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Mica Lee Williams

Open heart, open mind.

About Me


Welcome to my page.
Today's mantra: "Knowing is good, but learning is better."
Don't hesitate to say hello!
Kindly,
Mica Lee by the sea ~*
Music Reviews
"Mica Lee Williams truly has the voice of an angel - gentle yet powerful; melodic and soulful. Her songs are songs for everyone. Her debut, Lucid Dreaming High, features the musicianship of players who have worked with top artists Paula Cole, Catie Curtis and Paul McCartney. Her vocals are captivating and her melodies unforgettable- with that Jewel crossover pop appeal."
~Singer and Musician Magazine's Top 50 New Indie Artists Releases
"Pure, cutting vocals powerful enough to stand out in a mix, but warm enough to convey a sweet presence. She shows the touch and restraint that lets her voice soar, rather than overpower. Williams balances sensitivity and a laid-back hipness with the strength of a natural vocalist and unpretentious songwriter... a poetic soul singer whose music embraces folk and pop, but maintains its own free-spirited identity."
~Vernon Morningstar Newspaper

"Mica sounds like an angel. Her acoustic sound is a little bit folk, a little bit country, a little bit rock - but all gorgeous. This is an album to buy."
~Unsigned Magazine
"This lady sings with an attitude and her sincere performance on this CD is just fantastic. Lucid Dreaming High her new release spans the musical gamut. Songs she wrote vary with each track from hard roots rock to slow and magical folk to one track with a driving country flavor. This album has everything a winning release could ever offer."
~Roots Music Report
"An album with heart and one of the best albums I have heard this summer, a triumph of pop sensibilities and independent design...memorable songwriting, extremely catchy and highly enjoyable."
~Allalom.com
Musicians on Lucid Dreaming High:
Andrew Mazzone, Annie Clements, Autumn Pincus, Billy Beard, Dan Kellar, Dave Mattacks, Dennis Brennan, Duke Levine, Elizabeth Steen, Ian Kennedy, Jim Fitting, John Sands, Kevin Barry, Lou Ulrich, Mike Piehl, Mike Rivard, Peter Adams, Scott Greiner, Steve Wight, Tom Dube
Produced by: Steve Wight | Tom Dube | Scott Greiner
Awards/ Accolades
Top 40 ILR World Indie Countdown '06
Top 50 New Indie Artists Release, Singer & Musician Magazine '05
Selected Showcase Artist for Olivia Cruises '05
Winner Indie Artist Alliance Song Contest '05
Winner VH1 Song of the Year Songwriting Contest '05
Winner G.I.N.A/ LAWIM Southern California Songwriter Contest '05
Winner "Best Performance" WCSA Open Mic Competition '04
Winner "Best Song" WCSA Open Mic Competition '04
Winner VH1 Song of the Year Songwriting Contest '04
Winner NY Int'l Music Festival Competition '03

Television
Music featured, CBS 5 Primetime, Ghost Whisperer '06
Music featured, Cable Primetime, America Lost & Found '05
Live, CTP 26 Primetime, Bruce Latimer Show '04
Live, KRON 4, Stand Up! Its Thursday Night! '03
Vocals featured, NBC 7 Primetime, Malibu Shores '96

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/14/2006
Band Website: micamuse.com
Band Members:

Influences: Life, babe.
Dad gave me Be-Bop and Jazz, Mom introduced me folk and soul, the Godfather infused me with rock 'n roll, and my Godmother sings with the Boston Symphony Chorus. I appreciate music of every kind and somewhere in there I suppose every kind of music has influenced me.
Currently appreciating:

