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Gillian Grassie
Pop / Folk Rock / Jazz



Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
United States

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Last Login:  11/14/2009
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Member Since4/19/2005
Band Websitewww.gilliangrassie.com
Band MembersOne Harp Chick. Now available with Full Band:

Guitar: Ross Bellenoit
Upright Bass: Ryan Kuhns
Drums: Matt Scarano

Booking: booking@gilliangrassie.com

Press: press@gilliangrassie.com

GILLIAN GRASSIE: Serpentine



GILLIAN GRASSIE: To An Unwitting Muse

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InfluencesJoni Mitchell, Bjork, Ani Difranco, Portishead, Debussy, Belle and Sebastian, Erin McKeown, Ben Folds, Kate Campbell, Feist, Jeff Buckley, Bare Naked Ladies, Beth Orton, Billie Holiday, Damien Rice, David Mead, Leontyne Price, Indigo Girls, James Taylor, Tracy Chapman, Dar Williams, John Mayer, Josh Rouse, Soul Coughing, Kathleen Edwards, Loreena McKennitt, Corrina Hewat, Deborah Henson-Conant, Park Stickney, Catriona McKay, Dexter Gordon, Jesse Cook, Susan Herik, Kathleen Battle, Grainne Hambly, Isobel Mieras, Maire Ni Chathasaigh, Rudiger Opperman, Rufus Wainwright.
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"Tell Me" wins GarageBand's Track of the Day award
May 30th, 2008 in Pop/Rock.

Gillian ranks as 10 Best Female Vocals in Pop/Rock of ALL TIME !!!

The track also won awards for Best Lyrics, Best Production, Best Mood, Best Melody, Best Beat, Best Programming, and Most Original




"A Thousand I Love Yous" wins GarageBand's Track of the Day award
July 18th, 2008.

The track also recieved awards overall for Best Female Vocals, Best Melody, Best Lyrics, Best Beat, Best Production, Best Programming, and Most Original.


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Oct 30 2009 8:00P
Arcanoa Berlin, Berlin
Nov 17 2009 8:00P
Cafe Steinbruch w/ Joseph Parsons Duisburg
Nov 18 2009 8:00P
Empore w/ Joseph Parsons Buchholz
Nov 20 2009 8:00P
Panorama Museum w/ Joseph Parsons Frankenhausen
Nov 21 2009 9:00P
Blue Garage w/ Joseph Parsons Hannover
Nov 22 2009 7:00P
Musikkneipe Consortium Harburg Hamburg, Hamburg

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   About Gillian Grassie
Gillian Grassie is a harpist/singer-songwriter whose signature brand of jazz-minded indie pop showcases her “knack for turning seemingly insignificant events into songs worthy of everyone’s attention,” (Origivation Magazine).

Classically trained in both voice and harp, Gillian departed from her traditional music background and began writing original songs while living abroad in Switzerland during her sophomore year of high school. Upon returning to the States, she graduated high school a year early and turned down conservatory acceptances to dive head first into the Philadelphia singer-songwriter circuit. Gillian was booked on the spot after playing a song at The Point’s open mic – her first public performance of original material – and quickly became a local favorite.

Since then, she has independently released two critically acclaimed recordings, her 2005 EP To an Unwitting Muse and 2007’s Serpentine, which Music for America hailed as “an album that belongs on every critic’s top-ten list not only for the year, but for the decade.” Both sold out of their original pressings. Of her live performance, Grammy-winner Marc Cohn has said: “After hearing only one song, I became an instant Gillian Grassie fan. It’s rare to hear a young singer with such control and understated soulfulness, and even more rare to hear a harp provide such a deep percussive groove. I was immediately captivated by her sound.”

