Fraser Churchill

Fraser Churchill was born into a rich musical life. Both his parents were musicians - his mother a singer and guitarist and his father a professional Jazz musician who taught composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Whether actively participating (often singing in his father's Gospel Choir) or simply sitting at the back of rehearsals and finishing his homework, Fraser could not fail to be influenced by the music that surrounded him.

 By eight years of age his family narrative followed an all too familiar path when his parents divorced. For Fraser, however, music proved to be the constant he needed at this time and he threw himself into his drum lessons. By the age of thirteen he was teaching himself guitar and beginning to write songs. Those long hours at the drum kit, however, proved to be a huge influence on Fraser's highly rhythmic guitar playing and upon leaving school he successfully auditioned for The Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts (LIPA). Here he became immersed in the vibrant Liverpool music scene and was also fortunate to spend some time with Sir Paul McCartney, receiving valuable advice on how to craft a successful song.

Torn between finishing his studies and actually getting 'up and out there' with his music, Fraser managed to negotiate a year off college to travel across the U.S.A. with the American singer/songwriter Kelly Paige. He still plays the beautiful Martin guitar bought for him by Kelly's father - Ryder Cup captain, Tom Watson. If Fraser's golf  game didn't impress him, he was clearly beginning to get the recognition he deserved as a musician.

 Determined, however,  to finish what he had started, Fraser returned to LIPA to complete his music degree. Throughout his final year he continued to maintain his profile on the London scene - tirelessly travelling down from Liverpool every weekend to work his craft. Inspired by Frank Sinatra's phrasing and Stevie Wonder's soul, his own songs soon began to emerge amongst the covers and standards that the club and pub scene so often demanded.
 Encouraged by the response to his original material, Fraser focussed almost exclusively on his own writing and graduated from LIPA with his first, self-produced album, 'Pieces', a sumptuous, vintage-tinged mix of the pop he’d absorbed at LIPA and the jazz and gospel music that were such an integral part of his upbringing.

 Now twenty-five years old and a seasoned performer (Gary Barlow has already publicly noted his “great connection with an audience”) Fraser's reputation as both a writer and performer has resulted in recent performances with Roger Hodgson of Supertramp and song writing sessions with Boy George. Amidst such a busy schedule, however, he has never stopped working on his own music and the first selection of his new songs is now ready to release.
  This year, joined at London’s Livingston studios by his regular three-piece band, Fraser has recorded three new tracks – 'TALK ABOUT YOU,  DAY BY DAY and AMBER LIGHT. Here is music recorded live in the studio the way it used to be - flawless infectious grooves - three songs recorded in twelve hours by the cream of London's music scene.

The songs have already gained over one hundred thousand views on Facebook and this has led to an invitation to perform at the prestigious MUSEXPO in L.A. in April 2016. In the week leading up to his West Coast performance Fraser will be in Nashville to collaborate with some of the city’s best-known song writers - Rivers Rutherford (Tim McGraw, Keith Urban), Steve McEwan (James Bay, Carrie Underwood) and Tommy Lee James (Taylor Swift, Martina McBride).