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Bianca Merkley

Songs now on iTunes!!

About Me



.. -- --Bianca Merkley turned 16 and her dad gave her the option of buying a car or a new guitar for her birthday. Thankfully, she chose the latter- a decision she will never regret. Inspired by common life experiences such as love, sorrow, joy, jealousy and peace (yah, you all know the ones- those feelings that make us want to live or die) Bianca found that music was her outlet. -THE CONNECTION- Early in Bianca's song writing days, she was playing her guitar and singing on the streets of Park City. As she finished her last song, a man who had briefly stopped to listen said to her, "In this moment, I have forgotten my problems." Realizing then a greater purpose before her, Bianca felt driven to share her music with others in hope that maybe they too would find respite. This and other experiences have let her to this point of recording her debut album, Promise. With a voice that is pleasantly clear and sultry, lyrics that uplift and music that satisfies the soul, Bianca's music is a mix of folk, jazz and pop. In the words of one of her listeners, "you just can't get enough.”

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/29/2006
Band Website: coming soon...
Band Members:

A lot of times it is just me and my guitar, but on the album these are the musicians: Bianca Merkley: vocals and acoustic guitar Giles Reaves: drums, Rhodes, piano, percussion and additional electric guitar Christopher Merkley: electric guitar on “Beautiful Day,” “Take a Break” and “Taken By You.” Debra Fotheringham: djembe on “Take a Break,” “I’m No New Yorker” and “American Girl” Cassie Olson: cello on “Grateful” Trevor Gorton: bass Produced and Mixed by Giles Reaves for Selig Productions Mastered by Bob Olhsson at Audio Mastery Nashville, TN Recorded at Annex Recording by Giles Reaves and Rob Duffin Photography by Cristi Dame www.cristidamephotography.com All songs written by Bianca Merkley {ASCAP}
Influences:This is the last song I played at the CD release concert in November- Take A Break. Debra Fotheringham is on the djembe and Chris Merkley is on solo guitar...oh and of coarse, that is my mom dancing in the middle of the song. She's got some sweet moves.
Sounds Like: Depends on the day...but you can decide that for yourself.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

So...

So I just realized that I've started every blog entry with the word "so." I'll work on coming up with something more creative next time.
Posted by Bianca Merkley on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:20:00 PST

Some People

So we had such a good time this last weekend in Salt Lake, I can't even tell you! We didn't want to go because it was so fun...but then I had to remind Joe that even if we stayed, it wouldn't really b...
Posted by Bianca Merkley on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:45:00 PST

A fresh start

So we've made it to Virginia where we plan to live for the next two years while Joe finishes up grad school and I finish my internship. Moving in and getting settled into a new place always takes long...
Posted by Bianca Merkley on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:58:00 PST

New Album Coming Soon

So I have been recording this summer at Annex Recording and it has been awesome! I am excited to have it all finished pretty soon, we should be sending it out for mastering in about a week or two. The...
Posted by Bianca Merkley on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:46:00 PST