Music
Press
Quotes re Susan.
Album of the Week RTE 2FM National Radio
Album of the Week Dundalk FM Regional Radio
Album of the Week Tipp FM Regional Radio
“Sunrise” single of the week Metro national newspaper Ireland
"If it was written by Sheryl Crow (Rock Star) – and it sounds like that’s plausible – we’d be heralding it as her strongest work yet." (Shilpa Ganatra Hot Press)
“Backed by a full band, she rocked the place – Bluechild’s natural home is clearly in a bigger arena than Whelan’s” (Colm O’Hare Hot Press)
“The rising star a cross between Madonna and Sheryl Crow…….” (Eddie Rowley Sunday World)
“With a strong, wide-ranging voice and a commanding stage presence she wears her influences – mainly ‘80’s MTV fare – proudly. Good at it she is too….” (Colm O’Hare Hot Press)
“I think you got talent…keep working hard, stay focus and you will make it because Rome wasn’t built in a day” (P Diddy)
“It’s a great album” (Mungo Jerry) - Various
Discography
Album - Non Stop To Venus
Single 'Sunrise' Number 1 in the Nielson Breakers Irish Artists Radio Airplay Chart.
Single 'Sunrise' Number 6 in the overall Nielson Breakers International Radio Airplay Chart.
Rock Star used on MTV's The Real World-Hollywood.
Half a million song plays on MySpace, 24,000 Friends on YouTube, 34,000 friends on MySpace.
A live performance of Sunrise loaded onto myspace became the 3rd highest rated video in the world on its week of release with over 500 positive ratings, 6000 people watched it.
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Bio
Susan Bluechild is from Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. She comes from a strong musical background, her mother and older sister are classical pianists, and her second cousin is Sultans of Ping lead singer Niall O’Flaherty. Susan herself trained as an opera singer and pianist but found she was drawn towards contemporary pop and rock; among her influences Susan sites Sheryl Crow, The Cardigans, Kate Bush, Madonna, Debbie Harry, Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle.
Susan sent her material to the organisers of the Durango Song Writers Expo in Colorado taking place in October, a prestigious invitation only music industry event. Out of hundreds of submissions, mostly from the US and Canada Susan was one of the twenty-five musicians invited to perform a showcase – the only European performer there.
The next step was to find a producer and get an album recorded. It was at the Music Managers’ Forum that Susan met James Hockley, a recording engineer of seven years experience working with major labels developing new acts. James had ambitions to become a record producer but had yet to find the right act, Susan and James exchanged demo tapes and decided to work together. James Hockley has recently signed a deal with Ministry of Sound as an artist for his dance production work.
Susan wrote or co-wrote every song on her debut album “Non Stop To Venus”.
Through My Space word of Susan’s music spread rapidly with a large fan base developing in America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada the UK and Ireland with a lot of radio DJ’s picking up on her music.
“After listening to Susan’s music, both her vocals, songwriting and overall sound, I felt immediately compelled to expose her songs to my radio audience. “Rock Star” was a perfect fit. I look forward towards hearing more from Susan as she progresses with her captivating sound.”
Jonathan L 97.9FM 98KUPD Phoenix Arizona statewide radio
The album was made ALBUM OF THE WEEK by RTE 2FM national radio legend Larry Gogan, and single Sunrise was SINGLE OF THE WEEK in the national newspaper Metro.
Single Sunrise was released in August and peaked at NUMBER ONE in the Irish artists airplay chart and NUMBER SIX in the International chart. It spent 19 Weeks in the airplay Top 100.
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