Maura Murphy IS AURA.
She was born a star with a bleeding heart- AURA’s vocals will sweep you
away from this mundane world and into one that is tortured, yet gentle.
Her songwriting-lyrical skills are an anthem to our generation, filled
with the raw emotions of heartbreak and hope. 
AURA's inspiration comes
as an inescapable need within her to express her personal tragedies and
share her life lessons. 
AURA is the answer to the music industry's search for a powerful, raw, edgy and undeniable female rock star!

In 2001, AURA was created by singer/songwriter Maura Murphy, whom by the time she graduated high school, had already successfully fronted a punk
band as well as an acoustic rock band. In 2002, AURA released her 1st CD,
Running Yourself Against Nothing, where AURA’s song "Go On" was quickly
picked up and licensed by CBS Network’s Young and the Restless.
In 2004, AURA relocated to Los Angeles, CA for a creative change of pace
where she found inspiration for her 2nd CD, Between Reality and a Dream,
which was released in 2006 earning her "Best Female Indie Rock Vocalist"
by L.A. Music Awards. “Best Female Indie Rock Vocalist” by All Access
Magazine, also, earned AURA a spot in the "Top 25 Reviewed Demos of the Year" with Music Connection Magazine. “Go On” earned AURA even more recognition when it was licensed as the theme song for E! Style network's Relationship Rehab. In 2009, AURA competed in The Los Angeles Guitar Center Battle of the Bands against hundreds of talented Indie Bands and placed in the Top Five. 

The much-anticipated 3rd album, Burning Hearts & Bleeding Stars, is due
to be released late summer of 2011. Already, Burning Hearts and Bleeding
Stars is getting recognition by Industry "movers and shakers" with AURA in
the works to license tracks from the new CD for use in TV and Film. AURA
will be featured in the July 2011 issue of Performer Magazine’s Studio Diary section where she will share her inspiration for Burning Hearts & Bleeding Stars.   In 2014 AURA relocated to Nashville, TN where she is being managed by Taylor Morrison Music Group. AURA is currently working on her 4th studio album due out Fall 2014 with a new band in Nashville in the genre of Christian Rock.
To learn more about AURA and her upcoming spring, summer and fall 2014 tour dates, visit www.aurasings.com

For press and media inquires,
Please contact
Emi Foster at 818.421.8690
Emifoster28@gmail.com

​Stacy N. Ross
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Stev brings you entertaining interviews & cultural chat with grassroots artists & characters that deserve to be heard, or at least to have a laugh on record. 
Mainly from the music world, but also the key players in nightlife, art, events, politics and crime, this podcast will almost certainly change your life. (for the better)
Steve Mahoney performs with Rock & Roll Band 'The Milkshakes', and also in the romantic folk saga 'Mahoney & The Moment', who have released 3 sensational albums and performed everywhere. A Bev with Stev's default guest, is the actor, musician and ongoing success, Emily Moment.

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- The Hairy Intruder, 2023

This is the homepage for composer, multi-instrumentalist, philosopher, and mystic Elk Minister.

The new album 'There's a System of Control' is now available in most digital outlets. 
It was during his university studies where the ideas and concepts for his debut album, There’s a System of Control, began to blossom.  Hours were spent constructing and deconstructing melodies to the rhythms in his mind.  A future of music did not fit well with his Uncle Radcliffe, nor his mother, who demanded he drop music, and continue his studies at university.

When Elk Minister was a child, his Great Aunt Coleslaw was his main source for musical discovery.  He hid under his bedsheets for hours listening to tapes she made for him containing music by Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa, Black Sabbath, The Doors, and Pink Floyd.  At university, he discovered an appreciation for both classical and jazz music.  David Bowie, Salvadore Dali, and Ludwig van Beethoven are his favorite artists.  His favorite tape, which he received at age 13, was a mixtape containing music by Alice in Chains, Rush, Cream, and The Beatles.

For a over decade, Elk Minister lay in a musical hibernation.  He had succumbed to his Uncle Radcliffe and the family traditions.   In 2016, Elk Minister was given access to a computer for the first time, changing his relationship with music forever.  With modern technology, Elk Minister would be able to create the music and vibrations he imagined for so many years.  He retreated to his birthplace in the forest, and began recording all of the instrumental and vocal parts himself.  Using many instruments he had built, rebuilt, and collected over the years, recording and mixing ended in November of 2016.  Production duties were handled by his friend Eric Bittleman, which consisted mainly of making sure Elk Minister had enough food and water to survive the recording.

Elk Minister loves to read.  He can usually read 2-3 books a week under normal weather conditions.  His favorite subject is Ancient Greek philosophy, specifically writings by Pythagoras, Socrates, and Plato.  The idea of the power mind coupled with the mystery of the universe play a central theme in the lyrics on ’There’s a System of Control.’  

After finishing the album, Elk Minister was given a new trumpet by his Uncle Radcliffe.  Elk Minister completed the writing for his second album, Candy Apple Mountain, and hopes to have the album out by the fall of 2017.  He will record the entire album with only parts that were written on his new trumpet.  He is hoping this will give his second album ‘a more modern feel.’

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