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Danni Bay

Writing for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job

About Me

THIS IS WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO GIVE MY ENTIRE LIFE STORY
and tell you why my life experiences have made my music "revolutionary."
Yeah.
Not so much.
Finally being myself (I know, what a concept), and writing songs about everything from God's grace to scalp-greasing to parking lots... & love, of course.
And surprisingly,
people dig it.
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*MOST RECENT NEWS... & STUFF*
June.2.2007:
"Bad Woman" got it's debut radio play on Radio Depaul in CHICAGO! Thanks for everyone who waited patiently to experience it's first airplay. =)
Summer 2007:
My project (I say "project" because "album" just sounds so pretentious or something) is FINALLY in the works...was surprised to have so many people ask to buy the nonexistent cd at the last show, that I decided to actually make one....I know,...wild.
July.24.2007:
My interview is featured in WARNING magazine! The magazine is college based, circulating in LA, New Orleans, Louisville, Gainesville and Tallahassee. Thanks to everyone who picked up a copy, and to Jessica Warshaver for conducting the interview. Yeah boyeeee.
July.27.2007
The Florida Courier just listed me as one of "Florida's Finest." Man, how cool is that...flattered, grateful and excited!
August.31.2007:
My performance with IshyBeatz earned us an overwhelming standing ovation! May not seem worth mentioning but seriously, the highlight of my week.
September.1.2007:
First live interview with up and coming reporter Myya Passmore was published on her new site! Thank you for the feature!
February.2.2008:
Everything flowing smoothly...going to LOS ANGELES soon, signed up for many performance for the month of February, and about to participate in my first pageant (ridiculous, I know.) Wish me luck!
"You GOTTA See It In Motion."
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Below: Performing "G-Funk" with Miami's own SUENALO, baby. They're sick!
Below: Performing at a dorm blackout talent show. And hey, the guitar= straight up subpar. But cut me some slack...just started learning.
Below: Performing "I Stand Still" (my newest piece!) at The Side Bar:
" I heard it through
the grapevine... "

"... an extremely talented young singer, Danni Bay. She's going to be backed up by some of the Umoja boys, but this is a woman who needs no assistance in the music department. The obvious comparison is to Lauryn Hill, but that doesn't work for me - I'd rather say she's like the first drop of cool rain on a hot summer day."
- Kyle Mitchell, writer for the Gainesville Sun!
"There is something about her that I really like. It may be the sincerity in her voice that makes me buy into what she is saying."
- Mike Soul, artist, United Kindom/ New York
"We like her voice so much. That's why we had to put her as artist of the week."
- DJ Bisous & DJ Law, Da Mix Space (www.myspace.com/misterdjlaw)
"I would soooo buy an album of [hers], and I don't mean iTunes. I mean I'd take a bus to the store and buy type purchase. AMAZING."
- Nicole Harris, street team member for Michelle Bonilla (gospel artist), Florida
"After we heard [her] myspace we knew we wanted to have [her] sing with us."
- Doug and David from Gainesville's (popular and amazingly talented) Umoja Orchestra
"I got the same feeling I had when I first heard Amy Winehouse. You would be huge over here in the U.K. Why you're unsigned, I don't know, but I'm sure that'll soon be rectified."
- Jamie Boy, myspace user, United Kingdom
"Collabing with [her] would be an honor."
- Savant, emcee and skilled lyricist, Chicago
"...I hesitate in saying this because I don't want to blow your head up, but you probably have one of the best voices I've heard in person..."
- Profit
"...Danni Bay gives a lot of entertainment to the testorone-infused, and believe me, she makes it sound just as good as she makes it look."
- Kyle Mitchell, writer for the Gainesville Sun
For booking information, please call 813-380-8477.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/15/2006
Band Members: Nuri Saberin: DRUMS
Ish Lewis: KEYS
Sammie Jones: SAX
Ryan Monagan: GUITAR

and sometimes the handsome men of Umoja Orchestra, of course.

-Umoja's album release show on Feb. third sold out, baby:

Current projects:

-FIRST FEATURE appears on the new Theta Sigma Spring '07 MIXTAPE.: "Paperchase"

-"Artist of the Week" in Da Mix Space (online hiphop magazine.)

-Single release soon of "Bad Woman" on Tampa radio stations.

-Collaborations with Tampa rappers and musicians in the works.

-"Artist of the Month" feature in the March issue of WARNING magazine.

-Recording new songs for the LP.

-Interview scheduled with Radio Depaul and host emcee, Savant.

♥♥Not a boast of personal accomplishment, but a testimony of the amazing opportunities God provides. And I couldn't be more grateful. :)

"The Lord is my strength and SONG and has become my salvation."
-Psalm 118:14

Influences: Nina Simone's deep voice, Jimi Hendrix's sexy breed of rock and R&B, the smoothness that oozes from Van Hunt's voice, LAURYN HILL'S EVERYTHING, Fefe Dobson's & Alicia Keys' musical arrangements, Solange's poems-into-music songwriting, the effortlessness that is Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen's "I-dont-give-a-freak" attitude, Outkast's ever-evolving creativity,Maroon 5's poetic lyrics, John Legend's SOUL...so so many others, the list goes on forever.
Sounds Like: It's more of a feeling you get...like the smell of a new book, that feeling you get after peeing when you've been holding it for so long, the dizziness you feel after a first kiss, hot macaroni & cheese made from scratch, that little miniature flip your stomach does when you drive over a railroad track hill kinda fast, lifetime tv coupled with Breyer's chocolate ice cream, the feeling you get when the dj plays your absolute FAVORITE song....(insert your own little high of life here).

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

i just wanna be.

 wanna take a little league basketball team to the championship to prove i am a good leader and that kids like me because if kids like you, then you're probably a good person.   i wanna lear...
Posted by Danni Bay on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:49:00 PST

Like the first drop of cool rain?

So my roommates and I "Googled" our names today. (Don't act like you've never done it.) And guess what I found: my first review!  I've only heard real feedback from friends and whatnot, but a to...
Posted by Danni Bay on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:08:00 PST

Best. Spring. Break. Ever.

I went to Mississippi and New Orleans this spring break on a missions trip. This was not your ordinary "let's not get dirty and just hand out water ant tell people pf God's love" kinda mission trip. &...
Posted by Danni Bay on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:41:00 PST

"What I Do Best" breakdown, yup yup.

LYRICS: "What I Do Best" Slide back. Just a little closer to me. Get familiar. So I can do what I do best for you. I'll start from the top. and work my way d o w n. Beautiful. From your crown to your ...
Posted by Danni Bay on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:22:00 PST

"WHY I GAVE UP ON HIP-HOP"- By Lonnae O' Neal- Wash Post

My 12-year-old daughter, Sydney, and I were in the car not long ago when she turned the radio to a popular urban contemporary station. An unapproved station. A station that might play rap music. "No w...
Posted by Danni Bay on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:05:00 PST