Jess and Michael have a long history of playing music, both have been
in other bands and Jess has performed as a solo artist. She has sang for
most of her life and completed a music degree in Manchester. Michael
has been playing guitar for around 15 years, originally specialising in
blues music before expanding to other styles. The two met whilst
performing in a covers band in the West Midlands (where they originally
come from) and found they shared a large number of musical (and
non-musical) interests which led to the formation of Khashoggi.
Khashoggi recorded their debut album in 3 very hot days in 2018 at Orchard Studios in Crewe, which allowed them to expand their orignally raw sound to include electric guitars, drums and synthesiser. The album, entitled 'Run on Repeat' takes its name from a lyric in the song 'Losing it All', one of the most experimental songs on the album. Khashoggi are aiming for a release date for the album in Autumn 2019.
They have played all across London since forming in a number of venues. Khashoggi have also played in Italy, performing at Castaldi Festival near the Dolomite mountains in 2018. Here they met young film director Nicolet Nguyen who decided to produce a documentary following Khashoggi's journey. This was released on 13 May 2018 to a very positive reception.
The name 'Khashoggi' was selected by Jess and Michael at a pie shop near King's Cross, after one of their first writing sessions. The pair are big fans of Queen and it is taken from a track on 'The Miracle' album called 'Khashoggi's Ship'. They simply thought it was a memorable and interesting word which had meaning obvious only to them and other fans of Queen. This name did lead to some unexpected attention following the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, resulting in hits on their website from all over the world and even an interview on radio station in Dallas, Texas.
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Khashoggi recorded their debut album in 3 very hot days in 2018 at Orchard Studios in Crewe, which allowed them to expand their orignally raw sound to include electric guitars, drums and synthesiser. The album, entitled 'Run on Repeat' takes its name from a lyric in the song 'Losing it All', one of the most experimental songs on the album. Khashoggi are aiming for a release date for the album in Autumn 2019.
They have played all across London since forming in a number of venues. Khashoggi have also played in Italy, performing at Castaldi Festival near the Dolomite mountains in 2018. Here they met young film director Nicolet Nguyen who decided to produce a documentary following Khashoggi's journey. This was released on 13 May 2018 to a very positive reception.
The name 'Khashoggi' was selected by Jess and Michael at a pie shop near King's Cross, after one of their first writing sessions. The pair are big fans of Queen and it is taken from a track on 'The Miracle' album called 'Khashoggi's Ship'. They simply thought it was a memorable and interesting word which had meaning obvious only to them and other fans of Queen. This name did lead to some unexpected attention following the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, resulting in hits on their website from all over the world and even an interview on radio station in Dallas, Texas.
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