Newton Faulkner (real name - Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner) is a British musician. He was born on January 11, 1985 in Reigate, Surrey, England.

His first band was a Green Day cover band, in which he played bass guitar. His experience on the stage grew as he formed Half a Guy, a funk rock group with a quirky edge, with fellow band mates Matt Buchanan, Dave Elvy and Nicola Crawshaw.

Newton subsequently signed with Sony BMG records and on the 30th of July 2007 he released his debut album Hand Built By Robots. He supported James Morrison on his February UK tour as well as Paolo Nutini on his UK tour in April, and also John Mayer on his September dates in the UK. He also supported The John Butler Trio on a number of European dates.

In June 2007 Newton's second single "Dream Catch Me" was selected Jo Whiley's 'Pet Sound' on her daily Radio 1 show. This gave the track much exposure and was highly commented on by listeners to Jo's show by SMS and email.

Newton appeared twice at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2007 - once on the Friday on the Acoustic Stage and once on the Sunday on the Leftfield Stage. He appeared at V Festival 2007 in August where he played in the Virgin Mobile Sessions Tent - a venue much too small as many people had to listen outside. He also appeared at the Connect Music Festival at the end of August 2007 on the Guitars and Other Machines stage

Faulkner's fourth single from Hand Built By Robots, Teardrop (a cover of the Massive Attack track), was released on the 10 December 2007.

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