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Vanessa Littrell

About Me

is there life without a stage? i don't really think so. it all depends on what you do while you're on it. me i choose to sing, because that's what makes me happy. first found my way up there when i was seven, haven't seemed to be able to step down. i suppose i could get a real job, but i haven't found one as satisfying as getting occasionally kicked in the teeth by the music business! ha ha! but seriously i have been writing since i was 11, producing albums since i was 19, and chances are, if i'm lucky, i'll still be doing it when i'm 80. i don't have an impressive list of awards and venues, but i'll tell you one thing - i will not disappoint you. there is one constant in my life - besides friends and family - and that is hair. my hair has it's own life, it makes decisions - like how my day is gonna go - and it is always wild - sometimes straight, sometimes curly, but always very much in charge. so there you have it - stage and hair - the only two things that define my style - all the rest is smoke and mirrors anyway.
How I made my profile:
I used Dave & Jay's amazing myspace profile editor .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 25/04/2007
Band Website: www.revelrecords.net
Band Members: Vanessa Littrell : Piano and Vocals / Greg Jackson : Guitar

Influences: Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Charlie Danek, Sheryl Crow, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Joan Baez, Sean Colvin, Lyle Lovett, Dixie Chicks, Suzanne Vega, Tracey Chapman, Jewel, Tori Amos, Jane's Addiction, Cocteau Twins, Cowboy Junkies, Mazzie Star, Souixie and the Banshees, Fruit, Michelle Shocked, Kansas, The Police, Keith and Rusty McNeil, Joni Mitchell, Ani DiFranco, Kate Bush, Lori Anderson, Annie Lennox, The Fray, Keane, KT Tunstall, Dave Mathews Band, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Sarah McClachlan.
Sounds Like: Sarah McClachlan; Carole King; Tori Amos; Joni Mitchell Header Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own! Make your own banner at MyBannerMaker.com!
Record Label: Revel Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Relinquish T-shirts are HERE!

Mmhm that's right.  This is the first run of Relinquish t-shirts.  Women's long sleeve ONLY.  If these sell out I will make some mens shirts next.  Shirts available in M,L,XL. ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:43:00 GMT

Chill Out Compilation Disc

For those of you tired of waiting for our two projects to finish (Relinquish and Lobster Raft) I have some GOOD NEWS!  Vanessa AND Living Picture Show are featured on the Chill Out Compilation Di...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:56:00 GMT

Attention Fans! Need you on the band SITE . . .

Soooooooooo it's not enuff to have my solo stuff plastered all over myspace, but now the band needs plugging. I am applying to festivals on the west coast and guess what - - they want our myspace acco...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:10:00 GMT

The Art of Declining Critiques

So the other day an aquaintance I made asked if I would listen to a critique of my singing.  Because I post my music to the world and call myself an artist, I felt like I was obligated to say yes...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:56:00 GMT

New Years in Helsinki

aaaaaaaah yes the land where buying fireworks are still legal - - Woooooo!  We watched fireworks for HOURS before the festivities began downtown.  What a beautiful New Years from Helsin...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:00:00 GMT

Nevada Arts Council Grant Awarded

Okay, someone has to brag for me . . . the Relinquish project was awarded a grant by the state of Nevada.  It is also sponsered in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.   Yes this mak...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:56:00 GMT

Who Gives? (Flash)

Yes, I am a hopeless writer . . . I get attacked by snippets of stories all the time . . .    Who Gives?    I collect street urchins.  I don't take them home and put them on a...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:48:00 GMT

No Time Like the Present

So I can't say that myspace was my idea.  But, I have great friends who gently told me to get off my behind and do something useful for my career.  I have to say I'm in it for the long haul....
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 06:48:00 GMT