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Betty Dimo

About Me

Betty likes delay pedals, reverb, haunting harmonies and guitars.
Betty Dimo started making rock music when she was 11 years old, hammering out Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath riffs on a small ukulele and a broken-down acoustic guitar purchased at Sears. She realized she wanted to play rock music forever when she snapped her first B string playing Smells Like Teen Spirit alone in her bedroom late one night. In her teens Betty was introduced to the music of PJ Harvey, Kate Bush, Ani Difranco, Portishead and Peaches; she felt her mind bending, her heart aching and her world spinning. She started writing her own songs and performing live in 2001. Since then she has had the opportunity to perform and record with many bands including Trucks Leaving, Clara Engel, Theresa’s Sound-World, The Good Ideas, Aquamuffin and many more.
Betty currently resides in Toronto and plays in local band, Secret Public . Her personal demo recordings are backed by members of Trucks Leaving (Todd Harrison, Dov Tiefenbach, Virginia Dimoglou) and Broadband (Virginia Dimoglou and Louise Simpson). The newest track, Ugly Beautiful, is by her current band, Secret Public . More news and info on that coming soon…stay tuned.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/12/2005
Band Website: coming soon...
Band Members: Betty Dimo...and most often Todd Harrison, Dov Tiefenbach, Jones, Paul Kolinski, Will Culbert and Virginia Dimoglou
Influences: love, hate and hurt
but more specifically...i listen to a lot of PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Nick Cave, Elliot Smith, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Peaches, Theresa's Sound-World, Broken Social Scene, Kate Bush, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd...
Sounds Like: love, hate and hurt
Record Label: for info contact: [email protected]

My Blog

To TV

Its not you, its me...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:06:00 GMT

Sickness

Drain this beast from my skull!
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 10:18:00 GMT

Things to do...in no particular order

- find a home to buy and live in- unpack form my trip to the dominican republic- smoke the last three cigars in my suitcase- record vocals for our new Secret Public demos- put the cat on a diet- start...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:24:00 GMT

The Cold and David Lynch

The winter is finally cold.  My apartment is freezing and my hands are numb. Last night I watched David Lynch's Inland Empire for the first time.  I'm a big Lynch fan and I got really lost ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:15:00 GMT

I’ve Been Blogged!

I've been blogged! Thanks DJ Scorpia!
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:06:00 GMT

Ugly Beautiful and Secret Public

So I've written a new song; well, a new song which was actually an old song.  I took Roads, which i wrote and played with Broadband, added lyrics to it and pinned it to an even old...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:49:00 GMT

Secret Public - Debut Show

Friday, November 30th, Trinket Trance presents:SECRET PUBLIC - their debut performance. features members of Shawn Hewitt and The National Strike, Wax Mannequin, Trucks Leaving, Aquamuffin, and Theresa...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:04:00 GMT

Secret Public

For the past 5-6 months now i've been working with a new band.  We've finally picked a name, recorded a few demo songs and made a myspace page.  I thought it was time that I shared. www...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:35:00 GMT

Beautiful - new track

I've posted a new version of Beautiful in my songs.  This was recorded with Broadband at a secret location and will be on the new, yet to be named, yet to be released, Broadband record.  We ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:40:00 GMT

Spring

Spring has sprung, and my sister had a baby to commemorate the occassion.  Because of this, all of my bands are on hiatus.  I'm taking the time to record and work on some songs and revive so...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:27:00 GMT