Dejha Colantuono is a singer, songwriter, performer, arranger, and icon in her own right. Born in New
York City to accomplished jazz musicians, Dejha got her start very young, absorbing the influences
around her. These influences would lay the foundation for her innate ear for writing and playing music.
Dejha was self-taught in most respects, wearing many musical hats, playing drums, bass, keyboards and
guitar, in addition to developing her signature soulful yet undeniably rock-and-roll vocal style.
She cut her teeth in the early Seattle music scene. Her powerhouse vocals and emotionally wrought
lyricism quickly earned her a reputation as one of the city’s up-and-coming musical talents. She formed
and fronted some of Seattle's more noteworthy bands including 3-D S&M, the Pin-Ups, Rotten Apples,
and Ragazza. All of these bands included a rotating cast of Seattle all-stars (members of the Briefs,
PUSA, and Blind Melon to name a few), but the defining anchor in all of them was Dejha's unmistakable
voice and songwriting talent. Her signature vocals and hooks manage to be simultaneously raw, with
visceral intensity and yet infused with undeniable sing-a-long pop appeal.
Dejha's many projects have allowed her to work with such production/engineering luminaries as Adam
Kasper (Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Rolling Stones), Martin Feveyear (Briefs, PUSA, Mark Lanegan, Screaming
Trees, Queens of the Stone Age), Matt Bayles (Minus The Bear, Isis, Mastodon), and Jamie Siegel (Taking
Back Sunday, Mary J. Blige, Spacehog, Lauren Hill). She has toured the West Coast and Europe
extensively, played SXSW, and recorded and co-produced an impressive collection of full-length
albums.
Some of her recent projects include a songwriting/recording collaboration with Joey Veneziani in the
electronic band Ragazza, as well as singing and performing in Stone Gossard's Hank Williams Choir.
Dejha is now working diligently on her solo career. She recently recorded and co-produced her debut
solo album Tea & Vodka with Matt Bayles at Red Room Studios in Seattle. Tea & Vodka boasts an
eclectic mix of different styles and influences. The material is David Bowie, Sade, Prince, Chrissie Hynde,
Bjork and Deborah Harry pondering melodies in a smoke filled, dimly lit opium den. It’s an integral,
provocative view into the heart of a multifaceted artist, delivered with pathos and unabashed,
passionate honesty.
Dejha is currently based in Brooklyn, New York where she is preparing for her summer tour in support of
Tea & Vodka (out July 28th 2009 on Mad Meow Music)
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