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About Me

Leila "Rabbit" Motaei is a vocalist, pianist, and songwriter based out of San Francisco. She holds a music degree from UCDavis in composition and theory with an emphasis in piano performance. She's been playing locally as a solo artist, but will soon be booking shows with her band "The Red Rabbit" which includes members Dave Scott and Tobias Proffen. Their debut EP is due out in late August, 2007. Information about the "The Red Rabbit EP" and upcoming shows will be posted here as well as on Rabbit's web page (currently under construction), www.rabbitmotaei.com. You can listen to studio edits from the EP above. Enjoy.

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Member Since: 2/15/2007
Band Website: rabbitmotaei.com
Band Members: Piano & Vocals - Leila Motaei, Bass - Dave Scott, Drums - Tobias Proffen
Influences: Sting, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Nat King Cole, Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, Sarah Mclachlan, Beck, Parliament, Tom Waits, Jeff Buckley, Brahms, Bach, Astor Piazolla, Thelonious Monk, Ray Charles, Cole Porter, Etta James, Nina Simone, Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Parliament, NIN, Radiohead, Ravel, Bartok, Ligeti, Debussy, Berio, Jacques Loussier, Phillip Glass, The Dresden Dolls, The Cure, Interpol
Sounds Like: Paul Klee, "Magic Garden"

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Record Label: www.leilasmusic.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

EP Update

Just a quick update about the EP. I did say it would be ready by July 1st, however, circumstances have conspired to make me eat my words. The new release date is likely to be around the end of August....
Posted by Leila Motaei on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:30:00 PST

Freight & Not So Salvageable

So,I've been making the rounds at local open mics where I may re-sharpen my performance chops a bit as well as investigate the venues while questing to book shows. I played the Freight & Salvage o...
Posted by Leila Motaei on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:26:00 PST

EP Release Update

So then, There are a few things one should attempt to consider when recording and producing one's first EP. 1. Blissful perfection is unattainable. 2. Trying to attain blissful perfection will cost yo...
Posted by Leila Motaei on Thu, 31 May 2007 01:06:00 PST

My First Blog

Hello,This is my first blog, so I'm not sure exactly how to execute this...but what the hell - carpe keyboardium.First I would like to draw your attention to the comments portion of my profile...the l...
Posted by Leila Motaei on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:27:00 PST