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jess murphy

Jess Murphy, singer/songwriter

About Me

Jess is a singer-songwriter who has been firmly establishing herself on the London music scene. Very much an individual, her style is a fusion of soul, pop, rock and the contemporary, soulful and sultry vibe to her tracks has drawn comparisons with Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell and Stevie Nicks. She recently performed at the magnificent Bush Hall, supporting James Carrington in concert and has headlined venues such as the Bedford, Café de Paris, the Troubadour, Chinawhite, Cherry Jam, the Cobden Club, Half Moon, Songbirds, the Lark in the Park Festival, the Regal Room, and the Acoustic Lounge.She played a City Showcase night on June 6 2006 at the Bedford along with Newton Faulkner and Peter Elkas. This year she was once again picked from 1000's of songwriters to join 30 other bands and artists to perform at a City Showcase event in Ganton Street.Jess has developed her songwriting skills since 10 years old to produce the beautifully crafted songs heard today. She recently organised and sung at the “Orange Apeel” charity gig, a highly successful event held at the Orange, a prestigious music venue for songwriters in West Kensington. A fantastic musical line-up of artists such as Newton Faulkner and Mia Silvas helped raise large sums of money for the CHASE Ben Hollioake Fund which supports the families of life-limited children.Soon after coming to London having graduated from Exeter University with a Law Degree, she was spotted by EMI and was a featured artist on an album of classic Irish Ballads in 2002. Following on from this she went on to perform her own music, produce CD’s and take the opportunities to write with some of the most talented and successful songwriters around.With her new album, Jess is setting out to achieve what she describes as an album full of songs that mean something. She has a new EP out now available to buy online at and at her gigs. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Music:

Member Since: 6/6/2006
Band Website: jessmurphymusic.com
Band Members: Daffydd Tavinor
Influences: Joni Mitchell, Sheryl Crow, Jeff Buckley, Boo Hewerdine, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Cat Stevens, Eddi Reader, Paula Cole, Radiohead, Barbara Streisand, Madonna,Suzanne Vega, Annie Lennox, Abba, The Beatles, Dolly Parton, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, Elvis, Ella Fitzgerald, Steely Dan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Stevie Wonder, Bon Jovi, Rufus Wainwright, Carole King, Mike and the Mechanics, Francois Hardy, Pink Floyd, Nelly Furtado, Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones, Daniel Beddingfield, Nick Drake.
Sounds Like: Dido, Annie Lennox, Joni Mitchell so they say!
Record Label: Famous music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Bush Hall gig and beyond

Just played Bush Hall, amazing venue with such a great atmosphere... Looking at the list of people who had graced the stage the week before, Lilly Allen, Amy Winehouse, well I was more than a little b...
Posted by jess murphy on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:39:00 PST

Latest goss

Surprise surprise surprise Greetings..So it seems that the beginning of this year has gone so fast - can't believe it's only march - looking forward to the next step on my acoustic sho...
Posted by jess murphy on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:36:00 PST

Chinawhite gig

Chinawhite, well, where do I begin.... The venue was sultry and lush, not unlike Cafe de Paris (without the, how shall I put this delicately, opulent seediness..) where our "greenr...
Posted by jess murphy on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:45:00 PST

Songbirds at the Bedford and Ginglik

Such a great build up to this, I was so excited to be playing this one having seen the last Songbirds night in August which had an amazing mix of artists from multi-award winning songwriters...
Posted by jess murphy on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:02:00 PST

Not a peep from me...

The bane of losing my voice.... especially when it means having to cancel a gig! Thanks to those who made the "It's sexy to be husky" comments though;) Apologies to those who were coming to the Cobden...
Posted by jess murphy on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:08:00 PST

Last Bedford gig

Thanks to all who rocked up to the Bedford gig last tuesday! It was such an awesome night - I was on stage my co-writer and fabuloso guitarist (the "chordmeister" we call him in the studio!) and newly...
Posted by jess murphy on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:57:00 PST