Karousel Music presents:

GENERAL PUBLIC TICKET for SESAC x Karousel East London Showcase

Amy Studt + World Machine + Khushi + Etaoin

Paper Dress Vintage, London, GB

£8 / £6 Adv
Entry Requirements: Over 16, 18 for Alcohol. No winged beasts.

It's the first show of 2019 with our friends at SESAC. Please note despite the listing this is an over 18's event. Here's who we have for you at Paper Dress this time:

Line Up

One of the most truly original and innovative artists around, Studt recalls the skewed pop of Shanng-La's and Mazzy Star; and the drama of Bowie era ‘Aladdin Sane’ - Amy is an artist who is creating some of the most beautifully, haunting and inspirational music in the UK right now: Dark yet full of light, the mood can range from delicate to dangerous and tracks such as live favourites ‘Different Coloured Pills’, ‘I Was Jesus In Your Veins’ and ‘Sleepwalker’ are hints of what to expect from an eagerly awaited new album.

With parents who are both professional classical musicians (Amy's father is a violinist and conductor, while her mother was head of music at a school), Amy Studt began making music at a very early age. Despite her solid grounding in a classical music environment, she was to move into a different field. She was to become a pop musician: a singer, songwriter and a talented multi-instrumentalist, playing piano, oboe and guitar. She signed to Simon Fuller’s management company and then quickly to the Polydor label and released her first single, ‘Just a Little Girl’, which charted at number 14 in the UK pop charts and reached number 1 on US radio play. Her second single, ‘Misfit’, reached number 6 and this was soon followed by the album ‘False Smiles’ which went on to sell 260,000 copies. Although her musical path was successful, Amy's outlook was always about naturally evolving and taking her music to creative new levels and she felt the time was right for a new dawn and a fresh approach to her creative output. Amy stayed out of the limelight for a while, but she effortlessly continued to craft an ever-expanding songbook of her strange and beautiful take on pop music. And now she is back and better than ever delivering her most complete and accomplished set of songs to date. Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/amystudtofficialmusic/ Instagram: @amystudtofficial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTqwQijiYqI&t=403s https://soundcloud.com/amystudtofficial/furniture

World Machine are an Indie Electronic RnB influenced band from East London, consisting of Jack Shea (Lyricist; Vocals and Bass) and Naz Kalsey (Composer/Producer; Guitar) and Luca Romano (Drums). They’re not shy in bringing falsetto singing, funk style guitars, and catchy bass and synth lines to the forefront of their music. Often citied as sounding like an hybrid between The 1975 and Scritti Politti.

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Khushi is a singer/songwriter/producer from east London.

Having spent the past three years as part of the critically acclaimed band Strong Asian Mothers, making A-list on BBC radio playlists, he is branching out on his own with a different sound, with this deeply personal and beautiful project. The music features understated, tasteful production allowing songs for all the ages to flourish / shine. With a current and yet timeless flair, these are songs that pull you in deep and take you on a journey you keep wanting to come back for.

Khushi has also recently collaborated with James Blake, namely on Blake’s hotly anticipated new album, Assume Form, and Blake has worked on Khushi’s forthcoming album as an exec producer. They will be touring together across America for a month beginning February 15th.

As Warner Bros newest signing, 2019 looks set to be an incredibly exciting one for this artist.

Etaoin is a 22 year old self taught singer/songwriter from London whose roots sink deep into the rivers and banks of Southern Ireland. With an old head on young shoulders, she has been waking up her neighbours at ridiculous hours of the night by playing music too loudly from the young age of 12. Influenced by storytelling songwriters like Tracy Chapman, John Mayer, Bon Iver, Taylor Swift and George Ezra - she lends herself to tuneful melodies and picture painting quirky lyrics.