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Spylab radio12/16/2023 Signing a publishing deal with Bug Music in Los Angeles in 2003 Sophie subsequently recorded 3 albums featuring some of Scotland's top musicians - Dave Milligan on keyboards, Tom Lyne on bass, Sandy Wright on guitar, Donald Hay on drums and produced by saxophonist and composer Phil Bancroft. Their collaborations have subsequently been used on major TV series such as HBO's 'Six Feet Under' and VH1's 'Bands On The Run' and reached top 10 slots in many dance charts as well as a performance at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Texas. 'The hottest outfit to come from Scotland in a long time' Blow The Fuse, London 'Gorgeous, original acoustic music' The List 'Refreshing and utterly magical' The Herald Sophie was then invited to collaborate with west coast electronic band Spylab, signed to Guidance Records in Chicago, to produce the highly acclaimed CD 'This Utopia'. On her return back to Scotland, Sophie teamed up with singer and musician Gina Rae, and went on to have a highly successful 5 years performing, broadcasting and recording mainly Sophie's compositions with a unique jazz, folk and pop mixture of influences. ![]() Sophie then moved south to take up post as Britains first Jazz Education Development Officer, during which time she honed her skills as a songwriter and an educator. After teaming up with guitarist Sandy Wright, she received regular broadcasts on BBC Radio 2 and Radio Scotland. 'It is for her ability as a musician that she's become part of the wave talent now being recognised in Central Scotland' The Herald 'This voice has elegant and ethereal qualities and should be encouraged' The Scotsman 'She is the best vocalist of the new generation of young Scot's jazz musicians' The Herald Sophie performed around Britain at major jazz festivals and clubs, as well as touring in France and Italy. Edinburgh was full of an exciting generation of young jazz musicians at this time and Sophie soon formed her own bands, developing her skills alongside Brian Kellock, Colin Steele and John Rae to name but a few, and receiving much acclaim from the press. After a musically rebellious teenage era, at the age of 17 Sophie expressed her desire to be a jazz singer to her father, who promptly sat her down and played her his favourite albums by Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Astrud Gilberto and started singing regularly with the family band. As a young child, Sophie has strong memories of falling asleep to the jazz bands that would play at her parents numerous musical parties, and an innate musical sense was born. "Refreshing and utterly magical" The Herald 'Gorgeous, origianal acoustic music' The List Sophie Bancroft grew up in a musical family her parents were semi-professional jazz musicians and brothers Tom and Phil Bancroft have become two of the top jazz musicians and composers in Scotland. With her music used on hit TV drama 'Six Feet Under', Sophie's songs about life can be fun, flirty, heart-wrenching, shocking and beautiful. You can also listen to The Spy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at of the most inventive and distinctive artists to emerge from Scotland, jazz-folk singer-songwriter Sophie Bancroft has drawn comparison to artists as classily diverse as Peggy Lee, Joan Armatrading, and Norah Jones. You can listen to The Spy 7 days a week from 7pm to 5am, plus 11am-1pm on Sundays, on KOSU-FM 91.7 Oklahoma City, 107.5 Tulsa, 88.3 Stillwater, and 94.9 Ponca City. In 2012, The Spy and KOSU established a new partnership that allowed The Spy to return to the FM dial. When that purchase agreement feel through in December 2010, he took the station completely digital at. In 2009, Ferris purchased 105.3fm from Citadel and relaunched The Spy. The station was killed in June 2004, but Ferris kept “Spy Radio” on the air as a once weekly specialty show on 100.5 The KATT. In 2002, Citadel Communications launched a deep alternative format radio station (KSYY) and asked Ferris to take the helm. ![]() When station owners took The Spy off the air in 2001, Ferris secured ownership of the brand and moved it to Oklahoma City. These specialty shows set The Spy apart from traditional corporate radio.įerris O’Brien’s brand of The Spy has existed since 1998 when he took over as the Program Director at 93.7 The Spy (KSPI-FM in Stillwater). Additionally, The Spy hosts an all-vinyl show, an electronic dance music show, a couple of hip-hop shows, and an Oklahoma music show. ![]() The Spy is your go-to location for independent, local music and features more than a dozen unique specialty shows that include Indie Rock, Classic Alternative, 80s New Wave, Roots, Reggae, and much, much more.
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