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Bursting on to the scene, Jay Cooper!
“A lot of people compare me to Ed Sheeran which I take as a compliment but I like to think of my self as my own individual artist with a different sound”. These are the words of England’s hottest new artist tipped for great things in the years to come by top critics. Jay Cooper, comes across as a confident young man who is passionate about his music even at the young age of 21. “Hey Jay how’s it going?” “ I’m great man, I’m having the time of my life at the minute and just savouring every second”. “great, how are you coping with your knew found fame”? “y’know the fame has many positives for example I’m much more well off now and being from a poor background I’ve been able to help my family by getting my mam a new house, but on the other hand it’s harder to go about your business when going out in public as I’m getting recognised more and more now”. “And do you like the travelling aspect of being in the music industry” “ Yeah I like to get about and see the world and spread my music around for more people to hear but it can also be very draining hopping on and off air planes constantly and staying in hotel rooms y’know. “yeah, ok lets go back to the start of your career in music, how did you get your big break?” Well I used to be very interested in playing my guitar and singing so I started uploading videos of myself on to facebook and youtube, soon they became very popular and the view count was rising all the time, eventually I was spotted by Ryan Willis, head of Sony records who offered me a recording contract at the age of 19”. “which artists influenced your style and who inspired you to do what you have done?” “In the early days I listened to a lot of Oasis infact the first song I learned on guitar was “Wonderwall”, I also loved the Red Hot Chili Peppers and a lot of their songs feature in my early videos
“And since you got the record contract what have you been busy doing?” “Well I quit my old job as a call centre worker which I hated and hit the studio to begin work on my first album” “The album “Living in Sound” is released next week are you excited and what can we expect from the album?” Yeah you know I’m very proud of the work done on the album and I know it will reach out to a great range of people because they’ll be able to relate to the things I sing about as I’ve put a lot of thought into my lyrics and I just know my existing fans will love the album but I ‘m also looking to expand my fan base with this album. “The single from the album ‘Rising Up” was released 2 weeks ago and congratulations you got the number one spot” “ Thanks man” “How do you feel about it” “ I’m just so overwhelmed and grateful for the the fans who bought the single because it’s very fulfilling feeling that all the hard work in the studio has paid off, I just wanna take this opportunity to say thanks to the fans I really appreciate it and look forward to making more music for you to love and enjoy” “Thanks Jay its been a pleasure speaking to you, good look with the album and we at “The Pick hope you have a successful career in music”.
