Alexi Murdoch
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Alternative, Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter, Indie folk |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Label(s) | Indie |
| Website | Official website |
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Alexi Murdoch is a London-born, Scottish-bred, singer-songwriter.
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[edit] Career
His self-published EP, Four Songs, was released in 2003, becoming the all time No. 1 selling record in CD Baby history.[1] Murdoch's first album, Time Without Consequence, was released on June 6, 2006. This album peaked at #25 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[2]
One of the most popular songs from his debut,"Orange Sky," has been used in a number of television and movie productions, including The OC, House, Prison Break, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money, Ladder 49, "The Russell Girl", and a trailer for the Academy Award Nominated film Paradise Now. The same song was also featured in the movie Garden State, although it did not appear on the official soundtrack. More recently, the song was featured on the Season 1 episode "The Chiavennasca" of Dirty Sexy Money. The song has also been used in the promotional commercials for the NBC drama Southland. Another song of the album, "All My Days", was featured in a Season 4 episode of The OC, in Season 4 of Grey's Anatomy, in Season 6 of Without a Trace, and recently in season 1 trailer of Southland.The song "Home" was featured on a Season 2 episode of Prison Break.
His song "Through the Dark" can be heard during the end credits of Gone Baby Gone and in season 5 episode 8 of House "Emancipation ". Another of his songs, "Blue Mind" is featured in the 2008 Rock Climbing/Adventure film, The Sharp End.
His song "All My Days" can be heard in the new trailer for Away We Go, the new Sam Mendes movie starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph. Murdoch is credited with doing the music for the film, which opens in June 2009.
In the Spring of 2009, Murdoch, who is reclusive to say the least and lives in a remote part of western Scotland, embarked on a rare U.S. headlining tour, during which he has been distributing a limited edition version of a new album entitled "Towards the Sun" that should become available later in the year[3].
[edit] Discography
- Four Songs, 2002 (EP)
- Time Without Consequence, 2006
- Towards the Sun, 2009 (Limited Edition/Not yet officially released)