Some Loves and Respects: Adam Ant (He was my 1st concert!)Aimee Mann Animals Annie Lennox Augustus Pablo Azam Ali Bad Brains Bad Co Bangles Bauhaus Beach Boys Beatles Berlin Blonde Redhead Blue Oyster Cult Bob Marley Bonnie Raitt Boston (of course) Bruce Springsteen Cat Stevens Celia Cruz Chaka Khan Charlie Parker Chris Cornell Clash Cure Cocteau Twins CSNY David Bowie Depeche Mode Devo Dick Dale Dire Straits Dizzy Gillespie Dorothy Dandridge Drop Kick Murphys Duke Ellington Eartha Kitt Ella Fitzgerald Elliot Smith Elvis Costello English Beat Fela Kuti Fine Young Cannibals Flaming Lips Fleetwood Mac Foo Fighters Frank Zappa Garbage Georg Handel Grateful Dead Greyboy Gogol Bordello Hall and Oates Heart Hildegarde Von Bingen Hole INXS (they opened for Adam Ant W/ Michael Hutchence. Mreowl!) Iron Maiden J.S. Bach Jackson Brown James Brown Jeff Buckley Jimi Hendrix Joan Armitrading Joan Jett and the Black Hearts Joe Jackson Johnny Cash Joni Mitchell Journey Joy Division Judas Priest Kate Bush Lady Day Loreena McKennit Lou Reed Lucinda Williams Ludwig Van Marilyn Manson Marvin Gaye Men At Work Metallica Mission of Burma Monk Morphine Motels Motley Crue Mozart Neil Young Nick Drake NIN Nirvana Patti Smith Pearl Jam Peter Gabriel Phoebe Snow Pink Floyd Pixies PJ Harvey Portishead Pretenders Prince Psychedelic Furs Queen Radiohead Rage Against The Machine Rasputina Ricki Lee Jones Robert Johnson Rolling Stones Runaways Rush She Wants Revenge Sinatra Sleater Kinney Smashing Pumpkins Soundgarden Specials Steely Dan Stevie Wonder Sting Sublime Tears For FearsThin Lizzy Toots and the Maytals U2 Ventures Vince Guaraldi Trio Waterboys Weezer White Stripes Who Willie Nelson Zombies Zulus Zydeco and Cajun Music
Some Indie Friends: 401K Deadbolt Jason Kleinberg Joel Murach Kiff Marie's Children Mazu Mermen Mouth Sewn Shut Mr. Pink Unlimited Rachael Sage Samsara Scorched Earth Policy SJ Tucker The New You Thomas Thomas Tom Waits Toxic Narcotic TREE Trucker
Sounds Like:
"Sweet and Powerful."
"A voice like honey."
"Sweet and airy, like a mothers touch."
"Her voice in these songs pulls you in like the tide of the moon."
"Angelic and earthy at the same time."
"Sublimely beautiful, uplifting, hopeful."
"Mica brings tears to our eyes."
"Her voice is sweet and fresh."
"A bit of Crowe, a bit of Baez, a smidge of hippie, a glance at things native."
(But, I wish I sounded like Chrissie Hynde. Man is she cool...and some days I want to rule the world, like Tenacious D...)

Record Label: Anni Wolf Productions (Self)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Meter Maid Conundrum

We all do it. We all envision the diabolical ways in which we could exact revenge on those soulless creatures who put expensive tickets on our cars. Meter maids seem lacking in humanity, bei...
Posted by Mica Lee Williams on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:56:00 PST

Everyone Hates a Winner

6 days, 23 hours, and 55 seconds reads the ticker on the Fox Sports website. This is the amount of time the world will have to wait until the Patriots play their next and final season game in the...
Posted by Mica Lee Williams on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:47:00 PST

Elderly Chickens, Infirm Dogs and Farm Macabre

I am chicken and dog-sitting in Pacifica. Yes. Chickens and dogs. Animals I know well and who know me. It's usually a piece of cake and a pleasure. The owners are friends of mine and some of he nices...
Posted by Mica Lee Williams on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:37:00 PST

Bee Interrupted

In my last blog I referrenced a "bumble bee shivering on the window sill." This  brings to mind a true story, which happened to me my first year living on Ocean Beach. It is the true st...
Posted by Mica Lee Williams on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:28:00 PST

300! Yes! Yes! Yes!

As I sit to write this, a Scorpio moon hangs low and heavy in the sky, the tides rise high and a full glass of bloody red wine sits half emptied at my side. So I make all my disclaimers now: Men, I am...
Posted by Mica Lee Williams on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:35:00 PST