Nigel Wright (musician)

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Nigel Wright

Nigel Wright live at Radio DRS-Virus Switzerland
Background information
Birth name Nigel Wright
Born (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993
Origin Blue Ridge Mountains, Georgia (U.S. state)
Genres folk, indie pop, open folk
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments vocals, guitar, piano
Labels www.butterfly-collectors.com
Website www.nigel-wright-music.com
Members Nigel Wright

Nigel Wright (born 14 September 1993, Jasper, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter/musician whose instruments include guitar, piano and percussion.

Early life

Before beginning to write folk music at the age of 16, Nigel Wright’s native state of Georgia offered him its full range of natural environment. He split his childhood years between the low country, where the Savannah River merges with the coastal marsh, and in the Georgia segment of the Appalachian called the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Biography

Nigel was born to Whittier and Erin Wright, both professional artists. The Wrights acquaintances included professional artists, writers, and musicians. As an only child, schooled at home, and in the regular presence of working artists, Nigel Wright came to songwriting with a background of individualism and exploration. Though trained on piano, Wright began experimenting with guitar, using improvisation and alternate tunings.[1]

While the southern United States is known for its heritage of storytelling,[2] Wright felt drawn to abstraction and intuition in his lyrics, saying, "You feel like you’re not on earth anymore when you’re swimming, and when you’re weightless– and an otherworldly quality is something I think that weightlessness and songwriting have in common. Those first few moments when you start putting lyrics you came up with days ago while you were walking outside– and they just merge perfectly with some chords you just happen to stumble across."[3]

Butterfly Records (Est. 2011) discovered Nigel Wright’s work in 2011 on Soundcloud.[4] According to the record label, Wright’s album "Millfoil",[5] recorded at his home studio,[6] displayed the sixteen-year-old’s mature grasp of musical structures, verse, and vocalization.[7]

The Berlin/Haldern label partnered with him for a remastered version of MILLFOIL, released April 2012. The stylistic influences of the singer songwriter are evident in his single "Anna," also released in 2012. "Clear Eyed Plans,"[7] on the flip side, with its dynamic contrasts and layered voicings,[8] demonstrates Wright’s pursuit of a folk music sound that is open-ended.The grounding in the traditional along with the pull for the experimental led to his record label’s categorizing his music as "open-folk".[9]

2012

Nigel played his European premiere at the Haldern Pop Bar January 19, 2012, supporting Nada Surf for the occasion of the 20 years anniversary of the German INTRO magazine. On February 4, 2012 he played the One Of A Million Festival at Baden/Switzerland.

In 2012 his debut album Millfoil, written at the age of 16, was released by the German independent record label Butterfly Collectors.[5][6] His subsequent single "Anna," was presented as iTunes single of the week in Switzerland.

Among the Nigel Wright festival confirmations for the 2012 European summer season is Haldern Pop Festival,[10] winner Best Small Festival![11] in Europe.[5]

Video clips of Nigel Wright are screened on VIVA, MTV, Rolling Stone and also Putpat.

Discography

Albums

  • Millfoil (2010)
  • Millfoil (Rerelease 2012)

EP

  • Follow Me Down To My Murky River (2012)

Singles

  • Anna/Clear Eyed Plans (2012)
  • By Smaller Things Than Stones (2012)

References

  1. ↑ Dalbos, Marc. "NIGEL WRIGHT – MILLFOIL (Folk/Acoustic – US)". umstrum. Retrieved 14 April 2012. 
  2. ↑ Burrison, John A. (4/6/2005). "Storytelling Traditions". Georgia State University. Retrieved 14 April 2012. 
  3. ↑ Butterfly Collectors (2011). Talking with Nigel about weightlessness ... (youtube) (mov) (in english). Burnt Mountain: Butterfly Collectors. "Relevant text quoted from the source" 
  4. ↑ Radio3Fach (2012). Interview Nigel Wright (soundcloud) (audio) (in (Alemannic)(English)). Baden/CH: Radio3Fach. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Thomas, Chelsea (May 23, 2012). "Local musicians set to tour Europe". Dawson News. Retrieved 13 June 2012. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Reinhardt, Angela (25 April 2012). "A harmonious string of events". Pickens County Progress. Retrieved 3 May 2012. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minegishi, Rena (23 Feb 2012). "Nigel Wright, Acoustic, Featured Artist". The Grapevine. Retrieved 14 April 2012. 
  8. ↑ Haun, William. "7 Minutes in Heaven with: NIGEL WRIGHT". The Blue Indian. Retrieved July 5, 2012. 
  9. ↑ R V, Caroline. "featuring: nigel wright". constantly on the way to a better place. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 
  10. ↑ Bogedaly, Mirko. "Nigel Wright". Haldern Pop Festival. Retrieved 14 April 2012. 
  11. ↑ Drury, James (January 2012). "Festival Awards Europe". Festival Awards Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2012. 

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