La Roux
The always shy and unassuming Nick Shymansky, A&R Director, Polydor Records has something to smile about thanks to the success of his signing La Roux (real name Elly Jackson) who has recently enjoyed the coveted No.1 spot on the UK album sales charts with her debut album, Bulletproof. La Roux has not only enjoyed success with her album in the UK but is beginning to make strong inroads internationally including the US.
A lot has happened since Shymansky sent us the early La Roux demos last year. Shymansky who originally signed Amy Winehouse and helped A&R her first album has been working on La Roux for the past year with fellow Polydor A&R comrade Seb Chew (Klaxons). Management of La Roux has been overseen by the never too shy Jazz Summers and rather shy Tony Beard (Big Life Management).
With strong support from key tastemaker platforms and influencers in the US including Jimmy Steal, VP Programming, Emmis (Power 106 Los Angeles and Hot 97 New York), Bruce Warren (GM/Program Director, WXPN Philadelphia), Aaron Axelsen (APD/Music Director, KITS “Live 105” San Francisco) and support from iTunes’ Alex Luke and Yahoo!’s John Lenac and many others (including national US TV appearances), La Roux is poised to become one of the UK’s strongest new musical exports to the US this year. Her fan base seems to have no borders and music is resonating across all musical tastes and formats.
http://www.myspace.com/larouxuk
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