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Leila Lopez

About Me

“Leila Lopez is a gentle, passionate soul whose inner rhythms manifest an assumingly gorgeous grace. In broad sweeping colors of folk, jazz and latin influence, Leila’s mellifluous voice and quiet chords articulate a prayerful, joyful love of life, as if to remind us, “The universe is not made up of atoms, but of music.”Leila has been exploring, discovering and sharing her musical mind since she was a wee lass, having first learned to play the guitar from listening and watching her father when eight years old. Wrapping her heart and hands around the cello in grade school, Leila broadened her knowledge of music theory and strengthened her lyrical intuition. She has since found inspiration in a variety of instruments, including the drums, bass guitar, flutes, hand percussion, violin and mandolin.Leila has been recording, producing and distributing her albums independently for three years. She has had the honor to open for national performances of Joanna Newsom, Tim Reynolds, The Mountain Goats, Amos Lee, Brandi Carlile, Keaton Simons and the Hot Buttered Rum String Band.Leila is presently working on a new album and planning a west coast summer tour."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/08/2005
Band Website: www.leilalopezsongs.com
Band Members: On recordings, Leila as a one wo-man band. Live: Brian Green, bass, Paul Nosa, Drums.
Influences: Joni Mitchell, Cat Power, Gypsy Kings, Ani Difranco, Joanna Newsom, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Nina Nastasia, Dar Williams Pinback, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Django Reinhardt, Jackson 5, James Brown, Faun Fables, Do Make Say Think, The Cure, Otis Redding, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Courtney Robbins, Massive Attack, a Tribe Called Quest, Bjork, Zap Mama, The Smiths, Buena Vista Social Club, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Andrew Bird, Sean Hayes, Bob Marley, Rasputina, Chris Pureka, Namoli Brennet, MiLo, Andres Segovia, Band of Horses, The Be Good Tanyas, Beck, Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, Iron & Wine, Elliott Smith, Great Lake Swimmers, Jimi Hendrix, Neko Case, Nick DrakeLeila Lopez - "Hit and Miss"



Sounds Like: A girl who loves her guitar, insomnia, sitting by train tracks, dreaming awake
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

longest blog ever.

Chapter 1.Los AngelesDrove from san diego..mom and dad and the beach house. The best most familiar comfort zone. I stayed with them for two nights (one actually because Tyler kidnapped me and took m...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:22:00 GMT

Forget your possessions

Forget your possessionsYou never truly owned anything at allThey simply pass though youThe way that you might pass throughA rainstormLeft with the essence for only a moment Before it becomes a part of...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:20:00 GMT

itunes, cd baby

Check me out, all fancy! I'm on itunes now, and cd baby, so if'n your are looking to get some tunes from my new album, or the entire album, here is how:CD BABY: LEILA's ALBUMitunes: search for Leila...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:48:00 GMT