Jack Hayter
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Jack Hayter is a British
musician
. He was a multi instrumentalist with Hefner
, and is a folk
singer-songwriter
. Hayter also played with alt-country band Spongefinger and acclaimed folktronica
band Dollboy. He is also frequently used as a session pedal steel guitar
player in the London alternative scene.
and Steve Lamacq
.
Since Hefner went quiet in 2001, Hayter released his debut solo album "Practical Wireless" on Absolutely Kosher Records
and notably recorded and toured with ambient rock band Dollboy. He also contributed the music to the short film by the director John Hardwick
titled To Have And To Hold which starred Susanne Lothar
and had poetry published in the second Tall Lighthouse
poetry review "Automatic Lighthouse" (ISBN 1 904551 24 6).
Though Hefner haven't fully reformed, Hayter and Darren Hayman
toured in 2008 playing Hefner songs and Hayter has contributed to various post-Hefner recordings/projects from both ANT and Hayman.
Since 2008 He has also worked extensively with the British Film Institute
on various educational film projects made with children in North Kent.
Hayter has played pedal steel and other instruments on a large number of records from musicians as diverse as Tram
, Mark Mulcahy
, TV Smith and The Wildhearts
. As a solo artist he has opened for artists like KT Tunstall
, Martin Grech
, Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern, Fighting Kites and fellow Absolutely Kosher alumni The Mountain Goats
.
Through the encouragement of Benjamin Shaw
, Hayter signed with UK
independent record label Audio Antihero
and released a new EP
called "Sucky Tart" in January 2011.
The EP was well received by press with isthismusic? giving it 5/5, The Organ
naming it their 'thing of the day' and calling it "his finest moments yet" and The Line Of Best Fit praised him for having "the imagination to break from the usually tough (and boring/overdone/tiresome) grasps of folk".
Tom Robinson
also played opening track "I Stole The Cutty Sark" prior to release on his BBC 6 Music
show and "A Doll's House" was subsequently played by Tom Ravenscroft
(whose father John Peel
had been a notable supporter of Hefner). Hayter promoted the release with sessions for regional stations like Resonance FM, X-Stream East and Dandelion Radio.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. He was a multi instrumentalist with Hefner
Hefner (band)
Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs....
, and is a folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. Hayter also played with alt-country band Spongefinger and acclaimed folktronica
Folktronica
Folktronica or electrofolk is a genre of music comprising various elements of folk music and electronica, often featuring samplings of acoustic instruments—especially stringed instruments—and incorporating hip hop rhythms...
band Dollboy. He is also frequently used as a session pedal steel guitar
Pedal steel guitar
The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
player in the London alternative scene.
Biography
Jack Hayter first made a mark in the UK with the Alt.Country group Spongefinger who released two well received albums but he only really came into prominence when he joined Hefner. In Hefner, Hayter recorded and released several albums, singles and EPs for the Too Pure label. They had several top 75 singles and recorded a number of sessions for John PeelJohn Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
and Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
.
Since Hefner went quiet in 2001, Hayter released his debut solo album "Practical Wireless" on Absolutely Kosher Records
Absolutely Kosher Records
Absolutely Kosher Records is an independent California-based record label founded in 1998 in San Francisco by Cory Brown. The label moved to Berkeley in 2002 and then to Emeryville in October 2006 when it partnered with Misra Records...
and notably recorded and toured with ambient rock band Dollboy. He also contributed the music to the short film by the director John Hardwick
John Hardwick
John Hardwick is a television, film and theatre director whose projects have been produced by companies such as Film4, BBC, Warp, Kudos, Channel4 and BFI.- Biography :...
titled To Have And To Hold which starred Susanne Lothar
Susanne Lothar
Susanne Lothar is a German actress.Lothar studied at the Schauspiel an der Hochschule für Theater und Musik in Hamburg...
and had poetry published in the second Tall Lighthouse
Tall Lighthouse
Tall Lighthouse is an independent publishing house in the UK, established in 1999 by Les Robinson. It publishes full collections of poetry, pamphlets, and the anthology City Lighthouse, a collection of poems by established and emerging poets alike, having featured work by Maurice Riordan, Hugo...
poetry review "Automatic Lighthouse" (ISBN 1 904551 24 6).
