Featured Artist of
March 24, 2020
with
the song: Made Myself A Name
Irish
songstress AMANDA ST JOHN releases 2nd studio album The Muscle Shoals
Sessions, recorded in the world famous FAME Studios, (USA).
“If Dusty Springeld were alive, she’d say ‘that’s my girl’!” (Grammy winning
US producer Jon Tiven) In May 2018 Amanda became the 1st independent Irish
artist in history to record in FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Following in the footsteps of her musical heroes Aretha Franklin&Etta James
she took a huge leap of faith (and nancial risk) to record her 2nd studio
album in this legendary studio.
Talking about the experience, Amanda reports "It is was a dream come true
for me and my band members (Paul Tierney and Producer Michael Mormecha) to
get the opportunity to record in FAME along with "swampers" bass player
David Hood (Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Percy Sledge, Paul Simon, Alicia
Keys etc) and piano/keys/hammond player Clayton Ivey (Aretha Franklin, James
Brown, Joss Stone, The Supremes etc).
More about Amanda:
Amanda St John is a soulful singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland. She is
a mainstay on the Irish radio, festival and gig circuit and has been
described as a "Head-turning vocalist with serious song writing
prowess.........a sensational artist" (Visit Dublin). She has worked with
artists like Brian Kennedy, Eddi Reader, Mary Coughlan, Gareth Dunlop,
Ciaran Gribbin (of INXS) and Jon Tiven (Grammy winning Nashville
writer/producer whose CV has included BB King, Van Morrison and The Rolling
Stones etc...).
Gaining substantial media interest in Ireland and the UK including extensive
airplay on the BBC and RTE as well as reviews in Hot Press Magazine&The
Irish Times. Amanda is known for her passionate and powerful live
performances and is fast establishing
herself as one of Ireland’s leading vocalists. With live sessions with
‘Whispering’ Bob Harris and Gaby Roslin on BBC Radio London, various other
live performances/interviews across BBC regional’s, U105, Downtown/Cool FM,
UTV Live Television etc, as well as many festival slots and tours of the UK,
Ireland and the USA (which included the prestigious Folk Alliance Festival
and a private event for the US President) under her belt, the future is
looking very bright indeed for this talented musician. Her debut album
"Grow"; was launched in May 2016 at the prestigious Cathedral Quarter Arts
Festival in Belfast and has received rave reviews and worldwide airplay
including a national advert campaign for The Rio Olympics for the title
track ‘Grow’.
On Arvo Party Mix -'Made Myself a Name' is an upbeat song about the
struggles of trying to make it as a singer. I wanted a quirkier, more 70's
Tom Waits vibe on this one and thought a remix might be a good option to
make it stand stronger as a single. I'm a big fan of collaborating and had
wanted to work with Arvo Party for a while so thought it would be a good
opportunity to see what he could bring to this track. I
totally love what he's done with it, he's brought the song to a whole new
level!.
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