Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Tom Waits, Damien Rice, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, U2, Black Eyed Peas, Suzanne Vega, Eminen, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughn, anything Motown, Shirley Bassie, Samuele Bersani, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Patti Griffith, The Doors, Sade, Ray of Light/Madonna...etc...I could truly go on and on....so I will leave it at.....any music/song that makes me feel something....moves me...or makes me want to get up and dance...
Video by Tim Buchanan of Synapse Trap and Mark "Movieman". Tim also did the production of this song.
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I was born in Brooklyn, NY. My musical journey began at the age of 5 with my first guitar. I was in my first rock band at age 12, electric guitar in hand. By my teens I was performing in local cafes and clubs.
In my early twenties, with a one way ticket and and a friend I was on my way to Europe. We sang in the streets of London, Paris, Amsterdam, eventually landing a job in a nightclub in Barcelona, Spain. We then made our way through Italy and eventually to the deserts of Israel performing in clubs all along the way. Upon returning home to NYC I played the Village clubs.
I was featured in the national documentary TV series "Rap to Rock." I then found a manager in London and formed The Carrie Starner Band (my name at the time). We played the clubs and bars and live radio in London and received great reviews. I was a winner in Musician Magazine's best unsigned band contest also winning numerous Billboard song contest awards. I have continually been a recipient of ASCAP's writer awards. My song lyrics have been published in two of Sheila Davis's acclaimed books on lyric writing as examples of distinguished writing. I recently was a winner of Nashville's first Jewish Songwriter's contest and my song Nuieba was featured first on their compilation album. I have had a few of my songs cut by other independent artists.
My debut CD "Looking Through Windows" was picked up by radio stations across the country.
I am currently at work on my second CD.
Recent reviews:
The City Paper
Nashville, Tenn. http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com
Music City Muse
Local talents release fabulous new CDs
Carrie Mills
Looking Through Windows
(Brooklyngirl Records)
With the opening track, "Dance for a Dollar", Carrie Mills debut EP Looking Through Windows wafts into your consciousness like the scent of a woman. Mills' pop craft is refreshingly different from most of what Nashville's local music scene is producing these days. Stylistically, the CD ranges from the latin-tinged flavors to the sultry island grooves of Sade before making radical turns towards "Mama" era Genesis. Carrie's talent as a singer and songwriter make this CD the sonic success that it is. Carrie's songwriting is subtly brilliant and her vocals at times haunting, other times penetrating. Some of the more outstanding tracks are the jazzy nylon-string guitar driven "Need to Forget," with acoustic textures reminiscent of Pat Metheny, and the dramatic The Police-sounding "Memories (Love Again)." Along with the pop-influences are the Middle Eastern tinged "Nuieba (Pita! Pita!)" and the a capella-opening title track that closes out the disc. Top to bottom, this disc is a solid effort worth picking up.
- Drew Walen
"Current Plowhaus artist and former New Yorker Carrie Mills debut CD Looking Through Windows is now down at Spun. A mix of a poets observational lyrics with atmospheric echoing guitars, acoustic harmonics and ethnic percussion, Mills voice floats above it all with a Maura OConnell/Mary Black Irish lilt.
My CD is available at Borders West End and Grimeys or by contacting me.
I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.
Here are some things you can do:
Publish artist press releases, news, and tour dates to the CountryHome Forum on MySpace, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , CountryHome Forum is part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine. Everything you publish to the CountryHome Forum will be published in my weekly Newsletter which has over 80,000 readers.
Send me CDs and DVDs for review and set up an artist interview with me. All reviews and interviews will be submitted to the magazines I'm writing for. More information for which magazines I'm writing can be found at http://www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Upload artist videos to http://www.MyVideo.de and http://www.ClipFish.de . Both websites are like http://www.YouTube.com and uploading videos is free. The websites are completely in German. If you don’t speak German and need assistance, I will help you open an account and upload a video for 25 Euro. Each additional video upload for the same artist name and at the same video website is 10 Euro.
If you have more questions about the European music market or about any of the information I send to you today, please contact me at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de too.
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany
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Today I would like to let you know about two print magazines in Germany I'm writing for.
"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.
For more information, please contact me at MySpace or send email to Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de with the headline "Advertise at Living Line Dance and Folk Magazine".
Hey Carrie, Check out my new FUNKY tune "Money Funk" it is about the state of mind we are all in these days. James Brown style, with a screaming guitar solo.
Will Scott's new album, GNAWBONE is here!!! The CD is available at CDBaby and other online retailers.
Over three years in the making, GNAWBONE, is Scott's fully-produced studio debut and features a crack team of hand-picked musicians as well as guest performances by Jan Bell, Jolie Holland, Samantha Parton, and Preacher Boy (the album's producer).
CountryHome Forum have more than 5,000 members. Each news you submit to CountryHome Forum will released to my weekly Newsletter with more than 50,000 readers.
Please submit your artist news and events to CountryHome Forum to help your artists to get well known better in Europe. If you do not have the time to submit your artist news and events by yourself, please send it me to: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de and I will submit them by myself to CountryHome Forum.
I know that many artists from North America don't have their music videos uploaded to German video websites. The most popular websites are MyVideo.de and ClipFish.de. That means your European audience does not have the chance to find them.
I understand that most of you don't speak German and are not able to upload videos because of the language barrier. If you would like me to upload your videos to the German video websites, please let me know.
Thanks
Christian
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 171 6903352 Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
Have ya ever been in a relationship and you were just so ready to walk out the door cause you've had enough? But then about the time you're ready to leave...your heart gets in the way? Well, that's what this song is about. Let me know what ya think about it. It was a "Bad Day...For A Good Song" (I wrote that 1 next).
"But I Love Her"
All that's missing was you and yours!! Peace Garrett Walker
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