Black Cherry (band)

Black Cherry are a British/French electro pop band. The band was formed in London in 2007 by singer/songwriter Megane Quashie, drummer/producer Guilhem Fraisse and guitarist Robert Moore. After performing at Glastonbury 2008 on The Other Stage as well as many other festivals that year, Black Cherry release their first EP 'This is Control' in the beginning of 2009 and embarked on an American Tour.[1] After playing a number of festivals including Hungary's Balaton Sounds the band lost guitarist Robert Moore after he died. The band's second EP "The Preface" was dedicated to his memory.

Black Cherry
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
GenresElectro, pop
Years active2007–present
LabelsBlack Cherry, Island, Def Jam, Digital Distribution
MembersMegane Quashie
Guilhem Fraisse
Past membersRobert Moore

After playing at Glastonbury Festival again in 2010, festival organiser Michael Eavis called Black Cherry "The best looking band at the festival". In 2011, they played at South by Southwest Festival and toured America. In Summer, the band announced the release of their double A-Side "One Another"/"Lost in the System" on 29 August to be distributed by Island/Def Jam Records and received positive reviews in The Guardian[2] Newspaper. The band are currently working on a full-length album.

Members
  • Megane Quashie – lead vocals, guitar, synths
  • Guilhem Fraisse – drums

Additional touring members

  • Kay Watson – synths, backing vocals
  • Jamie McDonald – guitar, backing vocals

Discography

EPs
"This is Control" track list
No.TitleLength
1."Radio"3:33
2."Control"3:39
3."Cops and Robbers"3:53
4."Insecure"3:35
"The Preface" track list
No.TitleLength
1."Modern Lover"3:10
2."Fake Blood"3:29
3."Modern Lover (Killer Whale remix)"5:39
4."Fake Blood (Yam Who? remix)"3:59
5."Diamonds & Pearls"3:18

Advertising
  • 'Modern Lover' off their forthcoming album White Gold was used in a J.C. Penney advertising campaign.[3]
  • 'One Another' off their forthcoming album White Gold was used in a Brown Thomas advertising campaign.[4]

References
  1. "Interview with Megane Quashie in The Independent Newspaper". Independent.co.uk. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  2. Cragg, Michael (22 July 2011). "One Another/Lost in the System Single Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  3. makeitwork. "JC Penney Advert on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  4. Brown Thomas. "Brown Thomas New Designer Collections". youtube.com. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.