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Nita

About Me

I guess you could say that I am an urban girl with a southern heart. I was born in MS but have lived in MD for most of my life. While I love the city, shopping, glamour etc, I am actually very simple at heart. Let's just say that I am probably 3 parts clutsy goofball, 2 parts cutesy with a dallup of grace and elegance on the side...I really have to thank my parents for my musical interests/abilities since they are the ones who have fostered any talent I have ever had. My mom and dad both sing (they have a Hindi parody CD!) and my dad plays the tablas as well. I used to sing in Hindi too when I was little, but got more into Western alternative/pop as I got older. I basically listened to whatever my older sister did. At somepoint she discovered Tori Amos and, of course, I did along with her. Amos is a big influence for me mainly because I have just been listening to her music for so long, so it bleeds into my style a bit. But of course, I have had many more musical influences since then, and a whole style of my own which I hope to continue to discover as I write more music.As for the singing, it always came naturally to me, but I was very shy about it. When I was 5, I was actually outgoing for a period of time. My mom would take me and my sister to these parties, and I would often just stand up in the middle of the party to announce to everyone that I was going to sing for them.As I got a little older though, I started learning piano and usually stuck to writing instrumental pieces in my early teens. After my first break-up in highschool, I was awakened to the idea of of song-writing as a form of healing and self-expression.Since then, the songwriter in me is very much alive. I love writing songs with and without lyrics...whatever best expresses my mood and feelings. Now I am shifting my focus from crafting songs/lyrics to the production of the song. I'm developing my ear for production, and I can say that it's an art in itself!I have so much more to learn still, but along the way, I hope you enjoy what I'm creating and that maybe I can make someone feel the way I do when I listen to my favorite songs/artists. Thanks for stopping by :) ~Nita
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Music:

Member Since: 6/14/2006
Band Website: nitachawla.com
Band Members: me and guest producers/songwriters John Braynard (Never Knew) and Matt Vucic (Thorn in the Moon)
Influences: Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Jason Mraz, Bjork, Coldplay, Jewel, Sarah Mclachlan, Garbage, John Mayer, India Arie, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow, Damien Rice, The Cranberries, Madonna, Jem, Radiohead, Phoenix, Norah Jones, Matchbox 20, Alicia Keys, The Cranberries, Nikka Costa, Indian classical/oldies/bollywood
Sounds Like: A WHOLE lotta NC plus a dash of the above mentioned artists
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

new version of Amazing Too

Hey guys, So the next song of the demo is coming out soon. It's a new version of Amazing Too. I know taht song is getting really old now (written in 2003), but I really believe in it and want to hear ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:22:00 GMT

p.s. thorn is up

p.s. thorn is up....I posted a blog about Thorn in the Moon from my buddy Matt Vucic's site a couple of months ago (came out in April) and decided to put it up on my site. So it feels like a...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:03:00 GMT

EP and other news

Hey everyone, So for anyone who has heard that I'm coming out with an EP and is wondering "what's taking her soooo dyamm long!"...I'd like to letchya know that it's---not done. HA. But you know what, ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Thorn in the Moon Demo

Hey everyone...I worked on this song called "Thorn in the Moon" with my friend Matt Vucic. The demo is out on www.myspace.com/mattvucic. Check it out! peaccee Nita
Posted by on Thu, 15 May 2008 12:15:00 GMT

news

Hey everyone...anyone reading this :) I realized that I haven’t kept this thing updated and a lot has gone on between September and now. I am still working on my EP, which is coming together at ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:21:00 GMT

going to India

I'm going to India woohoo! Just thought I'd let the world know, or the 2 people reading my blog.... :) I'll tell you all about it when I get back   peace & love neet
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:10:00 GMT

Girl U Crassy

Hey All,   Just to let you know, I'm aware now that there is no such thing as Clarendon, VA :) For those of you who even saw, I had my show this Sat. (Clarendon day) listed as being in Clare...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:05:00 GMT

Kenny Awards

Hey everyone, So for those of you who didn't make it, I just wanted to re-cap the Kenny Awards which happened this past Sat, the 17th. First of all, let me say that this was the most enjoyable Borders...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:20:00 GMT

A look back at 2006

It's been awhile since I've written, so I thought I would update everyone on what I've been doing. Any crazy adventures since NYC? Nah. Not really. I got my head together and got a real job. It's in ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:57:00 GMT

NYC and the Sexy Mexican

Wow...so I just realized that 102 people have viewed my blog....Just when I thought no one was reading it at all! Crazy.  Alright, so this weekend. As some of you know, I went to NYC this weeken...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:42:00 GMT