Callie Watts

Music:

Member Since: 25/06/2005
Band Website: www.zoomoozic.com/calliewatts
Band Members: Just me! (Guitar, Keys, Vocals)

Influences: My mom, my step-dad, my grandparents, my uncle Al Garth, my cousin Alan and his awesome record collection, The Beatles, Sir Paul and Wings, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Tori Amos, Jeff Buckley, my piano teacher Beverly Malpas, Sarah McLachlan, Karla Bonoff, Billy Joel, The Beach Boys, The Bee Gees, Paul Simon, Elton John, Carly Simon, Mamas and Papas, Ms. Jennifer Jones my high school choir director, Mr. Kurt Kettenburg my 9th grade english teacher, Sheena Easton, Depeche Mode, Emily Schmidt, Spencer Burrows, Rose Harting, Heather Ellison, SRJC Chamber Singers, J Harstad, Adam Theis, The Manhattan Transfer, Tom Waits, Patty Griffin, Dar Williams, The Cure, Led Zepplin, Etta James, Eva Cassidy, Lydia Pence and Cold Blood, Prince, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, Massive Attack, Supertramp, Supergrass, Radiohead, Coldplay, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughen, Tracy Chapman, Norah Jones, Primus, RHCP, ELO, 10CC, Hall and Oats, Donna Summer, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathoway, Nancy Wilson, David Bowie, Randy Newman, Tina Turner, Rick James(bitch!), Loggins and Messina, Queen, Rick Nelson, Patsy Cline, The Carpenters, The Pharcyde, Beck, D'Angelo, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Clinton, Take 6, Chopin, Debussy, Grieg, Mozart, The Blues, concious hip-hop, The Specials, The Pixies, The Smiths, New Order, The Runaways, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, brit pop of all eras, The Police, Bonnie Raitt, Annie Lennox, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Nick Drake, Ben Folds Five, Rufus Wainwright, Chaka Khan, G-Love and Special Sauce, The Go Gos, Jane's Addiction, Death Cab For Cutie, The Mars Volta, Tool, Alice in Chains, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Ani Difranco, Janis Joplin, James Brown, The Doobie Brothers, Sly and the Family Stone, Earth Wind and Fire, Cyndi Lauper, Chanticleer, Dolly Parton, Juice Newton, The Bangles, Roger Miller, A Perfect Circle, Lauren Hill, Frou Frou, Imogene Heap, Zero7, Lily Allen, local bands that kick ass, The Indigo Girls,The Funk, classic soul, vocal jazz, The San Francisco Jazz Mafia and anyone who writes great songs.

Sounds Like: Although million influences make Callie's sound what it is, her general writing style reflects The Beatles, Tori Amos, Patty Griffin and the great songwriters of the 60's and '70s. The songs are eclectic, but they all focus on groove, chord arrangement, melody and lyrics that meld to create a "mood" that varies from piece to piece. She strives to write little masterpieces- songs that are emotionally provoking and musically moving.
Record Label: Zoomoozic.com
Type of Label: Indie