking up solo gigs whenever and wherever he can - anything from a couple of songs at open mics, to festival slots, to battle of the bands, to full evening gigs - all with the aim of gaining experience of flying solo live, and developing a following gradually over time.

Will's "Quick Sticks" Biog!...

Will is a keyboard wielding solo artist singer/songwriter writing and performing his own unique brand of original soul/funk/pop. He has previously been described as “Sting, Paul Carrack And Seal Combined” (The Boat Race, former live music venue) Will's also been likened to Joshua Kadison and Marc Cohn along the way, and his influences include jazz king Jamie Cullum and soul dude James Morrison. With jazz touches, funk flashes, and pop sensibilities, Will creates soulful grooves, and wraps heartfelt, profound lyrics around them.

Will's Song Gongs!...

Will has won a couple of notable songwriting accolades.

Firstly, he submitted the Only Human E.P. to Tomorrow's People (a UK-wide national competition co-sponsored by The Express Newspaper and British Gas), and won the music prize for excellence in his field.

Secondly, in the international UNISONG contest, his song As you rush in won 1st prize in the CCM/Gospel category a few years back. In a review of The Winner's Night at The Kashmir Klub in London, in-house music critic Adrian Phelan said "It's difficult to imagine you've ever heard better as you relish in Will's talent" .

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A Brief History Of Will In Reverse!...

Will's Latest Chapter...Will is forging ahead in his quest to earn a living from his music passion, which grabbed hold of him at an early age and won't let go. He now feels comfortable in his own skin, and is excited about what’s to come. Will’s been inspired by seeing live acts as diverse as Martyn Joseph, Will Young, Athlete, the Brand New Heavies and musical hero James Morrison. This has spurred him on to be really pro-active and get out there doing what he loves and does best. Will’s always on the lookout for ways to increase his profile as a solo artist and build a fanbase.

Will's Post-Makower Phase...In between the previous Makower band chapter and the current solo one, Will beavered away in the background, continued to write and record at home, and produced Spirit Flow along the way - one magazine said it had "McCartney influence..and some Sting-type sounds.." - a raw and vibrant album of worship songs made with Listen-in. He got stuck in at ground level on a few different band projects, but found it a real challenge to find others as committed as he was to pursuing a mainstream music career. This acted as the catalyst for his current forage into solo territory.

Will's Other Distractions(!)...Meanwhile, Will’s also been busy adjusting to married life, moving to Sheffield for a year, having 2 children, doing 9-5 at Derek Prince Ministries UK, and overseeing his local church’s 4 Sunday morning bands!

Will's Makower Band Years...Will worked up a sweat writing, demo-ing, and sending out the 'cream' to industry contacts...Carrera Records produced a 3-track E.P. (Only Human), which was described by one industry insider as "really good . . . the vocals are excellent, Sting-like with a bit of Steely Dan!" (Tony Hall, Pool Productions Ltd)...Will's band Makower debuted at the Portland Arms in Cambridge, England and went on to inspire and entertain across 3 years of gigging...Another staple venue at the time The Boat Race, described them like this: "soul/funk with a unique flavour from an exceptionally polished band - musically tight, accessible and soul-stirring"

Will's School Days…After 5 years of piano lessons as a kid, Will was sick of sight-reading and started playing/writing/recording for fun, and also co-writing with his inspirational piano teacher...Before long, an enjoyable distraction became a lifelong passion!...Will got involved in a few different bands and some drama at school/college...Landmark homespun album Streams Of Conscience was unleashed showcasing Will's own production and songwriting quality…Having just played the lead in Jesus Christ Superstar as his swansong at Chester College, Will quit his Drama/English/Theology degree after just one semester to concentrate on pursuing a full-time music career.




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   Will Makower's Friend Space (Top 22)
Will Makower has 305 friends.
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 Upbeat Open Mic 


 Helen Penfold 


 Major Music 


 Thomas Rumbold 


 The Audio Files Introducing 


 Gema Hadridge 


 Salami Promotions 


 Joshua O’Connor 


 The Living Room Live 


 Emily Fraser 


 BBC Introducing... in Beds, Herts & Bucks. 


 Pete McAllen 


 Deuce Management & Promotion 


 Steph Brown 


 Music Out There 


 Pete Guy and the Paper Planes 


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 Tinlin 


 Man on the Moon(booking for dec09 /2010 


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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Page

Craig Charles Funk & Soul Page



Dec 24 2009 10:46 AM

Hi Will,
Cheers for the request!
On last Saturday’s show
The mighty Osaka Monaurail and the legend who is Marva Whitney in conversation and in session
AND
Music from James Brown, Randa And The Soul Kingdom, The Dells, Laura Vane And The Vipertones, Esther Phillips, Dojo Cuts, Earl Van Dyke, The New Mastersounds, The Golden Toadstools, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Aretha Franklin, Mouse Outfit, Clarence Carter, Smoove & Turrell, B.B. King, The Apples, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie,
Best wishes,
The Craig Charles Funk And Soul Show Team.
If you missed the show you can catch it at any time any place in the world at

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/
PS Next week a round up of the best of 2009.

Salami Promotions

Salami Promotions



Nov 10 2009 4:19 PM

Boo hewerdine will be proming his new album at

The Boat House, 14 Chesterton Road, Cambridge.
On Wed 11 November.

