George Maple
George Maple (a.k.a. Jess Higgs) is an Australian born, LA based recording artist, songwriter and record producer. [2] In 2017, Maple released her own debut album, Lover which debuted at #2 on the Australian iTunes Chart. Lover featured US rapper GoldLink and Rome Fortune.
George Maple | |
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| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Pop, electronic music, R&B, soul |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Virgin Records/EMI (Past: Future Classic)[1] |
| Website | georgemaple |
Alongside the album she released a series of self directed and produced music videos. In early 2018, she commenced her first national headline tour, the Lover Tour and supported New Zealand singer Lorde.
Maple has performed at international festivals Coachella, Lollapalooza and EDC Vegas, as well as Australian festivals; Field Day, Splendour in the Grass, Groovin the Moo and FOMO festival. Maple is known for her theatrical fashion and has been described as a ’fashion icon’ by Australian mainstream media. Her style has been featured in Vogue, Interview magazine, and ELLE, among others.
As an artist, ghostwriter and producer she has over 400 million Spotify streams. She has written and produced for artists such as DJ Snake, What So Not, Flume, Goldroom, Guy Sebastien, Hayden James and Flight Facilities. Maple is the pitched down voice of Hayden James hit ‘Something About You.’
In 2019 Maple launched her concept performance ‘Utopia’ and announced the launch of her multi-medium production company ‘The Process.’ She also announced artist development initiative and management company T.B.C.A.
Maple is expected to release her second LP in 2020.
Biography
Australian-born, LA-based songwriter, producer, vocalist and multi-media artist George Maple is more than a popstar with a vision; she is a force. Over the last three years her unique approach to pop artistry has been gathering groundswell across the industry, media, tastemakers and die hard fans. As an artist, ghostwriter and producer her resume features over 400 million spotify streams, 350,000 Shazam followers, US number #1 records, sell out shows from Paris to Sydney, 20.3 million Youtube views and full spread features in iconic publications from Vogue to Harper’s Bazaar to interview magazine.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Vacant Space |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Talk Talk" | 2014 | Vacant Space | Future Classic |
| "Where You End And I Begin" (featuring Grande Marshall) |
2015 | Lover | |
| "Sticks and Horses" (featuring GoldLink) |
2016 | Virgin/EMI | |
| "Buried" (featuring Rome Fortune; with What So Not) | |||
| "Lover" | 2017 | ||
| "Kryptonite" | |||
| "Hero" | |||
| "Magic Woman" | 2019 | Non-album singles | Etcetc |
| "Superhuman"[4] | |||
| "Fade"[5] | 2020 | Myth | |
| "The Hill"[6] |
Appearances and credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Credits | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Foreign Language" | 2011 | Flight Facilities | Non-album single | Vocals (as Jess Higgs) | Future Classic |
| "Frozen" | 2012 | YesYou | YesYou | Vocals (uncredited) | Bossy Music |
| "Bring You Down" | 2012 | Flume | Flume | Vocals | Future Classic |
| "On & On" | 2013 | Snakehips | Non-album single | Vocals | Hoffman West |
| "Rescue" | 2013 | Deetron | Music Over Matter | Vocals | Music Man Records |
| "Sonnet" | 2014 | Slime | In the Brick House Mixtape | Vocals | independent |
| "Hot Dog" | 2015 | Slime | Company | Vocals (uncredited) | Weird World Records |
| "Gemini" | 2015 | What So Not | Gemini EP | Vocals | OWSLA / Sweat It Out! |
| "Something About You" | 2015 | Hayden James | Non-album single | Vocals (uncredited) | Future Classic |
| "Ghost" | 2015 | Tkay Maidza | Non-album single | Co-writer, co-producer | Dew Process / Universal Music Australia |
| "Skyline" | 2015 | Karma Fields | Non-album single | Vocals (uncredited) | Monstercat |
| "Just a Lover" | 2016 | Hayden James | Non-album single | Vocals (uncredited) | Future Classic |
| "Trust" | 2016 | What So Not | Divide & Conquer | Vocals (uncredited) | Sweat It Out! |
| "Afterglow" | 2016 | Tkay Maidza | Tkay | Co-writer, co-producer | Dew Process / Universal Music Australia |
| "Simulation" | 2016 | Tkay Maidza | Tkay | Co-writer, co-producer | Dew Process / Universal Music Australia |
| "We Keep on Running" (with Toto) |
2018 | What So Not | Not All the Beautiful Things | Co-writer | Sweat It Out! / Counter Records |
References
- george-maple. "george-maple | EMI Music Publicity Portal". Emimusic.com.au. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- https://www.elle.com.au/culture/who-is-george-maple-15900
- "MYTH by George Maple on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- "Superhuman - Single by George Maple on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- Staff Writer (10 November 2020). "First Spin: George Maple drops pulsating first taste of ambitious new project". ABC. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- "The Hill - Single by George Maple on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 December 2020.