SAMMYJO

A Female Anthemic Powerpop sound BLASTING out of Chesterfield, Derbyshire CHALLENGING the current crop of British music with something amazingly different .

SAMMYJO Formally Eskimo Brit, is a female singer / drummer / songwriter a native of Chesterfield near Sheffield (North England). She started listening to Rock, Motown, Pop and Country extensively as a child and when she was 15 she acquired her first drum kit.

SammyJo attended SXSW in 2006 and on returning to the UK the sound was born and has evolved through 2006 and 2007 resulting in what you can hear on her myspace site and on attached mp3 files.

New songs are constantly being written and material has been recorded throughout 2007 including 2 tracks recorded at the Steelworks studio in Sheffield along with SammyJo doing some excellent co' writing with Producers and songwriters know as 'TableSauce'

SammyJo is planning 2008 to be a little bit different and while she will still be taking her music out on the road it will include her being up front of the band!!

January 2008 finds SammyJo in Norway where 4 of her new tracks are being produced at the 'Dsign' studios where she found the inimitable sound she found when she recorded 'CRUSH'! She has written the most close to her heart lyrics and really cemented her own sound.

This truly is SammyJo uncut and Raw SammyJo has reached some amazing goals in her career, Her first begins with her band Eskimo Brit: Eskimo Brit have been nominated in four categories within the 'Toronto Exclusive' magazine Annual Awards These include: Best Song, Best Female Artist, Best Group and Artist of the Year Overall in their 'International' section.

Eskimo Brit won Best Rock Song for CRUSH! Check it out at www.torontoexclusive.com

"Such a powerful, exceptional voice. Get her upfront!!! and get a drummer" - PAUL WELLER.

"FANTASTIC! energy and passion. SJ has masses of stage presence" - from the Mike Dolbear forum.

"Wow!" - Guilfest audience member

"A bit different than the bands coming out of Sheffield at the moment. Liking the 70's Zep-like guitar riffs”. - DIRTY PRETTY THINGS. Review from Popworld Promotes August 2006.

"More hooks than a school cloakroom" -  D. Times review - 1st March 2007

" As catchy as an Australian cricketer with massive sticky gloves on" -  Rhythm Magazine

" Commands the stage" -  The Bedford

" Stay cool and funky" -  ZORO

‘What a talent. I wish I’d written that one!’ - Douglas Shaw

“Credit must applied here to SammyJo for fusing drumming with singing and making it seem like second nature. Eskimo Brit is quite a new band with radio friendly songs that wouldn’t be out of place in the UK top 20, check them out”. – Sandman Magazine

Winner of Battle of the Bands on www.bandsunsigned.co.uk in December 2006

4 different songs getting into the top 10 of the UK’s Bands Unsigned charts with  one track attaining the No 1 spot on two different occasions!!