2007 has been quite a busy year for Daruso who have been locked away in their North London studio writing and recording new material.
Daruso are a UK based electronic Dance, Trance and Pop band comprising of vocalist Jess Russo and producers Julian Gingell & Barry Stone (Jewels & Stone). The trio have been working together since the summer of 2007.
Jess: We met through a mutual friend and have such a laugh together... the boys were telling me how they were thinking about doing a Dance project , they knew I sang and wanted to hear how I'd sound on one of the songs they'd written.
Barry: The first song Jess sang for us was "Closest Thing To Heaven" and when we heard her voice, we knew she had to sing that track... it was a fantastic moment... her voice gave us goosebumps.
As the trio recorded more songs they realised how well they worked together and Daruso was formed.
Julian: Like us, Jess loves her clubby Pop, so we've been having a great time mucking around in the studio. The only criteria we've given ourselves was to write Dance tracks you can sing to.
Jess Russo is of Italian descent and has been singing since she was a child. Her smouldering, passionate vocals have the strength, force and maturity of a woman twice her age.
Jewels & Stone have written and produced records for many UK Pop artists including Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Dannii Minogue. Their most internationally - recognized achievement is composing the theme to the hit TV show American idol.
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