Get an acoustic fix of original material from some of the area's developing artists and accomplished performers

Internet sensation Gabrielle recently supported Charlie Simpson & Matt Cardle on their respective UK tours

18-year-old Internet sensation Gabrielle Aplin will embark on a headline UK-wide tour next March, taking her mesmerising voice across the length and breadth of the country for 10 hotly anticipated shows.

It kicks off at Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach on February 29th before moving through Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow and a host of other cities.

Gabrielle is no stranger to gigging. Having already played to sold-out audiences on three headline UK tours, she appeared at several festivals across the summer, including Glastonbury and Secret Garden Party, and recently supported Charlie Simpson and Matt Cardle on their respective UK tours.

This tour will see her playing several tracks from her 'Acoustic' and 'Never Fade' EPs - the latter having peaked at No.14 in the iTunes UK Albums Chart - as well as debuting songs from her forthcoming 'Home' EP.

A self-taught, multi-instrumentalist, Gabrielle confidently moves from piano and guitar to percussion with the skill of an experienced musician and has already garnered quite the online following.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled because, for Gabrielle Aplin, things are only just beginning...

Check out Gabrielle Aplin's music: www.facebook.com/gabrielleaplinofficial
Watch Gabrielle Aplin's You Tube video 'Home': http://youtu.be/1pLsb1YMsKE

Check out Luke Ferre's music: www.facebook.com/lukeferreband
Check out Jazz Morley's music: www.jazzmorley.co.uk
Check out Dirty Sky Jones' music: www.facebook.com/dirty-sky-jones

Internet sensation Gabrielle recently supported Charlie Simpson & Matt Cardle on their respective UK tours

18-year-old Internet sensation Gabrielle Aplin will embark on a headline UK-wide tour next March, taking her mesmerising voice across the length and breadth of the country for 10 hotly anticipated shows.

It kicks off at Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach on February 29th before moving through Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow and a host of other cities.

Gabrielle is no stranger to gigging. Having already played to sold-out audiences on three headline UK tours, she appeared at several festivals across the summer, including Glastonbury and Secret Garden Party, and recently supported Charlie Simpson and Matt Cardle on their respective UK tours.

This tour will see her playing several tracks from her 'Acoustic' and 'Never Fade' EPs - the latter having peaked at No.14 in the iTunes UK Albums Chart - as well as debuting songs from her forthcoming 'Home' EP.

A self-taught, multi-instrumentalist, Gabrielle confidently moves from piano and guitar to percussion with the skill of an experienced musician and has already garnered quite the online following.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled because, for Gabrielle Aplin, things are only just beginning...

Check out Gabrielle Aplin's music: www.facebook.com/gabrielleaplinofficial
Watch Gabrielle Aplin's You Tube video 'Home': http://youtu.be/1pLsb1YMsKE
Check out Jenni Boyce's music: www.facebook.com/pages/Jenni-Boyce/322454668667
Check out Bird Eats Baby's music: www.facebook.com/birdeatsbaby

Two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars... tempered with beautiful ballads

Acoustic guitars? No samples or loops? Sounds a bit like an anachronism for the year 2012, doesn't it?

But what is provided by Ezio Lunedei (singer/guitarist) and Mark "Booga" Fowell (guitarist), is nothing less than an anachronism, but one of the most innovative and exciting phenomenon's of the music market.

Looking at these two guys you see two totally different types of men, but when they start to play, they play with a rhythmical power and unity that's hard to produce with a full rhythm section.

Booga's spontaneous fluid touch is the perfect complement to Ezio's emotive songs, imaginatively adding to the moods they invoke but never swamping them or being flash for the sake of it.

One of the main reasons for all of their success (they once sold out The Shepherds Bush Empire by word of mouth!) is their incredible live show, which often leaves the audience with shiny eyes and in an unbelievably enthusiastic mood.

But far from this being a dreamy introverted songwriter show, you need to imagine two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars!

This powerful and exciting show is tempered with beautiful ballads, tales of longing, aching love, which have the disconcerting habit of catching you unaware with a line you could have written yourself, had you been able to put these deeply buried feelings into words.

