Colin Waterson

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Waterson
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Electronica, House, Techno
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, remixer, dancer
Instrument(s) Vocals, piano, keyboards, programming, violin
Years active2006present
LabelsBack To The World, Kartel Music Group, Notting Hill Music Group

Waterson is a Scottish electronic musician.

Biography

Career

Waterson's first release was an album of self-produced demos called 'Dada' [1] in 2006. His breakthrough moment however, was with a song called 'Tell Me' almost a decade later, which saw him sign to legendary UK music maker Ashley Beedle's label 'Back To The World'. [2]

Contents

'Tell Me' was released in 2015 scoring 10/10 and a No 1 position on the Love Vinyl chart as well as support from Radio 1, 1Xtra, Capital Xtra, Kiss, Rinse, KCRW and more. [3] NYC house innovator, Kenny Dope, took such a shine to it, that as well as playing it on his Rinse FM for 12 weeks in a row, ended up remixing it. [4]

Waterson is currently working with Ashley Beedle, KDA and Kryptogram on his debut full-length album. [4]

Discography

Selected singles

Other appearances

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