Nick Hemming
| Nick Hemming | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nicholas Hemming |
| Born | 17 April 1973 |
| Origin | Burton upon Trent, East Staffordshire, England |
| Genres | Indie |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1991 - Present |
| Associated acts | She Talks To Angels, The Telescopes, Unisex, The Leisure Society, Sons of Noel and Adrian, The Climbers |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals | |
Nicholas 'Nick' Hemming (born 17 April 1973) is a British musician and guitarist. He was formerly of early 1990s indie band She Talks To Angels, is a key musician in the Willkommen Collective, and is currently the lead singer for The Leisure Society. Hemming also plays banjo and mandolin with Sons of Noel and Adrian and with Shoreline.
Hemming wrote and performed music for the films A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) and Dead Man's Shoes (2004).
He penned The Leisure Society's debut single "The Last Of The Melting Snow", receiving huge critical and public acclaim and extensive radio play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show,[1] Marc Riley's BBC 6 Music show,[2] Lauren Laverne's 6 Music show[3] and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's Radio 2 show, where they were voted 'Record of the Week' by listeners, with a record 90% of the vote.[4] The track has also been championed by Elbow frontman Guy Garvey, who named it his favourite song of 2008.[5] The song was nominated for an Ivor Novello award.
Hemming also plays with The Climbers, alongside The Leisure Society's Christian Hardy and their childhood friend Tim West, and co-wrote some songs on their debut album The Good Ship, released in May 2010.
References
- ↑ "Terms of Use". BBC. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ BBC Radio 6 Music - Marc Riley
- ↑ BBC Radio 6 Music - Lauren Laverne
- ↑ BBC Radio 6 Music - Radcliffe and Maconie - Episodes by date, June 2014
- ↑ | Playlist | Showbiz & TV | Daily Star. Simply The Best 7 Days A Week