Check out Ezio's music: www.myspace.com/eziouk
Watch Ezio's You Tube video 'Angel': http://youtu.be/wYEq7Tx5CaY
Check out Jazz Morley's music: www.jazzmorley.co.uk

Decca Records latest signing with three BBC Radio 2 Records of the Week to his name already

AFTER years spent striving to get his voice heard, now Juan Zelada has finally struck that elusive record deal the last thing on his mind is popping champagne corks or putting his feet up and savouring the achievement - for now.

As anyone who knows Juan would expect, after years spent relentlessly traipsing his keyboard around the acoustic circuit - playing piano in restaurants, bars, weddings, cruise ships... anywhere and everywhere - the hard-working singer/songwriter is focussed on taking his music and his band to the next level in 2012 with the imminent release of his debut album High Ceilings & Collar Bones on Decca Records.

Juan giggly explains the album's title: "It's about as random as it comes! It evokes images of concepts I am very fond of, images everyone likes: the aspirations you can have looking up to owning somewhere with high ceilings and getting excited about the sensuality and appealing nature of a woman’s neckline!"

Juan's sense of humour has kept him and his dedicated band going through the highs and lows of touring the daunting London circuit this last three years - Juan: "There is never a pointless gig!" - where he was initially spotted by a restaurant manager Adam Low. He recognised there was something different about this particular artist he booked to entertain his customers: "I had this old piano in one of the restaurants and would book performers through an agency who would play very boring 'play it again Sam type stuff' but when Juan came in I immediately noticed he was a great performer, clearly different from the others, with great charisma getting half the restaurant singing along. Getting 100 diners singing along is no easy thing!"

The first of several to offer Juan their dedication, commitment and conviction, Adam quit his lucrative job with the ambition of breaking Juan and - despite no previous experience - built a team around Juan and self-released material in a DIY operation which has elicited incredible results. Juan's debut single, Breakfast In Spitalfields, released in June, was A-Listed on Radio Two and a Record Of The Week where it remained on the playlist for five weeks. Moreover, at its peak it was the second most played song on the station - reaching number 29 on the airplay chart - behind Adele; a formidable achievement for any artist, let alone an unsigned one.

Yet this was no flash in the pan. The station's faith in Juan didn't diminish when it again playlisted Juan's second single The Blues Remain in October. Asked why Radio Two took so well to his music, Zelada says, "Maybe the guys at Radio Two just thought it was radio-friendly? I understand people need to pigeonhole us and it's hard but what I've always said is Paul Simon, James Taylor and Ray Charles have always been in my head. These are the artists I try to emulate."

It is perhaps no surprise then that when Paul Simon's record label Decca came calling Juan jumped at the opportunity to work with them. "The goal has never been a label signing as a finishing line, it's been about getting the exposure. There's no space or time to celebrate and the deal certainly takes it to the next level, but being signed to Decca, that's what's truly inspiring... exceptional even. The most credible label we liked, the history they love and represent, the artists they have - Imelda May, Jamie Cullum, Paul Simon... legends! - it's a real privilege to be on that label with that talent and for them to let us keep doing our thing. I'll just keep doing what I do."

Which for Juan means keeping on the road gigging, because that's what he does best, having already performed sold-out shows built through word-of-mouth buzz at Hoxton Bar & Grill and Dingwalls in London, and to rave reviews leading to BBC London News tipping him as 'One To Watch' for 2012. Juan has played as a former keyboardist with artist Bryn Christopher's touring band who supported Amy Winehouse on her infamous Back To Black tour. Then when Juan stepped out on his own in 2009 that line-up subsequently became his band which as a six piece features trumpet and sax courtesy of a brass section who used to tour with Lily Allen and The Maccabees.

