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"the book of love has music in it. in fact that's where music comes from. some of it's just transcendental. some of it's just really dumb. but i love it when you sing to me. you can sing me anything." - Peter Gabriel
On Facebook Groups: Gema Hadridge Music
On YouTube: gemahadridgemusic
Biography
What you hear on this page is the combination of a love of all music and the practice of guitar, song writing and general music stuff of nearly 5 years. Having played in a band (Return of the Nobodies) in which Gema Hadridge wrote songs, played guitar and sang, one day it was time for her to move onto some solo work. For a few months a few songs were written here and there. And at starting sixth-form a new found world of emotions led to the first solo song ‘Abnormal’. This being written for any body who has fallen in love but been so scared because its a brand new feeling. Then a few months later, when alone one day, instead of doing the typical ‘watching the day-time TV crap’ she picked up her guitar and wrote songs different from any she’d written before. This time more heart felt, with lyrics that matched the massive choruses. Now, nearly 4 years on there is an EP, an album (and more tracks coming), each just as thoughtful as the next, they are waiting to get played to anyone wanting to hear.
Gema says: “I write music/songs as a way to express myself...whether that involves me writing a song about something going on in my life OR strumming a chord sequence i like for twenty minutes (its happened!). Everything I write is either written about or influenced by what I'm going through, or thoughts about past times. Each song I write has meaning to me and represents a certain time in my life. I find writing a song is also a way I process my thoughts; 'collecting' them and creating a song - each song being as brutally honest as the next.”
With the gigs growing and the fanbase increasing hopefully you’ll hear more and more of Gema Hadridge in the near future. Keep an ear out.
“Thank you so much to everyone who has helped and supported me, that is what keeps me going”
Coming up...(21.09.09)
"My idea of my music has changed within the past few months and I've decided I want to go back to a more simplistic way of writing, producing, recording and performing my music. Less focused on promotion and "getting somewhere" and more focused on enjoying myself and linking all my creative interests together. I'm currently working out my new found recording equipment and getting back into my art and photography. So, my plans for the next few months (in short) are to record some new songs, with a piece of art work attached to each one. With gigs, I'm hoping to get a few here there and everything and have more great opportunities like I have recently. Really, I just want to carry on enjoying music for as long as possible and all my sites (myspace, facebook etc) will be kept updated with everything I do."
Music
To buy Dedications, Hysterics and Inhibitions (2007)  click this link: 
To buy Eighteen Months, Two Times Around (2009)  click this link:
Reviews
"A very talented songwriter/performer with a unique vocal to boot. Gema writes big and funky windswept anthems with lots of emotion and can write a chorus to die for" - Choon Music
"Its great to hear something fresh on the Cambs music scene. Gema has a lot of potential which should not be ignored." - Phil Pethybridge (Hope Street Music)
"Kate Nash might be a lazy comparison as although Gema does sound like her on first impression her minimal poetess musings have their own thing- a fragility to the voice, and a joyous eccentricity which borders on outsider music. It's all very affecting."
- Bugbear Promotions
"Gema’s performances are quite simply great. Her songsmithery is effortless, her lyrics poignant."
“She has some interesting ideas and the backing instruments reminded us very much of early Placebo. She is obviously talented.” - Attic Records
"Gema Hadridge wowed the crowd with a few enchanting melodies. I thought it was really touching to see her father join her onstage for a few songs too, it was clear that they had a strong bond! She also took some time to explain the meanings of the songs she sang instead of leaving them to be subjective as most musicians would. Her songs had a strong sense of realism to them that I’m sure will take her far in the industry. I found that I could relate to most of the things she sang out easily being of a similar age to her. Her dynamic is one that is simple but beautiful. There was a relaxed mood to her whole set and was also joined by her sister onstage for a final song! She deserves to have an EP out soon because she has an amazing vocal talent and is just brilliant!" - Carleanne Gwen O’Donoghue (http://carleannegwen.wordpress.com/)
"It is very rare that you find a cd and love every single one of the songs, but this might be the case for Gema Hadridge's Dedications, Hysterics and Inhibitions. She has a brilliant voice with some lovely, powerful and touching lyrics. When's the next one gonna be here? ☆☆☆☆☆" Polkadot (from itunes)
"The perfect late night tunes... If you want to know what I mean follow these steps: wait til 2am, turn off the lights and get a bottle of wine. Now press play...see what I mean now? ☆☆☆☆☆" Badgeter (from itunes)
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