love from bridget

BRIDGET WALSH | CV

bridget@1032music.com
lovefrombridget.com | 1032music.com

@lovefrombridget | @1032music
South London via Aotearoa (New Zealand)

NZ / British / Irish Citizen

Full UK Drivers Licence with small van

professional summary

Accomplished, compassionate and dynamic artist with an international tour résumé spanning everything from Glastonbury's Hell Stage to New Zealand's National Jazz Festival. Vocalist, frontwoman, keys player, songwriter, composer, arranger and producer with writing credits exceeding 26 million streams on Spotify. Masters Degree in Jazz from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, one of the world's top conservatoires. Session artist, musical director, curator, DJ, and bandleader of future-soul band, 10:32 with Lyle Barton, Radovan Brtko and Isobella Burnham.

education

Masters of Music (Jazz) - Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London

Bachelor of Performing Arts (Popular Music) - University of Auckland, NZ

core skills

PERFORMANCE

Vocals: Lead, backing, and choral vocalist, improviser and band leader, fluent reader and competent sight reader

Keys: Rhythm keys, synths, fluent reader and competent sight reader (charts and scores)

Additional: Effects, loops, samples and programming

Genres: Soul, jazz, rnb, electronic, hiphop, pop, folk, rock, choral, free / improvised

CREATIVE

Songwriting: Over 26 million Spotify streams

Composition & Arranging: Original works, re-works and new arrangements of existing compositions, arranging and scoring for small and large ensembles

Top-lining: Solo or collaborative co-writing and recording, remote or in-person

Production: Studio and live production capabilities

TECHNICAL

Primary DAWs: Logic Pro and Ableton Live

Additional: NI Maschine and Final Cut Pro

Studio: South London (remote or in person)

EQUIPMENT
Nord Electro 6D, Korg Minilogue XD, Roland TR8S, TC Helicon VoiceLive Touch 2, Boss RC-505, Korg Kaoss Pad, AER Compact 60 MK4, Roland SP-404A, shakers, iPad and holder

notable collaborations

INTERNATIONAL

Bill Laurance (Snarky Puppy), Darmon Meader (New York Voices), Ola Onabulé (UK), Sxip Shirey (NYC), Omar Hech (Cuba/Mexico), ABOB (Mexico), Moss (USA), InControl (France), JoroBoro (USA)

UK BASED

Lyle Barton, Isobella Burnham, Radovan Brtko, Rosie Turton, Sofia Grant, Momoko Gill, Verushka, Alabaster DePlume, Electric Swing Circus, Jenova Collective, The Microdance, Martin Kaye, Ines Loubet, Benedict Wood, Emanuela Monni, Meg Cavanaugh

NZ ARTISTS

Troy Kingi, Mazbou Q, Shelton Woolright, Laughton Kora, Paul Matthews

major performances

FESTIVALS
Glastonbury Festival (Hell Stage)
London Jazz Festival
Gilles Peterson's We Out Here Festival
Isle of Wight Festival
Love Supreme Festival's Supreme Standards

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Boomtown

Latitude Festival

Shambala Festival
New Zealand National Jazz Festival

LIVE BROADCASTS

BBC

TVNZ

Radio New Zealand

PRESTIGIOUS VENUES

Ronnie Scott's (London)
PizzaExpress Jazz Club

The Tuning Fork (Auckland)

San Francisco Bathhouse (Wellington)

170 Russell (Melbourne)

Sono Centrum (Brno)

GEOGRAPHIC REACH

Europe

USA

Australia

New Zealand

current projects

10:32
Bandleader & frontwoman
Future-soul band with Lyle Barton, Radovan Brtko and Isobella Burnham. Original music.

1032music.com and @1032music

The Smokin' Mirrors
Vocalist & pianist
All-female jazz and soul trio for hire, with Meg Cavanaugh and Emanuela Monni.

thesmokinmirrors.com

event production + hosting

Over 10 years of international event and tour management experience, as frontwoman, bandleader, host, driver and co-manager

Event Production
London Jazz Festival, London Fields Brewery, NZ Music Month, Paris Fashion Week, Jazz in the Round, Vortex Jazz Club, ZM, FLAVA

Hosting & MC
NZME, Musicians' Union, London Jazz Festival, CubaDupa Festival, NZ Rugby League, Emergence Festival, Green Party of Aotearoa NZ, Music For Youth

education & mentoring

Over 15 years mentoring across universities, schools, music institutions, 1:1 and bands, in UK, New Zealand, and USA

Specialised Programs
Music For Youth (UK) - Regular guest mentor in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Cornwall and beyond; Manhattan School of Rock (NYC) guest vocal and performance mentor; Royal Albert Hall collaboration and performance preparation

Teaching Areas
Piano, Voice, Composition, Songwriting, Professional music skills, artist branding and communication, tour planning and management skills, general musicality

services available

Live Performance

Solo performances
10:32 (original band)
The Smokin' Mirrors (duo/trio)
One-off performance curation
DJ sets

Event Services

Musical direction
Show / tour production
Event curation
Hosting & MC services

Studio + Session

Lead/backing/choral vocals
Songwriting & co-writing / top-lining
Composition & arranging
Keys/synths
Remote/in-person recording

Mentoring

Private 1:1 lessons
Artists, bands and aspiring musicians
Masterclasses and short programmes
Workshop facilitation