- Alexi Murdoch
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Name = Alexi Murdoch
Img_capt = Alexi Murdoch at Sub Pop in San Francisco
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Origin =Glasgow ,United Kingdom
Genre = Alternative, Acoustic,Singer-Songwriter ,Indie folk
Years_active = 2002-present
Label = Indie
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URL = [http://www.aleximurdoch.com Official website]
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Notable_instruments =Alexi Murdoch is a
London -born, Scottish-bred,singer-songwriter . He went to the U.S. to studyphilosophy atDuke University .His self-published EP, "Four Songs", was released in 2002, becoming the all time No. 1 selling record in
CD Baby history. [ [http://cdbaby.com/topever CD Baby: Top Sellers Ever ] ] Murdoch's first album, "Time Without Consequence ", was released onJune 6 ,2006 . This album peaked at #25 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jnfuxq90ldde~T5 Billboard] ,Allmusic ]One of Murdoch's most popular songs is "Orange Sky". In an interview, Murdoch said when he took the music to a record company that the recording executive popped the disc into his computer rather than a stereo and then proceeded to stare at the counter on the screen waiting to see how long it took to get to the
refrain . The executive's reaction supposedly convinced Murdoch to take the indie route of releasing his music.Fact|date=February 2007"Orange Sky" has been used in a number of television and movie productions, including "
The OC ", "House", "Prison Break ", "Ugly Betty ", "Dirty Sexy Money ", "Ladder 49 ", "The Russell Girl ", and a trailer for the film "Paradise Now ". The same song was also featured in the movie "Garden State", although it did not appear on the official soundtrack. More recently, the song was featured on the Season 1 episode "The Chiavennasca" of "Dirty Sexy Money ". Another song of the album, "All My Days", was featured in a Season 4 episode of "The OC ", in Season 4 of "Grey's Anatomy " and in Season 6 of "Without a Trace ". The song "Home" was featured on a Season 2 episode of "Prison Break ".His song "Through the Dark" can be heard during the end credits of "
Gone Baby Gone ".Discography
* "Four Songs", 2002 (EP)
* "Time Without Consequence ", 2006References
External links
* [http://www.aleximurdoch.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/aleximurdoch Alexi Murdoch Myspace]
* [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aleximurdoch CD Baby: Alexi Murdoch]
* [http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/01/hln.hot.hit.alexi.murdoch/index.html CNN: The 'Britney' backlash: Budding songwriter rejects record contract]
* [http://woxy.lala.com/music/loungeacts/index.php?id=110 Alexi Murdoch live on WOXY.com, July 11, 2006]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15002010 Alexi Murdoch at NPR Music]
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