JJ Draper
23-year-old JJ began making music at 16 whilst living on the Malvern Hills in the rural West Midlands. Pulling influences from all directions - from his collaborations with electronic producer Daktyl to the Irish folk tradition - his sound today has found a place within an elusive category of its own. His ‘Shiloh’ collaboration has garnered praise from Vice, Earmilk and Purple Sneakerz as well as his track Came Across being for a time the most trending track on Soundcloud with over 200,000 views.
Dave Santos & The Odds n' Ends
Dave Santos mostly writes about heartache, booze, women, bars and roads. Armed with a guitar and a harmonica, he's certainly not the depressing folky type of performer; he entertains and engages people into his show. Together with his band they're 'Dave Santos & The Odds n' Ends'. They play a good crossover of Country/ Rock n' Roll/ Bluegrass/ Folk/ Blues around London, all songs penned by Dave himself. His first EP 'Heartaches & Whatnot' came out on January 2015. His influences come pretty much from American music, especially that American music that Marty Stuart would call 'three chords and the truth'. Dave would add '...and good times!'
BlackDogHat
'Just John' of BlackDogHat is a singer-songwriter who creates and performs musical interpretations of everyday life and love.
Hear some of the songs at: www.reverbnation.com/blackdoghat
Sophie Monroy
Fresh off her triumphant appearance singing lead with The Tefeatles, Sophie Monroy returns with her own thing to conquer the Troubadour all over again. Playing a rootsy mix of alternative Rock and careworn Blues with fellow Tefeatle Chaz, this Guatemalan performer is one to watch.