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Wind-Up Doll

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About Me

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Wind-Up Doll REVIEWS
Van Dyke Parks
"Thanks for letting me in on your terrific CD .... great antidote to road rage ... Life is so full ... I enjoyed the CD, top to bottom ..."
Shana Lipton (L.A. Times, Res, Wired, Blackbook, Alternative-L.A., Variety, Salon.com, Radar...)
"Wind-Up Doll combine eerie soulfulness with earthy allure ... Jennifer Quinn's vocals are angelic and provocative ... their music is a haunting soundtrack to a movie not yet made." Wind-Up Doll consist of members from 'Sister Swing' & all girl rockabilly band ' Whistlebait ' .
Philippe Ascoli (Source, Virgin UK)
"Really, really good... the sound is ambient, with a bit of country... it's different, very cool!"
Linda Bladholm (Miami Herald)
"I love the astonishing sounds of Wind-up doll with their ethereal vocals ... the otherworldly lyrics combined with a retro-folksy-soulful sound ... Original, eclectic and ravishing melodies, ranging from spacey and dreamy to intimate and edgy. Producer John Olivar creates a symphony of luxurious sounds ... music as art, or art for the ears."
Adriana Sevan (writer, performer)
“…your sound is so cool and sexy and soulful. Wow. … beautiful music! … LOVE IT!”
Atlantique (singer/songwriter, sings 'Nothing To Lose' on album 'Sacrebleu' by Dimitri of Paris)
"Such emotion... really so beautiful"
Vivien Cooper (author/lyricist )
The music of Wind-Up Doll is "absolutely beautiful, totally haunting! I just love it... It is reminiscent of a few of my favorites --it reminds me first of Leonard Cohen, but also of Lorena McKennitt... a very specific, original, eclectic sound..."
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Music:

Member Since: 5/4/2005
Band Members: John Olivar: guitars, electric bass, vocals, thumb piano, harmonica
Jennifer Quinn: vocals, upright bass, guitar
Laura Smith: vocals
JP Swenson: guitars, electric organ, vocals

Produced by John Olivar and Joe Swenson

Influences: Syd Barrett, 650 Burtis, Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Whistle Bait , Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Bobby Womack, 1920s Jazz, Ravel, Leonard Cohen, Francoise Hardy, George Harrison, Lalo Schifrin, Jane Birkin, The Staple Singers, Billie Holiday, Neil Young ...
Sounds Like: " ... Original, eclectic and ravishing melodies, ranging from spacey and dreamy to intimate and edgy ... "

"... a haunting soundtrack to a movie not yet made ..."

Record Label: All Songs are Copy Written and BMI protected
Type of Label: None

My Blog

HAZEL FAYE AGAJANIAN

In loving memory... 12.7.07 9:30pmWe listened to this song while sitting on the back porch this morning, thinking of you, looking at all the hearts in the clouds ... and we smiled... love your twins...
Posted by Wind-Up Doll on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:12:00 PST

Chris and Don a love story

Guido Santi and Tina Mascara's documentary Chris & Don. A Love Story was screened at the AFI FEST 2007, at the ArcLight theater complex in Hollywood.Chris & Don portrays the relationship bet...
Posted by Wind-Up Doll on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:14:00 PST

Joan Agajanian Quinn --

Los Angeles native, Culture Queen Joan Agajanian Quinn, is the creator, writer, producer and host of "The Joan Quinn Profiles", a series of over 400 complete shows. It is a 30 minute interview show wi...
Posted by Wind-Up Doll on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:25:00 PST

Wind-Up Doll artwork

Each of the 4 myspace songs has a different work of art next to it. The artists are our dear friends -- to find out more about them just click on their names !1. CANDYWATER ... Armenian Argentinian ar...
Posted by Wind-Up Doll on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:10:00 PST

John Olivar and The American Center for Artists / Christopher Isherwood Foundation

The American Center for Artists recently published works by our own John OlivarThe American Center for Artists is an electronic magazine that focuses on the biography and autobiography of famous and e...
Posted by Wind-Up Doll on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST