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Greg Naughton

About Me

This is the page for my "solo" music, however, I'm currently working/touring more actively with my band "THE SWEET REMAINS" (with my buddies and co-singer-songwriters Rich Price and Brian Chartrand). Come check us out at "http://www.myspace.com/thesweetremains". We've just finished a new CD (Oct 2008) and are really proud of it. As for myself, I'm an all-indie all-the-time singer-songwriter out of a remote little burg known as New York City. I perform solo and with my backing-band, The Stark Naked Sole, and with the aforementioned "Sweet Remains". My first CD from a few years back is available on Itunes, CDBaby, etc. and (best place to order it, as I keep largest share of the money), at my own website (http://www.gregnaughton.com). The music player on this page features some new (unreleased) songs I've been working on my own CD -- which I hope to release sometime in the next year (depending somewhat on Sweet Remains schedule). So far I've got six tracks recorded that I did with producer, Robbie Roth, in Toronto. I've got a number of other tunes I really want to record before releasing so hopefully I can get that done before too much more time passes... I've also been doing some fun songwriting (minus the "singing") gigs of late, including a song that was produced by Harry Connick Jr. and is the first track on KELLI O'HARA's debut CD for Sony Records (yes, that Kelli O'Hara...). I also co-wrote a Rich Price tune called "Queen B." which was released on his debut CD on Geffen Records of a couple years back. It got picked up by KFOG radio in San Francisco more recently and became a popular "spin" there, as 'twere. Earlier this year, I also finished acting & singing appearance in upcoming feature film "Clear Blue Tuesday" in which I played "Jack King", a down and out street-singer -- that film is due out shortly and will be making the festival circuit in 2009 featuring some of my own music on the all original soundtrack. Thanks for checking out the music. And if you want to come check out a show-- or get us to play in your town sometime soon -- let me know here, or also on my website where you can sign a mailing list for that sort of thing. Thanks!

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Member Since: 26/02/2007
Band Website: http://www.gregnaughton.com
Influences: Everyone really. Began as and remain a devoted motown and soul fan. All the greats-- Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Otis Redding, etc. After picking up a guitar and starting to write lyrics, I was definitely under the spell of the singer-songwriter icons like James Taylor and Van Morrison. Working with the great Phoebe Snow definitely influenced me (she got me started, co-produced my first recordings, and sang back-up -- which was pretty cool -- on several tracks from my first CD). As for more current artists, Martin Sexton, Ron Sexsmith (whose Toronto-based backing band played on a lot of my forthcoming CD!) became favorite singer-songwriters of mine. And now teaming up/writing with Rich Price and Brian Chartrand has certainly weighed in on my style and writing.
Record Label: Blue Light Records
Type of Label: Indie

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