Juan's ability to get everyone from the back of the room to the front singing recently caught the attention of the Communion stable - co-founded by Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett - who took Juan on a tour out of London to the regions of the UK to terrific effect. More celebrated for championing folk artists like Laura Marling and Noah & The Whale, it's not a pairing you would naturally expect, but as Juan explains: "If you are doing your job well, people come to you, you don't have to be knocking on doors canvassing. Many people might think I am more mainstream but their audience love songs and I can do 'folky' pulling out the big numbers with the brass section. Fifty people turning up now means as much as 5,000 people in the future, they need impressing - and I was impressed and overwhelmed by their love."

Indeed, for many who have joined Juan on his journey so far, it has been a labour of love with many people getting involved having to juggle other commitments with no expectation of return. As the demand to see Juan live has spiralled he has had to balance writing his album, which was penned entirely by himself and has been recorded at Metropolis, Abbey Road and Rockfield Studios in Wales co-produced by Matt Lawrence, the ex-chief engineer of Metropolis Studios (Ellie Goulding, James Morrison) and mixed by Danton Supple, best known for his work with Coldplay. Aside from his own album, Juan's song writing ability has been much in demand leading to co writes with Noisettes/Mumford & Sons collaborator Josh Weller, new Duran Duran guitarist Dom Brown and pop writers Andy Murray and Lee Mac.

Its sound is still hard to pigeonhole - the closest anyone has come is "Ben Folds Five meets Dave Matthews Band" - but it's perhaps what you would expect from someone who grew up listening to his parents' record collection - Juan: "a lot of Americana music from the Sixties and Seventies" - of Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Billy Joel; originally from Madrid, Juan travelled with them to live in Hong Kong before attending Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts (where the former Beatle personally handed him an award for his songwriting) and settling in London.

When High Ceilings & Collar Bones is released in January people will be able to decide on Juan's sound for themselves, and he hopes, venture out to see him live. "People seeing us and enjoying us is great, they have done that for years, but people coming out specifically to see you is another thing, that's what I am looking forward to in 2012. And the banter on the road... And the hangovers... But mostly I am looking forward to the unexpected. Anything can happen..."

And with Juan Zelada - who won't stop until he can view those high ceilings - it probably will.

Check out Juan Zelada's music: www.facebook.com/zeladaband
Watch Juan Zelada's You Tube video 'The Blues Remain': www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5hP2zvSakM

Two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars... tempered with beautiful ballads

Acoustic guitars? No samples or loops? Sounds a bit like an anachronism for the year 2012, doesn't it?

But what is provided by Ezio Lunedei (singer/guitarist) and Mark "Booga" Fowell (guitarist), is nothing less than an anachronism, but one of the most innovative and exciting phenomenon's of the music market.

Looking at these two guys you see two totally different types of men, but when they start to play, they play with a rhythmical power and unity that's hard to produce with a full rhythm section.

Booga's spontaneous fluid touch is the perfect complement to Ezio's emotive songs, imaginatively adding to the moods they invoke but never swamping them or being flash for the sake of it.

One of the main reasons for all of their success (they once sold out The Shepherds Bush Empire by word of mouth!) is their incredible live show, which often leaves the audience with shiny eyes and in an unbelievably enthusiastic mood.

But far from this being a dreamy introverted songwriter show, you need to imagine two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars!

This powerful and exciting show is tempered with beautiful ballads, tales of longing, aching love, which have the disconcerting habit of catching you unaware with a line you could have written yourself, had you been able to put these deeply buried feelings into words.

Check out Ezio's music: www.myspace.com/eziouk
Watch Ezio's You Tube video 'Angel': http://youtu.be/wYEq7Tx5CaY
Check out Jazz Morley's music: www.jazzmorley.co.uk

Decca Records latest signing with three BBC Radio 2 Records of the Week to his name already

AFTER years spent striving to get his voice heard, now Juan Zelada has finally struck that elusive record deal the last thing on his mind is popping champagne corks or putting his feet up and savouring the achievement - for now.

As anyone who knows Juan would expect, after years spent relentlessly traipsing his keyboard around the acoustic circuit - playing piano in restaurants, bars, weddings, cruise ships... anywhere and everywhere - the hard-working singer/songwriter is focussed on taking his music and his band to the next level in 2012 with the imminent release of his debut album High Ceilings & Collar Bones on Decca Records.

