Alexi Murdoch
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| File:Alexi Murdoch.jpg Alexi Murdoch promo photo
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Alternative, acoustic, singer-songwriter, indie folk |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Labels | Indie |
| Website | Official website |
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Alexi Murdoch is a singer-songwriter. He was born in London and raised in Scotland, Greece and France.
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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]
In the Spring of 2009 Murdoch 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] Use in media
Several songs by Murdoch have been used in TV and film productions.
- The song "Orange Sky" appeared in The O.C., House, Prison Break, Ugly Betty, Dirty Sexy Money, Ladder 49, Garden State, and in promotions for Paradise Now andSouthland
- "All My Days" was featured in a Season 4 episode of The O.C., in Season 4 of Grey's Anatomy, in Season 6 of Without a Trace, and in a Season 1 promo for Southland
- "Home" appeared in a Season 2 episode of Prison Break
- "Through the Dark" is used in the end credits of Gone Baby Gone and in the season 5 episode "Emancipation" of House
- "Blue Mind" is featured in the 2008 adventure film The Sharp End, in Dawson's Creek episodes "That Was Then", "Joey Potter", and "Capeside Redemption"
- Many of his songs are featured in the film Away We Go, while "All My Days" is included in the trailer
- "Breathe" was used in the episode "Air Part 3" of Stargate Universe
- Many of his songs are featured in the 2008 film Tenderness
- "Wait" is used in the Defying Gravity episode "Kiss", and is also used in the motion picture Away we go
[edit] Discography
- Four Songs, 2002 (EP)
- Time Without Consequence, 2006
- Towards the Sun, 2009 (Limited Edition not yet officially released)
