“Incredible...it put the biggest smile on my face”
- BBC Introducing
ABOUT
Mulholland Jive is the brainchild of Irish musician
Ben Mulholland, a multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Cambridge, UK.
Performing as a 9-piece band, a rotating roster of super-talented musicians are used to bring Mulholland Jive’s epic instrumental jazzy funk-rock to life.
Mulholland Jive has performed at festivals including the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Ely Arts Festival and Cambridge’s Strawberry Fair. They have headlined The John Peel Centre (Suffolk), The Spice Of Life (London), The Smokehouse (Ipswich), The Plough (Shepreth) and The Portland Arms (Cambridge) to name a few.
They have been played on radio stations across the globe, including BBC Introducing, The New Music Generator, Banks Radio Australia and San Francisco's KXSFfm to name a few.
Mulholland Jive was nominated for ‘Track of the Year’ at the NMG Awards (Levitate) and has reached the semi-finals of the UK Songwriting Contest on multiple occasions (Levitate, Adrenaline Junkie and the live version of Empire), scoring full marks from the judges each time.
Mulholland Jive have been releasing music since 2021. Info about their discography is below.
DISCOGRAPHY
EP 1: Intergalactic
Mulholland Jive's debut EP was released in April 2021 and contains the singles Adrenaline Junkie, Kryptonite and Levitate. Levitate was nominated for Track Of The Year at the 2021 NMG Awards, finishing in the top 5. Levitate and Adrenaline Junkie were semi-finalists in the UK Songwriting Contest 2021, with both tracks scoring full marks from the judges.
EP 2: Supernova
Released in February 2022, all tracks from Mulholland Jive's second EP were featured in multiple playlists and radio shows. Bad Moon Rising and Metamorphosis both charted on the Banks Radio Australia's Daily Top 10 Chart, reaching numbers 2 and 3 respectively. Power Up was included in the New Music Generator's 'Best Of 2022 So Far' list in July 2022.
Single: Electric Graffiti
Released in October 2022, this standalone single leans heavily on Mulholland Jive's jazz influences. It reached number 1 on the Banks Radio Australia's Daily Top 10 and spent 11 weeks in the Cool Top 20 chart, peaking at number 7.
EP 3: Live at North Acre
Released in March 2023, this EP was recorded entirely live at North Acre Recording Studio the previous summer and perfectly showcases the Mulholland Jive live sound. Videos for each track were recorded simultaneously (see the 'Watch' section!). Levitate (live) was played on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, who described it as, "a stunning piece of music".
EP 4: Thunderfunk
Thunderfunk was released in July 2024 to critical acclaim. Beast Mode was played on BBC Introducing who described it as "incredible". Beast Mode also made it into Fresh On The Net's 'Fresh Faves' and it was Cambridge 105's 'One To Watch'. We Write About Music described the EP as "a captivating and endlessly energetic experience" while Rotate Magazine wrote that Thunderfunk "continues to solidify Mulholland Jive's position as a rising force in the funk-jazz-rock genre".
Singles: Jurassic Shark and Mojo
Performed live for the first time in early 2026, and released in April 2026 and June 2026 respectively, Jurassic Shark and Mojo quickly became fan favourites due to their irresistible, glitchy dance-funk vibe and both being the most earworm-y of earworms!
Jurassic Shark was PlatinumMind's Track Of The Day, who said the track is "festival baked and oven ready - a certified banger". AnRFactory described the track as having "musicianship sharp enough to leave teeth marks".
Mojo was described as an "absolute genius piece of arranging, sounds absolutely massive" by Chris Straw at Bauer Media. Mojo gained over 1000 radio plays within it's first month of release.
