On Thursday 9th August Second Person released their first studio recording in nearly three years. "The Elements" is their follow up to debut album "Chromatography" which is available on iTunes and soon to be re-released on CD. Having pre-sold 5000 limited edition copies of this new CD, the band were able to raise the $50,000 to record the album. With the help of Sellaband.com, over 750 fans were able to invest between $10 and $1800 in this new record and will also receive a share of the ad revenue generated from the downloads of these tracks. This unsigned band is the first UK to have reached the $50k goal on Sellaband and has attracted a great deal of national and international media attention as a result. The band are now talks with record labels and management but this album will be released exclusively on SellABand.com .
The unique way in which Sellaband works means that three of the five tracks on this album will be complete FREE to download . There are no strings attached, if you like these three then you can purchase the other two for US$0.50 each.
Each song on this album will have a video and these videos will combine together to form a short film also called "The Elements". The first of these videos will also be available, after the 9th, on the website for you to download for $1! We will still receive money for free downloads so please do encourage your friends to download the free tracks if you like the album!
The band will head back into the studio later in the year where they will record their next full length album entitled "Come to Dust". One of the tracks set to be on this album is "Gone Fishing". It has already had extensive play on MTV, has been used as part of Cobra Beer's sponsorship of ITV movies and received well over 95,000 plays (not bad for an unsigned band!) on websites like Myspace, YouTube and Google Video. You may also have seen it as a featured video here on myspace, Google Video and YouTube. It is due for single release early 2008:
Here is our biography:
Second Person was formed in early 2002 and comprises singer/pianist Julia Johnson, producer/bassist Mark Maclaine and drummer Alvaro Lopez. This band brings together elements of Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Electronica fusing them with strong songwriting to form a unique sound that is Post Trip-Hop. This English three-piece contrast beautiful vocals with dark basslines, sublime piano riffs and powerful beats. Their emotive song writing style, killer hooks and distinctly lo-fi sound has lent itself perfectly to visual media and their music credits include a number of feature film scores as well as work for numerous international broadcasters and film companies. Second Person are as good live as they are recorded, capturing the beauty and emotion of their songs, although not losing the complex sound-scapes and space that have defined their sound.
Thanks to a website called Sellaband.com, around 750 of Second Person's fans recently helped the band raise $50,000 to record a new album. By buying shares or "parts" in the next album they helped to finance it - SP are the first UK band to have raised money this way on the site. This is a completely different way of funding music and provides bands a way to "level the playing field" with more established acts. The band is set to release this album "The Elements" on 9th August on SellABand.com where believers can download it and will receive a limited edition CD for free. It is possible for these believers to sell these CDs on the website - so people who missed out on "believing" should still be able to buy copies. This unique way of working, combined with being used as part of Cobra Beer's sponsorship of ITV (UK) movies and MTV playing their "Gone Fishing" video, has led to a great deal of interest in the band.
On the 16th August Second Person performed a live show at the world-famous Paradiso in Amsterdam (for the second time) to fans who bought parts in the new album. You can see it here:
http://www.fabchannel.com/second_person_2007
Despite the band being in the studio they are currently working on a set of music videos for both their second and third albums. "The Elements" album/EP will have five videos that will run the entire length of the EP and link together to form one short film. We have just had confirmation that the first of these videos has been playlisted by MTV UK and are awaiting on a response for the rest of Europe. The next full length studio album (under the working title of "Come to Dust") will be released in early 2008 and will also have a music video for each song. Currently 8 of these videos are either in production or have been completed - two of these you can see on YouTube.com and Google video if you search for "Second Person".The band are working with some amazing directors and animators: including a few who have directed videos for Gnarles Barkley, Radiohead and many other well known bands.
Below are some pictures from our limited edition Live DVD which you can order from our secure store here (1000 copies only - they are all signed and numbered):
[Click here to buy a Limited Edition Live DVD]
The last 3 tracks on our profile are from the debut album "Chromatography". To buy the album search on Second Person on iTunes , Napster or any major download site. Currently CDs of this album are sold out but you can place pre-orders for a repressing we're doing soon on:
Sales: www.cdbaby.com/secondperson
Our lovely singer Julia did an interview with Toazted.com whilst we were in Amsterdam to play in January: http://www.toazted.com/interview/996/Second-Person.html and you can also read more about the band on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_person_%28band%29 .
For more details on how our fans helped us become the first UK band to raise $50,000 on Sellaband have a look at our profile page on the website:
