Although Georgia van Etten originates from Geelong, Australia, her first experiences with music oddly mimic that of a retro American movie, with her Father blasting folk and country music down long, barren highways and her Mother playing seventies Laurel Canyon tunes on the guitar to a tiny, captivated Georgia. It’s any wonder she developed an intense love (obsession) for singing at a young age, beginning her training in classical voice and moving on to front big-deal soul lineups by age fourteen. Her adolescent years saw her singing with heavy bands like King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and writing with soon-to-be major artists including Alice Ivy.
Georgia’s childhood was abundant in creative experience, but she longed to pursue her own artist career and become emerged in a larger scene. Resultantly, eight years ago, van Etten packed one tiny suitcase and headed for the U.K. Since then she has built worthy respect among fellow musicians and wowed audiences globally playing the likes of Porretta Soul Festival (Italy), Falls Festival (Australia), Raadpop Festival (Netherlands), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Ealing Blues Festival (UK) and headlining London Omeara. Her debut EP ‘Live at the Pool Studio’ had extensive BBC Radio 2 play with Jamie Cullum remarking “This really blew me away when I first heard it” and Blues & Soul Magazine UK declaring “Put simply, this is a damn fine EP”. The EP also sparked attention surrounding van Etten’s unique mouth trumpet impression, with a clip going viral on media giant UNILAD SOUND. Recently signed to Canadian record label Birthday Cake, founded by The Bros. Landreth, Georgia continues to solidify her position on the international stage. Her debut album ‘Deep Black Water’ gained a feature in NME, music video on MTV, heavy rotation on SiriusXM North Americana (US), BBC Radio 2 play and a feature session on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends. The album has been heavily praised in the folk and blues community and the release of a live EP, featuring tracks from the album is set to strengthen the record’s success in the coming months.