Juan giggly explains the album's title: "It's about as random as it comes! It evokes images of concepts I am very fond of, images everyone likes: the aspirations you can have looking up to owning somewhere with high ceilings and getting excited about the sensuality and appealing nature of a woman’s neckline!"

Juan's sense of humour has kept him and his dedicated band going through the highs and lows of touring the daunting London circuit this last three years - Juan: "There is never a pointless gig!" - where he was initially spotted by a restaurant manager Adam Low. He recognised there was something different about this particular artist he booked to entertain his customers: "I had this old piano in one of the restaurants and would book performers through an agency who would play very boring 'play it again Sam type stuff' but when Juan came in I immediately noticed he was a great performer, clearly different from the others, with great charisma getting half the restaurant singing along. Getting 100 diners singing along is no easy thing!"

The first of several to offer Juan their dedication, commitment and conviction, Adam quit his lucrative job with the ambition of breaking Juan and - despite no previous experience - built a team around Juan and self-released material in a DIY operation which has elicited incredible results. Juan's debut single, Breakfast In Spitalfields, released in June, was A-Listed on Radio Two and a Record Of The Week where it remained on the playlist for five weeks. Moreover, at its peak it was the second most played song on the station - reaching number 29 on the airplay chart - behind Adele; a formidable achievement for any artist, let alone an unsigned one.

Yet this was no flash in the pan. The station's faith in Juan didn't diminish when it again playlisted Juan's second single The Blues Remain in October. Asked why Radio Two took so well to his music, Zelada says, "Maybe the guys at Radio Two just thought it was radio-friendly? I understand people need to pigeonhole us and it's hard but what I've always said is Paul Simon, James Taylor and Ray Charles have always been in my head. These are the artists I try to emulate."

It is perhaps no surprise then that when Paul Simon's record label Decca came calling Juan jumped at the opportunity to work with them. "The goal has never been a label signing as a finishing line, it's been about getting the exposure. There's no space or time to celebrate and the deal certainly takes it to the next level, but being signed to Decca, that's what's truly inspiring... exceptional even. The most credible label we liked, the history they love and represent, the artists they have - Imelda May, Jamie Cullum, Paul Simon... legends! - it's a real privilege to be on that label with that talent and for them to let us keep doing our thing. I'll just keep doing what I do."

Which for Juan means keeping on the road gigging, because that's what he does best, having already performed sold-out shows built through word-of-mouth buzz at Hoxton Bar & Grill and Dingwalls in London, and to rave reviews leading to BBC London News tipping him as 'One To Watch' for 2012. Juan has played as a former keyboardist with artist Bryn Christopher's touring band who supported Amy Winehouse on her infamous Back To Black tour. Then when Juan stepped out on his own in 2009 that line-up subsequently became his band which as a six piece features trumpet and sax courtesy of a brass section who used to tour with Lily Allen and The Maccabees.

Juan's ability to get everyone from the back of the room to the front singing recently caught the attention of the Communion stable - co-founded by Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett - who took Juan on a tour out of London to the regions of the UK to terrific effect. More celebrated for championing folk artists like Laura Marling and Noah & The Whale, it's not a pairing you would naturally expect, but as Juan explains: "If you are doing your job well, people come to you, you don't have to be knocking on doors canvassing. Many people might think I am more mainstream but their audience love songs and I can do 'folky' pulling out the big numbers with the brass section. Fifty people turning up now means as much as 5,000 people in the future, they need impressing - and I was impressed and overwhelmed by their love."

Indeed, for many who have joined Juan on his journey so far, it has been a labour of love with many people getting involved having to juggle other commitments with no expectation of return. As the demand to see Juan live has spiralled he has had to balance writing his album, which was penned entirely by himself and has been recorded at Metropolis, Abbey Road and Rockfield Studios in Wales co-produced by Matt Lawrence, the ex-chief engineer of Metropolis Studios (Ellie Goulding, James Morrison) and mixed by Danton Supple, best known for his work with Coldplay. Aside from his own album, Juan's song writing ability has been much in demand leading to co writes with Noisettes/Mumford & Sons collaborator Josh Weller, new Duran Duran guitarist Dom Brown and pop writers Andy Murray and Lee Mac.

