The Dlugokecki Xmas Xtravaganza 9

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Southampton based rock/pop band 'Dlugokecki' are finally back!

Dlugokecki will be releasing a new single on the 5th December, with a new album being released on the 6th February 2012. Xtravaganza 9 will be the only chance in 2011 to hear the new album, and will of course, be the party to end all parties!!

After a successful '10 Years of Dlugokecki' tour last year the band have been in several studios over the year recording their first studio album in 5 years, titled 'Putting the Tracks in Front of the Train'.

The Dlugokecki Xmas Xtravaganza 9 is an event not to be missed. The event has sold out for 4 years, and this year the band are even more excited. The band play a 1.5 hour set that features all the best original songs and epic christmas cover songs. And of course, Daddy Dlugokecki will make an appearance. There are some extremely special guests, including 3 confirmed support acts - The Morphic Fields, The Strings and Ideawake.

"We decided to take a break this year with touring, to reflect on what we had done over the 10 years, and to focus on making a real record with real feeling" says singer/songwriter Ben Dlugokecki.

"This will be our finest album by far. We've all put 110% into these songs and we believe they are our best. We're buzzing!" says producer/piano player Andy Wild.

"The line-up has gone back old school" comments drummer Boyd. "I went traveling for a year so Rob filled in. He did an amazing job, but it will be great to come back and do Xtravaganza".

"Recording out tribute to Sally Taylor really kicked the new album off" says co-producer/guitarist Tim Jackson "We got in the studio and mucked around, came up with this crazy tribute and then the demos started for the album".

"Xtravaganza is the place to be" says Aidan Hampson "and the new songs will make an impact, we love them - we hope you do to".

'Dlugokecki' is a musical project fronted by Ben Dlugokecki (pronounced- Der-loo-go-ken-ski) - An extraordinarily talented 30 year old prolific singer/songwriter based in Southampton, England. He is joined by Andy Wild (Keys, vocals), Boyd (Drums), Tim Jackson (Guitars), Aidan Hampson (Bass) & Kelly Caunter (Backing Vocals). Their music has been compared to the likes of David Gray, Paul Simon, Elbow and Damian Rice.

Five of their biggest shows to date were supporting million-selling artists 'David Gray', 'Snow Patrol', 'Corinne-Bailey Rae', 'The Proclaimers' and 'Lu Lu' on their world tours, playing to thousands of people. In 2009 they played the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas also playing 2 shows in New York to great acclaim. In 2010, they released a 34 track double album spanning the 10 years of 'Dlugokecki' – celebrating the event with a tour and sell-out show in their hometown. In 2011 – the band release their very first studio album.

They have also played alongside 'Starsailor', 'British Sea Power', ‘Badly Drawn Boy’, 'Mouldy Peaches', Brit-award nominees 'Beth Rowley' and 'Nerina Pallot', 'The Webb Sisters', 'Ben's Brother' , 'Longview', 'Sandi Thom' , 'Paddy Casey', 'The Bluetones', 'Chris Difford (Squeeze)', 'Goodbooks', 'The Drifters', 'John Power (CAST/The La's)', 'Nizlopi', ‘Howard Jones’ and the mighty 'Chesney Hawkes'.

Some other highlights over the last 5 years include reaching the final 8 of the 'Sennheiser Best Unsigned Artist 2006' out of 2000 entries, playing the 2008 ASCAP showcase at the London Barfly, having their music in the i-tunes music store, being named artist of the month on the 'Musician's Channel' on Sky and the debut music video ‘Set in Stone’ played daily. They recently won 3 regional awards for live performance at 'The Mag Awards'.

Their music has been used on the soundtrack of Channel 4 hit show Ny-Lon, they have recorded in Metropolis Studio, London and have had a twelve-day session in Ibiza and have had five tracks heavily featured in episodes of Channel 4's "Hollyoaks".

In 2006, Dlugokecki released a collection of Studio Recordings called 'Before The Storm'. In 2007’s 'How Do You Do?' tour was a massive success - with Dlugokecki performances at the top of the Spinnaker Tower, Old Trafford, Stonehenge, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, The Ferry across the Mersey and at 3,200ft at the top of Mount Snowdon in Wales. The tour resulted in a mass media exposure - including segments on BBC Radio and BBC One News. In 2008 the band finished their mini-album 'Let this be Right' which sold 1000 copies in it's first week! In 2009 the band played The Shepherds Bush Empire in tribute to legend ‘Matthew Jay’. In 2010 they signed their first USA publishing deal in LA. Already in 2011, Dlugokecki played their first gig at Liverpool’s Cavern Club – the birthplace of The Beatles!

Dlugokecki release their debut studio album in 2012. Watch this space! Check out Dlugokecki on Youtube, Myspace, Facebook, I-Tunes and Spotify!