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Jo Harman is a British singer, songwriter.

Career

Born in London, Harman grew up in the idyllic Devon 'chocolate box picture' village of Lustleigh,[1] before moving back to London for University studies.

After travelling to India, following the untimely death of her father, she attended Brighton Institute of Modern Music in Brighton.[2]

Originally a featured singer with 'Soul Reality', a Collective of London/Brighton based session players, the players involved encouraged her to form her own band, which, with their help, she did, immediately winning a four song live session on BBC Introducing.[3][4] She got sidetracked by a production deal offer from noted Grammy Winning producer (with Sting), Pete Smith. Smith allegedly signing her on the strength of seeing a two-minute YouTube video of her singing the James Maddock song 'Too Many Boxes'.

In 2011 she self-released 'Live At Hideaway',[5] largely as an interim showcase to get the band work, whilst she developed her song craft toward making a debut studio album. This (unrehearsed) live record, together with some barnstorming live performances, in turn, led to her being signed to Bepop agency In the Netherlands. This, in turn, drew her to the attention of Live Nation in the region and Harman's first gig in Europe was to 7,000 people opening for The Cranberries.[6] both in Europe and in the UK, alongside a number of multi genre festivals, including a prestigious slot at Cheltenham Jazz Festival,[7] Isle of Wight Festival[8] and more Her debut self penned album Dirt On My Tongue emerged - initially as a low key independent release in 2013.[9][10] The album, aided by this critical acclaim, began selling in impressive numbers and was picked up by (major label) V2 records in BeNeLux where it entered the national charts.[11][12]

Harman's self penned song to her (deceased) father, Sweet Man Moses was nominated as best composition at the 2012 British Blues Awards[13] and this was followed by Worthy Of Love being nominated in the same category the following year, together with a 'Best Female Singer' nomination (2013).[14]

In 2014, she and her band mates in 'Jo Harman and Company' have nominated for seven British Blues Award.[15][16] She also appeared at Bluesfest at the Royal Albert Hall where her performance was recorded by the BBC and released as an live album.[17] She has been asked to appear again at Bluesfest 2014.[18][19]

Harman works with members of Average White Band in the USA.[20][21]

Harmans manager is Mark Ede [22]

Awards

  • 2014 Female vocalist of the year by British Blues Awards.[23][24]

Awarded £15K from David Cameron's Tory Government [25]

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References

  1. ^ "Jo Harman: The Diamond Of Crown". Blues.gr. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Expect plenty of heart from Jo Harman at The Spring". The News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Mad Dog Mcrea / Sam Green & The Midnight Heist / Sound Of The Sirens". eGigs. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. ^ "The Jo Harman Project". TheArgus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Jo Harman And Company – Live At The Royal Albert Hall Album Review". Blues Blast Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Rye Jazz & Blues Festival line-up". Bexhill Observer. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ^ "5 Minutes With Jo Harman". Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Headliners of the future take to IOW Festival stage". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Blues singer Jo Harman plays Mylor Theatre". From Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Blues star to play Artrix". Redditchadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Review: Jo Harman, Blakeney Harbour Room". EveningNews24. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Blues star". Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Jo Harman's debut studio album and dates". Spiral Earth. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Music review: Jo Harman, Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Discover Centre unveils its autumn programmes". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Keyboard Player". Britishbluesawards.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Tenth Tenby Blues Festival line-up is announced". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Jo's a winner". The News (Portsmouth). Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  19. ^ "Prudential BluesFest: Meet Jo Harman & Matt Schofield". Live Nation UK. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Jo Harman". Blues Matters!. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  21. ^ "Gifted singer-songwriter Jo Harman offers another night of world-class music". West Sussex County Times. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  22. ^ http://bigiam.co.uk/we-work-with/music-and-events/
  23. ^ "The British Blues Awards 2014". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  24. ^ "JO HARMAN – BRITISH BLUES AWARDS 2014 'FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR' – IS HEADLINING FRIDAY NIGHT". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  25. ^ http://www.shininglights.co.uk/articles/interview-with-jo-harman-singer-songwriter/
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