The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Tuesday 20th February 2018

‘Multi-talented’ and ‘singing from the soul’ are a couple of the comments recently applied to this young singer songwriter from Kent. Emily’s musical influences span a wide variety of genres and artists from Lana Del Rey and Fleetwood Mac, to Frank Ocean and Hans Zimmer. Emily’s music has both an ethereal and expansive feel and she is constantly inspired to develop her unique sound using her classical piano and voice training along with self-taught guitar skills. She has been writing songs since she was thirteen and her passion for songwriting grows with each achievement. Emily now studies music at Goldsmiths University and lives in South East London, where she is further developing her songwriting and enjoying collaborating with other musicians. She is always in the studio, rehearsing with her band, and looking for new venues in which to perform. Following the success of her debut EP Sirens and releasing tracks on iTunes, Emily is working on her second EP and is looking for music management. Sirens EP out now and on iTunes.

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Alex van is an indie singer/songwriter with a passion for writing honest and melodic pop tunes. 

Growing up in Australia, at the age of 18 his first band ‘Noogie’ signed to Los Angeles based label Trauma Records, who had made their mark with ‘Tragic Kingdom’ by ‘No Doubt’ a few years earlier. Noogie toured and released albums in the USA and Australia, supporting acts including: Midnight Oil, Pink, Goo Goo Dolls, The Tea Party, and Garbage. 

Van has continued writing and performing on and off during his 10+ years in the UK. He called Leeds home for 8 years, before moving south in 2013, and after a period of writing songs never heard outside of his bedroom studio, he’s keen to get out and feel the buzz of playing live again.

Taking influence from a wide range of music, but being particularly inspired by artists such as: Elliott Smith; Crowded House; John Frusciante; Eels; Nirvana; Green Day; You Am I; The Vines; and Josh Rouse - Van’s aim is to, ‘connect with people, and inspire them the way music inspires me.’

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Guy Sharpe is a 17 year old electro-acoustic singer-songwriter, inspired by the likes of Sampha and James Blake. His live performances comprise primarily of piano and vocals, with acoustic arrangements of his songs. But, he does also perform his electro-acoustic tracks live. He is currently working on an EP, and hopes to study composition when he leaves school. 

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