Adjoa Skinner

Bio:

Hey guys :-) Thanks for checking out the music. u like? Tell me! you don't? tell me why.... here's a little about me: Born and raised in Buffalo, NY I left the cold for the sunny spots of East, South and west Africa where I was given the name "Adjoa" and started to incorporate the life and rhythm of the Africans into my music. Alternating between percussion, piano and guitar, I have been found playing in LA with such greats as Matt Cusson, Daniel Bedingfield, Jason Joseph, Charlie Peacock, Jackie Tohn, Amy Kuney, Gaby Moreno, The Daylights, Carney, Soul Puppet and many more. When I'm not playing out I also LOVE to record and write...and I've been so blessed to work with a ton of fantastic people such Grammy award winning composer Mateo Messina, Jim Leber over @ Nickelodean, Satoshi Mark Noguchi with Hans Zimmer, Kevin Dippold with Smashing Pumpkins and Kevin Teasley with Atlantic records.

Why do I need you? Because I write all my own music and play most of the instruments and need your help to SurViVe as an artist! So if you know like the music and wanna keep in touch PLEASE DO! I'm on facebook, myspace, twitter so add me as a friend. Keep in touch...sign up for my email list. I'll be asking you guys what you want from me, what gets you excited. What songs are your favorite and much much more. So lets be friends :-)












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Member Since:

June 19, 2005

Members:

Adjoa on vocals, background vocals, keyboard, classical guitar, flute & djembe.

LIVE Performances with the band:
Freddy Scott - Electric Guitar
Lance Beckford - percussion
Alex Balderston - bass
Julia Wood - cello / bkg vox

Influences:

LIVE CD & Single AVAILABLE NOW @ www.itunes.com/adjoaskinner



My greatest musical influences would be:
My Mom, Susan Rozler (check out www.susanrozler.com)
& my Step-dad, Joe Rozler. Both absolutely incredible musicians.
JAZZ: Ella Fitzgerald, Norah Jones, Jamie Cullum, Keith Jarrett, Harry Connick Jr.
FOLK: Joni Mitchell, Jewel, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake
SOUL: Stevie Wonder, India Arie, Aretha Franklin, Joss Stone
POP: Sting, John Mayer, Peter Gabriel
ROCK: Sheryl Crow, Travis, U2, Coldplay, Delirious, Carney
WORLD: Zap Mama, Bobby McFerrin, Paul Simon, Nicholas Oddoye (my Ghanian mentor) and all my friends from the School of Worship in Tema, Ghana

Sounds Like:

Sarah Bareilles
Regina Spektor
Amel Larrieux
Norah Jones
India Arie
with a hint of Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and Sting

Record Label:

unsigned