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Alan Connor

Pure Pop & Proud Of It

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From a musical family, Alan began singing & songwriting in his early teens and initially cut his teeth with several established local bands before forming the duo Equator with fellow Yorkshire musician Darren Fox. Together they signed a US record deal that provided them with useful insight into the music business, if not a hit record. Ultimately however, Equator was consigned to history and Alan stepped out on his own.By 2001, Alan was developing his own distinctive dance pop sound and voice, writing and performing with powerhouse vocalist Lonnie Gordon on the song “Time Is Tight”. It was the hooky “Here In My Heart” however that would provide the initial flush of success in 2003, registering in many regional dance charts in the UK and US, and receiving a substantial amount of airplay.In 2006, the single “(Get It) On The Track”/”Push Rewind” received major attention across Europe, making the dance charts in 8 countries, including the UK. Alan was also busy producing for other artists, and worked on projects for both Warner Brothers and Sony BMG.By early 2007, Alan had joined the D6 Records roster and began writing songs for an album, released November 2007, entitled “After Midnight”. The album comprised many styles, from electronica to dance, but all with a firm pop thread running throughout. A single, the uplifting “Now The Rain Has Gone” was released to co-incide from the album, and hit the UK Pop Top 20. The song was mixed by 7th Heaven who subsequently became a key ingredient to Alans "sound". The track is also due for release on Centaur Records in the USA this Spring. Follow-up "Dance Away" peaked at number 7 in the UK Commercial Pop Chart and hit number 1 on the Euro Hi-NRG charts in February 2008, as well as going Top 10 dance in Italy and Spain. His next single in the UK, Germany, Austria & Switzerland will be as a featured artist with Mike Melange on a new version of The Bellamy Brothers classic "Let Your Love Flow". The song is already being featured across the United States in Abercrombie & Fitch stores and will be out early Summer. Also look out for an album later this year, entirely mixed by 7th Heaven, and a re-vamped "(Get It) On The Track".


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Member Since: 11/19/2007
Band Website: alanconnor.co.uk
Band Members: ***NEWSFLASH*** FEBRUARY 4th - Dance Away OUT NOW!

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Influences: Loads of great pop acts - Diana Ross, Nancy Sinatra, Natasha England, Lonnie Gordon, Jermaine Stewart, Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry, Dollar, Madonna, Kylie, Kim Carnes, Soft Cell, Donna summer, Ace Of Base, The 'Nanas, Bloodhound Gang, Visage, Pointer Sisters, Gerry Rafferty, Pet Shop Boys, Calvin Harris, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Imagination, Sam Fox, The "Fizz", Tina Turner, Beat Goes Bang, Infernal, Duran Duran. Also some great producers - Trevor Horn, Christopher Neil, The Neptunes, SAW, Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Pet Shop Boys, Bobby Eli, Andy Hill, Xenomania, Metro, Gary Katz, Lee Hazelwood, Shep Pettibone, and of course 7th Heaven, Julian Marsh and Shanghai Surprize. Favourite records - loads of 80s ones - Videotheque, Mirror Mirror, Talking In Your Sleep, Love House, I Wanna Have Some Fun, Nathan Jones, You Spin Me Round, Last Days Of Summer, Jody, Get Lucky, Holiday, Limbo, Iko Iko, Draw Of The Cards, Shockwaves, Upside Down, Happenin' All Over Again, Night Owl, I Can't Stand The Rain, One Step Further, Let Your Head Go, He's On The Phone, Walking On Sunshine, One Night In Bangkok, Never Give You Up, 100 Years, Hook And Ladder, I Said Never Again, Get Over You, Ballad Of Chasey Lain, Fire Water Burn, Skin Trade, Angel Eyes (Roxy), Night Train, Not Over You Yet, Music And Lights, Dinner With Gershwin, I Won't Be Crying, Losing My Mind, Don't Drop Bombs, Trick Me, Walking In The Rain, Baby U Left Me, I Was Tired Of Being Alone, Where Did Our Love Go?, Don't Make Me Wait, In Between Days, Streetwalkin', American English, Lonely Boy, Automatic. I could go on and on.
Record Label: D6 Records/Liberty City Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Abercrombie & Fitch Playlist

Hi I’ve had a number of e-mails about the availability of the next single "Let Your Love Flow", because it is currently on the Abercrombie & Fitch playlist in the USA. The mix package is sti...
Posted by Alan Connor on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:24:00 PST

The Next Single

With "Dance Away" sashaying it’s way out of the charts now we’re already on the case with the follow on single. For my next recording I am actually a featured artist, providing the vocals ...
Posted by Alan Connor on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:12:00 PST

Song For Europe

Great performances from Andy Abraham and Michelle Gayle tonight. I loved both songs. It was great to hear Michelle again. She made two great albums in the 90s. Her ballad "Don't Keep Me Waiting" is a ...
Posted by Alan Connor on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:12:00 PST

Dance Away OUT NOW - Links Here!

Greetings! "Dance Away" is released today on digital download internationally from all good sites in a variety of mix packages. Some example sites are found below: http://www.emusic.com/album/Alan-Con...
Posted by Alan Connor on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:51:00 PST

Dance Away In The Charts *Updated Feb 14th*

Well, we're off the starting line! The first chart position is in and it's a debut in at 28 on the UK Commercial Pop Chart which is great news. Given the amount of play the track is ge...
Posted by Alan Connor on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:49:00 PST

Available Now - After Midnight/Rain Has Gone CDs

Hi and I hope you are having a good weekend. I've received a number of e-mails asking about the release of "Dance Away". To confirm, it gets its international digital release on February 4th and later...
Posted by Alan Connor on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:03:00 PST

Thank You To The Following DJs 4 Your Support

I'd like to thank the following DJs in clubland/radio for supporting the single Now The Rain Has Gone. The record made it into the Music Week Commercial Pop and Upfront Top 20 in November. Tim Farr&nb...
Posted by Alan Connor on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:05:00 PST

NEWSFLASH - Now The Rain Has Gone Charts!

***NEWSFLASH*** NOVEMBER 22nd - "Now The Rain Has Gone" climbs the UK Commerical Top 40 charts this week to number 18!!! ***NEWSFLASH*** NOVEMBER 15th - "Now The Rain Has Gone" enters the UK Comm...
Posted by Alan Connor on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:35:00 PST

Q & A

Firstly, this is a new page, as my last one was inexplicably deleted by Myspace, although I am awaiting confirmation shortly as to why. Anyways.... In the last six months I've had a number of other q...
Posted by Alan Connor on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:31:00 PST