Waterson
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| Waterson | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Colin Ross Waterson | |
| Born | May 1, 1979 (age 27) | |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Genre(s) | Electro, Soul, Dance-pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Producer | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano, Keyboard, Programming, Violin | |
| Label(s) | Oxyd Records, Universal, Devore London, Junior Boys Own, Holier Than Thou Records | |
Waterson is a Scottish electronic musician.
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[edit] Childhood
Waterson became a pianoforte prodigy, earning himself the highest ever grade in Scotland for his Grade 2 Royal College of Music examination, prompting the Glasgow Herald to dub him '...Glasgow's very own Mozart..."[1]
He trained at The London Studio Centre [2] in Kings Cross studying Music as well as Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance and Physical Theatre. He became a professional dancer for several years before being a full-time musician.
[edit] Dance/Club Career
He performed all the world as a dancer most famously as a member of Matthew Bourne's[3] cutting-edge theatre company 'Adventures In Motion Pictures' (AMP) where he created roles in the original productions of the ground-breaking 'Swan Lake' (West End, BBC Film, L.A. & Broadway) as well 'Cinderella' (London & L.A.) and the UK tour of 'Highland Fling'.
In 2000 he co-created legendary London club-night 'Drama' (now called 'Nude') [4] with Terry Hart. The original club ran for over 4 years at various venues including Ministry of Sound, The Cross, The Eve Club and Space (Ibiza).
King of the clubs, 'EGG' owner, Laurence Malice [5] gave him his first break as a solo performer by allowing him free reign to run his own electro-cabaret room in his iconic after-hours club 'Trade'[6]. It was called 'The Kooky Lounge' and it became a big underground success.
He also worked the door at loads of West End clubs and became 'a character' on the London scene. He hosted 'Merkin' at Cafe de Paris, 'Let It Rock' at The Mayfair Club, 'Lifted' at Home and, most recently, was MC at Nude [7] where he took to the mic and improvised vocals over the sets of resident DJ's Smokin' Jo and Mazzy Supastar.
[edit] Music Career
Waterson made his first recording with keyboardist Simon Walters in 2000. They made a re-worked version of classic negro spiritual 'Motherless Child'. This was re-mixed by Martin 101, Pika and Fat Tony and became an underground club hit.
More music followed including work with super-producer Andy Whitmore [8], collaborations with Martin 101, a huge club track with Smokin' Jo [9] and Pete Gleadhall (Pet Shop Boys) called 'Strip Me Down' and several recent cuts with London scene stalwatrs Harj and Kriss Darang.
His first album was recorded in 2004 called 'Fearless' but after a split from then label Blackcurrent Recordings [10] the album remains un-released.
He set up his own label Motherless Child Recordings in 2005 and released his self-written, performed and produced debut album 'Dada' to much acclaim and international sales.
A song from this album 'Fa Fa Feel' was heard by Pete Tong's Essential Selection scout Nico de Ceglia who brought it to the attention of Oxyd Records [11]boss Steph Mazzacani and who promptly signed this song and a new album from Waterson.
The single version of 'Fa Fa Feel' along with remixes and video is set for release in the summer of 2007 through Oxyd/Universal.
His official web presence can currently be found at http://www.myspace.com/watersonmusic
[edit] Discography
Albums/EP's
Dirty River EP (Blackcurrent) 2003
Fearless (Blackcurrent) 2004
Dada (Motherless Child Recordings/Holier Than Thou) 2006 [12]
Face Up IN PRODUCTION (Oxyd/Universal) 2007/8
Singles/12"
Motherless Child (Matchbox) 2000
Here Comes The Rain Again (BBC/White) 2002
Every Little Breath/Electrofunk w/Martin 101 (Deep 9 Records) 2002
The Self Is You w/African American (White) 2002
Strip Me Down (Nude) w/The Gimpz (JBO) 2006 [13]
Fa Fa Feel (Oxyd/Universal) 2007
Rollercoaster w/Harj & Kriss Darang (Devore) 2007[14]
Appears On
Swan Lake DVD (BBC/Warner) 1998 [15]
Oxjam 2006 Festival Highlights (Oxjam/Pulse Rated) 2006
The Big Indie Comeback Vol 3 (Matchbox) 2007[[16]]
