The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Tuesday 27th December 2016

An aspiring singer/songwriter from a small town named Cranbrook, my influences include Lucy Rose, John Mayer and Dan Croll. I’ve played at weddings, local festivals and other places/events around the area including supporting local bands. I focus my writing on contemporary acoustic styles and themes trying to create something new by experimenting with how I make music, creating innovative percussion melodies using my guitar as well as writing more stripped back songs. Collaborating with dance musicians and other bands on tracks my vocals were played on a recent BBC introducing radio show and I hope to further develop my songs through recording. Writing about personal experiences in my own way, I have developed a further love for musicianship in writing, and hope to further this in study and a career in any which way possible supported by my passion for performing it.

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Duke first picked up the acoustic guitar at the age of 16, and has made a swift rise from amateur guitarist to accomplished singer-songwriter, taking inspiration from artists such as Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and Jake Bugg. In 2013, he recorded his first EP titled ‘The Valley’, with a full backing band, which is available on iTunes and Spotify. In 2014 he recorded ‘Hand in Hand’, his second EP, which is now available in CD format. Having performed at the Pizza Express Music Room in Maidstone, and at the Pheasantry in London, he is now eager to compose more original songs and widen his repertoire. 

Duke recently finished university, and now works in Brighton.

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Annie Chew is a singer-songwriter hailing from Tunbridge Wells. Annie has performed all over the south east including esteemed London venues such as The Pheasantry on Kings Road. Annie loves to perform at her home town venue, The Grey Lady Music Lounge and has been performing there for several years now. Annie’s musical tastes are very diverse but she has often felt inspired by modern day artists including the likes of Adele, Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse, Tori Amos and Carole King. From September, Annie is set to study music at BIMM (British & Irish Modern Music Institute, based in Brighton) an she is looking forward to the prospect of working and studying with fellow musicians and songwriters. Annie says” I am really looking forward to joining the academy at BIMM, I believe this will prove to be the next step in my development as an artist and I am excited to see my writing evolve during the whole process. In the longer term I plan to release a recording of my songs and in the meantime will be focusing on my live shows and keep writing new material."

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At just 14 years old Sean is a budding contemporary acoustic guitarist, singer/songwriter from Sevenoaks, Kent.  

An aspiring musician continually evolving, his music is an eclectic blend of acoustic pop, rock and some hip hop drawing inspiration from many different genres of music/bands/artists such as The Beatles, The Jam, Eric Clapton, Ed Sheeran, The Rolling Stones and his music teacher singer/songwriter Mr Dan Clews.

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