Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Anastacia, Aretha Franklin, Bad Company, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Donny Hathaway, The Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Grand Funk Railroad, Heart, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Gill, Kina Cosper, Led Zeppelin, Living Colour, Macy Gray, Melissa Etheridge, Pat Benatar, Paul Rodgers, Pink, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rufus, Stevie Wonder, Susan Tedeschi, Tina Turner.
Lest we forget:
Depression, lust, unrequited love, deaths of loved ones, self-esteem issues, clandestine love affairs, dealing with passive-aggressives, being in love with assholes, etc.
Sounds Like
I prefer to call this section "REFERENCE ARTISTS"
What the masses have said:
Chaka Khan meets the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Donna Summer meets Alice In Chains (early days)
Four Non Blondes meets Tower Of Power (minus horns)
Grace Jones meets Linkin Park (lite version)
10,000 Maniacs meets Ani DiFranco
Santana / Joe Satriani / Dream Theater / Prince / Jane's Addiction / Lenny Kravitz / Mother's Finest / Joyce Kennedy
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Originally from Philadelphia, USA, Davina Robinson is a working musician based in Osaka, Japan. She has performed solo, as a duo and with bands in a variety of genres. She has been featured on Japanese radio stations, and has lent her vocal talents to television commercials and radio jingles.
She has won accolades from the Billboard Song Contest, the VH-1 Song Of the Year Contest, the UK Songwriting Contest, and a nomination for "Best International Rock Song" from the Toronto Exclusive Online Music Awards.
Davina's edgy style of rock complements her rich voice and soulful delivery. With her proven songwriting skills and commanding vocals, this "rock n' roll soul" singer is branching out into the international scene.
Hey, I'm Davina, & welcome to the page. This is my MUSIC page as well as my PERSONAL page; I'm too lazy to have two separate MySpace pages.
I'm originally from Philadelphia, & I came to Japan for a gig & never left. (Such are the workings of the Universe.) I live in Osaka, Japan's 2nd largest city. Osaka is unpretentious; it's like a combination of Rome and New York: Osakans love to EAT, DRINK and LAUGH, but they'll also kick your ass if you look at them funny.
If you're wondering about my ethnicity: ITALIAN on my mother's side (her parents came from Abruzzo, Italy); AFRICAN-AMERICAN, CHEROKEE, BLACKFOOT and ENGLISH on my father's side. I grew up listening to all kinds of music - jazz, blues, soul, country, r&b, disco, oldies, pop, rock, heavy metal, hip-hop. And at times I find myself craving classical. Weird, yes, but all music is connected, just as all people are.
I am a MUSICIAN, and I LOVE what I do. Being on stage is BETTER THAN SEX. Uhhhh... well, let's say that it's SOMETIMES better than sex. Or... we can rephrase by saying: PERFORMING is ONE of TWO things I love. ;-) And if I had to choose between the two, I'd have a REALLY tough time deciding.
It's taken a while for me to get my original songs together. I'd get them arranged, then wouldn't like the arrangement, fire the arranger, get a different arranger, hook up with the arranger, break up with the arranger, fire the arranger, get a different arranger, blah blah blah. Shit happens, babe. (You know how Musicians are.) But now at least I have enough songs for an EP! Yup, slow and steady. I'm looking to RETURN TO THE STATES, or wherever my songs take me.
THE LITTLE TIDBITS:
****CLIPS FROM ACOUSTIC SHOWS****
Guitarist is Taichi Tamura.
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