The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 14th May 2014
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Headline Act: Giorgia-May
Giorgia-May is a Neo-Soul musician originally from Brighton, UK that has been pursuing a musical career through the means of travel. She combines sensual lyrics, mesmerising tones and exciting arrangements. Her biggest shows to date include support slots for Omar, Mama's Gun & Alex Vargas, as well as her 2017 performance for Australia's Splendour In The Grass festival and Vietnam's biggest arts festival Dao Xuan in 2019. The latest single 'Woman' can be found on services such as Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music.
Joanne Louise Parker
Fans say that Joanne Louise Parker has a voice which “makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck”. A regular on the open mic scene, she can silence a room during performances of her a cappella songs. The past year has been spent recording her debut album “Moontide” along with Brighton based producer Max Gilkes which contains orchestrated evolutions of Joanne’s original songs. Joanne has travelled extensively and performed her songs to audiences great and small from the West Coast of the US to as far east as Russia and recent support slot credits include Eliza Carthy, Gretchen Peters, Brian Kennedy and Jane Siberry.
Issey
Issey started playing the guitar and writing her own songs from the age of 12 helped on by the many internet guitar tuition sites. Then playing many local venues in and around Tunbridge wells , through open mics to the Grey Lady.
Now aged 15 Issey has become an accomplished singer/ songwriter playing many stages in and around London. You can often see Issey perform at the famous Troubadour, The Bedford Globe in Balham and many Soho, Shoreditch and Camden venues.
Issey’s spiralling vocals have been said to have no end of scale. Her unique tone has left audiences astonished by delivery and her age.
Issey’s recent success this May 2015 was being filmed performing her song “Touch” live on the online music platform SBTV. Just after her film was released Issey has been offered and booked for Co/writing and production sessions with many industry famed writer/producers.
The Floodgates (solo acoustic)
Soundwave - "You - a warm bluesy tune with enough scope to get you through any day of the week."
Backseat Mafia - "A simply great, uplifting and easy to listen to band."
Originally starting out as a folk duo at the beginning of 2013, The Floodgates is the brainchild of 17 year old singer/lead guitarist Martin Stenning, and bassist Tim Fullbrook. "We just dabbled with the idea of playing together. We started with YouTube cover videos of Mumford & Sons in the garden and...ran with it." A year on, their success has become much more than an idea. Now teamed with Alex Wane on percussion as well as session players Sander Priston and Eden Fish on keys, the band has begun a new sound entirely. Combining folk and blues, it’s easy to hear their influences – Mumford & Sons, Paolo Nutini and Tom Odell. But it’s far more intriguing to hear their own, fresh approach. While they have the blessing of youth on their side - only being 17 years old and still tackling their A Levels - there is also a maturity to their sound that fits together perfectly, making it clear these boys stand out of the herd.
A few hours busking in London caught them enough attention to be personally invited along to Heavyweight boxing champion, David Haye’s gym to play at an open day, and they haven’t looked back since. In just one year, they have gone from their YouTube videos to headlining shows around the country, releasing their debut EP 'God Knows', helming a vastly growing online presence and planning a small Summer 2015 Tour, showing that in the upcoming months; The Floodgates are one to watch.
New Single 'You' out now. Available to download on iTunes and stream on Spotify.
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