Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 01:09:28 -0400
From: "Chris Mathis" <cmathis@brothersgibb.com>
Subject: Sinitta unveils blue plaque at Red Bus Studios
Sinitta unveils blue plaque at Red Bus Studios
London's iconic Red Bus Studios ' home to some of the UK's most famous
recordings ' has today been honored with a commemorative Blue Plaque from
The Heritage Foundation.
The studios have become the first building ' as opposed to an individual -
to receive the honor and were nominated for the award by Bee Gees' singer,
the late Robin Gibb, former president of the Foundation.
Famous names including So Macho singer Sinitta and I'm A Celebrity's Vicki
Michelle attended the unveiling ceremony today at Red Bus Studios in North
London.
President of The Heritage Foundation, 'Allo 'Allo! and I'm A Celebrity star
- Vicki Michelle MBE ' who unveiled the Plaque said: 'I am thrilled to be
involved in what is to become a part of Heritage Foundation history as we
pay tribute to our first venue, Red Bus Studios, with a Blue Plaque. With
such iconic status in the music and recording industry, I can't think of
anywhere more befitting. It will be a particularly poignant occasion for us
at The Foundation given that our late President, Robin Gibb CBE, had
expressed his wish for a Plaque on the building and now, not least with his
son RJ's link to the studios.
'Artistes such as Bananarama, Duran Duran, Gloria Gaynor, Billy Ocean,
Sinitta, Spandau Ballet, Tina Turner, the list goes on, can all be
associated with Red Bus resulting in some inspired musical creations, now
themselves a part of our music heritage. And we mustn't forget the studios
that have also worked on some of our best loved television dramas including
Downtown Abbey, Whitechapel, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Three
Musketeers. So I am delighted for all those connected with Red Bus that we
at the Heritage Foundation are able to bring this event to fruition.'
Over the last 35 years, the boutique studio tucked away in Marylebone has
continuously punched above its weight in producing, mixing and mastering
hundreds of the world's most-loved hits, from Gloria Gaynor's I Will
Survive, Bananarama's Cruel Summer, and Culture Club's Do You Really Want To
Hurt Me to Duran Duran's Girls on Film, Imagination Just an Illusion and
Spandau Ballet's True and Gold.
It has welcomed a number of celebrated acts through its North London doors
including Alison Moyet, Bananarama, Boney M, Goldfrapp, Jocelyn Brown,
George Michael, Lulu, Manic Street Preachers, N-Dubz, Soul ll Soul, Status
Quo, Suede, Talk Talk, The Beach Boys, R J Gibb, Tina Turner, Tom Jones, and
many more. DJ Sasha recorded his Invol3er album at the studio, which went on
to top the charts.
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From: "Chris Mathis" <cmathis@brothersgibb.com>
Subject: Some of the biggest names in Aussie music have nominated their favorite local band
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ANDS EVER We asked 150 top Aussie music to name the best local band of all
time. Here's the results.
6. THE BEE GEES
Formed in 1958
Another contentious choice, but their longtime friend Olivia Newton-John
says The Bee Gees considered themselves Australian and had all their
formative experiences as a band cutting their teeth in Brisbane and
Australia.
"Barry Gibb is a Brissy boy, he's always talking about Australia,"
Newton-John says. "Their songs are timeless. Barry is just an incredible
writer, his songs are amazing. The Bee Gees are up there with the Beatles."
It's something that hasn't gone unnoticed among their peers. "They had as
many hits as the Beatles but spread over several decades," says Brian Cadd.
"They're not just songs, they're history," says Voice winner Harrison Craig.
INXS drummer Jon Farriss again sees similarities with a band of brothers
taking on the world amid turmoil. And "they've got the most plays on my
(iTunes) playlist".
Australian musicians are also acutely aware of the many eras of the Bee
Gees, even if to some they're just seen as a disco act thanks to their
biggest seller, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.
"Take John Travolta out of the equation and you'll see a cracking pop
machine of a band," country newcomer Harry Hookey rightly notes.
"Just when I think I am a well versed Bee Gees appreciator, I'll hear a song
on the radio that I just have to know who the writer was. It's almost always
a Gibb, and more often than not, the recording is actually the Bee Gees
themselves," Angie Hart remarks.
"They were already a successful band before they changed their sound to
disco," says David Campbell. "We forget the reach of the Gibb brothers in
the world of music. Not just Saturday Night Fever but then on to writing and
producing some of the best pop of the last century. Barbra Streisand, Diana
Ross, Kenny and Dolly. Remarkable stuff."
"They're one of the world's biggest pop acts with countless hits and not
just under their own name," Hugo Gruzman of Flight Facilities says. "They
embodied disco, reinvented the ballad, and perfected the art of timeless
music. They'd make my international top five for greatest bands of all
time."
Darren Hayes sums up the Bee Gees like this: "International cross
generational genre busting melodic perfection."
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