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Artist
Frances Livings
12+ albums
ambientchilloutgroovylyricalstorytelling
about
Frances Livings ~ is an grant winning writer, lyricist and singer-songwriter. Born in London and currently residing in Los Angeles, she holds a PhD in Art History and an MA in English Literature and Media Studies. She studied jazz (voice and piano) in Hamburg Germany, Frances is also the founder of her own label, Moontraxx. ~ Frances has always been passionately independent-minded. Her imagination and curiosity, combined with a wide range of life experiences, deliver the substance from which she draws creatively. This year Frances will be releasing her first solo album with original material. Prior to this work, Frances recorded the EP ‘During the Hours’ with a few of her poems in collaboration with some of Los Angeles’ finest jazz musicians. Each piece resulted in a soulful dialogue between the artist’s narrative and the musician’s improvisational talents. For her other poems – some you can read on this website – she is currently seeking a publisher. As a singer Frances has been featured on a noteworthy arrangement of Cole Porter’s jazz standard “In The Still Of The Night” for Daddy Deep’s album Professorship. She has worked with the guitarist and composer Greg Porée as a guest vocalist on his most recent albums, ’Inventions‘ and ‘Phoenix‘ and was a co-writer of the song “In Time For Spring”. Her engaging voice may remind you of Sade, it is soulful like Peggy Lee’s, interesting an
