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ARTISTS and contributers 2014 / 2015 

two of the members of Big City Soul Collective

Sophie Ellen Evans (opposite) and Joe Maddocks (below)

perform lead vocal parts on the main Christmas Single

 

The strength of each individual Collective member

lead vocal performance was incredible

and inspired us to record a futher six individual

versions of Liverpool Heart.

All available for download here on itunes via the

Big City Soul Collective this site....

 

Joe is writing his

debute album 

with his

band the HAVOCS

 

We’re with then

all the way...

 

 

Individual versions of Liverpool Heart sung by:

 

Sophie Ellen Evans

and Harmonee

 

Joe Maddocks

and The Choir with No Name

 

Sophie Clarke

and Liverpool Community Choir

 

Hayli Kincade

and AFMIM Gospel Choir

 

Emma Nowell

and Whitefield Primary School

 

AFMIM Gospel Choir

Sophie is releasing her

debut single

The Boy That Just Falls Down

in spring 2015

written by

BIG CITY SOUL COLLECTIVE

Sophie Clarks has a wonderful classic tone to her voice

On completing her  GCSEs 

Sophie will be pursuing her career

in musical theatre...

 

We’ll be there for 

Sophie all the way...  

 

Hayli Kincade has a fantastic soul voice, hers is the 

opening vocal on Liverpool Heart. 

Hayli works as a vocal coach for up and coming

talent around Merseyside. 

 

Hayli will be working with the next cohort of

BIG CITY SOUL COLLECTIVE

Girl Band Harmonee are a hard working act, so well rehearsed and professional, the girls nailed their backing harmonies with total ease...a delight to work with! 

 

The girls have broken onto the Liverpool club scene.

 

 

 

The girls will be releasing their single

Daddy left home in his Spitfire Aeroplane

Written by BIG CITY SOUL COLLECTIVE

 

The girl’s tight harmonies lend perfectly

to the 1940s swing genre. 

The AFMIM Gospel Choir pictured above

Are a first generation Zimbabwe refugee choir.

Being part of the BCSC has enabled them to

look beyond Norris Green and connect with

and feel a part of the entire city.

The Choir have been a huge asset, performing 

Liverpool Heart live in both the city centre and venues.

 

We arranged for Walter Chawanda (centre) to appear on the BBC RADIO Merseysides

Ngunan Adamu show Upfront, 

on which Walter talked about his faith and his music. 

 

Walter's solo single (God Did It) was played on

the show.

This has proved to be a fantastic oportunity for Walter to connect with merseyside’s wider

black gospel community.

 

We continue to help Walter develop his career

and to further connect the AFMIM choir into Liverpool's 

musical community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Lead vocal performances were delivered by:

Walter Chahwanda, Merylene Mungoyo

Ruvarashe Mugayapi

 

 

November 2014

Walter won 

Best Male

Gospel Singer 

Zimbabwe Music

Awards.

Whitefield Primary School

The children were so well reheased.

There’s something extra special about Christmas 

when you have your own Christmas single. 

Playing the final mix to the school assembly was fabulous.... 

Childrens TV presenter

Emma Nowell

sang on Whitefield’s

version of the single

Members of The Liverpool Community Choir

Such a hard working, professional, talented group of people.

What a delight to hear Liverool Heart's chorus sung by a full choir 

for the first time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a joy it was to perform with them at St Georges Hall

at the Lord Mayors Carol Concert.

Brothers Michael and Martin Fazel

along with Michael Owens

Laid down strong manly backing

vocals for both the main single

and the Joe Maddocks

Choir With No Name versions

Erica Kemp continues to sing

when not attending her obligations

as Lord Mayor of Liverpool

 

 

The entire Liverpool Town Hall

staff have been huge 

supporters of 

BIG CITY SOUL COLLECTIVE

Working with the Choir With No Name 

will go down in my top ten favourite 

musical experiences

 

Hand on heart, the Sunday evening recording session with

the Choir With No Name, a newly formed Liverpool Homeless Choir, was one of the most moving musical experiences of my life,

as was it also for the rest of the 

studio team.

 

“It’s actually hard to explain what 

 happened, but happen it did”. 

As we sat waiting for the play back the whole room was still in nervous anticipation, to listening to your own voice recorded professionally is a rare thing.

After a weekend of amazing vocal performances the entire studio was on a high. 

But the Choir With No Name were feeling out of place and out of depth....

 

However,.....they had Mieke to build them up and ready them for the performance 

“Do you think any 

 of that will be 

 usable?”

 

The question that 

inspired an instant

rough mix for all to

hear....

 

 

The quality of the performance inspired the mixing of the Joe Maddocks / Choir With No Name version of Liverpool Heart.

 

The song was cut as a disc and giftedto all members of the Choir to gift or sell keeping the proceeds for themselves.

 

“Look what I did, something extraordinary” 

 

Don’t underestimate the power of self pride.

 

Concentration

Kinship

Meilke pulling out the stops...

 

 

On play back the lady sat in the middle of the photo below was the first to begin crying with joy followed by the rest of the studio.

 

They’d achieved something remarkable.

Joe Maddocks &

The Choir With No Name 

 

Take a listen to

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