Kensington Roof Gardens is an award winning venue with an award winning live music programme, the 2015/2016 live season launches Saturday 10 October with an incredible line up of buzzing singer-songwriters. The event also includes complimentary access to the Roof Gardens club till 3am.
Denai Moore Soulful singer-songwriter Denai Moore is the archetypal millennial music magpie. The songs on her past two EPs shifted from one genre to another, and on this debut album she sometimes switches tack mid-track, pulling from elements of folk, indie and R&B. Her thickly textured voice anchors what might otherwise feel like a scattered collection of morose songs exploring insecurity, loss and a loosely nebulous sense of yearning. Elsewhere feels primed for post-breakup sob sessions or sombre alone time – and as a result, its scope can feel limited. Moore excels when she focuses her lens on the intimate details of faltering relationships, as on No Light or single I Swore, but she rarely breaks out of a slow-tempo wash of sadness over three-part vocal harmonies and sparse bass thuds. XL Recording’s in-house producer Rodaidh McDonald (the XX, Daughter) leaves his echoey-drum and vocal-centric stamp all over Elsewhere: it sounds lush and layered, but sometimes favours post-rock flourishes over understated clarity.
Kal Lavelle Kal Lavelle is an Irish born singer songwriter now living in London. Her songs are instantly captivating, with a voice that Alex Zane (Channel 4) praised as simply "beautiful".
Kal began playing guitar after winning a £1000 in a Mars Bar when she was 10 yrs old. With the money, she bought her mother a washing machine and for herself, her first guitar.
Kal's debut EP ‘Shivers’ climbed to #5 in the iTunes UK Singer/Songwriter chart. The iTunes US & Japanese stores also featured her in the 'New & Noteworthy' section. This in turn led to her song 'Breakfast At Tiffanys' being chosen as 'Single of the Week' on iTunes in the UK (Downloaded over 60,000 times). Kal Lavelle & Tom Robinson BBC Radio 6 'Breakfast At Tiffanys' went top 10 in the Singer/Songwriter charts in three countries, iTunes Japan, iTunes Netherlands, and iTunes Belgium, it also charted in iTunes Ireland and iTunes Finland.
Mi’Das "Absolutely fantastic!" Robert Elms, BBC London 94.9
Mi'das a.k.a Mike Davies creates soulful music infused with his trademark vocal and guitar playing.
Keeva Keeva is a 22 year old artist inspired by blues legends Bobby Bland, Amy Winehouse and Little Walter.
Her debut single "Desired Plan" has gained her a following which includes Leon Bridges and Benjamin Francis Leftwich.