'The Independent Music Show Magazine' May 1, 2025 | Page 8

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Esbe is a composer, producer, and singer from London. Her music is an eclectic blend of many influences, from her pure classical roots, but uniquely drawing on contemporary, world music and film scoring.

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, where she gained an LRAM and won the prestigious 'Julian Bream Prize for Guitar', Esbe performed in concerts around the UK. As a composer, she has produced and recorded a great variety of music in her North London studio, each project with its own inventive mix of styles. She is also sought after as a session singer and for string and vocal arrangements.

Esbe creates a rare fusion of two hit pop songs on new single – Echo Canyon – Sweet Child Of Mine, Only You;

With a sublime blend of multi-tracked classical guitar and an engaging lead vocal with haunting backing vocals, Esbe interweaves two iconic pop songs, “Only You” by Vince Clarke, and the legendary rock anthem, “Sweet Child Of Mine” by Guns N’ Roses.

Esbe crafts a unique journey with an intimate and yearning vocal and additional orchestral strings which add passion and power to her intricate and delicate guitar work.

Only Esbe would think of combining these two songs. The famous riff by guitarist, Slash, and the synth arpeggio which underpins “Only You”, perfectly replicated using delicate guitar harmonics.

The melodies seamlessly unfold, played in counterpoint as if across the canyon.

“Echo Canyon – Sweet Child Of Mine, Only You”

was recently released as an instrumental

version on Esbe’s latest multi-tracked

guitar album, 'Mountain Aires'. The

new arrangement with additional

vocals and orchestral strings is

now being released through

New Cat Music on 16 May 2025,

as a stand-alone single in its

own right, it is a unique

performance and a truly

original arrangement of these

two classic pop songs as they

have never been heard before.

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