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----------Title: ‘One Night’
Release date: 8th March 2010
Format: CD single & digital download
Catalogue number: SORCY001
Record label: Sorcy Productions Ltd
Distribution: RTD / Universal Music Operations
On March 8th 2010, Brighton’s rising star, Kendal Sant, releases his debut single, ‘One Night’.A charismatic and gifted singer in the classic tradition, Kendal Sant draws on a range on influences from Bob Dylan to Ryan Adams, bringing a fresh contemporary English voice to the craft, performing captivating and insightful material. These heartfelt songs display an insight and maturity way beyond his 22 years.
Discovered by renowned Manager/ producer /Engineer Stuart Epps (Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Paul Rodgers, Oasis, Twisted sister), Kendal had originally planned an acting career. But just as Kendal was about to start a course at the Birmingham School of Acting, he booked a holiday to took a trip to Chamonix, France, that would change his life.
On arrival Kendal was told his luggage has been lost. Luckily, Kendal had taken his guitar on board as hand luggage, so finding himself a stranger in a strange town in the French mountains, Kendal headed for a local bar.
Explaining his situation, the bar’s sympathetic manager gave Kendal some promotional t-shirts to wear until his luggage was returned. Kendal returned the favour by playing a couple of songs to entertain the crowd in the bar. The owner was so impressed he offered Kendal 5 gigs a week for 100 Euros a night, plus free accommodation. Not wishing to lose the gig (and the new roof over his head), Kendal didn’t tell the bar owner he only new three songs, so quickly set about learning as many songs as he could. The three week holiday eventually turned into a three month residency.
On his return to the UK, Kendal had made up his mind that he wanted to be a singer, and shortly answered an advert for a “rubbish reality TV show†called 'The E4 School of Performing Arts'. The prize up for grabs was a scholarship at The Academy of Contemporary Music. Despite not winning, Kendal got a call from the academy after performing in the final show offering him a place, adding, “you don’t need to audition, you’re in if you want it.†Kendal accepted, but left after passing the first year of the course in order to concentrate on his moving his career forwards.
Kendal then landed the part in a Nokia advert, where he was required to record some of his own material at Paul Weller’s studio in Guildford with producer Stuart Epps, who was so impressed with Kendal’s material that he made it clear he would like to work with him as a solo artist and as his manager. Kendal’s big break had arrived.
Several other sessions were booked with Stuart Epps producing, and it was during these sessions that ‘One Night’ was recorded. Taken from his as yet untitled debut album (due for release in summer 2010), ‘One Night’, a song about two lovers each realising they want more from their one night stand but are afraid to say so, showcases Kendal as an artist of enormous potential and definitely one to watch in 2010.<
