New Artist: Bluey Robinson

June 14, 2011 by Hannibal Tabu Leave a Comment

A pop singer with serious soul, Bluey Robinson is one of the most exciting prospects of 2011. Born in Sweden and raised in London, the 22 year-old is a captivating, charismatic debut act whose songwriting encapsulates a throwback feel with a futuristic twist. Retaining a distinct British personality, there are also echoes of Prince, Otis Redding, The Jackson 5, Cee-Lo Green and Bruno Mars in Bluey’s sonic spectrum. “I’m influenced by a lot of old music but I’m also a young guy living in London in 2011, so I want to tie the two angles together,” says Bluey, who has worked with Labrinth (‘Pass Out’) and toured with Tinie Tempah. “I don’t want it to be too retro where it doesn’t fit and no one can relate to it, or me.”

Not only an enigmatic performer who brilliantly balances the line between commercial and credible, it’s impossible not to be immediately won over by Bluey’s skilled songwriting, ear-grabbing melodies and killer choruses. With the capability to crossover from MistaJam to Jools Holland, broadsheets to the style bibles, the Box to MTV Base, Bluey is a truly intriguing proposition.

Since signing with Sony last year, Bluey has been busy both in the studio and building his live show; there’s been tours with his friend Tinie Tempah as well as scene-stealing performances at Wireless, yOyO and the aftershow of the BBC’s Electric Proms. Not only connecting with the record buying public eager for the next wave of Tinchy, Tinie, Chipmunk and Professor Green’s, Bluey includes boxer David Haye, world renowned brand Blackberry and fashionista Nicole Fahri as fans.

With a growing online presence, engaging personality, drop dead gorgeous vocal and, most importantly, a string of quality, credible pop hits, it’s clear that 2011 is Bluey’s for the taking. “This might sound cliché, but I’m trying to follow the greats like Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Prince and Stevie,” decides Bluey. “That’s who I want to be in years to come; I want to be someone who’s remembered for changing the game and who leaves an imprint on music, worldwide.”

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About Hannibal Tabu

Born in Rockford, Illinois; raised in Memphis, Tennessee; matriculated in
Tacoma, Washington and broadcasting live from Los Angeles, Hannibal Tabu is
a writer, a brother, a husband, a misanthrope, a son, an emcee, an uncle, a
poet, a father, a designer, a nephew, a romantic, a storyteller, and by
god, a fan. He spent more than ten years doing the journalist thing for
Vibe, Slave Trade, MTV Online, Rap Pages, America Online, the Los Angeles
Sentinel, Spinnerrack.com, Speak and The Source. Hannibal has worked as a
web designer/producer and graphic artist for American Honda, eHobbies.com,
Quicken.com, Express.com, the California Association of REALTORS, Disney
Channel, NextPlanetOver.com, Toyota Motor Sales, Kaiser Permanente,
California Bank & Trust and many more. As a poet, Hannibal has been
published in The Drumming Between Us, (sic) Vice Verse, Drumvoices Review,
Voices From Leimert Park and other anthologies, as well as being author of
the collection BORN BENEATH AN ANGRY STAR and co-author of FLIGHT MANUAL.
As a novelist, he's written THE CROWN: ASCENSION and FARAWAY (both
available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Smashwords) and the upcoming sci fi
political thriller ROGUE NATION. He's the winner of the 2012 Top Cow Talent Hunt, writer of Waso: Will To Power for Stranger Comics, Project: Wildfire for Legends Press, and co-writer of an issue of Watson & Holmes (alongside 2 Guns writer Steven Grant) for New Paradigm Studios. For six years he was the editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Herald-Dispatch group of newspapers, is currently the co-owner and editor-in-chief of Black geek website Komplicated at the Good
Men Project, and uses his Operative Network website (www.operative.net) to
publish his poetry, market what he's doing, rant at the world and emit
strangled cries for help. In addition to all that, Hannibal collects comic
books, has scores of action figures, DJs private parties, is a Mac OS
zealot, sings and sometimes even hosts karaoke, practices a form of
spirituality based on ancient Egyptian belief, and goes to bed every day,
secretly hoping that half the world will commit suicide in his honor.