DIGITAL
RADIOLAND Album
Demo
"If he can do this, in his bedroom, on his own, on a computer,
imagine what he can do in a big studio with a producer and a band!"
Bob Lawrence Radio Caroline
NAME:Karl Eland FROM: Preston, currently
living in Camden, London CONTACT: keland@blueyonder.co.uk
– Tel: 07963 686492 SEEKS: Management/Record
Deal/Producer/Tour
REVIEWS
RADIO CAROLINE (BOB LAWRENCE) “I’ve
been making radio programmes for far too many years now, starting
in the mid 70’s. The days of getting excited when the record
company guy came in to talk about the latest “sure fire hit”
are way back in the past, stored in the same place as my exhilaration
on December 24th.
Every so often a song pops into my PC, or on my CD player which
stops me in my tracks and makes me sit up and pay attention. When
I got an e-mail from Karl Eland asking if I would listen to a couple
of his songs I agreed, it’s my job after all. I clicked the
button and within a few seconds I was trying to stop the hairs on
the back of my neck from rising ……. Every so often I
hear a song which reminds me of why I got into radio in the first
place, by the time the song was three quarters of the way through
I wanted to e-mail it to all my friends ……. I became
almost evangelical about it. That kind of reaction has happened
before but, unfortunately, far too infrequently nowadays.
Karl writes it and then plays it and it is fantastic pop music,
you know the kind of thing which happens sometimes with music? The
involuntary reaction to a great piece of art? That’s what
I get from Karl’s music. If you believe that singer songwriters
have to write introspective “bedsit” music, listen to
Karl”
WGRF 97 ROCK BUFFALO NEW YORK (JOHN
JP PICOLLO) ”One of the finest new songwriters I’ve heard
in many years. A refreshing sound, that is much needed today!”
THE CIRCUIT
“Karl Eland makes music purposely built for car stereos, for
arenas, for FM Radio playlists - these are big songs! Every track
he writes seems to be an anthem that boasts a sing-a-long chorus
that seduces the soul and raises the spirit - allowing you to fall
in with great music all over again!”
BBC RADIO (JOHN BARNES)
"Karl was brilliant on my show ... I really love the music...
Come back and see us again"
BBC
RADIO (STEVE ROYLE)
“I am predicting big things for Karl and his music. ‘When
the Wild Wind Blows’ is a great track - a really well written
song”
BBC
RADIO (PHIL BROWN)
“I listened to Karl's demo tracks a number of times and there
is definite worldwide quality and appeal here'”
PWN HITMAKERS PODCAST TOKYO (LUCY TAKAKURA)
“When I span "Back In The Day" on my live show,
the listeners' feedback was very positive and popped up quickly
right at the beginning of the track. Karl is a Dylan-like story-teller
who makes comfortable melodies with good voice resonance and edgy
rhythm. I recall the British invasion - I guess this is what the
listeners reacted to on the spot”
RADIO CAROLINE (TED ELLIOT)
“Karl Eland is without doubt the most talented new singer/songwriter
I have heard in a very long time. Get this man a record deal now!”
THE SCENE FANZINE
“This is timeless, rock and roll poetry at its best –
packed with rich, lush storytelling and overflowing with detail...blending
a perfect mixture of sing-along anthems and folk storytelling, Karl
Eland wears it on his sleeve with songs about love, friendship,
broken dreams, hope, and youth - telling the same stories that we
have lived, that star the same characters that we have all grown
up with...”
CAREER
HIGHS (SO FAR):
The production of a 12 track album demo, written, produced and performed
solely by myself
The
release of a 3 track download EP called ‘Back In The Day’
- sold on I-tunes and HMV etc, receiving worldwide download sales
Worldwide
radio airplay and critical acclaim of EP tracks in countries such
as the UK, the USA, Canada, Spain, Germany and Japan. (During one
week every DJ on Radio Caroline was playing tracks from the EP)
Regular
interviews and live performances on various radio stations including
a recent live acoustic performance on BBC Radio to mark the 70th
Birthday of Bob Dylan
Featured
artist on a number of international podcasts including top Japanese
podcast Mevio’s Music Alley Hit-makers Podcast (achieving
number 4 in weekly chart)
Before
the shift to Facebook - 150,000 Myspace following with Myspace pages
all over the world
The
launch of an online merchandise store selling Karl Eland T-shirts
worldwide
Following
my debut performance, I was asked by Proud Camden to be a resident
weekend act over the summer of 2011
GIG HIGHLIGHTS:
Headlining performance on one of the acoustic stages at The Stockton
Riverside Festival
Sold
out acoustic performance at Preston’s Sonic Festival
Headlining slot at the Blue Cat Cafe Manchester during the music
industries ‘In the City’ festival
Performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool to a sold out capacity
crowd
Resident weekend summer act at Proud Camden (in 2011)
A
live acoustic performance from The Regal Room, Hammersmith, London,
which was watched worldwide via a live internet feed
Regular performances at top London venues such as The Bedford at
Balham and The Troubadour
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“I’ve
been making radio programmes for far too many years now, starting
in the mid 70’s. The days of getting excited when the record
company guy came in to talk about the latest “sure fire hit”
are way back in the past, stored in the same place as my exhilaration
on December 24th. 
BBC RADIO (JOHN BARNES)
