FORMER Mumbo Jumbo and Jimmy’s Big Fish frontman Simon Holmes has used time in lockdown to reflect and develop new music under the name December62. Produced by English musician, composer and songwriter, Nick Coler, Simon has produced a slew of new material, with the first track released earlier this month. Nick, an award-winning songwriter, musician and producer, has played on hit songs for acts ranging from Goldie, KLF, and Alice Cooper to Girls Aloud, Sugababes, and Gabriella Cilmi. The first of the songs, If I Can t Have You, was released on Friday May 7, and made available on all streaming platforms.
Isle of Wight musician launches new solo project
Simon Holmes has used his time during Lockdown to reflect and develop some fresh new songs
Ex-Mumbo Jumbo and Jimmy’s Big Fish frontman, Simon Holmes, has used his time during Lockdown to reflect and develop some fresh new songs – with a handful of catchy and melodic tunes now ready to release.
Simon first found the love for music back at Solent Middle School and joined Mr Fessey’s guitar club.
He asked for a drum kit for Christmas and spent a lot of time with his brother in the family home making up songs and playing along with his Dad’s records on his loud stereo. The rest is history (which you can read on his Website).
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Ex- Mumbo Jumbo and Jimmy’s Big Fish frontman Simon Holmes has used time in lockdown to reflect and develop some melodic new songs, produced by English musician, composer and songwriter, Nick Coler.
Simon, now being known by the name December 62, first found the love for music back at Solent Middle School. He asked for a drum kit for Christmas and spent a lot of time with his brother in the family home making up songs and playing on his Dad’s records on his stereo.
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Alex Dyke, Tony Hadley and Jim Cregan. BROADCASTER Alex Dyke is starring in a Christmas TV show based on the Stars Cars Guitars podcast he launched earlier this year. The podcast reached the number two position in the Apple Podcast Chart and it has now spawned a festive TV show fronted by Dyke, who is well known on the Isle of Wight for his shows on local radio. Filmed in a TV studio in Guildford Stars Cars Guitars – Talking Christmas is being broadcast on Talking Pictures TV. It features Dyke’s regular cohorts on the podcast the former Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley, and Jim Cregan, the guitarist who played with Rod Stewart for more than 20 years.