Elisha Kemp - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Started playing guitar when I was sixteen. I have recorded a few CD's, played a few coffee shops and bars, alone and with other musicians. Played live on KRCL in Salt Lake City (THANKS ANDREA!). Right now, I am focusing on writing some new material and getting it professionally recorded.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/20/2005
Band Website: elishakemp.com
Band Members:

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Influences: Really, we are influenced by every musician we ever listen to, whether or not we actually play music our selves. Thats the beauty of being a musician, its like being a teacher only less work. My biggest inspirations are probably Tori Amos, Ani DeFranco, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, and the Beatles. And Walt Whitman, the poet. I am sure if he was a musician, he would have been a legend.
Sounds Like: I have heard that my music sounds like Nora Jones mixed with Jack Johnson or Ben Harper. Some have told me that it is "Americana" music. I have never heard americana music before, but if it makes it easier to catagorize that way... why not! It is really just a lot of steel string Taylor accoustic, pickless strumming and lots of finger picking, and singing.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Im In New Zealand!!

So, here I am, in New Zealand. Its summer, but we are having a 'polar blast' so it is about 50 farenheight... in other words, very cold...Hope it warms up! Miss Hawaii, but think this should be a fun ...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:33:00 PST

Im Moving to New Zealand

Good-bye Hawaii, good-bye white sand and warm water waves, good-bye Ko'olau Mountains... Im moving to New Zealand, Aotearoa, Land of the Long White Cloud, of Penguins and Lord of the Rings! I leave o...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:12:00 PST

6.6 Earthquake

We had an earthquake yesterday, october 15th at 7:07 am. Woke up to the whole house shaking. It shook for a long time, and there were several aftershocks too. The earthquake was based in Kailua-Kona (...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:41:00 PST

Im in a movie!

check out this short i was in! Its at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn1N_xthLcw
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:18:00 PST

Sunflowers

We watched the sunflowerslarge hopefull heads heavy on prickly-legged stalksturned east anticipaing the sun.The young oaks wispered along the roadsarms bendingthe night seeking refuge beneith thier br...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:06:00 PST

"Marie" .... a poem

Marieelle n'avait pas peur, seule, chez lui,les fenêtres ouvertes, ils respiraient l..humide parfum épais de la nuitet les vagues qui ses cassaient sur les pierresles palmes frémissaient, leurs bras n...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:22:00 PST

Grandmother's House

I walk to McCllend street, by 9th and 9thin the summertrying to hide from the sun beneath theSycamoresand thier stretching arms. I pass the tree I used to play at as a childand have tea partiesin i...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:34:00 PST

Check Out My Design!!

I have designed a shirt for the company 'threadless' and it should be up on thier website in a few days: http://www.threadless.com/?streetteam=elisha kempSo keep your eyes open for it. It's a design u...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:57:00 PST

skydiving

Christian and I went skydiving yesterday on the north shore. It was Christian's birthday present, since he just turned 21. At first, I wasn't planning on going, but then he talked me into it, and befo...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:48:00 PST

Strawberries

strawberriesi know that strawberries come from blistered hands and sunburned armsturning clumps of earthif you cry its okay maybe your tears will feed them like rain dropsif you are patientand love la...
Posted by Elisha Kemp on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:46:00 PST