The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 23rd January 2013

Billy Jupp is a songwriter from Kent. His music is heavily influenced by the likes of Tom Waits, Kurt Elling, Dr John, Bill Withers and many others. He and his band of inspiring musicians (The Black Market) are currently working toward the release of their Debut Album, recorded in a wooden shack full of a whole bunch of weird and wonderful instruments. This album seeks to explore the underbelly of human society, concentrating on the dark and extensively bad side of our nature. Keep your ears to the ground! Two live and FREE singles are now available on the website and on Bandcamp.

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FØNX studied music at The Brit School and has been on his musical journey since, writing and producing his music and gigging around London, South East and playing festivals including Barn on The Farm, LeeFest, Cornbury Festival and Isle Of Wight Festival. With previous songs played by Huw Stephen's Radio 1 and Tom Robinson Radio 6 and support from BBC Introducing, FØNX has taken a new musical direction over the last year.

Having signed to Intune Addicts (Management) & ATC (Booking) and with more collaborations to follow, FØNX has recently been in the studio recording new material with Grammy Award-Winning Producer Tommaso Colliva (Muse).

FØNX debut single 'Hit Me Hard' is now available on all digital platforms and Hit Me Hard EP is now available to purchase as limited edition exclusively at FØNX shows.

Influences include - Frank Ocean, D'angelo, Kanye West, Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and many more.

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Sophie says:

My name is Sophie Draper and I am seventeen years old. I have been singing since I was young. I used to write poems from a very early age and recently I have started writing songs since I took up learning the guitar. I performed last year in a show called ‘Live and unsigned’ where I was spotted by agents that then signed me to their Artist academy, where artists like Pixie Lott and Rui Da Silva have emerged from. In this I am writing and recording new songs with an acclaimed songwriter/ producer with an aim to have an album of demos and to be signed up. 

I would say my influences are Michelle branch, Taylor Swift and The Band Perry as my voice fits in the country/pop genre. I have won a few music festivals and played my own song called ‘Your eyes’ in Trosley festival in 2010. I performed at various school events and am now at my first year of college (Kcollege) studying music performance where I have performed at a few college gigs. 

In the future I wish to be a recognized recording artist and reach out to people with my music as others have to me.

Sophie is accompanied by George Priddle on guitar. 

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Local singer/songwriter Steve McCormack is regarded as one of the finest performing guitarists in the local area, playing lead guitar in "The Charlie Rivers Band," "Barney Jameson and the Hollow Men," "Sevenscore" and most recently became the first ever male to join the infamous all female "Paul Duntons Crew." He has taught guitar from the age of nineteen, and Travelled all over the world playing guitar for numerous acts including a tour of California last autumn with "The Charlie Rivers Band." He also toured most of Europe last Summer with ABBA GOLD including a headline gig in the heart of Amsterdam in front of 12,000 people. His solo act allows him to play the frontman singing and performing on both 12 and 6 string guitar. Having headlined Local and Live in the past as frontman of the local Indie Band "The Rox," Steve now performs with his trio, consisting of himself and two great musicians, Jamie Latty and Matt Wilson . Jamie is also the Bass player for "The Charlie Rivers Band" whilst Matt also plays for "The Violet Jive," "Dan Clews," and Last years Headliners "Cyrano" but to name a few. Steve continues to write, record and tour and will continue to for years and years to come.

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