MIRI: Soundbites EP

Known for her distinctive soulful vocal tone, spiked with socially conscious lyrics and classic British songwriting, MIRI’s brand of rebel music has won fans across the globe over the last few years.

In 2019 MIRI released her EP ‘Soundbites’, tracks from which garnered support from Gemma Cairney at BBC 6 Music, Clash Magazine and BBC Introducing. She also spoke to BBC Radio London and Fubar Radio about her music, mental health and LGBTQ+ issues. In May during Mental Health Awareness Week, London In Stereo featured a playlist curated by MIRI to highlight tracks which convey important messages about mental health and earlier last year she performed at 2 male prisons (HM Prison The Mount and HMP Spring Hill) to spread awareness for LGBTQ+ History Month. Later in 2019 MIRI performed four gigs in Kingston for CirKT in association with the Mayor of London (after being handpicked by Hyper Frank and Field Day Festival Founder Tom Baker), as well as curating, compering and performing at the Southbank Centre for Raze Collective’s event Raze On The River as part of the Southbank Centre Summer Festival.

Outside of music MIRI works with mental health awareness charities and community projects. She is on the well being team for the Girls Rock London summer camp which helps to empower girls (and applicants who self-identify as girls, women, trans* and/or gender non-conforming). She is the curator of Diversity Platform, a Q&A and panel discussions for young LGBTQ+ artists and allies offering support and guidance in the music industry and is on the BEAT Board (breakthrough emerging artist together), an advisory board for The Featured Artist Coalition.

Her previous music releases have gained spins from BBC 6 Music, Soho Radio, BBC London Introducing and Radio X. She has previously written and worked with artists including Estelle, Plan B, Anita Blay and Xylaroo. Live-wise MIRI has performed extensively across UK & Europe – highlights include; Trafalgar Square for Million Women Rise (a rally and protest to end violence against women), shows at The 100 Club for the Official Bob Marley Birthday Celebration, Safe Gigs For Women, Sofar Sounds, the main stage at Manchester Pride supporting Rita Ora, and Bush Hall supporting Laura Veirs.

Between May 2011 – January 2019 MIRI co promoted and co hosted monthly live music night Blue Monday created for LBTQ womxn and allies with guest speakers including Safe Gigs For Women and Get In Her Ears. MIRI, as part of Blue Monday put on a one day festival celebrating Women In Music and collaborated with award winning music venue Green Note on 10 sold out live music events called Girls To The Front bringing female musicians to the forefront. MIRI has also promoted and hosted live music nights for Strongroom in Shoreditch.

MIRI’s recent single, a cover of ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’ premiered on XS NOIZE. During the pandemic MIRI has performed at a number of online gigs including supporting Frank Turner raising money for grassroots music venue Green Note and Pxssy Pandemic organised by SELF ESTEEM and Keli Blanchett raising money for Women’s Aid UK.