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About Me

The Culp children should thank their parents. Despite the worry that keeps them up at night, they did the right thing: they encouraged art. Nick started playing the piano at 4, and at his first recital, he added an extra piece, his own composition. He never stopped playing the piano. He's probably playing it right now. Miranda's road to music was a detour, arriving first at poetry and fiction, sculpture, installation, philosophy and when all hope was lost, she found music. Nick quit high school, then he quit Barnes and Noble to study jazz and classical in Paris. He got a certificate in Classical Piano at L'Ecole, Normale. Miranda graduated from Goddard College and sold everything she owned to move to New Orleans, where she sat in with some of the city's great musicians. Nick and Miranda reunited as a working duo in San Francisco. If pressed ,they'd say their music is characterized by a deep love for the old forms and a fascination with new technologies."When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had and never will have." -Edgar Watson Howe."A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don't think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time." -Mariah Carey.You can check out our website bandofculprits.com as well as Miranda's apocalyptic poetry at myspace.com/mzmockingbird

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/29/2005
Band Website: bandofculprits.com
Band Members: Miranda and Nicholas Culp
Influences: Bjork, Bill Evans, Freestyle Fellowship, Keith Jarrett, M. Ward, the Walkmen, Prefuse 73, Rjd2, Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc, Don Delillo, Tom Waits, MF Doom, Jolie Holland, Anita O'day, Mykah, Nyne, Judy Henske, Savath and Savalas, Kate Bush, Depeche Mode, Cinematic Orchestra, Kyoto Beat Orchestra, Radiohead, Blossom Dearie, Aceyalone, Gift of Gab, Yanni (gotcha!)...
Sounds Like: Poppies dancing, Ponies singing, magic wanding, diamonds ringing, the wind carrying a tune, a brass band under a full moon, a flock of geese winging east, global peace (to say the least) a world far more extraordinary, a visit from the hiphop fairy, hope uproarious as laughter, courage in facing the coming disaster.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Miranda plays Solo at Burning Man

I'm putting together an original set of jazz/lounge/r&b etc and I'm needing a drummer and a pianist and or guitarist. If you or anyone you know is on their way to burning man and knows their way arou...
Posted by The Culprits on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:05:00 PST

French Resistance

Fight the occupation. Join the underground. Wednesday, June 6th, Budget Cuts Music presents its second FRENCH RESISTANCE party at Element Lounge. How we will we fight for liberation? Electro rebellion...
Posted by The Culprits on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:23:00 PST

Reduce Emissions through Art

Something the Culprits have dreamed about is performing off the grid i.e a solar stage. This year Burning Man's theme is Greening Man, how do we trend toward sustainability. it looks as though that ...
Posted by The Culprits on Mon, 14 May 2007 12:28:00 PST

Hella Busy!

A couple things worth mentioning if you are interested in what the Culprits are up to: A Bonobo remix, a show at the Space Gallery and a show at the Element Lounge, a couple live shows in the fair cit...
Posted by The Culprits on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:30:00 PST

So Much Hotness

SO the Culprits went underground for a little while. We've been beatknocking, rewiring, micjuggling and soundcheckingsoundcheckingsoundchecking. More specifically, we've been playing with Eugene Rod...
Posted by The Culprits on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:19:00 PST

In other news

Lots of tings hoppin with the Budget Cuts crew these days, we all attended a fine gathering of musical tralala at 111 Minna featuring our friends Patrice Scanlon, Mochipet, Yoko Solo and the infamous ...
Posted by The Culprits on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:16:00 PST

We need a drummer and other news

The Culprits need drums. Our circle will be unbroken when we achieve drums. If anyone you know plays (well, preferably in the rock/jazz arena) and is in need of a project, please send them to us. A...
Posted by The Culprits on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:31:00 PST

Live at the Madrone and other Delicacies

Check out this short clip of us at the Madrone Lounge: http://www.storytoday.tv/fashiontoday/pages/fashiontoday_200 61002.htmlAlso, there is a new track up on the page that i (Miranda) programmed and w...
Posted by The Culprits on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:35:00 PST

The Website, Dang!!

Check out the website, we just added some shit to it, and will be making more changes, news, new songs. Most of what is making it so rad is Atticus Wolrab's brilliant pictures. He has a magic camera...
Posted by The Culprits on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:59:00 PST

More blogging madness!!!

Hello people. i finally put together my own myspace page and dredged up some of my old pictures and poems which have nothing to do with the Culprits. I'm determined to put some of this work "out the...
Posted by The Culprits on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:52:00 PST