Artist description Blair Booth singer/songwriter musician and producer. Best known as the front woman of OUI3 (MCA Records) with hits such as the adaptation of Buffalo Springfield's 'For What It's Worth' and the Acid Jazz Pop/Dance hit 'Break From The Old Routine'. She is also known for her collaborations with artists such as Terry Hall, Billy MacKenzie (Associates), Marc Almond and Nick Heyward. Blair is a member of PRS, MCPS, PPL, AURA (Association of United Recording Artists), Musicians' Union, British Actors' Equity.

Music Style Pop/Dance

Musical Influences Nilsson, Carole King, Randy Newman, Carly Simon, Brian Wilson

Similar Artists Worked with OUI3, Terry Hall, Marc Almond, Billy MacKenzie, Associates, Nick Heyward, Johnny Thunders, Cher, Annie Lennox

Artist History As a live performer starting out at the tender age of 16. She began earning her way singing in the notorious casinos of Reno, Nevada USA. Not adverse to travel, she made her way to the U.K and made her way up the ladder from session musician to artist to writer and producer. Blair has appeared many times on television i.e. Top Of The Pops, The Word, MTV, has made 8 videos, toured extensively in the U.K and Europe and appeared at notable festivals i.e. Glastonbury, Phoenix Festival.

Group Members Re-mixes by Silk Machette and Future Funk Squad

Instruments keyboards/vocals/electronics/guitar

Albums Blair

Press Reviews Though born in the states, Blair Booth is deeply rooted in the British music scene. As the Blair in Terry, Blair and Anoushka, she provided the peppy music that was inevitably sobered by Hall's lyrics -- including one of the best piano intros I have ever heard, in "Missing". She also gave the band a person with dark hair. With the elegance of Sadé and a deep, probing Tracey Thorn-like voice, she quickly found work with other major British artists (Nick Heyward and Billy MacKenzie) before forming another, more commercially successful pop-rap trio, Oui 3 (whose faithful followers included the group Faithless). Now Booth is solo, and Blair is neither a return to her Oui 3 days nor a retread of her time with Terry Hall. It contains elaborate, orchestrated arrangements ("Late 4 Love"), politically charged electronica ("Poison") and a number of songs one could imagine being performed by a Dido or Dee C. Lee. Throughout, Booth shows remarkable range, touching genres like sassy dance hall ("U Can't Do That 4 Me") and soul train merry-go-rounds ("Wonderlust") that you may not even have known existed. The strength of her vocals keeps the record's diversity from slipping over the line into schizophrenia, and gives Blair a controlled form of beautiful chaos. It's augmented, as always, with tasteful production and spare but complicated melodies.

Location London, Tottenham - United Kingdom

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