Marshall Arts presents:
MILES GRAHAM
Live at The Grace, London
This show is rescheduled from November 2020, original tickets remain valid.
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For Irish singer/songwriter Miles Graham, music has always offered tremendous solace in moments of struggle. As a child raised in hard times on the outskirts of Dublin, he immersed himself in American soul records as an escape from his troubled surroundings, eventually creating his own songs and earning major buzz with his BBC Radio 2.
Over the years, he’s also enraptured audiences with his unforgettable voice, a velvet-smooth and soulful instrument that’s made him an in-demand artist in the dance world, as evidenced by his cutting-edge collaborations with leading artists like L’Tric including the 2016 breakthrough hit, ‘1994’ and their recent single ‘She Is Gold’.
Earlier this month Miles Graham’s ‘Yeah, We’re Gonna Get out of It’ was revealed as one of six songs hoping to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in May.
“I wrote the song around April/May 2020 while on the first lockdown at home with my kids. I’m so proud of this song and the way it organically came about. It’s got a real sense of hope and community about it”.
Miles will perform the new track on a special Late Late Show on Friday 4 February, where the winner will be chosen by a combination of national jury, international jury and public vote.
Now at work on his first full-length effort, Graham hopes that the healing he experienced in creating his music might ultimately transfer onto his audience.
“Making music is definitely therapy for me. If I couldn’t do it, I don’t think I’d actually be here right now given my journey so far,” he says. “One thing that always keeps me going is the melody. how, even when a song’s about pain and struggle and hardship, the melody still always carries some kind of hope. If people can listen to my songs and come away feeling that HOPE, be inspired by a story or melody and come away with that, then I’m happy”
SUPPORTED BY:
AIS
AIS is a Pop/R&B artist from Dublin, Ireland. Growing up bi-racial in a predominantly white society, where self-love and self-worth along with being true to yourself set the precipice of the lyrical narrative within her music. Musical influences come from Rhianna, Billie Eilish and Lauren Hill.
GEMMA BRADLEY
Authentically light, soulful and energetic Gemma Bradley’s sound is all her own, blending pop and RnB to maximum effect lyrically and musically. Radiating passion, fun and pure talent, Gemma thrives on stage where her presence dominates and her natural abilities are self evident. Having started her music career in her early teens, Gemma has an impressive portfolio of accolades to her name including winner of the Christie Hennessy Songwriting Prize, featured on the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Longlist 2020 and playing festivals such as Electric Picnic and Stendhal. Most recently, Gemma was named the Jazz Alliance Music Award Winner which has led to her working with the MOBO award nominated David Lyttle. Her most recent releases “Obsessed” and “Better” has achieved radio play and press buzz across the nation including playlisting on NI’s top station Cool FM and Track of the Week on RTE2fm to name but a few. Her music has also been featured on Spotify’s “Fresh Finds: Pop” and “New Pop UK” editorial playlists.