Tracklacers
Encyclopedia
Tracklacers are a British
Songwriting and production team consisting of Jon Keep & Steve Daly based between Studios in London & LA and known as the team behind JLS
. Their styles include pop
, electro
, rock
, dubstep
, and urban
.
originally known as U.F.O to their production company New Track City, prior to the band's The X Factor
debut. During this period they invented a sound coined Jack the Lad Swing, which was a fusion of Laddish style vocal delivery on pop and R&B based backing tracks.
Following a name change during The X Factor
auditions, U.F.O took on the name J.L.S (Jack the Lad Swing).
for their third studio album On Your Radar
.
Tracklacers also signed new girl group LadyRiot to their production company New Track City and are currently writing and producing their first studio album set for 2012 release. They have recently produced ‘Spender’ for UK rapper Smiler, (released in June) named by BBC Radio 1
's Zane Lowe
as the "Hottest record in the world.
They have been referred to as ‘The London Pop Dons’ in a review from The Guardian
newspaper, and NME
magazine,.
to study performing arts, music production and engineering.
Jon Keep started writing songs at the age of 8, but spent most of his teens focused on drama. At the age of 22 he decided to buy some equipment and started producing songs from his bedroom. In 2007 after some years working from home project studios, Jon and Steve aka Tracklacers converted a stables in Kent just outside London and opened New Track City Studios which was also the birth of the production Company 'New Track City'.
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...
Songwriting and production team consisting of Jon Keep & Steve Daly based between Studios in London & LA and known as the team behind JLS
JLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
. Their styles include pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, electro
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
, and urban
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
.
2007-2008
They signed and developed British boy band JLSJLS
- Music :* JLS, an English boyband** JLS , debut album by JLS* JLS a Spanish Rock band based in Zaragoza , Spain formed in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by lead Leo Susana.- Organizations :...
originally known as U.F.O to their production company New Track City, prior to the band's The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
debut. During this period they invented a sound coined Jack the Lad Swing, which was a fusion of Laddish style vocal delivery on pop and R&B based backing tracks.
Following a name change during The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
auditions, U.F.O took on the name J.L.S (Jack the Lad Swing).
2011- Present
Tracklacers are currently writing and recording new songs with The SaturdaysThe Saturdays
The Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
for their third studio album On Your Radar
On Your Radar (album)
On Your Radar is the third full-length studio album by British-Irish pop girl-group The Saturdays. The album was released 21 November 2011 under Fascination Records...
.
Tracklacers also signed new girl group LadyRiot to their production company New Track City and are currently writing and producing their first studio album set for 2012 release. They have recently produced ‘Spender’ for UK rapper Smiler, (released in June) named by BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
as the "Hottest record in the world.
They have been referred to as ‘The London Pop Dons’ in a review from The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper, and NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
magazine,.
The Early Days
Steve Daly was a young singer songwriter and with a chance meeting in 2002, through a mutual friend 'Glenn Maher' he met Jon Keep out side a British pub and Tracklacers was born. He bought his first guitar at the age of 12 and started writing songs immediately. At the age of 15 he joined the BRIT SchoolBRIT School
The London School for Performing Arts & Technology is a British school located in Selhurst, Croydon, in London, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, media, art and design and the technologies that make performance possible...
to study performing arts, music production and engineering.
Jon Keep started writing songs at the age of 8, but spent most of his teens focused on drama. At the age of 22 he decided to buy some equipment and started producing songs from his bedroom. In 2007 after some years working from home project studios, Jon and Steve aka Tracklacers converted a stables in Kent just outside London and opened New Track City Studios which was also the birth of the production Company 'New Track City'.
External links
- Official Website http://www.tracklacers.com
- New Track City http://www.newtrackcity.com