Carey Willetts

Carey Willetts (born January 1976 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) is an English musician, songwriter and producer. He has his own solo project, Boxes, as well as being the bassist[1] in the English indie band Athlete, with whom he has won an Ivor Novello Award for the track "Wires".[2]

Carey Willetts
BornJanuary 1976 (age 44–45)
Crewe, Cheshire, England
GenresIndie
InstrumentsVocals, bass guitar
Years active1999–present
LabelsFiction Records (UK)
Parlophone (UK)
Astralwerks (US) Bow Music
Associated actsAthlete, Boxes

Biography

Carey Willetts and his band Athlete have to date released four studio albums. These are Vehicles and Animals in 2003, which was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize award; Tourist in 2005, which reached number one in the UK Album Charts in its first week and included the band's highest charting song "Wires" at number four in the UK Singles Chart; Beyond the Neighbourhood in 2007; and Black Swan (2009). In 2012, he released his first solo album Stickers.[3]

Songwriting and producing

Whilst Athlete and Boxes are both on permanent hiatus, Carey has been writing and producing artists including Ed Struijlaart,[4] Amber Run, Passport To Stockholm,[5] Tom Speight, Lilla Vargen, Dermot Kennedy[6] and Freya Ridings.[7] Carey was shortlisted as Breakthrough Producer Of The Year at the MPG 2020 Awards.[8]

Boxes Blend whisky

In 2012 Carey in partnership with Master of Malt produced a blended malt whisky called 'Boxes Blend' to celebrate the launch of his debut solo album Stickers.[9][10]

References
  1. "Athlete / Band". Athlete.mu.
  2. NME – Ivor Novello 2006 Winners, Nme.com
  3. "Boxes interview". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. "Home". Kasteeldehaere.nl. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. "MEET SPOTIFY'S IRISH STAR". Independent.ie.
  7. "CAREY WILLETTS". Jaxmanagement.com.
  8. "MPG AWARDS 2020". Mpg.org.uk.
  9. "Athlete bassist creates own whisky Boxes Blend". Thespiritsbusiness.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  10. "Boxes Blend". Masterofmalt.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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