Its sound is still hard to pigeonhole - the closest anyone has come is "Ben Folds Five meets Dave Matthews Band" - but it's perhaps what you would expect from someone who grew up listening to his parents' record collection - Juan: "a lot of Americana music from the Sixties and Seventies" - of Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Billy Joel; originally from Madrid, Juan travelled with them to live in Hong Kong before attending Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts (where the former Beatle personally handed him an award for his songwriting) and settling in London.

When High Ceilings & Collar Bones is released in January people will be able to decide on Juan's sound for themselves, and he hopes, venture out to see him live. "People seeing us and enjoying us is great, they have done that for years, but people coming out specifically to see you is another thing, that's what I am looking forward to in 2012. And the banter on the road... And the hangovers... But mostly I am looking forward to the unexpected. Anything can happen..."

And with Juan Zelada - who won't stop until he can view those high ceilings - it probably will.

Check out Juan Zelada's music: www.facebook.com/zeladaband
Watch Juan Zelada's You Tube video 'The Blues Remain': www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5hP2zvSakM

Expect an evening of belting songs, poignant verse you can whistle, plus mirthful ranting…

The reviews say it all... be it Q, Mojo, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent... the respective songwriting, performing and poetic talents of Martyn Joseph and Stewart Henderson have attracted hugely impressive accolades.

Their collaborative work on Martyn's albums such as "Under Lemonade Skies"  'Vegas' and 'Deep Blue' and their sold out poetry and music album 'Because We Can...' sees their audience regard them as 'essential for the heart and soul.'

Of the two, one is melodically tall and sings, the other is poetically shorter and doesn't... much.

Martyn Joseph and Stewart Henderson in performance tell of 'the passion, absurdity and at times, terrible joy of being alive.' They perform together.. Because They Can.

"Martyn Joseph, Britain' best kept secret... challenging songwriter and a compelling courageous live performer" - MOJO 4* review

"Stewart Henderson - essential reading" - The Sunday Times

Check out Martyn Joseph's music: www.facebook.com/martynjosephwales
Watch Martyn Joseph's You Tube video 'People Crazy As Me': www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HfwO4m0a5k

"Vocals slither through their songs melodies like an ice-cold bottle of Coca Cola on a scorching summer day"

Welsh band Paper Aeroplanes are taking those words that you hear in your head and shooting them across the ether.

The band have recently mixed tracks with John Reynolds (Sinead O'Conner, Andrea Corr, Indigo Girls) and are being compared to Rilo Kiley, Cranberries and Suzanne Vega.

Here are some nice words other people have written about Paper Aeroplanes:

"Vocals slither through their songs melodies like an ice-cold bottle of Coca Cola on a scorching summer day"

"Tongue-tied? Paper Aeroplanes has the ability to take those feelings that most people have difficulty expressing and puts them into articulate words. The words are then merged with beautiful tunes... resulting in a lovely album."

"With songs this good, Paper Aeroplanes deserve a far wider audience." - The Guardian

"Mini-album of impressively fine melodies, gentle melancholia and the occasional burst of jaunty, breezy pop" - Robin Denselow, BBC Music

"A delicate mix of upbeat nostalgia and heart wrenching honesty." - For Folks Sake

"Every so often something comes along that challenges you to do it justice on paper... breathtaking." - God is in the TV

Check out Paper Aeroplanes' music: www.facebook.com/paperaeroplanesmusic
Watch Paper Aeroplanes' You Tube video 'My First Love': http://youtu.be/Ap5-hyvHjv0

Two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars... tempered with beautiful ballads

Acoustic guitars? No samples or loops? Sounds a bit like an anachronism for the year 2012, doesn't it?

But what is provided by Ezio Lunedei (singer/guitarist) and Mark "Booga" Fowell (guitarist), is nothing less than an anachronism, but one of the most innovative and exciting phenomenon's of the music market.

