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Artist
Freddie Stevenson
12+ albums
sxsw 2008Acoustic Rock
about
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/freddiestevenson Freddie's site: http://www.freddiestevenson.com Early song writing Having always enjoyed writing songs and playing them to his friends, Stevenson eventually started collaborating with John Perry of The Only Ones in the middle of 2004. Culminating in a set of four well received acoustic demos, they began with a series of low key gigs around London and Edinburgh before embarking on a recording an acoustic EP that saw a limited release and was sold at live concerts, before being made available via the iTunes Music Store. Body on the Line In the summer of 2005, Perry introduced Stevenson to a group of Stockholm-based musicians comprising Brady Blade (Dave Matthews & Friends, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan) on drums, Surjo Benigh (Ulf Lundell) on bass, and Jan Petersson (Eric Bibb, Odetta) on keyboards. Recording sessions took place in Stockholm and London, and were mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York. Released in November 2006, Body On The Line mixes the original acoustic roots of Stevenson's music with multi-instrument sensibilities. Nashville sessions Throughout the period of completing Body On The Line, Stevenson continued writing feverishly and new songs were regularly aired whilst touring in support of the first record. Shortly after the first LP's release in December 2006, Stevenson and Perry took residence in Nashville, Tennessee at Ocean Way Studios without a particular aim other than to reco
