Artist description Keith Newman, journalist, poet, lyricist loves working with a groove, a feel, an idea that can be expanded with live music where possible and played with in the studio to create something entertaining - to spread the words out on a blanket of sounds so the listener can have a picnic

Music Style Spoken word, rap-like rhythm 'n verse with original backing

Musical Influences Cockburn, Dylan, Gil Scott Heron, Guru, Cohen & the jazz poets

Similar Artists This stuff is different

Artist History Several hard copy poetry books, lots of live performances and the 1997 interactive CD with Gav Collinge called Buzz Words (see Wordworx) and the forthcoming interactive CD Cleaning out the Garage from which the pieces available here have been culled. These pieces are offered as my contruib ution to helping alleviate the stress and chaos caused by the cancer of loneliness and the plague of suicide that undermines the social fabric of our wonderful planet.

Group Members Keith Newman & friends

Instruments Keith Newman on voice, Gav Collinge on guitar and programming for Family of Friends and Neil Hannan on walking bass and Jacqui FitzHerald on backing vocals for SOSAD

Albums Buzz Words and Cleaning out the Garage

Press Reviews TBA

Location Waitakere City, Auckland - New Zealand

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