Busker releases new single as he forges career as singer-songwriter
A Shropshire singer/songwriter who spends his days busking on the streets of London has released his second single and official music video.
Isaac Levi, 24, grew up in Ellesmere before leaving at 18.
He arrived in London aged 23 and took to street performing to pay his way in life.
His latest single, Here Without You, is accompanied by a music video and Isaac is already looking toward releasing his third single.
"I got my first guitar when I was 11 and never really looked back," he said.
"I used to play football like most lads did at school but as soon as I found music I was never really into anything else."
"Although I had some lessons from a friend in the early days but nothing formal. Singing came pretty shortly after I started playing guitar - and songwriting hand in hand with starting to sing.
"I remember writing my first song after my first ever girlfriend had broken up with me after our two-week relationship. It was then I knew it was what I wanted to do with my life - and here I am, still plugging away at it."
Isaac started busking in Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square almost as soon as he arrived in London.
"Performing on the streets is brutal - it really forces you to learn your craft and how to engage an audience, because after all, they can just walk away as soon as they get bored," he said
"Some days it feels like the most magical thing in the world, and some days it feels like the end of the world. Still, I can’t imagine doing anything else."
Isaac said writing songs was incredible.
"There’s no feeling quite like it, creating a brand new song - something that didn’t exist just hours before," he said.
He added that his dream was to sell out Koko in London and "to be able to write songs for a living, and connect to an audience through my lyrics and find other people who think and feel like I do".