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