BEATBULLYZ

When Radio 1's Big Weekend came to Swindon in 2009 there was one local band on everyone's lips. Beatbullyz have built up a large following in their hometown, consistently selling out 700 capacity venues. Huw Stephens started to play them on Radio 1 in the run up to the Big Weekend, which saw the Introducing tent packed out for a mass singalong. They later recording a BBC Introducing session for Radio 1 and were one of six artists included in BBC Introducing’s Best of 2009 feature.



The band had previously taken their energetic live show to the likes of Austria's Snowbombing festival, Rotterdam's Heineken Street Parade, and even Channel 4's Hollyoaks on which they performed their track 'Keys To Life' after being tipped as one of the best new live bands around by T4. In 2009 they were main support on Example’s UK tour. They are currently working on their debut album with Jim Eliot of Kish Mauve (Ladyhawke, Kylie Minogue) and Chris Baker of Mint Royale.



"they could end up being the UK answer to Black Eyed Peas"

– The Guardian



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"In a world of genetically-modified clone bands, singing haircuts and serious scenesters, thankfully we're seeing a renaissance of live urban music. It's all about energy, enjoyment, upliftment and realness, taking the funk back to the floor and causing outbreaks of expressive emotion and demented dancing (don't be scared now kids).



"Beatbullyz are busting out of the gates of town, causing stampedes to the dancefloor and locking horns with audiences across the UK and Europe with their high energy fusion of hip hop, street soul, upbeat funk and urban attitude.



"While the sound is seriously slick with Disco on live drums, Philonious Funk cutting and scratching, plus Bozo bustin' the lyrical conciousness packed with party-starting prowess and empowering positivity. The Beatbullyz live experience is only complete with the anthemic choruses of frontman Bully, once of Diesel-U-Music award winners Nebulae. This fresh-faced soulboy has a voice to make the girls feel fluffy, with a directness and harmonic power that will stop you in your tracks and have you belting out hooks you've never even heard before. The quality of his songwriting skills and optimistic, melodic sunny-day styles have to be heard to be believed, and if you're into singalong urban-soul then insanely catchy tracks like 'Paranoid', 'Wham' and 'Rootz' are guaranteed to float your boat. Let your soul fly high!" (review from Salvo magazine)