There are some tickets left available from The Junction Box Office 01223 511511

or from www.wegottickets.com



Emily Fraser

Emily Fraser



Oct 28 2009 11:35 AM

hey thanks for finding me
hope you like the music, would love to know what you think.
keep in touch for news on the new band and new recordings
take care 
emily
Luke Anthony

Luke Anthony



Oct 9 2009 4:09 PM

Hi Will. 

Just to let you know, I wasn't able to get the last Tuesday of this month for MOTM's Open mic night , they'd already booked a gig. 

So it'll be Tuesday 20th October. No worries if you can't make it.

How are you keeping?

Luke
Grace

Grace



Sep 7 2009 8:56 AM

Just wanted to stop by and say Hi. Wishing you a very chilled sunday :)

Hope you've had chance to listen to my new 7 recordings???? Be just great to hear your feedback.

Take Care,

Grace
Helen Penfold

Helen Penfold



Aug 21 2009 10:08 AM

Hey Will
How was your charity gig?
I was in Cambridge, took my little friend Isabella to the cinema as I promised I would in the holidays, and she wanted to go saturday.
We went to G-Force, which she didn't like (I secretly wanted to go to see Ice age 3 as i'm a big child of 6years old really! but I couldn't pursuade her).  We opted for a burger and bowling instead which she enjoyed.
If you have a young children who do not like snakes - don't take them to see G-force (it's a crap cartoon anyway!)
Luke Anthony

Luke Anthony



Aug 15 2009 10:14 PM

Commenting you for the sake of commenting you to be perfectly honestly.

I don't need to say I love your music, because you know I adore it.

Upbeat Open Mic was pretty good. It's 'Sail away with me honey, put your heart in my hands' - I had to check that up after our shenanigans over it 

Take it easy,

KSYSENKA

KSYSENKA



Aug 10 2009 10:09 AM

Thanks for the friendship and have a good week!
Joshua O’Connor

Joshua O’Connor



Aug 3 2009 8:23 PM

Cheers Will, I loved your stuff. Look forward to hearing more xx
Helen Penfold

Helen Penfold



Jul 15 2009 6:52 PM

Thanks Will that's really kind of you! xx

I might quote your comments on the 'about me' bit on here, when I get round to re-designing my page. If that's alright with you.

All the best
Helen xx
Helen Penfold

Helen Penfold



Jul 9 2009 7:27 PM

A belated 'HI' !

I see your playing in Flitwick soon, thats practically walking distance from my house!
Rebecca Boux

Rebecca Boux



Jul 9 2009 4:50 PM

Thanks for the add! :)
Luke Anthony

Luke Anthony



Jul 6 2009 10:03 AM

Hello mate,

Nice to see you again last night.

All the best,

Luke
The Current New Student Media

New Current Student Media uk



Jun 16 2009 10:46 PM

hey thanks for being part of this with us it does mean a great deal to us!

Anything we can do to support and promote you on here and our website www.thenewcurrent.com just let us know and we will make sure we get you featured.

Would you be up for doing an email interview?

Nige 
Melody O: Songwriter Lyricist

Melody O: Songwriter Lyricist



Jun 1 2009 11:01 PM

Hi Will, thanks for accepting my request, I enjoyed listening to your music, please feel free to visit my page sometime, have a great week
Gema Hadridge

Gema Hadridge



May 31 2009 10:38 PM

Will,
Glad you liked the songs :)
I loved your set. The first song just caught me with the chords in the verse. Really liked it!
Hopefully see you play live again soon
Gema x
Adrian Abbott

Adrian Abbott



Mar 23 2009 10:59 PM

haha no defo it was a great night
hope to see you around again!
TonyGibson

TonyGibson



Mar 23 2009 10:06 PM

Yeah Will i really enjoyed it! Strange that we both came with no friends and have a similar background... Thanks for playing, I loved it.
See you round
Thomas Rumbold

Thomas Rumbold



Mar 21 2009 8:42 PM

thanks very much mate :)

yeah man the evening was class - everyone was really quiet and respectful while the musicians were playing and that really makes a difference to me.

hate having to fight over the volume of a room full of talkers :p

one of my fave parts of the evening was when you were performing your last song and the whole crowd got involved with the clapping - it was so great :)

but if you're on the scene i'm sure that we'll end up playing another show together at some point so hope to see you again dude!
Thomas Rumbold

Thomas Rumbold



Mar 21 2009 1:48 PM

nice job last night Will! killer vocals x
Adrian Abbott

Adrian Abbott



Feb 24 2009 4:19 PM

hey =)
see you playing in flitwick
i actually live just down the trainline from that village
Sue Marchant

Sue Marchant



Feb 18 2009 9:02 PM

Hi Will
Really enjoyed your songs thank you for being my guest. Good luck for the future..
Sue Marchant
XXXX
Justin Grounds

Justin Grounds



Aug 25 2008 11:56 PM

Hey Will Its been a while...hope you and Emma are thriving...Anyway, I'm doing some music of my own these days, coming back to UK to do some shows next month after much time of living away....Would love to see you if you fancy coming out to the Cambridge show, should be nice and intimate at CB2... Well, hope this finds you well old friend... All the best Justin Photobucket
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Nigel Williams



Apr 18 2007 12:15 PM

hey there.. thanks for the add!

take care.. Nige

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Ande Rasmussen

Ande Rasmussen



Apr 14 2007 9:58 PM

hey will
I hope you've been ding great
ande
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