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Terami Hirsch

A Broke Machine is now available online!!

About Me


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BIOGRAPHY:
"...the progressive 'girl with a piano' that shouldn't be overlooked." - The LA Music Scene
Like handmade creations, Terami Hirsch's music is constructed with a tempting blend of tender interest and obsessive fixation. Without the advantage of working in a visual medium, this Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter uses her home studio and lo-fi electronics as her art board—forming deeply personal, highly textured alternative albums.
Writing songs since age 11, Terami's early scribbles were intended merely as an emotional outlet—never meant for an audience. However, she was spontaneously inspired and recorded her first album, All Girl Band in 1999. The unflinching, intimate approach of All Girl Band, found an eager following and this encouraged Terami to continue experimenting with the recording process. Following her debut, came To the Bone (2002) and Entropy 29 (2005). Both reflect her emerging interest in electronic sounds, as well as demonstrating more intricate, and evocative subject matters. A Broke Machine is her most recent studio album, and is firmly rooted in the experimental-pop ethos developed over the life of her previous projects.
What sets Terami's music apart from other piano-based artists, is her near disregard for the purity of the acoustic instrument. Preferring to work with keyboards and digital editing software, Terami shapes songs as if they were paper and glue, allowing imperfections to texture her otherwise meditative and cerebral music. This approach is surprising to some—as many people equate digital with polished, smooth sounds. Terami's music personifies the heart in the machine, as she pushes the creative edges of reputably heartless software. Terami explains, "In album production, it's exciting to create unexpected terrain within the landscape of a simple song. By using my computer as an instrument, the whole process becomes flexible and dynamic in ways that continue to push how I express myself on record.”
In 2007, Terami began recording A Broke Machine—her most provocative album to date. Self-produced, the album is intricately mixed by Tommy Walter (Abandoned Pools, The Eels, Glacier Hiking). The songs are detailed and passionate, and written within her self-enforced guideline: “to enjoy the process”. Plucking inspiration from her favorite subjects ("the things we can't have" and "the things we can never understand"), A Broke Machine revolves around issues of the heart.
Terami is an introvert—irresistibly drawn to intensive, isolated creation. For this reason, her live performances are rare, introspective events; which are quirky and surprisingly stripped of the electronics she uses during album production. Her cosy vocals and thorough piano skills highlight the appeal of her music—expressive songwriting and vulnerable charm.
Able to shape hand-crafted, electronic recordings around such delicate and innate songwriting, Terami's music is a profound reflection of what current technology can offer independent musicians—the freedom to experiment. While continuing to delve into both lyrical esoterics and musical expressiveness, Terami strives for a balance between those imperfections that make us human and the ways we look beyond ourselves and continue to grow.
A Broke Machine is available April 15, 2008 on Madstone Records.

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Member Since: 2/27/2005
Band Website: terami.com
Band Members: Terami Hirsch -- Keys, Voice, Programming

Contact
General: [email protected]
Publicity: [email protected]

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Influences: Italo Calvino, Salvador Plascencia, Louise Gluck, Jack Gilbert, Bjork, Radiohead, Christine Fellows, Noe Venable, Eric Metzgar, Kate Bush
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Albums by Terami Hirsch:

Record Label: Madstone Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

KGRL Artist of the Month!

I am KGRL's Flower Powered Artist of the Month for June 2008! You can read or listen to my interview, as well as watch an exclusive video performance here. Enjoy!!...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:06:00 PST

Spring 2008 U.S. Tour Begins!

Hello, everyone! The Spring 2008 U.S. Tour has just begun -- so I'll be looking forward to seeing all of you at these dates:If you haven't joined Team Terami yet, why not do so now? Just sign up on my...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:38:00 PST

E-team announcement: "Team Terami"

You already know I released my fourth album "A Broke Machine" last month. Right?Maybe you already know I'll be on a small U.S. tour over the next few weeks. Possibly, yes?But I know you DEFINITELY d...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Tue, 13 May 2008 04:01:00 PST

Album Release Show - Los Angeles - TONIGHT!

Saturday, April 198pm SHARP!!Hotel Cafe1623 1/2 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood$8, 21+Performing with me: Greg Tuthill on drums, Jeremy Whiteley on bass.Also, when you give my name at the door, you will be ...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:17:00 PST

A Broke Machine now available online!

I'm very happy to announce that my fourth album, A Broke Machine, isavailable online today! You can pick up your copy of the album throughTerami.com, Amazon.com, or CDBaby.com. A digital version can...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:23:00 PST

Tomorrows the big day!

A Broke Machine will be available for purchase through Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, Terami.com, iTunes.com, and many other online distributors!You can also purchase it at my album release show --If you're ...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:03:00 PST

First reviews, album info, new song clip

The first reviews of my new album A Broke Machine have been published...and it’s good news, all around!Collected SoundsEthereal VoicesPop Culture BeastAlso, I’ve written a personal account...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:23:00 PST

A Broke Machine in rotation on KGRL

Request to hear "Back to the Start" on KGRL by typing the song title in the "flowerbox" on the main page. Then, listen online!...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:59:00 PST

A Broke Machine song clips, web goodies, release show news

Last week I announced that my fourth album, A Broke Machine, will be available through online retailers on April 15, 2008. Today, I invite you to visit my Myspace page to listen to song samples of th...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:35:00 PST

A Broke Machine: Album Announcement

My fourth album, A Broke Machine will be available through online retailers on April 15, 2008. (only 5 weeks from now!)TRACKLIST:01. Back to the Start02. Help Me03. Fable Moon04. Chains of Andromeda05...
Posted by Terami Hirsch on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:22:00 PST