Jake Morley
| Jake Morley | |
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Jake Morley performing at The Citadel, St Helens in April 2015. Photograph by Andrew D. Hurley
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Folk, acoustic, indie |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Sandwich Emporium Records (2011-present) |
| Associated acts | Nizlopi, Colour Of Sound, Luke Haines Power Trio |
| Website | jakemorley |
| Notable instruments | |
| acoustic guitar | |
Jake Morley (born 1 August 1983) is a British singer-songwriter, based in north London.
Morley grew up in Mill Hill, London. He learned guitar at an early age and began writing songs whilst at Mill Hill County High School in north west London. After studying law at Nottingham University for three years, Morley returned to London and started performing on the London open mic scene.
Morley began recording in 2008, and released of his first EP, This City later the same year. A popular artist on the London circuit, Morley played the MS Calling charity gig at the 100 Club where he met double bassist John Parker (formerly of Nizlopi), drummer Harry Mead and sound engineer Phill Brown (Bob Marley / Talk Talk / Faithless) who recorded and co-produced Morley's debut album. Also in attendance was Calum MacColl (Rokia Traore / Ronan Keating / Eddi Reader) who played guitar on and also co-produced the album.
In January 2010 Morley, along with Phill Brown and Calum MacColl, started recording Many Fish To Fry. With recording, mixing and over dubs continuing for a few months. Morley returned to live performances in March.
In April 2010 secured a residency at Ronnie Scott's playing once a month all the way through to December.
Towards the end of 2010, Morley joined forces with Kerry Harvey-Piper, of Red Grape Records who took on the role of being his manager.
Morley's debut album Many Fish To Fry was released in February 2011 on his own independent label. After a short UK tour, Morley held his album launch party at London's Bush Hall, where his performance received much critical acclaim.
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