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Throughout my life, music has been (at times my only) best friend. My mother passed away when I was 10, causing a move to my fathers house, with his new wife and her children. Music saved my life. It was the soundtrack and the solice I desperatly needed growing up. It made shit good! Music makes you feel cooler than you probably are, it makes you feel sexier than you probably think you are, and it makes you get it.
Being a teenager when NIRVANA came along, I knew that I was a part of something so special. Alice in Chains, Layne Staley made me want to join a fuckin’ band!!! Linda Perry literally kicked ass, Rage, Soundgarden, Tracy Bonham, Hole, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, The Chili Peppers, Janes Addiction, the list goes on..., I was in it, and it consumed me! I spent every dime I had on different music, sometimes shit I had never heard of,(thats when CD werent $20) Tori Amos caused me to sit at my piano for the (it seemed) 349 days out of the year that I was grounded, and write and write and write and write... torturing my highschool friends with my sappy love songs and angry "I hate my parents" anthems, that no one really got but me. But, I knew I was hooked. Performing in talent shows when I was younger, dance classes for years, art classes, art programs, all of the things I adored as a child, I was determined to make my life, my adulthood would not be a waist!!!!
Both of my parents were artists and musicians. My father still performs as a folk/blues artist down south. A beautiful voice, and great songwriter I still believe that he has a true Rock N Roll heart. My mother, was more of a low down type of lady. She owned thousands of "45 records from everyone you could think of. She would sit me down and MAKE me listen to "Blackbird" by the BEATLES to hear the beauty, "Since I fell for you" by NINA SIMONE to hear pain, and "WHEN THE LEVY BREAKS" by Zepplin to understand the power of a rock band, and its instruments. I was totally infatuated with her!! At the same time I was finding my own style, and interests. I would listen to Whitney Houston and Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald and copy every lick I could, Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam, the late 80s Dance Party R&B, JANET- Rythym Nation caused me to start a girl group in my neighborhood and force 2 other 10 year olds to practice our singing and dancing EVERY SINGLE DAY! (they still hate me).All of the early hip hop and R&B. But nothing did it like Metallica for me.
I met my soul mate in music when I was 18. I had broken my leg & arm in a car accident, which caused me to stop and stand still for the first time since I had left home @ 16. It also gave me the desire and all the time in the world to learn how to play guitar.(I wrote about 80 songs) Scott Calandra, (drums- BREAKERBOX) came to audition for a band called "The Move" bass player Matt Castronova (more on matt castronova (BENSIN))and I had started. Right away, my playing and singing locked with his drumming. He was so smart musically, he opened my eyes to so many things that I didnt know could happen with a band. He was driven, experienced, and funny as hell. I had definetly met my bandmate, and the best friend I have ever had. He brought the "kick ass rock chick" out of me!!
Through many players, and many different bands, we kept going. Finally, Matty decided to go his own way with a band called "BENSIN", and we started a brand new project called
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That was early spring of 2005, Joe Pinnavaia completed the line up. A sick guitar player, Joe was the first guitarist that I, personally ever played with that understood what I was fuckin’ talking about. He’s a huge talent, and is definetly going to change music! We have played so many shows, recorded so much music, and this is it!!!! I finally found the two guys that want to work just has hard as I do, and infact push me harder. They are true to music, and will kick your ass. We are just ready to take over the world!
We have spent the past year touring the northeast, giggin where ever we can- some better than others- we have been lucky to play at some amazing venues in NYC- and with some amazing musicians- but, its definetly a learning experience! We have been showcasing, having meetings and pushing the shit out of ourselves- and now- thanks to Caroll Lowery we are working with her son- producer Corey Lowery (Dark New Day/StereoMud) on our debut release. We were just looking for OUR producer- that person that was going to take our potential and what we do- and make it better! And Corey has with the first song we have done with him "SOUL TO LIFE"- we are heading to Atlanta this winter to complete the EP, and we will keep you posted!!!