Bev Lee Harling
Bev Lee Harling a multi-instrumentalist writes, composes and sings songs
with jazz ,tango, folk and latin influences. www.bevleeharling.co.uk
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Minor Sounds
Minor Sounds is the work of a Croatian singer/songwriter Mirna Stanich based in Brighton. The songs on her first album called “Super Komputer” have been recorded with a friend producer Martin Zietek who made a great contribution to the record taking it a step further. Originally written and arranged as folk songs, throughout the recording stages the music changed into a sound that crosses many genres.
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Elliott Smith
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies.
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Matthew Strachan
Matthew Strachan [1970] is a songwriter and composer who has written TV soundtracks, musicals and songs. He was born in London, UK and trained as a composer at Dartington College of Arts and Goldsmith
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The Be Good Tanyas
The Be Good Tanyas are an acoustic trio with folk and americana influences, hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia. They play a combination of original and traditional material, and are notable for their lush vocal harmonies. The group features Frazey Ford (guitar, vocals), Samantha Parton (guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals) and Trish Klein (electric guitar, banjo, harmony vocals). Jolie Holland is a former member and also a frequent guest.
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Lucky Fonz III
Lucky Fonz III (real name: Otto Wichers) (1981) is a Dutch singer-songwriter, based in Amsterdam. His songs has been described as 'folksy and romantic'. In 2006, Lucky Fonz III won 'De Grote Prijs van Nederland' ('The Grand Prize of The Netherlands', Singer/Songwriter category), Holland's number one talent award. Thusfar he released three English-sung albums, followed by one album of Dutch-language material. Discography:
Lucky Fonz III (2005)
Life is Short (2007)
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Owl Eyes
one: Owl Eyes is Brooke Addamo, a 19 year old Melbourne singer/songwriter who threads elaborate fantasies of escapism in fictional worlds into breezy, intelligent indie-pop songs. Although she was eliminated from Australian Idol, where she was a contestant during season 6, she is now paving her own way up the charts. On her EP Faces, she teamed up with producer Jan Skubiszewski (The Cat Empire, Phrase, Kram , and has been described as a "honey-voiced Melbournite who has a habit of conjuring up wistful, dreamy pop tunes."
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Chris Letcher
Chris Letcher is a singer-songwriter and film composer based in London. Frieze, his international debut release offers a combination of artistic depth, solid and accessible hooks and quirky originality. The album was the 6th most downloaded album on the US Emusic.com in November 2007. Frieze is currently number one in Commercial Alternative and Progressive Rock Chart US e-music chart and has been receiving rave reviews around the world. The first single from the album, ‘Deep Frieze’, was playlisted on over 100 radio stations and spent three weeks in the national US college radio top 30.
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Matt Nathanson
Matt Nathanson (born March 28, 1973 in Lexington, Massachusetts) is a singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic and electric guitar (usually a twelve-string), and has played both solo and with a full band. The Faster Songfacts says that his seventh studio album, Modern Love debuted on #17 on the Billboard 200 for the week of July 9, 2011, making it Nathanson's most successful album to date.
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Nathan Ball
Nathan Ball is a singer-songwriter formerly of acoustic duo The Ballinsky Project and the band Nayfumble. He has been writing songs since his teens and at the age of 20 won the North West Song Writing Competition. Until 2008, Nathan played as The Ballinsky Project with cellist Adrianne Wininsky during which time they released “The Control Z Sessions”. Currently based in London, Nathan now performs as a solo artist and will be at several UK summer festivals in 2009, including Small World, Sunrise Celebration...
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