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DAVEEN
DIGIACOMO
DAVEEN DIGIACOMO is a
singer/songwriter/pianist/accordionist whose
diverse musical background manifests through
her own songs. With an old world sound and a
modern text, she induces the sultriness of
Marlene Dietrich, the cinematic ambiences of
Kurt Weil, and the pop-catchiness of Beck.
After receiving her music degree from San
Francisco State University, she became the
musical director and composer for the Beauty
School Dance/Theatre Company from 1997-1999. Moving to Los Angeles in the fall of ’99 to
pursue her solo artist career, she began touring
as the pianist in Rounder Record’s artist Candye Kane’s
jump-blues swing band. Following she sessioned as a vocalist and
keyboardist with Dream Works Records artist Carl Stephenson (Beck) on his “Forest
For the Tree’s” album. In December, she was the featured artist
interviewed on KPFK’s (90.7FM) Arts In
Review, hosted by Julio Martinez. Recently she composed and performed
accordion music for “The Sex Show”, put
on by Toxic Shock Stage at Highways in
Santa Monica. She was also featured as a guest performer for “A
Burlesque Review” in collaboration with “The
Cherry Tartes” at Fais Do Do in September. Currently, Daveen is
finishing up a 12-song album with producer Dan Marfisi (Poe, Lowen & Navarro, Harry Dean Stanton), while
performing around Los Angeles, (The Mint, Genghis Cohen).
daveendigiacomo@aol.com
CONTACT:
323.663.2874
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Heather Zir
Heather Zir is a Los Angeles based Singer/Songwriter. Heather’s
extensive repertoire ranges from blues to ballads to rock to urban
folk. Earlier this year (2002), she began working on her debut LP with
Producer Dan Marfisi who’s worked with Poe, Lowen & Navarro and Mindi
Abhair (Mandy Moore, Backstreet Boys). Ten recorded songs later, she
completed the compelling record appropriately titled, “UNDEFINED.”
Songs from “UNDEFINED” have been played on 95.5FM KLOS in Los Angeles.
Heather has been a featured artist on that stations “Local Licks” radio
show. UNDEFINED is distributed on
cdbaby.com
and has received excellent reviews.
Heather can be found performing live at world famous venues like The
Derby and The Gig in Los Angeles. For more information, go to
www.heatherzir.com.
heatherzir@msn.com
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Anne McCue
Anne McCue was born in Sydney,
Australia and
eventually moved to Melbourne with little more than a
$60 guitar "borrowed" from her brother, a small
suitcase, and a plan to write a novel. Her music got
her to Vietnam for a year ("It was an unbelievable
experience and really changed my life") before touring
the U.S. and Canada as part of the "Lilith Fair" with
the band Eden aka. Anne's music has been heard on TV
shows such as Dawson's Creek and UC Undercover.
Lucinda Williams called her "My favorite new
artist.....and an amazing guitarist." She has also
toured with Heart, Lowen & Navarro, Richard Thompson
and others.
Anne debut solo CD "Amazing Ordinary Things" was
recorded partially in Australia and partially in Los
Angeles. One of her songs, "Angel Inside", was
produced by Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin)
which is the only track McCue didn't produce or
co-produce. Her latest CD, "Anne McCue Live: Ballad
of an Outlaw Woman" was recorded while she toured in 2002 with Lucinda
Williams. More information can be
found at
http://www.annemccue.com.
annemccue@yahoo.com
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Fading Light |
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BILLYKENT
KINDSoulMUSIC
Raised in Northeast Los Angeles (HighlandPark )
Songwriter Credits:Tower Of Power
"BABY’S GOT THE POWER"
1987 The Power CD
"SOMEONE NEW"
Monster on a Leash CD 1991
"IT ALL COMES BACK"
"QUIET SCREAM" T.O.P. CD 1993
In 1994 a Jazz Vocalist/Percussionist
named VINX co-wrote a song with me
"Just One Dance" on his CD, The Story Teller on Stings Pangea Label.
Now I look forward to releasing a Full length CD.
Billykent@aol.com
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Tom Freund
GRAHAM PARKER WEIGHS IN ON SYMPATICO
Rock n' Roll legend, Graham Parker recently reviewed Tom's latest and had
this to say:
Listening to "Sympatico," Tom Freund's second solo release, I find
myself just as impressed as I was after hearing "North American Long
Weekend," his solo debut. His songs fill me with an interesting mixture
of yearning and melancholy that is somehow thoroughly uplifting at the
same time. I get shivers down the spine on almost every tune. Along with
Lucinda Williams, Freund is the best singer/songwriter operating today.
GP freundtom@hotmail.com
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Marcella Detroit
Marcella Detroit, aka Marcy Levy,
was one half of the early '90's British based band, Shakespear's Sister.
