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Colin Waterson

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Waterson
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresElectronica, House, Techno
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, remixer, dancer
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, keyboards, programming, violin
Years active2006–present
LabelsBack To The World, Kartel Music Group, Notting Hill Music Group

Waterson is a Scottish electronic musician.

Biography

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Career

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Waterson's first release was an album of self-produced demos called 'Dada'[1] in 2006. His breakthrough moment however, was with a song called 'Tell Me' almost a decade later, which saw him sign to legendary UK music maker Ashley Beedle's label 'Back To The World'.[2]

'Tell Me' was released in 2015 scoring 10/10 and a No 1 position on the Love Vinyl chart as well as support from Radio 1, 1Xtra, Capital Xtra, Kiss, Rinse, KCRW and more.[3] NYC house innovator, Kenny Dope, took such a shine to it, that as well as playing it on his Rinse FM for 12 weeks in a row, ended up remixing it.[4]

Waterson is currently working with Ashley Beedle, KDA and Kryptogram on his debut full-length album.[4]

Discography

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Selected singles

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  • "Strip Down" - (Junior Boys Own) (2009)[5]
  • "Paradise" - (Sinq Records) (2010)[6]
  • "Deep In Vogue" - (Basquiat Beats) (2013) No. 7 UK Dance Chart [7]
  • "Trouble" - (Basquiat Beats) (2014)[8]
  • "Ae Fond Kiss" - (Basquiat Beats) (2014)[8]
  • "Tell Me" - (Back To The World) (2016)[8]

Other appearances

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  • Oxjam 2006 Festival Highlights (Oxjam/Pulse Rated) (2006)
  • The Big Indie Comeback Vol 3 (Matchbox) (2007)[9]
  • Hotel Dubai - Mixed by Lisa Loud (Crazy Diamond) (2007)[10]
  • DJ Magazine Front Cover CD - Mixed by Kriss Darang & Jnr J (DJ Mag) (2007)
  • CD Pool - July Club Mixes (CD Pool) (2008)
  • Promo Only - Hot UK Club Tracks (promo) (2008)
  • MixMag Front Cover CD - Mixed by Smokin' Jo from Space, Ibiza (MixMag) (2008)
  • Kinky Ibiza Bangers - (Kinky Malinki) (2008)
  • Club Tracks 11 - (V-Pressure) (2008)
  • Jonny Trunk Presents... - (Trunk Records) (2008)
  • Just Minimal Tech House - (Open Bar Music) (2008)
  • Oxyd Records MIDEM Sampler - (Oxyd records) (2010)
  • Axis Trax vs Rachel Ellektra - (Axis Trax) (2010)
  • Oxyd City Volume 1 - (Oxyd City Records) (2010) [11]
  • Five Takes (A Song About Andy) with Billie Ray Martin – (Disco Activisto) (2012)
  • Off The Rails with Billie Ray Martin & Aerea Negrot – (Disco Activisto) (2013)
  • Mi-Soul Album - (Mi-Soul Records) (2014)
  • MITRA for Nepal - (Sub Culture Records) (2015) [12]
  • Ibiza 2016 - (Toolroom Records) (2016) [13]
  • Future Disco Presents: Poolside Sounds Vol 5 - (Needwant Records) (2016) [14]

References

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  1. ^ Shellhammer, Bradford (11 July 2006). "Come To Dada". Queerty.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ashley Beedle Q&A". Magazinesixty.com. 7 March 2016.
  3. ^ "'Tell Me' played on... By Waterson | Waterson | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b Sumsuch, Will (11 March 2016). "Ashley Beedle: The 5 Magazine Interview". 5mag.net.
  5. ^ "The Gimpz - Strip Down (Nude)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Victoria Wilson James* & Waterson - Deep In Vogue". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Facebook. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Matchboxrecordings.co.uk Archived 3 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Hotel Dubai CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Beatport". Beatport. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  12. ^ "MITRA Music for Nepal Extended, by MITRA Music for Nepal". MITRA Music for Nepal. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Toolroom Ibiza 2016 by Various Artists". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Pre Order Poolside Sounds, Volume 5 – Future Disco – Future Disco Album Series, Radio, Events and more…". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.