She has toured at premier listening rooms along the East Coast and throughout the Southern U.S., including The Tin Angel, World Café Live, Eddie’s Attic, Appel Farm, The Carrollton Station, The Living Room, and The Bitter End, and has been selected to perform at several music festivals, including WXPN’s XPoNential Music Festival, Musikfest, and the Edinburgh International Harp Festival, where she debuted at the tender age of fourteen. Gillian has worked with many artists, including John Legend and Jim Boggia, and her song “Silken String” finished second in the 2008 New York Songwriters Circle Competition. She was most recently awarded a Watson Fellowship, which will take her and her harp through Germany, France, India, Indonesia, China and Japan for a year-long study of the relationships between new technologies and independent music scenes around the globe.

Gillian Grassie is a Philadelphia native. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 2009 with a degree in Comparative Literature.





PRESS QUOTES:

“After hearing only one song, I became an instant Gillian Grassie fan. It’s rare to hear a young singer with such control and understated soulfulness, and even more rare to hear a harp provide such a deep percussive groove. I was immediately captivated by her sound. I’d love to have her open some shows for me. I’m sure my audiences will be captivated by her too.” –Grammy-winner, Marc Cohn

“[Grassie] seems to have one thing most of her contemporaries lack, the ability to turn seemingly insignificant events, such as throwing up at a party, into songs worthy of everyone’s attention. Her lethal combination of melody, introspection and deeply personal lyrics places her high in the running for first in the “next big thing” category.” -Origivation Magazine

“Forget for a moment Grassie's dulcet harp work. She writes haunting, well-crafted songs and sings them in that lustrous voice.” -David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer

“[Serpentine is] an album that belongs on every critic’s best of list not only for the year, but for the decade.” -Music for America

“For pop fans with a craving for something a little different, Serpentine is a treat.” -Philadelphia CityPaper

“…flaunts harp convention with a sassy assuredness.” -The Intelligencer

“Superb!” -TAXI

“…she makes [the harp] sound like any string instrument that has been a part of pop and rock for the last 50 years.” -Music For America

“Her music deftly blends jazz, pop, folk and rock with mesmerizing effectiveness, with forays into techno and even bossa nova further blurring the boundaries of tradition.” -The Intelligencer

“…the harp in this context is simply exciting.” -TAXI

“…an innovator par excellence. She is a harpist/singer/songwriter who is bringing the harp into the 21st Century.” -Ticket Magazine

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Willy Potts

Willy Potts



Nov 12 2009 2:36 PM

you are my wife's Fave........we remember well hearing you for the first time at MilkBoy.......and seeing you on th !10 show..........xoxoxox.......potts & lori
Willy Potts

Willy Potts



Nov 12 2009 2:32 PM

Not since the great Patrick Ball has there been such fine Harp music played in such remarkable ways......thanks for the Add.......much success always.......potts
 

bomi

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Nov 12 2009 12:49 PM

Dear Gillian,
thank you very much for your freindship here on myspace.
your are a high gifted artist , love your music.

kindest regards Stefan
TéléZéroJour

TéléZéroJour



Nov 12 2009 12:03 PM


Salut Miss Gillian, voici donc le forfait que j'ai commis : un quatre titres 100% CUL (mais 100% non vulgaire) incluant : 
Suivre un CulAvec cette PetiteLes Coucougnettes (un hit dans mon quartier!); Suivre un Cul en Reggae!

 

Des extraits sont en ligne sur le MySpace de TéléZéroJour: pour les amateurs, il est vendu lors des concerts au prix de 5 euros (pochette et tout le tintouin); on peut aussi le commander sur le Blog de TéléZéroJour (via un commentaire laissant adresse et mail); il sera téléchargeable sur I TUNES et FNAC MUSIC dans un mois.

Au plaisir d'entendre le son de ta harpe enchantée...

Bye gy
lonesome-walker

lonesome-walker
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Nov 11 2009 1:41 PM

I dont know if you remember me but Ive seen you on sunday at THE SESH (AL HAMRA) ...

You were wonderful! Thanks for the incredible night.

Ramona
sugarplums

sugarplums



Oct 30 2009 2:36 AM

Love your music and glad we got to see you live once a upon a time!

