Mama ft. Antonella

Mama ft. Antonella are a British indie rock duo from Wolverhampton founded in late 2022 by the Australian-born author and journalist Antonella Gambotto-Burke and Irish-British multi-platinum record producer Gavin Monaghan.'Mama ft. Antonella drops debut single I Want What I Want', by Holly-Beth Quinn, Fashion Industry Broadcast, 23 June 2023'Singer's new music inspired by the love of Wolverhampton and the man who brought her here', by Paul Jenkins, Express & Star, 30 March 2024'Interview with Mama feat. Antonella', by Kimmo Leijala, EmotionZine, 7 July 2023'First ever single by Wolverhampton music producer turned singer attracts over 30,000 Spotify hits', by Deborah Hardiman, Express & Star, 26 August 2023
Gambotto-Burke's collaboration with British electronic artist Chris Budd was featured on BBC Introducing"BBC Introducing", September 26 2024"Personal instagram account", October 19, 2024 and on the BBC app Orbit.BBC Orbit: Mama ft Antonella, October 2024
==History==
===Antonella Gambotto-Burke===
In her youth, Gambotto-Burke's mother was a professional singer and performed on Australian television.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hsvxp0 BBC radio interview with Gambotto-Burke, 17 May 2024 Gambotto-Burke did not speak English until she went to school, where she was frequently selected to sing before the school. She stopped at 16, when her grandmother died. "She was the most beautiful woman, and her death was drawn-out - cancer - and deeply traumatic," Gambotto-Burke told an interviewer. "So the singing just stopped. Boom. I started wearing black. The grief was profound."'She wants. She gets: Antonella Gambotto-Burke finds a voice – hers', by Bernard Zuel, 7 July 2023
At the age of eighteen, Gambotto-Burke moved to London and began working for the NME. It was during this time that she met Alan McGee, who was then living in a squat but who would, years later, become the CEO of Creation Records and discover Oasis (band). McGee, recognising Gambotto-Burke's potential, wanted her to sing with the Jesus and Mary Chain but she refused on the basis that she was "too shy".'Riots, Raves, & Running a Label: Special Guest Antonella Gambotto-Burke', by Alan McGee, Boogaloo Radio, May 27, 2019
In 2019, McGee asked Gambotto-Burke to join him for dinner with friends. One was a Grammy Award-winning producer. In an interview, she recalled the moment the producer addressed her: "'You should sing,' he said, a propos of nothing. 'The way air moves over your larynx. I work with voices all the time, and you'd be really good.' 'DO IT! DO IT!' Alan cried. The producer's tone was so authoritative and Alan just looked so happy that for the first time in my life, I felt brave enough to try."
===Gavin Monaghan===
Monaghan, the only child to a British mother and an Irish father, has ADHD.'Official Mama website', retrieved 9 June 2024 In his youth, he was a reserve member of the Commonwealth Games British karate team. Monaghan is a Second Dan black belt.Mama ft Antonella electronic press kit
Drifting in and out of bands throughout his twenties, he played major international festivals and supported bands such as The Cult and Zodiac Mindwarp. Monaghan "detested" touring as his appetite for mayhem made life increasingly difficult, and so he moved into production.
Within a short space of time, he opened his first studio in London. He has 30+ gold and platinum records.
Monaghan has worked with Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley, Duane Eddy, Grace Jones, Editors, Paolo Nutini, The Twang, The Holloways, Ocean Colour Scene, Tony Christie, The Cult, Sly and Robbie, Jimmy Somerville, Aswad, Elvis Costello, Terry Hall, Kirsty MacColl, Femi Kuti, Jah Wobble, Meredith Brooks, Goldblade, Nizlopi, Scott Matthews, Lemmy, The Destroyers, Stone, Headshrinkers, The Sherlocks, The Blinders, and JAWS, among hundreds of others.https://birminghammusicawards.com/ 'Birmingham Music Awards'Mama ft Antonella electronic press kit
His music is featured in innumerable advertisements and multimillion-dollar productions ranging from the Austin Powers and Twilight (film) franchises to American Horror Story, Luther: The Fallen Sun, Gangs of London and Peaky Blinders.'New Led Zeppelin mix set for Molineux debut',
Wolverhampton Wanderers News, 10 May 2024
In late April 2024, he was commissioned by Robert Plant to "reimagine" two Led Zeppelin tracks, Kashmir and Whole Lotta Love, for the Wolverhampton Wanderers football team.'Gavin Monaghan and Antonella Gambotto-Burke with Robert Plant', Led Zeppelin News, 25 April 2024'Robert Plant is reportedly working on a new version of a Led Zeppelin classic for a top-secret project', by Fraser Lewry, Classic Rock, 26 April 2024
Monaghan is a two-time winner of both the BMA Producer of the Year and Studio of the Year Awards (2019, 2022/3).Gavin Monaghan: Personal Instagram', retrieved 9 June 2024
==2022–present: band beginnings==
When asked by an interviewer how they first met, Monaghan replied, "Antonella met me in a candy store, turned around and smiled, and that's when I fell for the leader of the pack."
Gambotto-Burke has said that in reality, she and Monaghan first met in 2022, when an industry friend insisted she go to his studio to record her first song. Because he suggested she sack her band, which she then did, the track was never released. Gambotto-Burke was "devastated" as she'd worked on that song for months. "Gavin explained that he wanted me to change genres on the basis that I needed a bigger framework for my voice," she said.'FIB chats: Antonella spills the tea on Mama ft. Antonella', by Holly-Beth Quinn, Fashion Industry Broadcast, 28 July 2023
The origins of the band's name are straightforward. "A few years ago, Antonella wrote a magnificent book called Mama,Mama: Love, Motherhood and Revolution and I thought it would be fantastic band name for an affirmatively female-fronted band," Monaghan told an interviewer. "It's so her."
== Members ==
Current members
* Antonella Gambotto-Burke – vocals, lyrics, toplines, some drums, some production, cover artwork 
* Gavin Monaghan – instruments, music other than toplines, production 
Collaborations with other musicians
* Chris Budd – music other than toplines, production 
* Ash Sheehan of The Twang – drums, brass, percussion 
==Discography==
==Singles==
ALBUM SINGLES
A River Running Wild: September 20, 2024
Category:2022 establishments in England
Category:English indie rock groups
Category:English rock music duos
Category:Musical groups established in 2022