I am pleased to announce that I made Semi Finalist in both the Pop and Singer/Songwriter Categories and a Commended Entry in Adult Contemporary and Open Categories UK Songwriting Contest 2012. Great way to end the year. Merry Christmas all! X Read more...
Hey there, a little video clip of a performance of 'Shame On Me' from my latest gig @ Bar Vinyl in Camden. Check it out at on my Movies Page or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrtnxJjc6FM[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrtnxJjc6FM] - Click "Read more" to activate links Read more...
I'm pleased to announce that the EP Shame On Me is now available for purchase on iTunes. The EP includes Shame On Me, Arms Open and Warm Warm Heart. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shame-on-me-single/id503778472[http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shame-on-me-single/id503778472] - Click on "Read More" to activate link. Read more...
I've decided to burden the internet with a few more of my thought provoking stories, opinions, general rubbish. My latest forays into the world of blogging include Belting on the green belt - my latest recording venture - describing the recording of the EP Shame On Me and What really matters to me - a moment of clarity. Happy reading. To activate links click "read more". Read more...
This Valentines Day I rejected the offer of a nice romantic lunch and instead suggested we turn the lounge room into a studio and video me singing a song for youtube. This should be added to top 50 romatic idea's for Valentines Day...we didn't argue...much. All of which is on film. Stay tuned for the montage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74XPymQJ4rE (To activate the links click 'read more'). Read more...
To check out some of the pic's from the Closer To Crazy music video shoot...or be a sneaky poo and gawk at the behind the scenes photos....head to the Gallery page. It's where it at dude. (To activate the links click 'read more'). Read more...
Excited to announce that my EP 'Closer To Crazy' is now availabe for download on iTunes. Download the EP or single tracks Closer To Crazy, Sounds Of Indivdual or One here! Or check out the 2009 EP Unrequited here. (To activate the links click 'read more'). Read more...
I'd like to say a HUGE thank-you to the following stations and their amazing people accross the United Kingdom for their support and for adding 'Shame On Me' to their playlists: Read more...
So I whipped up a music video for Arms Open, a ballad very close to my heart. I produced the video myself at home. It's one take direct to camera, the idea being that there is nothing else to distract from the emotions of the song. I hope you enjoy it :) You can check it out on the Movies Page or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th0lqeaUCDc - Click 'read more' to activate links. Read more...
I'm breaking my London live virginity and hitting Camden for some gig action. In English...figured it was time to move from couch to club. Read more...
To kick off 2012, amongst many other deep and meaningful projects, I decided that it was time the world saw the inside of my lounge room. Pretty normal expectation. So in order to achieve this I figured I should add a little more to the video footage than just my couch, piano, TV etc. Although furniture collectively insisted they didn't need any extra 'props' I was of the mind that a few videos of me singing some acapella originals and covers might spice things up a little. So at the risk of upstaging the curtains and offending the couch, I filmed Amazing Grace a week or so ago. That was a moderate success so yesterday I did a video of British Skies my original song describing the wonder of waiting for the first snowfall (I left out the bit about trudging through the sludge the next day). To check out the video click here. To see the whole London Lounge Room Series Playlist to date, click here. If you are mega eager, you can subscribe to my youtube channel whilst loitering and youtube will very kindly send you an email update each time I upload a video[[sitetree_link id=7]] and you won't have to be subjected to these awful posts any longer. Oh yeah, to do that click here. Ciao. (To activate links click 'read more). Read more...
Ok so I had to do it, I had to write a blog on making a music video! (To activate the links click 'read more'). When you are an independent artist, you wear a lot of hats! Technically I wear none, as I have an odd shaped head, but you get the drift. Every project from recording and production, branding, web design and functionality, seo, designing photo shoots and making a music video - you are the one that is responsible for creating the vision and steering the ship through the icy waters to make sure it actually gets there. It means when you have next to no budget you need to be particuarly clever about who you work with and where you find them. Sometimes it all comes up millhouse, but like everything in life...sometimes you have to go back to the drawing board and start again. That's exactly what happened when making my music video to Closer To Crazy, but it's all part of the journey and the lessons and experiences are invaluable, to read more about it head to my blog!- http://wp.me/p1Vzu9-i (To activate the links click 'read more'). Read more...
Well there was small wait, worth every milli second of course. Closer To Crazy Music Video is now live. Check it out on the movies page or head to youtube.com/kerriehoskins . (To activate the links click 'read more'). Read more...
I was recently interviewed about my ever so clever songwriting technique, to get the secret insight to my extraordinary brain functions, check out Ben Terry's article at Cre8tiveSongwriting.com. (To activate the links click 'read more'). Read more...