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CJ

About Me


CJ is a full time teacher by day (music co-ordinator at a special needs school) & musician by night.
A singer song-writer, cj also plays keyboards/ piano, guitar, sax, flugel horn/ trumpet & specialises in the drum kit/ percussion.
During her drumming days, cj did the usual thing of playing at festivals & the London venues (12 Bar Club, The Verge, Cairo Jacks, Borderline, etc.) and also supported Suzanne Vega, Cast & the Lightening Seeds. Although still drumming (cj plays percussion for the Lee Thompson Band & drums for The Other Ones), cj decided to concentrate on her own stuff a few years ago.
Since the decision to go solo, cj has played a few of the London venues, some festivals eg. Reading Festival on the Nokia stage, has co-written with Mark Joseph and has just signed a three year recording deal with RMS Records. CJ was spotted in late September 2007 by producer Mark Duggan of RMS Records, whilst singing in the studio with Lee Thompson (also signed to this label). Mark immediately asked cj to sign to his label and cj's debut album is now underway, with single tracks being made available to download soon.
As well as recording her debut solo album, cj can be found gigging up and down Kent/ London or running open mic nights, running African Drumming workshops (has played in West Africa), teaching music privately & doing session work when got a spare minute!!
Apart from music - cj is a keen surfer & ex-county/ ex-international cricketer (Kent & England 'B'). She has toured in New Zealand, is a qualified coach & now plays cricket for the women's MCC team.
She hopes you'll like her tunes when the album is finished, but until then, has put some very un-finished & very un-mixed tracks on here!! :-)
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Member Since: 30/12/2005
Band Website: Being up-dated . . . ready very soooon!!
Band Members: Me!! ~ vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums/ percussion . . .

Some dudes in my duo's/ band ~ Nick (Bhodran, backing vocals), Pat (harmonica), Steve (electric guitar), Nad (Violin), Ramona (vocals, pipes, fiddle), Jim Bradley (harmonica), Bob (bass), etc.

Cheers guys!! x
Influences: Indigo Girls, Nanci Griffiths, Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Michelle Shocked, U2, Green Day, Dire Straits, Crowded House, Del Amitri, Beatles, Show Of Hands, Counting Crows, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Mary Black, Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman, Judie Tzuke, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Sarah Maclachlan, Melissa Etheridge, KT Tunstall, Keane, Foos, Chillies, Jack Johnson, . . . . etc. oh, & my school kids!!!
Sounds Like: I dunno. Depends on the song I guess!! Suzanne Vega sometimes, Indigo Girls, . . . . ME!!
Record Label: RMS Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Yay!!

Just wanted to write a blog as I haven't done so for 5 months, due to new house not managing to be on-line!!!!  But now I'm back and can start promoting all ma open mic nites again.  Yay!!&n...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:18:00 GMT

Baby!!

Hello - thought I'd just do the proud mum bit & announce the birth of my baby daughter!  Lily Skye, 9lbs, 6 & half oz!  Ouch!!  49 hours of labour & then they decided to c...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 01:30:00 GMT

Der!!

How could I forget to mention Phil????   SORRY!!!  He is the other dude, helping the open stages to continue!  Thank you & good luck!  (The Smack, every Wed.).   xx
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 09:20:00 GMT

HELP!!!!!!

Hello . . . . ok, so I'm starting to panic now and am actually starting to accept that this bump in my belly is going to come out in a week . . . . and it's gonna hurt!!  Anyway - just wanted al...
Posted by on Sun, 06 May 2007 04:06:00 GMT

ORANGE STREET MUSIC CLUB OPEN MIC!

Hi - just wanted to thank all the people who came to Orange Street for the 1st Open Mic there!!!  It was a fab evening and the crowd & performers were class. Really sorry to those who didn't...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 03:56:00 GMT

Be part of the DVD!!!

I have wanted to do something about all the wonderful musicians that come to my open mic nites for ages . . . . but didn't know what.  I wanted to thank them all for keeping open mic ni...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:12:00 GMT

Debut solo album

Debut solo album is due for release in October.  Check this page for when, how to buy & also, the CD launch (which you are all invited to)!!   Cheers,  cj  xx 
Posted by on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:40:00 GMT

OPEN MIC NITES!!

Hey - thought I'd better try & post one of these Blog thingy's . . .       So, if you haven't been, then why not try out one of ma open stages????They're fun, free, a grea...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:33:00 GMT