Despite being 18 Leah Mason, singer-songwriter, has been creating an exciting buzz and building a strong fan base, with her Myspace page holding over 11,000 views. She has recently moved to London from Chichester and is about to sign to Geffen records despite having interests from other major record labels.
Leah’s passion for guitar began after seeing Eric Clapton play at the Royal Albert Hall. Since then, she has been performing for six years but her career kicked off in 2008 when she met her managers. At this time she was starting her final year at Bedales School and soon learnt to juggle between studying for her A Levels and doing gigs around the country.
Her first big break came playing at The Roundhouse, Camden with The Kooks, and since she has supported artists like Johnny Flynn, Ellie Goulding and most recently touring the UK with Paolo Nutini. Leah has said that the gigs with Paolo were “the most exhilarating moments in my life”.Leah describes the majority of her music as ‘guitar driven rock/pop’ however listening to ‘St Antoine’ or ‘Run Clear’ it is obvious she is not another Avril Lavigne. These songs show her versatility between genres. ‘St Antoine’ is a folk song whereas ‘Run Clear’ has a “sultry blues vibe”. Her influences range from Aretha Franklin to John Mayer.
Leah is currently searching for band members, continuing to write songs and hopes to follow in the footsteps of Old Bedalians like Lily Allen.
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