""Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression, in order that every [person] can present his/her views without penalty, there must be a spirt of tolerance in the entire population." Albert Einstein"
Female
38 years old
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
United States
View Beth Isbell's EPK AND CHECK OUT MY NEW MYSPACE MUSIC PAGE: http://www.myspace.com/bethisbell featuring some really nice original acoustic rock pieces.
SELECTED IN JULY 2008 AS A TOP 10 ARTIST & SONGWRITER BY TAXI, the World's biggest & most-respected independent A&R Company!!!
I'm just a girl that loves good music and great performances. Rock (and all its various forms), Jazz, Folk, Country, Gospel, and I just can't get enough of the Blues. I am an A&R Rep for majorlabelscout.com which scouts, identifies & submits talent to Sony/BMG. I'm a singer/songwriter, play guitar (sometimes well :), and perform several times a week. I'm also an entertainment and civil rights attorney, with landmark civil rights decisions to my credit, and my love for this cause sometimes shows in my songs. Hope you find some great music, pics & links to cool bands/artists/friends on my personal myspace page. xoxo Beth
"A Bowie-esque voice performing dark altruistic Neil Young style alt-rock"
With "innovative tunes that exemplify the braggadocios-ness that is Texas music," transgender alt-rock singer-songwriter Beth Isbell "redefines 'dark' as a plausible blend of the psychedelic and the acoustic." Lucky Boyd, My Texas Music
"As a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, Beth Isbell certainly leaves her mark wherever she performs. Her unique mix of blues, rock, and folk music as well as her passionate performances have won over audiences across the Midwest. Enjoy a special performance from an artist who truly is one of a kind." Oklahoma Film & Music Office’s Guide to Best Events, April 2008
Beth will be performing @ The Boulder International Fringe Festival in Boulder, CO, on Sunday, August 17th @ 7pm (at The Laughing Goat)
Beth Isbell had her first live performance in 2003. She has only been playing guitar since the late 90s & has become quite proficient in a short time. Since her first public performance, Beth has learned a lot and come a long way to become a very sought after solo performer. For example in 2008, Beth headlined a multi-artist concert for a Texas radio station and recently played at a huge music festival in Atlanta with an average 3-day attendance of over 300,000. Beth also fronts psychedelic blues rock band The Dead Prophets (Dallas, TX), singing, playing guitar & writing most of the band's songs. The band recently released the new "Bonus Edition" CD to some very nice reviews. She has fronted several other bands along the way & in the process, has learned how to rock the house!
Beth is an accomplished and award winning songwriter in multiple genres. Beth was selected by TAXI, the world's leading independent A&R company, as one of their Top 10 unsigned artists in July 2008. Her song The Good Woman Waltz went 1 in the Texas Top 40 country chart and was also picked by TAXI in July 2008 as one of their 10 best unsigned songs. While Beth writes in multiple genres, her favorite songs to perform are original acoustic rock pieces – dark, haunting , moody, grungy, compelling and riveting. "I try to deliver my soul to the audience in every performance," and folks are really beginning to notice and connect. She also recently released two solo CDs (Live @ Blue Moon –and- The Awakening EP). Songs from all of her CDs are now spinning on college, community, and internet radio. Her voice has been described by industry professionals as having "a great David Bowie quality" and her writing & performance style as a cross between Neil Young and Tom Waits. Audiences love the passion Beth brings to her performances ... hopefully you will too!
As to being transgendered, it's not a choice, I just am. The bottom line is I'm just more comfortable being female for lots of medical reasons starting from birth. It's taken a while for me to accept who I really am, but I have and really like my new self, I hope you do too. Most of all, I hope you enjoy the music!
The way I think of it is "I'm sort of like Neil Young with breasts!"
Peace, Love & Light ...
Beth
Most of all, I love my twin daughters, Abby and Bella!!! Click on the pics button on this myspace page to see their pictures and some other cool photography and weird photoart.
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Beth has very recently released two new solo CDs. The Awakening EP (3 songs) & Live @ Blue Moon (7 songs). Hard copies of the CDs can be ordered for $9.98 for both (or $3.49 for The Awakening EP and $6.49 for the Live @ Blue Moon CD) by going to MyTexasMusic.com - http://www.mytexasmusic.com/bethisbell or can also be ordered through CD Mojo or CD Baby
You can also listen to the songs from these new CDs in the MP3 player below and you can download both albums for only $8.98, or separately for 50¢ less than the hard copy price, or just download individual songs, in the mp3 player below or by going to http://www.isound.com/beth_isbell
Beth also fronts Dallas psychedelic rock band The Dead Prophets, which just released a new CD entitled "The Dead Prophets: Bonus Edition" which is getting really nice reviews and features 10 killer psychedelic rock tunes. You can purchase hard copies of the new CD for only $9.99 by going to either http://www.mytexasmusic.com/deadprophets -or- http://www.cdbaby/cd/deadprophets2
You can listen to the songs in the mp3 player below, and you can purchase downloads of the complete album for only $8.99, or individually by song, in the mp3 player below or by going to http://www.isound.com/dead_prophets
And, be sure to check out the band’s myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thedeadprophets
Fronted OKC blues-rock project Ed, song samples posted on-line: http://www.myspace.com/thebanded
or in the Beth Isbell isound mp3 player above.
Ecletic, ...hell, yeah, but it's all about good music. Hope you dig it!
Who I'd like to meet: God, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Neil Young, the Dahli Llama, & A. Einstein. (and that lead player for System of a Down).
