Shannon Hurley: songwriting, vocals, keys, the occasional pennywhistle
Ben Eisen: bass and whatever I tell him to play :)
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Influences
Dusty Springfield, Burt Bacharach/Hal David, Os Mutantes, Astrud Gilberto, Leona Naess, Aimee Mann, Carole King
Sounds Like
Sheryl Crow, Sarah Mclachlan, The Beatles, Aimee Mann, Sheryl Crow, Dido, Carole King, The Carpenters, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Keane, Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, pop music, blue-eyed soul, electronica, brazilian bossa nova
Remix songs from shannon's new album "Ready to Wake Up" at two sites:
"Sunrise" Remix contest: www.ACIDplanet.com/shannonhurley
Or, remix most of the songs from the album at ccMixter.org/shannon-hurley
Deadline: Aug. 20th
No limitations in genre. All songs available for remixing are under the Creative Commons attribution/ non-commercial license. Have fun, and remember to upload your finished track for all to hear!
"A gifted and talented songwriter and performer"
-Music Connection Magazine
"One of Rolling Stone's top 25 artists on MySpace"
-Rolling Stone Magazine
"Shannon has recorded some of the most immediate pop music since Damien Rice"
-OutsideLeft.com
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Recently named one of Rolling Stone’s top 25 artists on MySpace, singer-songwriter Shannon Hurley is making good on their word.
Shannon’s full length debut, “Ready to Wake Up”, is receiving airplay on Indie 103.1FM and XM Radio. “I put my heart and soul into this record. The reason it took so long to release a full length, quite honestly, is because I wanted to wait until I had a good enough collection of songs to make it worth the listener’s while. I think I accomplished that”, she says. Her alternative pop style has often been compared to Aimee Mann and Sarah McLachlan, but her songwriting and singing have lifted her to a place that is completely her own.
This Indiana-born musician has been playing music all her life, being brought up in a family of singers. Picking up piano at age 8, she then moved on to trombone. She graduated with a music degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, where she became the stage manager for Fox Theatre, where she met Julian Lennon, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, and Rufus Wainright, and consequently she became enamored with songwriting. She studied with Patrick Leonard (hit songwriter for Madonna) and moved to Los Angeles is 2001. Shannon is a sought-after session musician and spent 2005 touring with Universal Motown artist Brie Larson. This has given her the opportunity to open for Jesse McCartney, Gwen Stefani, The Black-Eyed Peas, and Gavin DeGraw.
Currently she is playing keyboards for international artist Marina V. In addition to these accomplishments, she is also co-founder for "Don't Call Us Tori!", a showcase for quality women singer-songwriters. These shows are held in L.A. venues such as the Hotel Cafe, the Derby, and Tangier.
Shannon was recently commissioned to write a song for the Getty Center exhibit, the Zuccaro Drawings, in which Frederico Zuccaro depicts the struggle of his artist brother Taddeo. Shannon performed at the Getty alongside Tom Freund, Jim Bianco, Beth Thornley, Priscilla Ahn, and Libbie Schrader.
Ready to Wake Up (2007)
Sunrise EP (2006)
Shannon Hurley EP (2004)
Her full-length debut. "Ready to Wake Up", is available on iTunes and CD Baby.
How is your summer Going & what have you been up too Sorry I havent written you in a while your your new song Rocks you have a beautiful singing voice Thanks for being a friend Have a rocking week
Shannon, As you know, I enjoy and appreciate all your songs but I must say... "Henry Poole is here" is a big winner!! I hope you get a fair deal from them!!Nobody is gonna write a better song for that movie than you did!!!! I love it...:D Blessings, Corey
