Michael E is no newcomer to Beach House Radio,
we have been playing various tracks and remixes from Michael for some
time now and he is good friends with BHR favourite Charlie North.

In
a recent chat with Michael, he explained how he "fell in love with
music" at an early age and took piano lessons as a child. As he grew,
so did his passion and involvement with music. While making his way
around the US bases in Europe, he began to compose his own music. "As
technology advanced, I got the idea that I could do everything;
composing, producing, performing, mixing..." says Michael. "The
technology became affordable and allowed my vision to come to pass."

We have added a host of new tracks from Michael to our playlist - Listen Live Now

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Long time listeners to Beach House will already be familiar with Catya
Mare. We first featured Catya back in 2006, debuting some of her
original tracks.

Since then Catya has been pretty busy. After a
move to the US in 2007, she signed a record deal with a US label. More
recently, she was nominated for the Hollywood Award last November and
won the Billboard World Song Contest this February.

Despite all this, she has still found time to put together some great new tracks:

Catya Mare - Adventurous You
Catya Mare - Destiny
Catya Mare - Echoes
Catya Mare - Epic Love
Catya Mare - Finally Together
Catya Mare - Reminiscence (updated version)
Catya Mare - When I Met You remix

All playing in rotation - Listen Live

For more information about Catya, visit our main site (Beach House Radio) and click on the Friends and Music page or you can catch her directly on MySpace or via her own site Catya Mare.

More from Michael E next week.

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Okay, first artist of the month since our return. Lemonchill.

Great track now added to the playlist - En Larmes - check it out.

Meanwhile, here's what Lemonchill had to say to BHR:

"I grew up while listening to music all my life (all kinds of music:
60,
70, 80, jazz, electronic, industrial, gothic, synthpop, ambient, chill
out, lounge, trance and more). In 2005 I finished my studies at BPM
music college where I learned everything I know today. Since then for
two years I have been making and creating music.

Now I am trying
to combine all of these great music styles to one group in my album
"SENTANT". It is a mixture of all those music styles. My album
"SENTANT” (feeling in French) took me over one year to finish. It is
very intense and personal, after a very painful relationship I went
through. I guess this whole album is like a therapy for me to "let out"
everything I had in my heart through music. The girl that was the "muse
and inspiration" for this album will remain a mystery for now. I think
everyone that heard my music can hear the emotions and feelings
floating in my music as I wrote in the headlines: this music is for
your heart and soul.
enjoy...."

Now playing - Beach House Radio

PS. Full playlist track details coming soon.

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Before we get onto our craking new artist of the week, we would just like to thank iTunes for including Beach House Radio in the iTunes radio list. Check it out, open iTunes and select Radio on the left hand side. Next, choose Ambient and then Beach House Radio.

This weeks new artist is STERLING ANGEL, a New York based downtempo ambient / trance music act  composed of producer/songwriter John Sterling and featured vocalist 
Angelique Sirois.

John Sterling (STERLING) has been producing music since 1995, but this represents a new direction in his music....a sexier, darker, more aggressive sound maintaining his trademark atmospheric feel. Along with Angelique's provocative lyrics and vocals, STERLING ANGEL is now upon the world with its first release - OBSESSION (2008).

If you want to know more about STERLING ANGEL and STERLING, please go to www.sterlingangel.com and MySpace site www.myspace.com/sterlingangelmusic

Further details on our website at www.beachhouseradio.com with tracks Oasis, Taken Over Me, Tears of Heaven & White now in rotation on our playlist reaching over 150,000 listeners each month.

Have a good week.

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Well what a week we have had. From being bombarded with great new music from the likes of this weeks Artist of the Week, Area 27; to spending 3 days in the english countryside listening to some great music.

If you want to find out what we got up to at the Big Chill Festival (UK), visit www.beachhouseradio.com/bigchill.html Here you will find loads of pics and a quick insight into our weekend. Video clips are also available on our TV channel at www.youtube.com/beachhouseradio

We are proud to announce this week's artist Area 27. Formed in 2004 by Shalien & The Lord of The Starfields, Area 27 is a collaborative music project that has remained somewhat enigmatic.

The debut CD "Magik & Mayhem" was concieved and recorded in an unorthodox fashion at a series of inspirational locations and makeshift studios. These locations included a converted office floor in a very cosmopolitan section of Melbourne, Australia, a decommissioned navy base on the Central Coast of California and a magikal, serene property in the California high desert..

The music draws from a wide range of influences, from obvious contemporaries; Portishead, Massive Attack etc to the not so obvious but strong influence of artits as varied as David Bowie, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, INXS, Prince, Coldplay, Radiohead & Tom Waits.

You can find out more here www.last.fm/music/Area+27

Catch the tracks Black Sun and Dancing on The Moon now playing on the station.

Have a great week.

PS. Big thanks to the guys at Idea Generation (www.ideageneration.co.uk) for all their help at the Big Chill Festival.