summary of an artist and record label research for media OCR level 3

1. Keane
Keane are an English rock band from East
Sussex formedin1995. The bandis made up of
Tom Chaplin (lead vocals) Tim Rice- Oxley
(pianist, bass guitarist and backing vocals)
Richard Hughes (drums and backing vocals)
and Jesse Quin ( bass guitar and
acoustic/electric Guitar) the original guitarist
Dominic Scott left the line-up in 2001.
They made their major-label debut one year
later with Hopes and Fears, which hit the top
of the U.K. albumchartsduringits firstweekof release andbeatoutMorrissey'sYouAre the Quarry.
The ballad "Somewhere Only We Know" became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and Keane
receivedtwoBritAwards(forBestBreakthroughActand Best Album 2005) while earning a Grammy
nominationforBestNewArtist.The albumwentontobecome the second highest-selling record of
the year in the U.K., barely losing out to the Scissor Sisters' debut.
Their ages as of 2018 are:
Tom chaplin is 39 years of age,Tim rice-Oxley is 42 years old, Richard hughes is 43 years old, Jesse
quin is 37 years old, Dominic scott is 39 years old (however he left the band in 2001)
Keane were firstsignedtofierce pandarecordsafterplayingafew gigsinLondonhowevertheylater
went on to sign with island records in 2003.
Theirtargetaudience ismainly20-30 year olds as some of their biggest hits have been in the past 2
decades.
Fierce panda records
The record company is a London based independent record label founded in 1994 by Simon
Williams.Theytendtosignbritpop/rockbandshave signedlotsof small artists that are now famous
such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass, keane and coldplay.
A "WibblingRivalry"interviewwithOasis'LiamandNoel Gallagher,holdsthe recordfor the highest-
charting interview single in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 52 in November 1995.
Fierce panda records was born in a pub in the West End of London Town at the start of 1994. The
pub (The Blue Posts) no longer exists and the site of it is now occupied by a Boots chemist on the
corner of HanwayStreetand TottenhamCourtRoad.Rather mystifyinglythe label isstill going more
than a decade later.