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About Me

{} MyGen Profile Generator There are two types of pop star. The first, sadly, is the one we know all to well, the mindless puppets at the beck and call of their corporate masters, their creativity the slave of supply and demand. The second is the rarer breed. Blessed with a singular vision, the courage of their convictions and the power to grab your soul and then hold it with an electric zeal, they understand that pop is not simply a product but the gateway to a better place....

Introducing HEATON

The Basics
Heaton is a 27 year old singer/songwriter from Manchester, UK

He has been writing, recording and releasing his own music independently since 2002.

His last album Computer Music received a worldwide release in 2005. The album was a huge success and contained 5 mp3 1s including the massive Let It Go

He released a new single in 2007 enititled Don't Wanna Be Lonely and is about to release the brand new single Once Upon a Time in January 2009.

Heaton is currently recording his new album which is due for release in late 2009, of which Don't Wanna Be Lonely & Once Upon a Time will feature.


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/5/2005
Band Website: www.heatonmusic.com
Band Members: Heaton

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Once Upon a Time (Single)

(Single)
2009

Once Upon a Time (Mixes)
(EP)
2009

Don't Wanna Be Lonely
(Single)
2007

Interlude
(Album)
2006

Available exclusively to members of eXtra

Computer Music [Re-Issue]
(Album)
2005

Computer Music
(Album)
2004

No longer available

Labeless
(Album)
2003

No longer available
Influences: Various - Prince - Goldfrapp - Scissor Sisters - Savage Garden - Garbage
Sounds Like:

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Videos

Don't Wanna Be Lonely
Live in Manchester
(August 2008 - Key 103)

Let Me Know
Live in Manchester
(August 2008 - Key 103)

YouTube Advert
Don't Wanna Be Lonely Single
(2007)

Finer Feelings (Project K Mix)
Interlude Album
(2006)

YouTube Advert
True Blue
(2005)

Nothing Beautiful Remains
Rehearsals for Retro Gig
(2004)
Record Label: CDBABY

My Blog

Once Upon a Time - WINS Award

Once Upon a Time has gone down a storm over at Garageband.com. Garage Band is a type of music company that discovers, promotes, and distributes the bands identified by the will of music lovers like y...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:39:00 GMT

BBC Publish Article on Heaton

"In a city obsessed with beards, guitars and cutting edge cool, its good to know theres acts like Heaton out there, who are prepared to fly the flag for glorious, full-on pop!"Check out the full art...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:55:00 GMT

New Single - Released Today

..Once Upon a Time - OUT NOW 19th January 2009Heaton's brand new single Once Upon a Time has been released today.The single is available on 2 digital bundles and is available for download via the belo...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:10:00 GMT

New Single / New Website

Once Upon a Time has been confirmed as Heaton's brand new single and is a return to form, to his electro pop best.. The track was co-written with Phil Ireland (Don't Wanna Be Lonely), Alan Burke (Com...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:50:00 GMT

Live Videos

Hi Guys.. I have just posted my first ever Live Videos!  They were recorded at the Key 103 gig on Saturday 23rd August.  The show went really well and we recorded them for those t...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:09:00 GMT

Heaton LIVE in Manchester

  Hi guys,.. Just thought I would give you a heads up that I will be performing a new track live on the radio on Saturday 23rd August.  Key 103 will be transforming the "Meet Me H...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:03:00 GMT

new material

Hi guys Firstly a big thank you to those that have listened and downloaded Don't Wanna Be Lonely.  It has done very well on iTunes with very little promotion and I have received some great feedba...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:41:00 GMT

New Single - Out Now!

Hi Guys My new single Don't Wanna Be Lonely is OUT NOW.  The 4 track single is available for download through iTunes and most online stores. Please leave your comments/reviews about the tracks. ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:32:00 GMT

I will probably get my hands slapped for this....

I have uploaded 2 sample demos from my recent recording sessions.  The tracks are: Let Me Know&I Don't Wanna Be Lonely Both tracks have been co-written with Phil Ireland of Ireland Music.&nbs...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:58:00 GMT

Plastic Trash

It's been a while since my last blog so thought I would update you on what's going on.  In my last blog I mentioned I'd demoed some new tracks with Phil Irelend.  We were due in th...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:25:00 GMT