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TOP VOCAL UNSIGNED TALENT SHOWCASES THIS TUESDAY AT LONDON'S HOTTEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE - PIANO WORKS

Showcasing at theEmerging Talent & Emerging Artists Nighton Tuesday 10^thJanuary at Piano Works - recently described as the hottest live venue in London by The Express Newspaper - are three exciting and hugely talented unsigned artists who will be taking to the stage to wow the audience.

Under the pseudonym Kite Strings,Charlie Austencreates finger-picking folk-soul music. Carefully crafted lyrics interwoven with intricate guitar parts, solid groove and unusual melodies, all emphasise Charlie's airy-yet-powerful blues-infused vocal style. On top of this, Charlie's performance is always delivered with a genuine smile and, more often than not, a conspicuous lack of shoes...

Nikais an exceptionally versatile singer, songwriter, musician and dancer. Best known for releasing two successful original solo albums in Europe in three languages, Nika has been song writing since her early teens and is currently working on some original material which she will be showcasing at a number of London venues over the coming months.

Nika had success on ITV's X Factor (finishing in the top 50) and has also performed as a backing vocalist for Michelle Williams (Destiny's Child), Bruno Mars and for Mariah Carey at The Nobel Awards. The singer also has worked at Abbey Road Studios with Danny Elfman, one of the world's top writers, for the soundtrackWantedstarring Angelina Jolie.

Anne-Marieis a singer/songwriter of French/Italian heritage and has had multiple releases on both major and indie labels. Ann-Marie has worked with some high profile EDM producers including Infinity X, and the chart hit ‘Solar Winds'. She is currently going back to her musical roots within soul.

Commenting on the forthcoming talent night, Alan Lorrimer says, "Artists need to be seen live to be really appreciated, develop a relationship with their audience and meet people from the industry. We have built a platform that makes this happen and plans are in place to make our Emerging Artist nights which restart at The Piano Works on Tuesday 10th January even bigger and better in 2017".
 
 
 
 
 
 

THE PIANO WORKS - COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING EMERGING TALENT

An inspired collaboration between The Piano Works in Farringdon, The Songwriting Academy, Caffé Nero and music manager - Luc Floreani has established a successful platform for the discovery of vocal talent in London.

The Piano Works has been described as ‘the hottest live music venue in London' by the Express newspaper. For the past 6 months, they have added to their formula of live music by audience request, to stageEmerging Talent Nights.Now, every Tuesday, they provide unsigned artists with a venue to showcase their talent and give them a pathway into the music industry.

 Emerging Talent Nightshave already brought one gifted artist known asDan Olsento public attention. Dan, from the Faroe Islands, moved to London to pursue his singing career and is now well on his way to stardom after having performed at The Piano Works.

Dan has just completed a successful tour of China after being managed by Luc Floreani. Luc is a singer/songwriter turned management agent who has worked with artists such as Amy Winehouse and Sam Smith. Other artists that have gone on to find success are blind singer Nicky Kelly from Birmingham who barely had enough confidence to go on stage, but now has a government grant to pursue her career. As well as former busker Sherika Sherard who was asked by Seal to support him on tour.

Alan Lorrimer, founder and owner of The Piano Works said: "Emerging artists need more help than ever before. Not only because of the huge number of closures of clubs and live music venues in the UK over recent years, but also because it's so difficult for musicians to earn a consistent income"

Tuesday evenings at Piano Works involve anOpen Mic, anEmerging Artistshowcase for curated singer songwriters and a singing competition open to all - known asEmerging Talent. Free to enter; it is a fantastic opportunity for vocalists to sing a song on the Piano Works stage, alongside the venue's musicians for the prize of a £100 bar tab. The winner of each weekly heat goes through to a quarter final; with a chance to win £1000. The four quarterly winners then compete for a £5000 cash prize at the end of the competition.

Alan Lorrimer explained; "Artists need to be seen live to be really appreciated. This allows them to truly develop a relationship with their audience and meet people from the industry. We have built a platform that enables this to happen."

 Emerging Talent Nightsrestartat The Piano Works onTuesday 10^thJanuary113-117 Farringdon Road, London, EC1R 3BX.

For more information contact Melanie Faldo atsocal.uk@gmail.com

 Notes to Editors

 The ‘Open Mic'element of the evening takes place between 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm and is limited to six artists who are invited to perform two songs. Artists should turn up at 6 pm; selection is determined by those first to arrive.

Emerging Artiststake the stage from 7.30 pm. Three or four artists perform a 25 minute set each. Those interested in performing can apply todale@floreanimanagement.com.

Emerging Talentstarts at 9 pm and is open to all.The third quarter final takes place on Tuesday 28^ThFebruary.

In support of other unknown talent, The Piano Works also recently hosted theUK Unsigned Songwriter of the Year Awards 2016,on behalf of The Songwriting Academy. 25 year old winner -Gracie Fallsfrom Rugby stole the show and received over £6000 worth of prizes. These included a 12 month mentoring programme with The Songwriting Academy, a tour in all UK Caffé Nero stores and the chance to record in a famous Nashville studio.