BITTY MCLEAN

A much loved talent with an astonishing voice and unnerving ability to pen a pop smash, McLean launched himself into the high end of the British charts with a string of top ten hits the early 90s.

Born in 1972, Bitty's earliest memories were punctuated with the music he would hear courtesy of his father's sound system. Tutored by the greats from the Clovers, Nat King Cole, Jackie Edwards, John Holt, Bob Marley and Justin Hinds, the young McLean began to emulate his heroes by singing over Jamaican Dub and Instrumental riddims.

Enrolling on a sound engineering class in Birmingham. Bitty's teacher Alan Caves saw his potential: by 1992, McLean had not only co-produced but played and sang on UB40's hugely successful album "Promises And Lies" which sold 8 million copies.

Bitty found time to record his own material and by the end of 1994 he had notched up 3 top ten singles with "It Keeps Rainin" (number 2), "Here I Stand" (number 10) and "Dedicated To The One I Love" (number 6) with similar success around the world.

The subsequent years saw Bitty accrue a fearsome catalogue of top 30 singles, as well as playing three UK arena tours with UB40, Wet Wet Wet and Simply Red.

In 2004, he released the superb "On Bond Street", in which Duke Reid's Treasure Isle instrumentals formed the basis of the album with cool Rocksteady tempos and beautiful arrangements by the legendary Tommy McCook. Bitty complemented these 35 year old tracks with such elegance it was hard to believe he was not there when the tracks were originally recorded.

Bitty McLean Is currently involved in a major collaboration with the worlds' greatest rhythm section, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. The trio recorded "MOVIN' ON", a brand new studio album alongside some of Jamaica's finest musicians. Featuring the hits "Real Thing", "Lately", the album is due for release in early 2008.

Management:
Guillaume Bougard
tel =+33 6 80 61 06 74
email: gbougard@gmail.com

Tour booking:
Claire Henault – Planete Aurora
tel: + 33 1 43 73 70 70
email: claire@planete-aurora.com

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