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Pete Heads to Ireland

31/07/2011

The organisers of Arthur's Day 2011 have asked Pete to play two gigs as part of the music festival. He will play two secret venues, which are announced on the night, to toast Arthur Guinness.

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Nomination for Classical Album of The Year

20/04/2011

Pete's classical composition "If She Loves Me Not" (written with fellow band member Paul Williams) which featured on Craig Ogden's album The Guitarist has been nominated for The Best Classical Album of The Year 2011.

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Record Of The Week

20/02/2011

Pete's debut album "If We Only Had The Time" is record of the week on BBC South East radio.

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Twiterred Up!

15/02/2011

To keep up with the modern world Pete has finally succumbed and joined Twitter!

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Album Out Now!

31/01/2011

Get your copy of Pete's brand new album "If We Only Had The Time" on iTunes and other online stores from today!

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New Album - Coming Soon

15/12/2010

Pete du Pon's full debut album "If We Only Had The Time" is due for release at the end of January 2011 available from iTunes and other online stores!

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Demand Pete!

08/11/2010

As Pete nears the end of the recording of his long awaited debut album following the release of his EP Lost in 2008, ask Pete to come and visit you in your home town in 2011.

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All Aboard (blog)

03/08/2010

Hey readers! How are you doing? As you may have guessed from my activity levels with news and blogs etc I'm not one for bombarding you with needless info about me and what I'm up to in the world of music or any other world for that matter! I'm still not convinced if people really want to hear if someone is tired, pissed off with the neighbours or drinking coffee at that particular time (which, by chance, I am)! So unless my hand is forced by some strong willed marketeer you won't find me on twitter filling your lives with useless information. There's too much of that already! So instead from time to time I'll continue to say hi here and elsewhere to let you know what's going on. That way you can take the bits you need or leave it which i think is best for all our sakes! Right, now for that coffee...

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Pete Goes Classical

07/06/2010

Pete has once again shown his versatility and penned a classical guitar piece with fellow band member Paul Williams for a Classic FM album to be released this summer.

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name

20/03/2009

Having been a regular performer at the highly respected venue "The Half Moon" in Putney, London over the last year or so, Pete has been offered a residency to continue to play at the famous music haunt.

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Home

01/02/2009

Following the great success of the Mother's day album "You Raise Me Up" in 2008, on which Pete's song "Superhero" featured, another one of Pete's tunes "A Long Way Home" has been picked for a different compilation by Universal Records for 2009.

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Basket Case - out now!

28/07/2008

Pete's controversial cover of punk band Greenday's "Basket Case" has now been released on iTunes following rave reviews in the UK and over the Atlantic in the States leading on from Perez Hilton's review.

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Pete to tour with Thea Gilmore

01/05/2008

Following the tour with Amy, we're thrilled to announce that Pete will be supporting Thea Gilmore, throughout June as she tours Britain promoting her latest album. Check out the dates in the gig listings to find a venue near you.

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Perez Hilton plays Pete du Pon

09/04/2008

American celebrity guru Perez Hilton posted Pete's unique acoustic cover version of Greenday's "Basket Case" on the homepage of his site www.perezhilton.com, creating mass hysteria over the pond.

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Pete's debut EP

06/04/2008

On amazon.com on Sunday 6th April, the eve of  the debut release, Pete's EP "Lost" was placed at a higher chart position than numerous bands, including none other than Radiohead. At one stage Pete was the 6th highest selling single on the world famous site.

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Pete to tour with Amy Macdonald

04/04/2008

We are delighted to annouce that Pete will be touring with Amy in May for her extended dates in the UK following the huge success of her no. 1 album "This Is The Life". Watch this space for venue and date info.

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Pete reaches No.1

20/03/2008

This year, the Mother's Day CD "You Raise Me Up", featuring one of Pete's songs "Superhero" reached top spot in the compilation charts making it this year's must have cd!

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Pete Heads to Ireland

31/07/2011

This year the line up across Ireland features Paloma Faith, Ash, Calvin Harris, Scissor Sisters and Ed Sheeran to name a few. "To Arthur"!