MMD's A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO Original Cast Recording Set for Release May 14

On May 14, 2012 independent label SimG Records is set to release the Original Cast Recording of A Song Cycle For Soho, a project created for Mercury Musical Developments members to practice their song writing skills, followed by a showcase presented at Soho Theatre during Feb/March 2012.

With a book by Andrew Brinded, musical direction from Tony Award Winner Sarah Travis with direction by Simon Greiff (who also co-created the project); the cast album features 16 original songs from 24 writers.

These include award winners Stiles & Drewe, Stuart Matthew Price, Tim Sutton and Richard Thomas, to the next generation of writers; Brunger & Cleary and Barnaby Race, to established writers Craig Adams, Alexander S. Bermange, Hamilton & Pearse, Dougal Irvine and many more.

Four leading West End actors perform all musical numbers; Michael Cantwell (Les Miserables), James Gillan (Wicked), Claire Moore (London Road) and Niamh Perry (Love Never Dies).

Proceeds from sales go directly to Mercury Musical Developments to help fund future projects.

Track listing:

1. SATURDAY NIGHT IN… by Tim Sutton

2. DOES ANYBODY KNOW MY NAME? by Christopher Hamilton & Susannah Pearse

3. THE BALLAD OF THE HORSLEY BROTHERS by Dougal Irvine

4. SELF RESPECT by Christopher Ash & Carl Miller

5. BURN OLD ST JAMES by Craig Adams & David McAlmont

6. DO NOT LINGER by Rebecca Applin & Susannah Pearse

7. OLD COMPTON STREET by Alexander Rudd & Jenifer Toksvig

8. I WISH, I WISH by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe

9. FADE TO BLACK by Douglas Hodge

10. MUMMY KNOWS BETTER by Barnaby Race

11. IT’S HARD TO BE AN ARTIST by Alexander S. Bermange

12. SWEET SIXTEEN by Richard Thomas & Alethea Wiles

13. TELL YOU by Andrew Brinded

14. IT'S WHAT HE WOULD HAVE WANTED by Scott Dean & Richard Hughes

15. HEY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE by Pippa Cleary & Jake Brunger

16. IF NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME by Stuart Matthew Price

17. SATURDAY NIGHT IN… (Reprise) by Tim Sutton

Pre-orders are be available now at http://bit.ly/SohoSongCycleCD. Downloads available now on iTunes and all major sites.

SimG Records supports rising theatreartists and musical writers in the UK, having released the critically acclaimed debut albums from West End performers Annalene Beechey, Stuart Matthew Price, and Caroline Sheen, to the London Cast Recordings of Beyond The Gate and Stand Tall, to the ‘songs of’ albums from Dougal Irvine and Joe Sterling, to the Live Concert Recording of Stiles & Drewe’s Soho Cinders, and most recently the acclaimed Studio Recording of the new musical My Land’s Shore.