Gin Wigmore is a distinctive singer/songwriter, whose sound is driven by a startling voice and outstandingly honest songs; her delivery has been succinctly described by a critic as 'whiskey and dry' and her self-penned songs provide a refreshing new take on life as a '20-something' and yet relate across the generations.
Geographically, Gin tracks from Auckland to Buenos Aires to Sydney. Vocally she runs from Macy Gray to Blondie to Edith Piaf.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, a family tragedy forced Gin her to deal with her grief a world away in Argentina. When she returned home, Gin articulated at 16, in a song, the pain of losing her father to cancer.
That song, "Hallelujah", won the US-based International Songwriting Contest in 2005, when she beat 11,000 songwriting aspirants from 77 countries to become the youngest and only unsigned Grand Prize winner in the history of the ISC.
Extended Play, Gin's debut EP was produced by Tony Buchen (Blue King Brown, The Whitlams, Macromantics, Kid Confucius), and contains Hallelujah, These Roses, SOS, Under My Skin and Easy Come Easy Go. The EP has garnered both critical acclaim and chart success in Australasia and is fast gaining fans worldwide.
In August 2008 Gin was signed to Universal Motown Records in the USA by label President, Sylvia Rhone, and undertook her first US promo trip in October - playing shows in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles to enthusiastic media and music industry audiences.
2008 also saw Gin building a devoted live following in Australia and New Zealand. She joined a national Australian tour with Pete Murray in August, NSW and Queensland dates with Sparkadia in October/November, and performed in NZ with local heroes Supergroove and Scribe. In December she supported international legends John Mellencamp and Sheryl Crow. To top the year off Gin performed (and sold out) her own headline shows with her band in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
Gin has spent the past couple of months preparing to record her first album. She has been songwriting with Martin Terefe (Jason Mraz/KT Tunstall/James Morrison), Dan Wilson (Dixie Chicks), Mitchell Froom (Crowded House) and Mike Elizondo (Eminem/50 Cent/Gwen Stefani/Fiona Apple) and is due to start recording imminently with her debut full-length release due later this year.
