OK, back to MySpace, and back to new talent, and one Eoghan Colgan, a twenty eight year old doctor from Glasgow whose side career as a rather good singer songwriter has just got a considerable boost, and not just by becoming MySpace Of The Day, though that is an undeniable boost. The other boost comes in the form of winning the previously reported O2 Undiscovered unsigned bands/artists thingimy. Over 3000 artists/bands entered this competition, but only eleven made it to the final, and only one won the overall prize of a bursary, industry support, five grand of musical equipment and a digital single release supported by Polydor, and that was Eoghan. If you want to see why DJ Spoony, Anglo Plugging's Dylan White, Music Week's Stuart Clarke, Bad Moon Publicity's Anton Brooks, singer songwriter Amanda Ghost and Duran Duran's Andy Taylor chose Colgan and his band over everyone else, well go see the MySpace, where the customary four tracks are streaming. Or alternatively catch him when he plays O2's Wireless festival later this summer, another of his prizes from the Undiscovered thing. There's no response from Eoghan on his win on the MySpace yet (presumably the celebrations went on quite late and he hasn't got online yet), but here's what he told CMU about the win: "Winning O2 Undiscovered is a fantastic opportunity to gain recognition and further my music career. During the competition the highly influential panel members have given me invaluable advice and support. I am just stunned at the reaction from everyone". So there you go, now go here...
http://www.myspace.com/eoghancolgan