Cyndi Lauper, Tori Amos, Dar Williams, Alanis Morissette, Ellis Paul, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Counting Crows, Indigo Girls, Abra Moore, David Gray, David Ford, Ben Folds, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Chantal Kreviazuk, Pink, Patty Griffin, Elton John, Jem and the Holograms; WFUV/XM folksters, mmm-pop, old-school grooves, torch songs and power ballads, a capulco, motown, madrigals, primetime soundtracks, reality rockstars, Broadway popera, songs that make you go hmm, and the entire existence of "We Are the World"
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All This Empty Sky
Rella Records (2006)
Special Edition 9/11 Benefit Single
A portion of all proceeds benefits the Red Cross & Tuesday's Children
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"...fun pop tunes, soaring love songs and folk rock that rivals the genre's biggest names." - HATCH MAGAZINE
NYC-based singer-songwriter Larissa Jaye is a mistress of lyric-driven pop-folk who is often compared to the likes of Kate Bush and Dar Williams, but with an edge undoubtedly sharpened by formative years full of Cyndi Lauper, Blondie and Pat Benetar. A born-and-bred Jersey girl described as "poetic and poignant" (buddyhollywood.com), Larissa is an independent singer-songwriter who walks a tightrope between the classic and the progressive: fearlessly expressing her insights on personal experiences, universal themes, history and pop culture, she uses passion, sensitivity and wit to claim the middle ground between Joni Mitchell and Michelle Branch.
Since teaming up with producer Jonathan Perkins (Jason Nevins, The Orange Factory, Nate Walker) and engineers Scott Jacoby (John Legend, Jess Klein, Naturally 7) and Peter Doris (Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Costello, Chantal Kreviazuk), Larissa has been immersed in production of her first full-length album, New Leaves Over, due out in 2007 on her own fledgling label, Rella Records.
Coming from an acoustic beginning, Larissa's goal for this project is to maintain her lyrical folk sensibilities while opening up her sound to a larger mainstream pop-rock audience. With the support of her production team, as well as over a dozen additional musicians, the album's 13 tracks have grown to integrate elements of pop, rock, folk, jazz and electronica, making this long-awaited record everything from intimate to epic -- and nothing short of an adventurous labor of love that promises to make its mark.
Larissa is a member of ASCAP and the National Academy of Popular Music (NAPM), a Performing Member of Indiegrrl, an Elite member of GoGirlsMusic, and is published through Baby Rellaphant Music (ASCAP). Larissa is also a three-time recipient of the ASCAPLUS Award, a prize which is presented annually by ASCAP to a select group of promising writers in the early stages of their careers. Her song "Souvenirs You Never Bought" was recently chosen from over 14,000 entries to advance to Round Two of the 2006 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in both the Folk/Singer-Songwriter and AAA categories, and her song "Relic" is featured on the 2007 Indie Music For Life Compilation, a benefit CD for cancer research. Performances include B.B. King's in L.A., the National Folk Alliance Conference in Austin, and CBGB's Lounge, Chick Singer Night, The Bitter End, Mexicali Blues and more in and around NYC.
Hey Sweetie! ;) We get to see eachother TOMORROW!!! Yay!!! Wishing you happy and smooth travels...and maybe I will take a walk with you...till tomorrow...stay fearless! xoC