She co-penned their biggest hit, "Stay", which reached number one for 8
weeks in the British charts, as well as climbing to number four here in
the states, garnering them a gold record for the single in America, and
multi-platinum awards in the UK and other countries worldwide. After the
split of Shakespear's Sister, Marcy went on to do a solo record in 1994,
entitled, "Jewel" which went gold in England, with much success in
Australia and Europe. Marcy did a duet with Elton John on his
multi-platinum selling CD, "Duets", a cover of the old Motown classic, "Ain't
Nothin' Like the Real Thing", which was also on her "Jewel" CD. Before
Shakespear's Sister, Marcy was busy enjoying her blues/soul roots
performing with the likes of Eric Clapton, touring with him, and
co-writing one of his biggest hits, "Lay Down Sally" and many other songs
on several of his albums. She was also living in Los Angeles doing studio
work for Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, George Duke and Stanley Clarke and
co-wrote the r&b hit for Al Jarreau, "One Way", as well as writing
successfully for people like Belinda Carlisle and Chaka Khan. Marcy
currently has a ground breaking website, marcelladetroit.com, and her
newest effort, a CD called "Dancing Madly Sideways," is only available on
her website.
Marcyfans@aol.com
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Marc Platt
Marc started in the music business
in the early 1980's first as an artist, then working at the Rhino Records
label in it's fledgling days as a small label. Marc went back to
performing in 1984 and formed The Real Impossibles. Their 1986 EP "Play
Loud" was produced by Plimsouls' front man Peter Case.
Marc has played in a few bands since then and written songs for
Universal's 1993 A Taste For Killing and 1994's The
Raffle and had two songs featured on the soundtrack. Marc has also
written music that was featured on ESPN and The Real Impossibles' video
Turn My World was featured on MTV in 1986.
rotn60@aol.com
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Jerry Wagers
Jerry was one half of the folk / pop acoustic duo
The Square Roots, who enjoyed a West Coast cult following. Jerry performed
in clubs, at colleges, and on many radio stations throughout the Bay Area
as well as the Pacific Northwest and Southern California. Jerry’s song
"Crash and Burn" was featured on Fox TV’s Party of Five. In 1999, Jerry
moved to Los Angeles to play for a new audience. His backing musicians are
top notch players who also perform with various internationally renowned
artists. Jerry was included in Music Connection Magazine’s Top 100
Unsigned Artists of 2000 and 2001.
Jerrywagers@hotmail.com
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Jim Bianco
A heartwarming collision of expression, melody and wit, Jim Bianco focuses
on writing songs you never knew you knew, or, moreover, songs you know by
heart but never heard before. A 3-year resident of this trendy desert
known as Los Angeles, Jim has succeeded in putting his own slant on a
myriad of
styles (folk, pop, blues, and New Orleans jazz to name a few) and revived
the gritty soul and lost humanity of the infamous and beloved Hollywood.
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Erik Christian
Transplanted Chicagoan
Erik Christian is a pop singer/songwriter who recorded and performed with
such bands as "Teezer" (as produced by former "Styx" engineer Will Rascati)
and "Something Sweet" (as produced by "Enuff Z'Nuff"'s Donnie Vie and Chip
Z'Nuff) and as a solo artist until he moved to LA in late spring of 2000.
Since then he has been busy performing and networking on the LA music
scene as well as continuing to evolve as a serious songwriter, hence his
involvement with this project. For more information he can be contacted at
erikchristian68@yahoo.com.
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Tim O'Gara is an old
Persian poem
discovered in east L.A. He's been carried as far north as Topanga Canyon
and as far west as Venice by Miles Davis breezes these days. Colombian
cumbias and Elisabeth Cotton are his advisors and Grace O'Mally, his
matron saint.
His Friends, Sean Faye-Cullen and Brendon O'Halloran, join musical
forces with him in his band Dapple Grey and also on this recording of 'Groovie
Town'.
thedapplegrey@yahoo.com
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Perhaps the most fateful step
that Regis Jr. has taken in terms of his career and life in general was
to switch from the female to the male gender. The enigmatic artist
expounds: “It’s interesting to note that most people don’t take that
step, but for me the change seemed to come about naturally, and like, I
guess things just sort of developed from there.”
Some short time after this
literally seminal and virtually irreversible metamorphosis, the
singer-songwriter burst forth onto the scene naked and slimy with the
primordial ooze of the womb, and after a meticulous sponge bath, took a
nice long nap. (Napping has remained a favorite avocation for the
prolific picker.)
When asked about his artistic
development, Regis Jr. points to the weaning from his mother’s breast as
a singularly important period, claiming that it led to his great
affinity with the blues.
“It was, like, the first time I
really ever felt the urge to cry out from deep within,” says the
traumatized troubadour. “I honestly believe that that particular
privation accounts for my consequent ‘angry young toddler phase’.”
But ultimately, as R. J. points
out, “it’s the music that matters.” When asked about his own
contribution to the art form, the cosmic crooner had this to say: “I
like to think of my songs as negative entropy -- ‘cause that’s like,
what I’m really doing you know -- creating order from chaos; and
frankly, I don’t know about most folks, but that’s what I really need in
my life these days.”
mcgla@msn.com
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