User:Sarahmckem/Simon Bruce
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| Simon Bruce | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 19, 1985 |
| Genre(s) | folk rock/Americana |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1997 - present |
| Label(s) | EMI Group(Australia) |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| guitar and harmonica | |
Simon Bruce (born 19 May 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter.
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[edit] Biography
Simon Bruce began his career at 13 busking on the streets of London and is called by some, the Australian's Bob Dylan,[1] Simon Bruce is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne.
In 2000, at the age of 15 Simon released his debut album "The Champagne Sessions" produced by Tommy Emmanuel and featured Grammy Award Winner Keith Urban.
In 2002, Simon made history as youngest musician ever to play the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. [2]
Simon was signed to the EMI Group and released 3 albums. He spent his late teens touring the U.S. East and West coasts supporting such artists as John Hiatt, DIDO and Bond[3].
Most recently, Heidi Talbott covered Simon's "If You Stay" on the Irish television show Celtic Connections.
Simon currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee with longtime girlfriend Sarah McKemie. His band lineup consists of guitarist Noah Bellamy, son of David Milton Bellamy from The Bellamy Brothers, Alex Collins, (father is record producer Peter Collins), Australian drummer Luke Herbert and bassist Dylan Morrison whose father is currently the bass player on tour with the Doobie Brothers.
[edit] Discography
- 2006 Restless Thoughts
- 2000 The Champagne Sessions
- 1999 Meet Me In The Cold
- 1998 Two's A Crowd
[edit] References
- ^ http://singer-songwriter.com/artist.php?id=2501
- ^ Tauschke, Steve, "Simon Bruce," Australian Musician 43 (Spring 2005) [1]
- ^ http://www.commercialfaces.com.au/Simon_Bruce_tour.htm
