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Madeline

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The powerful and rich tone of Madeline Roa's voice mixed with her emotionally charged lyrics and catchy melodies will captivate any listener. Whether she's singing about love, societal issues, or reflecting on childhood fears ...one thing is for sure...you will feel that she means what she's singing. Her sound appeals to all ages, male and female.

Her sound is a mind-blowing fusion of Acoustic Rock, Folk, and Urban Pop. Her earliest influences are that of her older brothers funk & R&B music. "Earth, Wind, & Fire", "Funkadelic", Bootsy Collins", and "Tower of Power" all gave her music the R&B laced back drop. Her other influences include that of her mother's music; "Beatles", "Mommas & Poppas", "Simon & Garfunkel", "Elton John", & "Janis Joplin"; her fathers love of classical music; and her own favorites growing up, "Fleetwood Mac", "U2", "Rush", "Pearl Jam", "Temple of the Dog", "Rickie Lee Jones", "Sarah McLaughlin", "Prince", "Digable Planet", "The Fugees", "Fiona Apple", and "Kate Bush". The variety of R&B, Folk, and Rock influences from her past is clearly evident in her song writing style today.


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Review from UBO Magazine August 2007

"Her voice is strong with tones of wisdom and strength trailing her mouth and onto her audience.
When Roa performs, her guitar and her voice are of the main concern teaching people the lessons of life brought to you by reason and respect for humankind."
~Aaris A Schroeder, Editor-In-Chief 8/22/07
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Review from kwod.net/sounds_of_sac Described as a "mind-blowing fusion of acoustic rock, folk, and urban pop, Madeline Roa's music and vocal style has been compared to that of Natalie Merchant, Alanis Morrisette, and the Indigo Girls but there is much more going on than those comparisons would lead you to believe. Check out Madeline's live show the next time she's playing.

~Kevin Seconds, "KWOD 106.5 radio host"


“As you can see, my musical taste is all over the map,” explains local singer-songwriter Madeline Roa, whose influences read like a Lilith Fair lineup. It’s not hard to imagine Roa, armed with her emotionally charged lyrics and sweet voice, performing as part of the now-defunct festival.
~Erin Sierchio, Sacramento News & Review 6/28/07 issue
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Member Since: 7/24/2005
Band Website: www.madelineroa.com
Band Members:

Madeline Roa : Singer/Songwriter, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

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National Magazine Photo Shoot!!

Madeline Roa is in the 2006 summer issue of Play Guitar Magazine!



Influences:

"Fleetwood Mac", "U2", "Rush", "Pearl Jam", "Temple of the Dog", "Rickie Lee Jones", "Sarah McLaughlin", "Prince", "Digable Planet", "The Fugees", "Fiona Apple", "Mazzy Star", "Kate Bush", "Maria McKee", "Tori Amos", "Earth, Wind, & Fire", "Funkadelic", Bootsy Collins", "Tower of Power", "Beatles", "Mommas & Poppas", "Simon & Garfunkel", "Elton John", & "Janis Joplin, & classical music.


Sounds Like:

Me, Myself, & I...but, I've been said by various audience members after a show that I sound like one of these: Natalie Merchant, Mazzy Star, Sheryl Crow, Sixpence None The Richer, Natalie Imbrulia, Lisa Loeb, Indigo Girls, Alanis Morrisette..hmmm..I still say just me..you decide if you must lable me!



A.I.Live TV performance aired on Comcast Channel 2 June 6, 2006.


Record Label: Hella Kitty Records
Type of Label: Unsigned

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December News & Calendar

Hi Everyone, I hope you've all been well and are feeling festive in spite of our current economy crisis.  Times are tough, but it's a reminder that whats most important are the people in our live...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:31:00 GMT

**new song**new song**new song**

yup yup...i've got one of the new ones done..hopefully there'll be another new track in a week or two for you to hear too. but, for now...check out the latest track for the upcoming, Back to Basics al...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:19:00 GMT

August News & Calendar

News Update: Whazzup good people.  So, the scoop of the month is that I finally have a local show on the Calendar.  It's the RnR Show this Saturday, August 2nd at Butch n Nellie's in mid-...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:53:00 GMT

June & July News & Calendar Update

News Update.. Hello everyone.  If you're new to the mailing list&welcome.  And, as a reminder, I am now sending out my mailing list from my Reverbnation page.  I had two mailing lists...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:26:00 GMT

May News & Calendar Update

News Update:   Hello everyone.  I'm trying to consolidate my two mailing lists into one, so if you're on my mailing list you will notice that they are now being sent from my ReverbNation pa...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:33:00 GMT

Check out my new THANG

I'm now on Reverbnation too. So...visit my page and sign up today!!!!  whoo hoo!  Help me climb the charts...yeah baby!  
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:48:00 GMT

March News Update

Hey people&I think I skipped last month. I've been a lil absent minded since my bronchitis kicked in and had to cancel a show because of it. BUT..I've finally got a 'coming out of hibernation and done...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:43:00 GMT

January News Update

News UpdateHi again. It's been awhile since I've sent an update out. I've been busy busy in the studio recording my latest acoustic album as well as my new music project, "Anime Girl ~ The New Beat Po...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Take Me Away ~ New Track Uploaded

Alrighty everyone.  Here's the latest track from Hella Kitty Records for the upcoming Digital album, Back to Basics featuring Kevin Sakamoto of The Zoo Human Project on Djembe. All vocals, acoust...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:06:00 GMT