Shadowhands

Genres: Alternative, Rock, Pop, Indie
Contact: Sarah Liversedge Platz

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Shadowhands, Bnann (also known as DZ Watts) and Gareth Young, are an exciting production & writing duo working out of Gareth’s residential Cube Recording Studios in Cornwall and also taking writing sessions in Central London. They write (both topline and track), produce and mix across a multitude of genres. Gareth plays drums, bass and piano and Bnann plays guitar. Their production and writing work ranges from Pop; Appleton (#2 hit ‘Fantasy’), Kita Alexander (hitting platinum in Australia), Foxes, Sugababes to Dance; Armin Van Buuren, Alex Metric, Steve Angelo, Metric, James Newman to R&B / Soul; Dan Caplen ft. Ray BLK (‘Flat Champagne’) & Jerub to Alternative Rock; Orla Gartland, Molly Payton, The Lost Hours, Toploader, Tom Meighan. Between them, they have also written with the likes of Rag 'n Bone Man, Tom Grennan, Zak Abel, Macklemore and Pixie Lott.

Shadowhands garnered their first UK top 10 album as a duo with former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan, his solo debut album ‘The Reckoning’, to critical acclaim. They have also worked extensively over the last year with hotly tipped rock blues kid, Toby Lee who recently made his Jools Holland's Hootenany debut with Radio 2 hit single ‘House On Fire’. Shadowhands co-wrote, produced and mixed ‘House On Fire’ + his debut album ‘House On Fire’ and his next single ‘Count On Me’; Both singles A-listed at BBC Radio 2. In addition to their mainstream / commercial successes, Shadowhands are no strangers to creating music for TV sync. They have created bespoke compositions for the following brand campaign: Nike, Apple, Mazda, 3 and Renault - most recently composing for the new Mecca Bingo Advertising Campaign which is currently airing on UK Network channels. 

Bnann began in the industry signed to Wall of Sound as the frontman for the band Infadels who charted at No.1 in the Indie & Dance Charts and toured with legendary French band Rinocerose. Bnann subsequently ended up co-writing their hit ‘Cubicle’ which was used on the first ever Apple iPod advert. It was also named in Rolling Stone's top rock tracks of all time.
 


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