Michael Lostica

Michael Lostica



Oct 21 2009 11:13 AM

Hey. You're amazing.

Are you going to be playing again in Freiburg some time soon?
Mu Carvalho

Mu Carvalho
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Oct 21 2009 2:25 AM

thank you very much greetings from Rio de janeiro Mu
Alexander P

Alexander P



Oct 19 2009 2:18 AM

I saw you at Puck in Doylestown on Valentine's Day...weekend. My wife wasn't feeling well but I made her stay. I've NEVER heard a tighter, more origianl indie sound in a local scene. It was unforgettable. Unbelievable. And more so that you haven't been harping for 20 years. I hope you take that talent to the top. It's ridiculous.
Burlap and Bean

Burlap and Bean



Oct 16 2009 5:11 PM

We miss you!!  Come home!!
Cyber Mixing Studio

Cyber Mixing Studio



Oct 13 2009 2:45 PM

I really like your songwriting style! If you need any help mixing or mastering
your songs let us know. You can see our services by going to www.cybermixingstudio.com
-Adam


Ninure da Hippie

Ninure Da Hippie
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Oct 12 2009 10:21 PM

I know this a bit early. but I wanted to make sure I left this for you:



Agnieszka Grela

Agnieszka Grela



Oct 3 2009 8:45 AM

Hello,
Thanks for the add.
All the best!

Agnieszka
Sven

Sven



Sep 30 2009 12:01 PM

Hello,

Really, that was a joy to come see you after discovering your music monday.

You have a beautiful musical world: rich and classy, feminine. It's delicate and daring too in some aspects. It reminds me of other great female songwriters and musicans, but what you have achieved so far appears to me as very singular and precious. Both in your voice and music.

I will take the time to hear the Serpentine album and lend an ear also on your first EP.

I enjoyed the show yesterday: your two comrades have beautiful qualities in their music too.
I am more sensitive to what you and Zach do, for "style" reasons mainly: both of you have a "jazz" approach to music, and also, you both are in this quest , it seems to me, that while aiming at pop music you are still creating rich, complex things and make them seem simple and plain groovy.

I finished the evening with a large smile and a bruised heart (your music definitly has an edge). I love that when the unexpected happens and is as ambiguous as your music is.

I will definitly follow what you do next.

Thanks for letting me experience that, and thanks also for your compliment, coming from you that's a rare gift.

Mel

Mel Lejones



Sep 29 2009 11:37 PM

whats sup, droping by to show some luv! <3<3

David

David Simons



Sep 25 2009 7:21 PM

Thanks!
Blockstars Production Studios

Blockstars Production Studios



Aug 30 2009 7:17 PM

BLOCKSTARS rockin yo space !
janix menschenfleisch

Janix Menschenfleisch



Aug 24 2009 4:29 PM

thanks for the e- friendship and greets from germany, janix menschenfleisch
Ninure da Hippie

Ninure Da Hippie
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Aug 2 2009 12:00 PM




Nelson Becerra

Nelson Becerra



Jul 31 2009 5:52 PM

Hi Gillian. Excenllent music. congratulations.

Nelson..
LIZANNE KNOTT

LIZANNE KNOTT



Jul 31 2009 3:15 PM

Paris!!!

yeah Gillian!!!

xoxox Lizanne
Carol Crittenden

Carol Crittenden



Jul 31 2009 3:12 PM

It was great playing with you too Gillian! Fantastic music - you sound amazing. Good luck with all your travels and hope to work with you again in the future.
Take Care, Carol :)
Michael

Michael



Jul 29 2009 4:55 PM

You are welcome Gillan. Awesome talents you have! Keep up the excellent work. Your friend in music.
XPN Volunteer

XPN Volunteer



Jul 29 2009 2:33 AM

Hey Girl!
Great show at the XPN Fest! Nice seeing you again.
You were the featured local artist today on XPN. They played Silken String. YAY!
Good luck on your trip!
D
Lacey

Lacey



Jul 22 2009 3:59 AM






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