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mikela jay

About Me

mikela jay is a canadian singer, songwriter & performer ~ her muchly anticipated new album *the distance* is now available on itunes, with a video for the single *crypto (anything you say)* due for release in early november

as well as an established actor & filmmaker appearing in dozens of film & television productions, mikela's voice can be heard narrating the multi-award winning canadian documentary *the corporation*. watch for the soon to be released new docu-feature *pax americana* in theaters early 2010

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/01/2008
Band Website: mikelajay.com
Band Members:

"RELEASE" music video, shot/edited by mikela jay & kerry vink, music by julian lewis (aka: jules the mad scientist) (c)2008

i shot this on my sony ericcson cybershot cam/phone at the end of september '08, & edited it in final cut june '09. i wrote the original music in february '08 using garageband, recording my vocals into the pinhole mic on my laptop
Influences: "'4 Blocks 6 Blocks', with vocalist Mikela Jay, is a seductively stylish piece of Massive Attack ambient desolation. - Overplay

"Tremendous! Shivers down the back of my neck" - Steve Calvert

Sounds Like: bjork, massive attack, pj harvey, dead can dance, diamanda galas, grace jones, annie lennox, blondie, nina hagan, meredith monk, faye wong, ute lemper, kate bush, laurie anderson, souixie & the banshees, madonna, kylie, shakespeare's sister, tanya tagaq, sinead o'connor, patti smith, cocteau twins, lamb, portishead, radiohead

Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

what a year...

hi all ~just a quick note to acknowledge what a truly profound & poignant year it has been ... 2010 looks very exciting indeedi haven't had much time to maintain any kind of blog or record of all the ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:13:00 GMT

at last...

Finally ~ "The Distance" is now available on itunes.com & amazon.comEarly 2010 will see the 'official' release of my album, new website & video, directed by Greg Middleton, for the song "Crypto (Anyth...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:04:00 GMT

from here...

this is the first blog entry from me in a long while ~i'm beat, i'm wiped, but feel good & grounded after 7 weeks away in vancouver, the wet-coast. the reason for my being there? a brand new music vid...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:52:00 GMT