Bernard Butler to produce Tommy Reilly’s debut album

Eminent UK producer Bernard Butler has chosen nineteen year old Scot Tommy Reilly's debut album as the first project he'll take on since winning both a Brit and a Grammy earlier this year.

With a long and already distinguished career already under his belt, Butler won Producer Of The Year at the Brits and then went on to win a Grammy for his work with multi-million selling superstar artist Duffy on her debut album Rockferry in early 2009.

Understandably in huge demand, Butler was excited after hearing Tommy's demos and decided to get involved. He says of the decision, "I got asked to produce loads of Welsh blonde female singers but I turned them all down for Tommy. It's exciting for me to record with people who are different. A man with an acoustic guitar is a big opportunity in terms of where you can take things."

The pair are currently holed up in Scottish legend Edwyn Collins' London studios working on an album due out around June of this year.

Tommy signed to A&M Records (home to Duffy, The Courteeners and Dan Black) late 2008. Since then this nineteen year old singer/ songwriter from Torrance (a small town just outside Glasgow) has cemented his position as Scotland's freshest young talent with two sold out national tours (including iconic venues like The Garage in Glasgow), a top 20 single debut with Gimme A Call and a nomination for Young Scot Of The Year.

It was this Torrance local's live set - he sings, plays guitar, piano, drums and harmonica – that helped him win last year's Orange Unsigned Act and has endeared him to a legion of fans across Scotland and the nation with the Sunday Mail proclaiming him a "mascot for Scottish music".