{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Ff3067579-c116-47f6-bc69-a3621b40ce46","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 038\u2013Neil Fitzsimon About Fitzsimon & Brogan with Bruce Hilliard\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/f3067579-c116-47f6-bc69-a3621b40ce46\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 038\u2013Neil Fitzsimon About Fitzsimon & Brogan with Bruce Hilliard","description":"Neil Fitzsimon and Bee Brogan were both members of the band, Pretty Blue Gun, who were signed to an indie label licensed to Sony.\u00a0 They released two albums which were critically acclaimed. Some of the guest musicians included members of The Art of Noise, Dave Bronze (Eric Clapton\u2019s bass player), Tobias Boshell (Moody Blues) and Pip Williams who played guitar on the Walker Brothers\u2019 track, \u2018No Regrets\u2019.\u00a0 The albums were produced by Pat Collier, who produced Katrina and the Waves\u2019 international hit, \u2018Walking on Sunshine\u2019.\u00a0 The band went on national tours across the UK until disbanding.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nNeil Fitzsimon, the songwriter, and Bee Brogan, the vocalist, then went on to form a song writing/production partnership that led to placement of their songs in Film and TV.\u00a0 They also wrote a musical, Jack Dagger, which was showcased at the Greenwich Theatre, London for the Musical Futures Award.\u00a0 It was also showcased at the Bridewell and the Royal College of Music in London.\u00a0 They have also just had a song placed in a USA Sci Fi Feature film. They recently had a track reach number 3 in a French national download chart.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nAll songs are written by Neil Fitzsimon.\u00a0 Vocals, keyboards, drums and engineering by Bee Brogan.\u00a0 All guitars played by Neil Fitzsimon.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFitzsimon and Brogan see themselves as a studio act much in the vein of Tin Tin Out and Talk Talk.\u00a0 Their influences range from The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Webb, Jacques Brel and David Bowie. Their aim is to produce pure pop for now people.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2b9f5e98-53e2-4dff-a990-0f977a308696/logo_squish_full_3000.png"}