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About Me

Colin plays guitar (Strum!), and Lisa sings (La!), that's about it, well actually no, CoLisa are an acoustic duo with a difference.

Using an array of effect pedals Colin becomes a one man band, looping and overdubbing his guitar to create multi-layered pieces. Used to great effect on their version of U2's 'With or Without You' and their radical reworking of Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirt'.

Their acoustic set covers artists ranging from Radiohead, Jewel, KT Tunstall, The Foo Fighters, The Buzzcocks, even Guns'n'Roses and Metallica - plus the occasional bit of reworked cheesy pop from Tiffany or Britney.

The self imposed limitations of the duo line-up often forces them to re-arrange the songs, giving a fresh take on some familiar pieces.

For booking information contact [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/01/2008
Band Members: Colin - Guitars (and the magic pedal board!)
Lisa - Vocals

For bookings and info e-mail us: [email protected]
Influences: Colin's cut down and edited list includes:

Ed Alleyne-Johnson (His 'Purple Electric Violin Concerto' introduced me to the possibilities of looping back in '92. I've been trying to perfect it ever since!) John Martyn (What he did in the 70s with a tape echo is mindblowing). Howie Day (The young master of the one man band looping technique). Kate Bush (Simply the greatest female singer/songwriter ever). Sigur Ros (Some of the most beautiful and moving music ever recorded). David Gilmour (Perfect phrasing, great tone). Porcupine Tree (Probably the best UK band around).

Lisa's brief list of influences includes:

Muse (After seeing them perform, I can only aspire to be that good live), KT Tunstall (Beautiful songs and clever 'unplugged' arrangements), Foo Fighters (They really know how to put on a show... wonder if Colin would approve of lasers!?), Moloko (Great melodies) and No Doubt (Their early stuff is so energetic -brilliant!).
Sounds Like: Turn your speakers on and find out...

Here's a review by Chris at The Terrace Bar (Picture House Stratford) of our set earlier this year

Colisa...This covers duo did some really cool stuff new and old making them another universally appealing act, they were spot-on with all there songs, both vocally and guitar wise, the vocals where clear soft and accurate and the guitar was a joy to listen to with some great tricks up his sleeve to reinvent classic songs in there tone...

James of the Lazy Lizards describes us below...

"Colisa specialize in taking songs you thought you knew and inverting them in a thrilling fashion with simple vocals, guitar and a little magic."

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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

A Baby Boy

At 4:25am on the 5th November Colin became a Dad!We're pleased to introduce Jimi Anthony Murray to the world.So CoLisa will be taking it easy for the rest of the year, but we'll be back (looking sligh...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:07:00 GMT

CoLisa Update!

Hi all, Colin here. Thought I'd write a quick update as it's a pretty exciting time for me at the moment.The summers over and autumn is on the way, my favorite time of year as it's my wedding annivers...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:27:00 GMT

Summer Days at the Coxs Yard Stratford

Here's to a great summer!We're one of the acts signed up to entertain the good people of Stratford-Upon-Avon over the summer.Those great people at the Cox's Yard are putting on free entertainment outs...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 10:36:00 GMT

Dont go jogging!

Well we had to cancel our slot at the Tap House tonight due to Lisa thinking jogging was a good idea!Oh well, the 3 legged CoLisa will continue. We'll be back there at somepoint I'm sure.I've been spe...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:29:00 GMT

Recording Update!

Last Saturday we got the basic tracks down for 9 songs, including....wait for it....AN ORIGINAL....Eek!A few overdubs and general tinkering to do together today then it's onto the mixing and mastering...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:11:00 GMT

New tracks.

We have decided that it is time to record some new songs. The versions on our MySpace page are very old now and pretty rough around the edges - It’s time to smarten up our act (literally!)...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:50:00 GMT

Earth moves following Open Mic Night...

After a fun night at the Great Western in Warwick there was a bloomin' earthquake! (I was just nodding off nicely too.) If you get chance to check out The Great Western's open mic nights you rea...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:30:00 GMT

First gig for the new pedal board!

The pedal board's finished, fully loaded and powered up with a new diago powerstation...so it's ready to hit the road!I'll get some pics taken and post them here (for those of you who might be excited...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:56:00 GMT

A new pedal board is on the way!

The plans have been drawn and the materials purchased, a new Mark II Colin Murray pedal board is on the way...and this time it'll be SMALLER...eek!
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:48:00 GMT

So, the plan is...

After a hectic few weeks, we have decided to have a well earned rest and then record some new stuff. Venues have been contacted, so more gigs should be coming-up soon. If you think we'd go ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:47:00 GMT