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Phoenix
J has been placed as one of the "UK's Top Ten Original Artists"
in the international competition.
She
has just returned from massive music event SXSW in Austin, Texas,
where fellow UK musicians such as Jamie Cullum performed.
I just hope we can see some numbers
in support from the online audience...
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| Phoenix
J |
But
no sooner had she stepped off the plane than she was hard at work
shoring up support for her entry in the "Discoveries"
talent competition.
Catching
up
Phoenix
(a translation of her Chinese birth name, Hong) said, "I have
a bit of catching up to do, but now I'm back I certainly intend
to make up for lost time.
"I
just hope we can see some numbers in support from the online audience...that
will make the music tastemakers and gatekeepers in the media and
music business really take notice."
Thrilled
It's a rare honour, and a great opportunity.
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| Peter
Martin |
Phoenix's
partner at their studio/record label Firebird,
Peter Martin, said, "We are thrilled that she has been chosen.
"It's
a rare honour, and a great opportunity."
He
described her sound as "Kate Bush meets Annie Lennox with a
dash of Tori Amos and Norah Jones, all sprinkled with her signature
Eurasian Fusion sound."
Local
Peter
and Phoenix are hoping that fans and friends from around Gloucestershire
will help her win through to the next round - representing the country
in Europe.
Said
Peter, "It will ultimately mean so much to know that those
are the ones whose votes really counted."
Technology
Phoenix
hasn't been slow in embracing new technology to assist her music
career.
She
has created a website, www.phoenixj.com,
which features mp3s, photos and a biography.
If
you have a gig you would like to promote or you are in a band and
would like your CD reviewed then get in touch at gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk
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Ross-based
musician Phoenix J has been chosen as a competitor in a major online
talent competition - which has already had three quarters of a million
hits in the first week of voting.