Looking at these two guys you see two totally different types of men, but when they start to play, they play with a rhythmical power and unity that's hard to produce with a full rhythm section.

Booga's spontaneous fluid touch is the perfect complement to Ezio's emotive songs, imaginatively adding to the moods they invoke but never swamping them or being flash for the sake of it.

One of the main reasons for all of their success (they once sold out The Shepherds Bush Empire by word of mouth!) is their incredible live show, which often leaves the audience with shiny eyes and in an unbelievably enthusiastic mood.

But far from this being a dreamy introverted songwriter show, you need to imagine two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars!

This powerful and exciting show is tempered with beautiful ballads, tales of longing, aching love, which have the disconcerting habit of catching you unaware with a line you could have written yourself, had you been able to put these deeply buried feelings into words.

Check out Ezio's music: www.myspace.com/eziouk
Watch Ezio's You Tube video 'Angel': http://youtu.be/wYEq7Tx5CaY
Check out Jazz Morley's music: www.jazzmorley.co.uk

"Astonishing by any standards: spine tingles, hair prickles on back of the neck..." - The Independent

Terry Reid, Superlungs as he's affectionately known, is without doubt one of the greatest rock/soul voices this country has ever produced or is indeed likely to. A Terry Reid concert should be a cherished memory for any self-respecting fan of the greats of British music.

The legend is of turning down the front man's job with Led Zeppelin, recommending his mate Robert Plant instead, a similar offer and rebuff to Deep Purple; of Aretha Franklin's statement that The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Terry Reid were the best England had to offer in 1968, of two World Tours with The Rolling Stones, US tours with Cream, UK tours with Jethro Tull and Fleetwood Mac, The Isle of White Festival in 1969 and Glastonbury in 1970, playing at Mick Jagger's wedding, then soured record deals and leaving Britain for America nearly 40 years ago. (see www.terryreid.net for full history)

All true, but the full story includes numerous collaborations with Graham Nash, covers of Reid songs by Marianne Faithfull, The Hollies, The Raconteurs (the hugely popular Rich Kid Blues), film soundtracks, including a song in George Clooney's new firm Up In The Air, and a catalogue of 6 studio albums, including the seminal album The River, re-released to critical acclaim in 2002 and the 1976 Nash produced Seed of Memory. A Reid song - Horses Through a Rainstorm - also features on CSN's box set.

Recently, Terry's been working with up and coming French band Shine and The Alabama 3. Following a Glastonbury return in 2009, he played a three night residency at Ronnie Scott's in London, one of only a handful of non-Jazz artists invited to help mark the legendary venue's 50th Anniversary. He played to packed houses and critical acclaim and returned in 2010 to sell out 3 consecutive nights.

Here's some kind words other people have written about Terry:

"A triumph... Terry Reid's voice has the power to provoke an intense reaction..." - The Times

"Astonishing by any standards: spine tingles, hair prickles on back of the neck..." - The Independent

Check out Terry Reid's music: www.terryreid.net
Watch Terry Reid's You Tube video 'Raging Storm': http://youtu.be/Ga39QViZWro

March

01 :: Gabrielle Aplin

April

27 :: Juan Zelada

28 :: Ezio

February

15 :: Acoustix
Square Brewery, Petersfield

March

11 :: Gabrielle Aplin
Komedia, Brighton

April

26 :: Ezio
Komedia, Brighton

29 :: Juan Zelada
Komedia, Brighton

May

22 :: Martyn Joseph and Stewart Henderson
Komedia, Brighton

25 :: Paper Aeroplanes
Upstairs @ The Square Brewery
Petersfield

26 :: Ezio
The Star, Guildford

June

21 :: Terry Reid
Komedia, Brighton

Gabrielle Aplin
Luke Ferre
Jazz Morley
Dirty Sky Jones
Jenni Boyce
Bird Eats Baby
Ezio
Juan Zelada
Martyn Joseph and Stewart Henderson
Paper Aeroplanes
Terry Reid