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Bryce Kulak

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Member Since: 21/05/2006
Band Website: http://www.brycekulak.com
Band Members: Bryce Kulak and Friends
Influences: ARTISTS, in random order: Blossom Dearie, Fats Waller, Hiromi, Kurt Elling, Michel Legrand, Nina Simone, Tin Hat Trio and Rob Burger, The Smiths, Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Emaline Delapaix, Amy Seeley, Wil, Rajaton, Fiona Apple, Harry Nilsson, Madeleine Peyroux, John Bucchino, Cibo Matto, Astor Piazzolla, Kraftwerk, Alberto Iglesias, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holliday, Enya, Inna and the Farlanders, Nat King Cole, Rufus Wainwright, Supertramp, Yaz and Alison Moyet, Yma Sumac, Astrud Gilberto, Doris Day, The String Beans Quartet, Andrea House, Hokum W. Jeebs, Lhasa De Sela, Medtner, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Percy Grainger, Poulenc, Satie, Saint-Saëns, Milhaud, Chopin...
GENRES: Jazz, Classical, World, Easy Listening, Cabaret, Electronic, 80s, Ska, Ragtime...
FILM: Anything by Pedro Almodovar, world cinema, indie-flicks, Hayao Miyazaki, Margaret Cho...
RECENTLY WATCHED: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Cats (the musical), Bon Cop Bad Cop, Kings and Queen, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle, Cache, Whole New Thing, The Squid and the Whale, Spider, King Kong, X-Men 2.
FAVORITES: Bad Education, The Producers (the original), Waiting for Guffman, The Birdcage, The Exorcist, The Nightmare Before Christmas.
CURRENTLY READING: The White Bone by Barbara Gowdy.
RECENTLY READ: The Iron Whim: A History of Typewriting, a ton of books by David Sedaris (ie. Me Talk Pretty One Day).
TV: I don't own a TV and I don't watch it. Sometimes I feel like I'm from outer space when people are talking about their favorite TV shows.
I ADMIRE: Those old guys who still fix typewriters and accordions.
Sounds Like: Often compared to Rufus Wainwright, Harry Nilsson, Cole Porter, Elton John, and Billy Joel.
Record Label: none

My Blog

TORONTO CD RELEASE ANNOUNCED

It's finally here! My first full-length album, over two years in the making, is spreading like a determined rash throughout the land. A nice rash, though. It's called Tin Can Telephone, and I would li...
Posted by on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:35:00 GMT

PATRONS WANTED

As many of you know, I am a 25-year-old singer, songwriter, and pianist living in Toronto. I've been supporting myself through acting in theatre, teaching piano and musical theatre, writing and perfo...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:31:00 GMT

IT IS DONE!

The new album is all done! All shiny and pink and wet and wriggling. With a li'l blood on there. Oh, and shrink-wrapped! They'll be available online at cdbaby.com and in real-life-place through bl...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:21:00 GMT

PANCAKES

Bryces PancakesMix:2 cups flour6 tbsp sugar1 1/2 tsp baking powder1 tsp baking sodaAdd:1 egg1 1/2 cups milk1/2 cup melted butter3/4 cup berries (cranberries, blueberries, etc.)OR3/4 cup diced apples1 ...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:39:00 GMT

Tears for a broken typewriter

Today I cried tears for a broken typewriterWhy did you have to be so hard on her?Keys all bent sideways, a terrible sightHer body a host for disease of rustTragic finding man's own babyStuffed in the ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:01:00 GMT