Though Hefner haven't fully reformed, Hayter and Darren Hayman
Darren Hayman
Darren Russell Hayman is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist in Hefner...
toured in 2008 playing Hefner songs and Hayter has contributed to various post-Hefner recordings/projects from both ANT and Hayman.
Since 2008 He has also worked extensively with the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
on various educational film projects made with children in North Kent.
Hayter has played pedal steel and other instruments on a large number of records from musicians as diverse as Tram
Tram (band)
Tram was a British musical duo composed of Paul Anderson and Nick Avery. Pioneers in the Slowcore movement, Tram was recognized for lush instrumentation played at a very slow pace...
, Mark Mulcahy
Mark Mulcahy
Mark Mulcahy is an American musician and former front-man for the New Haven, Connecticut-based band Miracle Legion in the 1980s to mid 1990s. The band earned modest renown, especially in their native New England region, but disbanded after a sad turn of events with their record label, Morgan Creek...
, TV Smith and The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
. As a solo artist he has opened for artists like KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...
, Martin Grech
Martin Grech
Martin Grech is a Maltese-English singer, songwriter and musician from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.-Career:He first achieved critical acclaim after his falsetto track, "Open Heart Zoo" was featured on a Lexus advert on British television in 2002...
, Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern, Fighting Kites and fellow Absolutely Kosher alumni The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker....
.
Through the encouragement of Benjamin Shaw
Benjamin Shaw
Benjamin Shaw is an English a musician and artist based in London.He released his debut EP "I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got" in October 2009 on Audio Antihero which saw airplay from BBC 6 Music on the Tom Ravenscroft, Gideon Coe, Steve Lamacq, Jon Holmes and Tom Robinson shows and positive...
, Hayter signed with UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
independent record label Audio Antihero
Audio Antihero
Audio Antihero is an independent record label formed in October 2009 and based in South East London. The label gained immediate attention with their first two releases Nosferatu D2's "We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise" and Benjamin Shaw's "I Got the...
and released a new EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
called "Sucky Tart" in January 2011.
The EP was well received by press with isthismusic? giving it 5/5, The Organ
The Organ
The Organ was a Canadian indie pop band formed in 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia. They officially broke up on December 7, 2006, due to illness and personal conflicts in the band.-Early years:...
naming it their 'thing of the day' and calling it "his finest moments yet" and The Line Of Best Fit praised him for having "the imagination to break from the usually tough (and boring/overdone/tiresome) grasps of folk".
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson is an English singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter, better known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band...
also played opening track "I Stole The Cutty Sark" prior to release on his BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
show and "A Doll's House" was subsequently played by Tom Ravenscroft
Tom Ravenscroft
Thomas James Dalglish Ravenscroft is a radio presenter. He is the son of the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel.He currently presents Global Soundtracks, an experimental music podcast and the Friday 9pm-midnight slot on BBC 6 Music, having previously sat in for other DJs on the station, including Tom...
(whose father John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
had been a notable supporter of Hefner). Hayter promoted the release with sessions for regional stations like Resonance FM, X-Stream East and Dandelion Radio.
EPs
- Sucky Tart (Audio AntiheroAudio AntiheroAudio Antihero is an independent record label formed in October 2009 and based in South East London. The label gained immediate attention with their first two releases Nosferatu D2's "We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise" and Benjamin Shaw's "I Got the...
, 2011) - Dandelion Sessions - March 2011 (BarelyOut Recordings, 2011)
Compilations
- Bob Hope Would: A charity compilation of exclusives and otherwise with all proceeds to be split between Japan Society, Shelterbox, Red Cross, Save The Children and The Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. The album title refers to an aside made by Rocky to Mickey in the film Rocky IIIRocky IIIRocky III is a 1982 American film that is the third installment in the Rocky film series. It is written and directed by and stars Sylvester Stallone as the title character, with Carl Weathers as former boxing rival Apollo Creed, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey, and Talia Shire as Rocky's...
on the subject of charity. (Audio AntiheroAudio AntiheroAudio Antihero is an independent record label formed in October 2009 and based in South East London. The label gained immediate attention with their first two releases Nosferatu D2's "We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise" and Benjamin Shaw's "I Got the...
, 2011)