Murdoch was born in London to a Greek father and Scottish-French mother and lived in Greece until he was ten, when his family moved back to Britain, settling in Scotland.[2][3]
Murdoch moved to America in 1992 to study at Duke University,[3] before moving to Los Angeles, California to be with a girlfriend.[2] He first gained notice when an influential Los Angeles DJ, Nic Harcourt, began playing his music on the radio station KCRW. It led to much interest from the LA music industry, which Murdoch largely ignored, turning down advances from record labels and opting to release his music independently.[3]
In the spring of 2009, Murdoch embarked on a rare US headlining tour, during which he distributed an early version of a new album entitled Towards the Sun in a limited edition packaged in a hand-printed, cardboard sleeve.[12]
Recent bookings by Murdoch include two concerts in Berlin, one small club appearance and a second as part of the City Slang label's 20th anniversary. In February 2011, he performed in New York City as part of Lincoln Center's prestigious "American Songbook Series".[13] Afterwards, he went on a sold-out tour of major markets throughout North America. (i.e. Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Chicago, Minneapolis.) 2011 also saw the official release of his third recording, "Towards The Sun".[14]
