Natalie Maddix: Women Make Music
The late great Frankie Knuckles once said of house music: “It’s church for people that have fallen from grace.” Anyone who has been caught up in the rapture of a true house classic can testify to its power to unify and uplift.
House Gospel Choir is the place where spirituality and the euphoria of the dancefloor come together. HGC brings together 40 outstanding singers, all passionate about music and performance and dedicated to giving a great show.
Live keyboards, DJ and percussion combine with the choir — whose leaders have sessioned and toured with the likes of MNEK, Scissor Sisters, Wretch 32, Naughty Boy and Bryan Ferry — to create an electric house-meets-gospel sound will raise the roof.
Produced by HGC founder Natalie Maddix, the HGC EP is a collection of original tracks created by the House Gospel Choir collective and affiliated musicians. This recording marks a crucial phase in the development of HGC and will be central to the 2015 set list with performances planned at the ACE Hotel Shoreditch in April and several festivals across 2015.
ABOUT NATALIE MADDIX
Natalie maddix is a creative producer & vocalist with over 10 years of experience in various roles across the music industry.
As well as producing tours, special cross art-form projects and festivals with organizations including Urban Development, Barbican, Bigga Fish, Serious & Small Green Shoots Natalie has remained active as a singer-songwriter working with acclaimed producer Scratcha DVA for the release of Eye Know on Hyperdub in 2012 and toured with house music outfit Warm Days in South Africa for the single Selfish Skies.
Founded in 2014, Natalie’s latest project, the House Gospel Choir has performed rousing sets at Glastonbury, Latitude and the EFG London Jazz Festival’s, as well as a special performance at Buckingham Palace. HGC has also caught the imagination of the wider music industry, resulting in collaborations with artists including Labrinth and indie band, The Kooks
Natalie continues to work as a freelance events and tour producer whilst managing and seeking out new opportunities for the House Gospel Choir.