George Maple
{{Short description|Australian musical artist (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Jessica Higgs
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|5|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
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| origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre = Pop, electronic, R&B, soul
| years_active = {{start date|2012}}–present
| label = Virgin Records/EMI (Past: Future Classic){{cite web|author=george-maple |url=http://www.emimusic.com.au/george-maple |title=george-maple | EMI Music Publicity Portal |publisher=Emimusic.com.au |accessdate=3 July 2018}}
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Jess Higgs (born 25 May 1989), known professionally as George Maple, is an Australian-born, LA based recording artist, songwriter and record producer.
{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com.au/culture/who-is-george-maple-15900|title=George Maple is the Fashion Girl's Musician|date=21 February 2018 }} 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.
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 Sebastian, Hayden James and Flight Facilities. Maple is the pitched down voice on the Hayden James song "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 released her second LP in 2020.
Discography
= Albums =
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scope="row"| Lover
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scope="row"| Myth{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/myth/1542288065 |title=MYTH by George Maple on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=23 December 2020}}
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= Extended plays =
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scope="row"| Vacant Space
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= Singles =
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scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Album ! Label |
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scope="row"| "Talk Talk"
| 2014 | Vacant Space | rowspan="2"| Future Classic |
scope="row"| "Where You End And I Begin" {{small|(featuring Grande Marshall)}} |2015 | rowspan="6"| Lover |
scope="row"| "Sticks and Horses" {{small|(featuring GoldLink)}} | rowspan="2"| 2016 |
scope="row"| "Buried" {{small|(featuring Rome Fortune; with What So Not)}} |
scope="row"| "Lover"
| rowspan="3"| 2017 |
scope="row"| "Kryptonite" |
scope="row"| "Hero" |
scope="row"| "Magic Woman"
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} | rowspan="4"| Etcetc |
scope="row"| "Superhuman"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/superhuman-single/id1477805910 |title=Superhuman - Single by George Maple on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=23 December 2020}} |
scope="row"| "Fade"{{Cite web |date=10 November 2020 |author=Staff Writer |title=First Spin: George Maple drops pulsating first taste of ambitious new project |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/first-spin-george-maple-fade/12867234 |accessdate=23 December 2020 |website=ABC}}
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | rowspan="2"| Myth |
scope="row"| "The Hill"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-hill-single/1539387579 |title=The Hill - Single by George Maple on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=23 December 2020}} |
= Appearances and credits =
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scope="row"|"Foreign Language"
|2011 |Non-album single |Vocals (as Jess Higgs) |
scope="row"|"Frozen"
|2012 |YesYou |YesYou |Vocals (uncredited) |Bossy Music |
scope="row"|"Bring You Down"
|2012 |Vocals |
scope="row"|"On & On"
|2013 |Non-album single |Vocals |Hoffman West |
scope="row"|"Rescue"
|2013 |Deetron |Music Over Matter |Vocals |Music Man Records |
scope="row"|"Sonnet"
|2014 |Slime |In the Brick House Mixtape |Vocals |independent |
scope="row"|"Hot Dog"
|2015 |Company |Vocals (uncredited) |
scope="row"|"Gemini"
|2015 |Vocals |Owsla / Sweat It Out! |
scope="row"|"Something About You"
|2015 |Non-album single |Vocals (uncredited) |
scope="row"|"Ghost"
|2015 |Non-album single |Co-writer, co-producer |
scope="row"|"Skyline"
|2015 |Karma Fields |Non-album single |Vocals (uncredited) |
scope="row"|"Just a Lover"
|2016 |Non-album single |Vocals (uncredited) |
scope="row"|"Trust"
|2016 |Vocals (uncredited) |Sweat It Out! |
scope="row"|"Afterglow"
|2016 |Tkay |Co-writer, co-producer |
scope="row"|"Simulation"
|2016 |Tkay |Co-writer, co-producer |
scope="row"|"We Keep on Running"
|2018 |What So Not & Toto |Not All the Beautiful Things / Old Is New |Co-writer |Sweat It Out! / Counter Records |
scope="row"|"Altitude"
|2021 |Forever (Flight Facilities album) |Co-writer (as Jess Higgs) |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.georgemaple.com}}
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Category:21st-century Australian singers
Category:Musicians from Sydney
Category:Australian women pop singers
Category:Australian women songwriters
Category:Australian expatriates in the United States
Category:21st-century Australian women singers
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