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    Ed Sheeran is a 23-year-old singer and songwriter from England who has achieved huge success in recent years. He began releasing EPs independently in 2005 and played over 300 live performances in 2009 to gain exposure. In 2010, he was discovered by rapper Example, and in 2011 his debut single "The A Team" reached number 3 on the UK charts. His debut album +, released in 2011, has been certified quadruple platinum. Sheeran cites indie and acoustic soul influences and has collaborated with artists from different genres.

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    Ed Sheeran is a 23-year-old singer and songwriter from England who has achieved huge success in recent years. He began releasing EPs independently in 2005 and played over 300 live performances in 2009 to gain exposure. In 2010, he was discovered by rapper Example, and in 2011 his debut single "The A Team" reached number 3 on the UK charts. His debut album +, released in 2011, has been certified quadruple platinum. Sheeran cites indie and acoustic soul influences and has collaborated with artists from different genres.

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    Ed Sheeran is a 23-year-old singer and songwriter from England who has achieved huge success in recent years. He began releasing EPs independently in 2005 and played over 300 live performances in 2009 to gain exposure. In 2010, he was discovered by rapper Example, and in 2011 his debut single "The A Team" reached number 3 on the UK charts. His debut album +, released in 2011, has been certified quadruple platinum. Sheeran cites indie and acoustic soul influences and has collaborated with artists from different genres.

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    Ed Sheeran is a 23-year-old singer and songwriter from England who has achieved huge success in recent years. He began releasing EPs independently in 2005 and played over 300 live performances in 2009 to gain exposure. In 2010, he was discovered by rapper Example, and in 2011 his debut single "The A Team" reached number 3 on the UK charts. His debut album +, released in 2011, has been certified quadruple platinum. Sheeran cites indie and acoustic soul influences and has collaborated with artists from different genres.

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    Ed Sheeran

    Name: Edward Christopher Sheeran


    Age 23 years (February 17, 1991)
    Born: Halifax- England
    Occupation: Singer/Songwriter
    Genre: Indie
    Signed to: Atlantic Records/ Asylum
    Awards won 32/ Nominations 94

    Ed Sheeran has rapidly grown to huge success in the


    past few years. Having grown from an internet
    sensation.

    Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when


    his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number three
    on the UK Singles Chart. Buoyed by the chart success of
    the singles "The A Team" and "Lego House", his debut
    album + has been certified quadruple platinum in the
    United Kingdom. In 2012, he won two BRIT Awards for
    Best British Male Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough
    of the Year, while "The A Team" also won the Ivor
    Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.

    History Early Music


    Career
    Ed had an interest in playing the guitar form a young age
    and was writing songs and playing for students at
    Thomas Miller High School that he attended
    He recorded his first EP in 2005 at the age of 15, this was
    called The Orange Room and led to the release of this
    first two albums in 2006 and 2007.
    In 2009 Ed began to work very hard in an attempt to get
    his music heard. His inspiration came from James
    Morrison who was reported to play 200 gigs in a year.
    A determined Ed Sheeran matched this and went on to
    play 312 Gigs.

    2009/10
    In 2009 Ed produced another EP titled You
    Need Me which was put onto sites such as
    YouTube so that his name would spread.

    His next breakthrough came in 2010 when his


    talents were spotted by rapper Example,
    Example came across Ed after seeing a video
    posted on SBTV. This is an online channel for
    young upcoming artists to get there music
    heard. Example saw Ed on this site and invite
    him to come and tour with him, having noticed
    his massive potential.

    2011

    In January 2011 Ed Sheeran's rise in


    popularity was apparent as his
    entirely independent EP peaked at
    Number 2 in the iTunes chart.
    Selling over 7,000 copies.

    It was at this point that Ed Sheeran


    was signed by Atlantic Records/
    Asylum.

    The summer of 2011 saw the release


    of Ed Sheeran debut Single A- Team
    This reached number 3 in the charts.

    Throughout this summer Ed played


    many more live performers, including
    various stages at Reading and
    Glastonbury.

    +
    Having released 5 Eps Ed and Atlantic Records finally
    released his debut album + On September 9 th 2011.

    In the first week sold 102,000 copies and went on to


    be the 9th Biggest selling British album in 2011.

    Therefore being granted Triple platinum by BPI for


    selling over 1,000,000 copies.

    Starter Indie genre


    Discuss 2 mins

    Codes and conventions of the indie genre


    Theme of songs
    Song lyrics
    Clothing
    Iconography
    etc

    Codes and conventions

    Themes Realistic, hard-hitting, resonate with youth.


    Takes itself more seriously
    Range of musical styles but same ethos
    Autonomous and less concerned with commercial
    success
    Niche audiences
    Real Talent music video
    Urban gritty settings
    Casual clothing
    Lyrics tell stories related to real life
    Narrative raw & unglamorous, focus on emotions.
    Artist not the focus narrative

    What is indie?

    Debates
    "Indie" has pretty much just replaced "alternative"
    as a broad genre tag which indicates a
    juxtaposition to mainstream pop music. The term
    may have originally referred to an artists record
    label status, but now just refers to a very broad
    inclination towards originality and artistic
    integrity.
    I - Inspired
    N - Nontraditional
    D - Determined
    I - Innovative
    E - Empowered

    Hybrid
    Indie/pop has some more
    conventional pop songs
    Sheeran has called himself acoustic
    soul
    collaborations rap and hip hop
    Genre theory?
    Audience?

    The five EPs


    The title derived from a
    time when there was no
    "hype" surrounding
    Sheeran and he decided to create a buzz by
    producing five EP's, an
    indie-style EP, a singer-songwriter EP, a folkstyle EP, a live EP and a collaborations EP
    which was the fifth leading to the title No.5
    Collaborations Project. Released 7 January 2011
    Sheeran gained mainstream attention. Three months later,
    Sheeran was signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.

    No. 5 Collaborations Project Grime


    EP by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was the fifth out of
    five EPs recorded in a hope to get him signed by a record label.
    Sheeran wanted each song to act as a musical and tried to avoid
    lyrics about women.
    Track listing
    1. "Lately" (featuring Devlin) 4:32
    2. "You" (featuring Wiley) 3:26
    3. "Family" (featuring P Money) 4:15
    4. "Radio" (featuring JME) 3:41
    5. "Little Lady" (featuring Mikill Pane) 5:31
    6. "Drown Me Out" (featuring Ghetts) 4:24
    7. "Nightmares" (featuring Random Impulse, Sway & Wretch 32)
    4:05
    8. "Goodbye to You" (featuring Dot Rotten)

    The EP is composed of "haunting" and "sensitive


    production" which "meshes the protagonists
    acoustic compositions with sombre, intense
    beats.
    The first track "Lately" features rapper Devlin and
    lyrically discusses insomnia and stress deriving
    from their work as musicians.
    "You" features rapper Wiley lyrically talks of family
    "Family" which features P Money creates a "tense
    atmosphere" and recalls a near fatal car crash P
    Money was involved in.
    The dark mood is furthered with track "Little Lady"
    a re-recording of Sheeran's single "The A Team"
    which features vocals from Mikill Pane and is about
    a prostitute addicted to crack cocaine.

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