Charlie Brown and Jules Konieczny are two songwriters, producers and multi-instrumentalists from London, who form alternative electro-pop Apre. They first met at the Chess Club, where they were allowed to use the back room to start making songs and rehearsing their creations live.

Hot on the heels of two EPs (The Movement Of Time and Drum Machines Killed Music) they released in only a few months’ time, they just shared their new single Backstreet. Apparently, the two aren’t thinking of slowing down any time soon.

Starting off with vocals over a simple piano melody, the listener is immediately drawn into the song. The smoothly flowing chorus, which is sung by Brown and Konieczny together, could have been part of a song by British band Jungle.

Apre’s breakthrough can’t be far away!

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.