MP3 Shannon Hurley - Sunrise

Songs to bring with you on a summer day...beautifully carved pop tunes with gorgeous melodies. Buy this if you are a fan of Aimee Mann, Sarah McLachlan, or Coldplay.

5 MP3 Songs
POP: Beatles-pop, POP: Piano



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POST YOUR REVIEWS! If you have bought my cd, let me know what you think. I welcome all kinds of feedback, and I love hearing from my fans!! Thank you to everyone so far who has bought the EP, you have all been so supportive.
Rock on.
-Shannon



Artist Description:

Part of the new "soft revolution", Shannon Hurley fits into the new line-up of artists who make quietly beautiful music. It borders on the edge of pop, folk, and rock. After even one listen, the melody has already been carved into your soul, rich with imagery and sensation. Her music is reminiscent of Sarah McLachlan, Keane, and Aimee Mann.

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. After working with Julian Lennon, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, and Rufus Wainright, she became enamored with songwriting. She studied with Pat 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/Casablanca artist Brie Larson. This has given her the opportunity to open for Jesse McCartney, Gwen Stefani, The Black-Eyed Peas, and Gavin DeGraw. She appeared in the MTV video for âShe Saidâ by Brie Larson, and performed with her for Sessions at AOL. Shannon also recently lent her voice to Insects Rock!, a collection of sunshine-pop 60's style children's songs by Corey Leland. In addition, to performing her own material, she plays keyboards for Marina V, a Russian singer-songwriter with a Beatles-meets Tchaikovsky style. In addition to these accomplishments, she is also co-founder for "Don't Call Us Tori!" (www.dontcallustori.com), a showcase for quality women singer-songwriters. These shows are held in L.A. venues such as the Hotel Cafe, Knitting Factory, and Genghis Cohen.

For Sunrise, her second EP, she enlisted Guy Erez (producer/writer for Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Cabrera) and Carmen Rizzo, who has worked with Coldplay, Jem, and Grant Lee Phillips. Her self titled debut, as well as Sunrise, is available through CD Baby, Tower Records, and Amoeba Music.


Release Description:

Sunrise, Shannon Hurley's second release, travels through an experience of a relationship. From the exhilarating overture of "Where I Stand" to the cool, beautiful assurance of "Sunrise", to the disintegration of the relation in "Don't December", each song tells a story. If you like Sarah McLachlan, Keane, or Aimee Mann, this is right up your alley.


Links:

Artist website: www.shannonhurley.com
On MySpace: www.myspace.com/shannonhurley