In the space of two short years, Jesse Clegg has streaked into the top of the radio charts and into the hearts of music fans throughout South Africa.
After releasing ‘Life on Mars’ in April 2011 and after a sold out national tour in July 2011, Jesse Clegg is bringing his show, The Great Escape, to the Lyric Theatre on Friday 4 November 2011.
With his second solo record, platinum-selling artist Jesse Clegg takes a bold step forward to create a rock ‘n roll record that is as true to the genre’s roots as it is visionary.
Titled ‘Life On Mars’, the album sees Clegg make a pretty astonishing leap from his 2008 debut, “When I Wake Up” – which, in spite of the substantial sales, radioplay and nominations it earned, was now clearly only a first step into an exciting music career for the 22-year-old. The success of ‘When I Wake Up’ is also no small achievement for a singer and songwriter who only revealed his work to close friends and family when the album was virtually done. “I was very tentative in those early days,” the Johannesburg born-and-raised artist now reveals. It was no surprise when Jesse earned two prestigious South African Music Award nominations in 2009 – for Record Of The Year and Music Video Of The Year, both for his supercharged debut single, “Today”.
Aiding him in executing ‘Life On Mars’ is Grammy Award-winning producer, David Bottrill (Muse, Tool, Staind, Silverchair, Placebo) – with whom Clegg found a “meeting of the minds” during the recording process in Canada that took place late 2010 and again, in early 2011.
The new material is everything you would expect from someone whose debut made a mark right out of the gate – confident, and increasingly sure-footed. Still, for fans of this genuine talent, there are plenty of surprises awaiting when Jesse Clegg again steps into the public spotlight.
The support act for Jesse Clegg show at the Lyric Theatre on 4 November 2011 is four piece progressive, alternative pop rock band Isochronous.
Having recently performed abroad as the support act for German musical icon Marius Müller-Westernhagen; this Pretoria based band confirmed its status as one of the best live acts in South Africa. While participating in a 10 show stadium tour which reported over 140 000 spectators, the group performed at some of the most prestigious venues in Germany, including the O2 Arena in Berlin, the O2 World in Hamburg and the Festhalle in Frankfurt.
Tickets from R135 including Computicket service fee. The show starts at 9pm.
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