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Last week, Lee “LeeBro” Brotherton announced his departure from the UK music collective the Remix Factory in order to pursue his solo career under the stage name Bentley Jones. While Brotherton will still be involved in Remix Factory releases and remains on good terms with the group, he is currently attempting to use his songwriting talents, genre diversity and multilingual fluency to break out in the UK pop scene.

Brotherton’s most notable work in professional video game music are the lyrics and vocals to Silver the Hedgehog’s theme, “Dreams of an Absolution”, from the soundtrack to 2006’s Sonic the Hedgehog, written while representing Remix Factory. LeeBro detailed the refocusing of his career in a MySpace bulletin earlier this month:

It is with deepest regret to announce that I am leaving the Remix Factory, however this change is so I can concentrate on my album as an artist so it’s not all bad. So where does this leave the Factory? Well, this departure isn’t permanent as I will continue to contribute to Remix Factory productions where possible and I’ll be keeping one eye on things to make sure operations continue as successfully as they have done thus far, if not more so.

I can assure you that the music will remain unaffected as all the other producers and remixers (including Phunkstar and K-Klub) will continue belting out their banging tunes. I have secured a management team for the Remix Factory who will now be working to expand the Factory’s range across various genres and mediums internationally.

And as for me… I’ve been working under my alter-ego ‘Bentley Jones’ and it’s now time to focus on getting my music out to you guys. I’ll be adding the finishing touches to my album, promotion and doing a gig here and there so keep your eyes peeled. I have already – and will be doing so again in the future – worked with the Remix Factory on several tracks, so you can be sure that I’ll never be too far away…

The most notable change is that I will no longer be available through the Remix Factory MySpace. However any messages can be sent to my new home – www.myspace.com/bentleyjonesmusic - which is also where I will be keeping a blog as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes videos so you can follow everything that goes on in excruciatingly intricate detail…

I want to offer my sincerest thanks to you all for supporting my work at the Remix Factory. In hopes that you’ll continue to support me as an artist I’ve uploaded some brand new tracks from the album on the BJ MySpace for you guys to check out. I’m really excited to hear what you think.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the other side!!

// Lx
Aka… Bentley Jones

Late last week, the newly-christened pop act used YouTube to roll out a new feature promoting his solo career, “Bentley Jones: All Access”:

Take a pop musician, give him a video camera and brace yourself for the resulting footage.

“Bentley Jones: All Access” offers an insight into the hectic world of a breaking new artist. After previously making a name for himself as a producer for the Remix Factory, join Bentley Jones as he embarks on a journey to become a solo artist, offering you a behind-the-scenes pass to promotion, gigs, rehearsals and exclusive footage of the making of his debut album.

Got a question? Suggestion? Drop a line to allaccess@bentleyjones.com and your e-mail might feature in the next episode!

Check back on the official Bentley Jones website, MySpace and YouTube Channel to keep up-to-date with this ongoing web series.

The 22-year-old LeeBro has come a long way from the Sonic arrangements he had featured on OC ReMix more than half a decade ago, raising his game substantially on all levels. One of few amateur musicians in the community to harness their fandom and successfully take it professional, Brotherton has rubbed elbows with several Sega heavy hitters, including Jen Senoue of Crush 40, whose work he frequently arranged. As Bentley Jones, Brotherton bears watching as he now attempts to take his music to the next level.

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