Plug
09-02-2011, 10:47
“I feel like the lovechild of Damien Rice and Jay-Z, but not quite!"
How does a 19 year-old, ginger haired kid from Suffolk, go on to record an EP with the best of the hard-to-please grime scene; clock up 2 million hits on YouTube; seize spins on 1Xtra, Channel AKA and BBC Introducing; stay at Jamie Foxx’s LA pad and perform on his radio show; sell-out Headline shows across the UK; and bag hoards of screaming females along the way?!?... Answer: Follow the Ed Sheeran School of folk-hip-hop!
Ed was never going to be defeated by his gingerness, poor eyesight and lack of hearing in one ear - his “slightly depressing” childhood endowed him with balls of steel and a wicked sense of humour instead…
Meeting one of his idols Damian Rice backstage at a gig in Ireland, the then 11-year old Ed heeded Rice’s words of advice and wrote his very first song the next day. This led to a summer of recording and shows in London aged just 14. Ed would later add beat-boxing, rapping and the loop pedal to his repertoire soon becoming a highlight on the acoustic circuit (despite frequently having to sneak in the back door due to his youthful stature). He also landed a job as a roadie with Nizlopi (‘JCB Song’), jetting off at every opportunity to change their guitar strings.
Ed’s skills are increasingly in demand – with him frequently being called upon to underpin tracks from the grime scene and beyond; as a touring partner (he’s supported Example, Just Jack and Devlin on recent tours) and an internet star (Ed’s SB:TV performance is approaching 850,000 views)
Ed’s latest Collaborations EP (he’s already racked up 10,000 sales of his first 4 EPs) is a ground-breaking sampling of the very best of UK MC talent fused with Ed’s unique songwriting and vocal. It includes turns from Wretch 32, Ghetts, Devlin, Wiley, P-Money, JME, Dot Rotten, Mikil Pane and Random Impulse and entered the iTunes album chart at #2 on release selling over 5000 copies.
Having recently signed a worldwide deal with Asylum Records, Ed is currently recording his major label debut due for release this Summer.
About to Blow has never been so apt.
http://www.myspace.com/edsheeran
At Plug, Friday 27th May. Doors 7:30pm. Advance Tickets £7.50. 14+
http://www.the-plug.com/events-and-tickets/live/ed-sheeran
How does a 19 year-old, ginger haired kid from Suffolk, go on to record an EP with the best of the hard-to-please grime scene; clock up 2 million hits on YouTube; seize spins on 1Xtra, Channel AKA and BBC Introducing; stay at Jamie Foxx’s LA pad and perform on his radio show; sell-out Headline shows across the UK; and bag hoards of screaming females along the way?!?... Answer: Follow the Ed Sheeran School of folk-hip-hop!
Ed was never going to be defeated by his gingerness, poor eyesight and lack of hearing in one ear - his “slightly depressing” childhood endowed him with balls of steel and a wicked sense of humour instead…
Meeting one of his idols Damian Rice backstage at a gig in Ireland, the then 11-year old Ed heeded Rice’s words of advice and wrote his very first song the next day. This led to a summer of recording and shows in London aged just 14. Ed would later add beat-boxing, rapping and the loop pedal to his repertoire soon becoming a highlight on the acoustic circuit (despite frequently having to sneak in the back door due to his youthful stature). He also landed a job as a roadie with Nizlopi (‘JCB Song’), jetting off at every opportunity to change their guitar strings.
Ed’s skills are increasingly in demand – with him frequently being called upon to underpin tracks from the grime scene and beyond; as a touring partner (he’s supported Example, Just Jack and Devlin on recent tours) and an internet star (Ed’s SB:TV performance is approaching 850,000 views)
Ed’s latest Collaborations EP (he’s already racked up 10,000 sales of his first 4 EPs) is a ground-breaking sampling of the very best of UK MC talent fused with Ed’s unique songwriting and vocal. It includes turns from Wretch 32, Ghetts, Devlin, Wiley, P-Money, JME, Dot Rotten, Mikil Pane and Random Impulse and entered the iTunes album chart at #2 on release selling over 5000 copies.
Having recently signed a worldwide deal with Asylum Records, Ed is currently recording his major label debut due for release this Summer.
About to Blow has never been so apt.
http://www.myspace.com/edsheeran
At Plug, Friday 27th May. Doors 7:30pm. Advance Tickets £7.50. 14+
http://www.the-plug.com/events-and-tickets/live/ed-sheeran