Nigel Place

Nigel Place is a singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. 2006 saw Nigel write loads of new material and play numerous live shows including being selected from over 700 acts to perform as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes event in Dublin, Ireland's version of "In The City", establishing him on the Irish singer/songwriter scene as definitely one to watch for 2007. Starting out on Singer/Songwriter scene in Dublin and first playing at one of Dave Murphy's infamous Tuesday nights upstairs at the International Bar. Dave Murphy being around since the days of the Dandelion Market, whence the likes of U2 and Thin Lizzy came. The elder statesman and patron saint of troubadours has provided the space for many a songwriter to air their offerings for decades now and continues to do so. Anyways Nigel became a regular at "Dave Murphy and Friends" and was one of the guests selected to play at the special closing shows to mark that era. Nights like these nights saw such acts as Damien Rice, Damien Dempsey, Mundy, Paddy Casey, Declan O'Rourke, Roesy and Gemma Hayes all take the stage on a regular basis. Armed with a unique voice, wholly original songs, an ear for a catchy melody and aiming to follow in the footsteps of his contemporaries, and having met up with Len Arran (of Skunk Anansie/Skin fame) led to the recording of a 4 track EP called "Broadcast To Anyone Who'll Listen", produced by Len. Nigel will be getting back in the studio to start recording his debut album and will feature in the music for the upcoming TV Pilot show "The Coalboat Kids" and is currently preparing to play at the City Showcase in London. Being one of the 2 artistes selected from Europe(outside of the UK) from thousands of entries in Sonicbids. Its all good! www.myspace.com/nigelplace