@autumn.music_

Autumn is a singer and songwriter, based in the North of the UK, who specialises in creating electronic-based music. She creates instrumental music that uses unique sounds and textures, while developing controversial lyrical content for her non-instrumental pieces. She is interested in the world around her and the how it can be interpreted within the music she creates. She has recently become inspired by the works of the producers of Crypton Future Media's main Vocaloid, Hatsune Miku, and the influences on women within the music industry.

Wayne Beardall is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter who is influenced by the best independent artists to emerge from the popular music scene.

Wayne's band 'BUNKBED' are currently building a following in and around the Leeds area, and generating characterful original music and performances.

haydenburfordmusic.wixsite.com/music / @haydenburfordmusic

Hayden and Ella are an acoustic duo based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Influenced by Jon Gomm and Newton Faulkner, Hayden is known for being a versatile electric and acoustic guitarist, who uses advanced techniques such as tapping and using the body of the guitar for percussion while playing, to create original music and to widen his sound. 

@cherryfuzzclub / spotify.com

I am a drummer and this is my university band Meraki which we used to write and record our original songs to complete our modules. My current projects involve drumming in my band Cherry Fuzz Club, we have several singles out and hope to get back on the gig circuit as soon as covid restrictions allow, you can find us on any social media and streaming service. I’m also in the middle of setting up a music podcast which I hope to have up and running this summer which I intend to use as a portfolio to eventually get into radio.

Olly Chilton is a guitar player who is currently working with a number of bands, including TALK MORE, PAVILION, and MERAKI. Talk More have recently completed sessions for BBC Radio 1, and taken part in The Big Weekender shows.

Olly's final year research project explored the influence of Chuck Berry on contemporary guitar players.

Tom Cole is a guitar player and songwriter who is influenced by the best electric and acoustic players to come out of the UK and US Indie Scene over the last 30 years. His band, Cherry Fuzz Club, have worked to build a following in the UK over recent years.

Tom's final year research project concerned the impact of the UK Lockdown on bands based in West Yorkshire.

Joe De Ruiter is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. His original work is performed by the band Birchwood. During his degree, Joe recorded at Rockfield studios, adding his acoustic and vocal songs and arrangements to the long list of historic recordings made at the prestigious studios.

Joe is continuing to work with his musical projects, focussing on exploring authenticity in popular music performance.

@ekaykrazymusic

EKAY is an artist rapper/singer/producer from Luton, aged 22. The basis of his music is to ensure that the listener is taken on a journey through the narratives he creates in his songs. These stories are based on real life past events that have happened in his life and of the others around him.

He has performed at a few well recognised venues in Leeds and Huddersfield including the O2 Arena Academy located in Leeds as well as multi-cultural society and events found across all universities in the UK, known as the Afro Caribbean Society.

@karniaharrismusicx / spotify.com

Hi, I’m Karnia, also known as Karnage! I am a singer/songwriter from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and I specialise in rock music. I have always been a ‘metalhead’ and have influences throughout a range of genres within rock. My influences consist of female-fronted bands such as Halestorm, Evanescence and Skunk Anansie, to name a few.
I have been singing and performing since a very young age and have had many opportunities come my way over the years, like performing to Skin, vocalist of Skunk Anansie.

I am currently writing my first solo EP and will be releasing it late 2021! The EP will include some of my previously released singles, ‘Stay Inside’ and ‘Danger to Yourself, both released in 2020 on all streaming platforms.

‘Heart of Stone’ is an emotional, heartfelt song written about the stress and confusion a relationship can leave you in. When writing the lyrics, I wanted the song to be relatable and connect with many that hear it. When shooting the music video, I made sure to put my all in the song, so the emotions were presented in my performance and the use of the black and white filter made it all the more powerful.

@realeddiehyndes / @RealEddieHyndes

Eddie Hyndes is making a name for himself as a dependable session bassist. He has studied at Leeds Conservatoire (back when it was called Leeds College of Music), recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, performed at the O2 Academy in Leeds, and has just completed a Bachelor of Music degree in Popular Music Performance at Leeds Arts University, all the while honing his craft as a bassist for all genres. He currently plays bass for indie rock outfit Birchwood, and for grunge band Dullboy (with whom he stars in the music video for their latest single “Slow”), and has recorded for local singer-songwriter Dave Prater’s upcoming EP.

Though Eddie is primarily a bassist, he also sings, plays acoustic guitar, and writes songs, as demonstrated in his original song “Charlatan”, which he wrote for his final semester at Leeds Arts University.

@kingochre

Hi, I’m King Ochre and this is my Shower Cap Sessions, a session done in the bath or shower or whatever is available to you - any bathroom with good reverb will do. Stick on a shower cap and you’re ready to go! Maybe grab a mic and guitar if you want to get fancy but it’s all about doing it yourself with whatever you have available to you, DIY if you will. Please sit back, relax and enjoy my Shower Cap Sessions.

Ethan Say is a guitar player who is influenced by blues-rock bands which include Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown.

Ethan's final year research project concerned the cultural significance and value of vintage Fender Stratocaster guitars.

vturrelle.wixsite.com/website / @emma_virginia

Emma Virginia is a twenty-one-year-old singer-songwriter from the Southeast of England. Her band Birchwood are an indie-pop band for which she is a vocalist.

Emma is inspired by such artists as Billie Eilish, Dodie and Taylor Swift. She presents a vulnerable front, using storytelling to give her songs an intimate and lonely feel. Emma would class herself as an indie, folk, singer-songwriter. Her latest track 'Winter Fire in May' looks at heartbreak for the final time in a relationship. This song is set to be released on all streaming platform Summer 2021.

Emma has chosen her song ‘Blue’ to be featured in our 2021 Show. The song is a part of her EP ‘Love on Occasion’; set to be released beginning of next year. The song focuses on that feeling of sadness and how the letting everything go can create a sense of euphoria, catharsis and peace.

ellawilliamsonmusic.wixsite.com/music / @ellawilliamsonmusic

Ella is a captivating performer, who is unlike anyone else you have heard. Influenced by artists like Amy Winehouse and Lorde, and using her individual musicianship and creativity, Ella writes pop songs that incorporate personal and honest lyrics. On hearing her vocals, which have been described as emotive and beautiful, you’ll see and hear that she is completely new sounding and has a voice that you won’t be able to mistake for anyone else.