Member Since: 2/7/2006
Band Website: rositastone.com
Band Members: all songs written, produced and arranged by Rosita Stone except "Catch Me", written by Rosita and produced by Peter Wellington, Robby Riggs and Rosita StoneRosita Stone- Vocals, piano, acoustic guitarIan DeSouza on bass, he's a bass freak to say the least, one of the best I've ever heard, and I'm totally blessed to have him with me. Catch him every monday at the Orbit on College Street in Toronto.Adam Smale on guitars, he is the best guitar player in the world check out his myspace page!!...another freak on his instrument. He builds his own 7 string guitars and teaches workshops in Nashville and workshops in Canada alongside Randy Bachman. see adamsmale-jazz.comThen theres Marlon Van Zyl on drums and percussion. He never misses a beat, always and forever the humble and smiling guy, the zen man. Never needs to rehearse, he just gets it, freak number 3. Also the resident Spiritual AdvisorSteve Bahnesli on guitars. See him at Healey's on tuesdays in Toronto. He totally rocks and comes with an entourage of women. He is definitely another freak musician, massive talent.
Influences: I'm influenced by life itself, and never try to sound like anybody else, here are some of my Favorites: Jeff Buckley, Seal, Soul music of all kinds, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, D'Angelo, The Eagles, Bono, U2, Middle Eastern music, Flamenco, music of India and other exotic places, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Radiohead, Led Zepplin, Jimmy Hendrix, Anita Baker, Enya, Soundgarden, Sting, Tony Bennet, Frank Sinatra, Dead Can Dance, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, ACDC, Aerosmith, Massive Attack, Lila Downs, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Norah Jones, Bjork, The Misfits, Guns and Roses, Ozzy, Sarah Brightman, Shakira, Juieta Venega, Luis Miguel, Sufi music, Latin music of all kinds, I love Mariachi music, Jazz music and so many jazz singers, many others that have reached me.....the esoteric, the unseen, the mystic, Ayurveda, healing, natural medicine - holistic medicine, meditation, vedic astrology, love, peace, prosperity.......the influence of it all, my elated and hellish experiences on planet Earth which have forever engraved themselves into my soul. It's all soul music really, where else does it come from?? Live love and learn, and listen to your inner prophet. And I love animals, and if you don't love them, then I don't love you, straight up.
Sounds Like: Rosita Stone
Record Label: Universal Distr. in Latin America
Type of Label: Indie