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Paul McCartney (the good stuff), John Lennon (especially his first album), George Harrison (a brilliant musician), Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Paul Simon, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Chrissy Hynde, Tom Petty, Rush, Talking Heads, Lyle Lovett, The Police, Leon Redbone, Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush, R.E.M., Alanis Morissette, Monty Python, Percy A. Grainger, Schoolhouse Rock, Trout Fishing In America, Myshkin / Road Dog Divas, Mike West, and everything good I've ever heard
Sounds Like
cynical McCartney, mellow Elvis Costello, witty Lucinda Williams... ?
My songs cover a wide range of styles and emotions, so if you don't like a song, wait five minutes.
I have been compared to Mary Gautier, k d lang, Patsy Cline, Sheryl Crow, Bobby Gentry, Shelby Lynne, and Chrissy Hynde. But I'm not sure why.
Watch this New Orleans TV clip and imagine it better, then you'll have an idea...
"An intelligent blend of folk, blues, bluegrass and country with occasional flashes of lyrical insight...sassy...heartfelt" -- Americana-UK.com
Lee is just your typical singer / songwriter / guitarist / Katrina refugee / ex-Army-bassoonist with a steel plate in her wrist and a penchant for sarcasm.
Mutilfaceted, smart-sexy, and occasionally funny as hell, Lee Quick dishes out original Americana, alt. country, pop folk, and whatever else she feels like. The ex-New Orleans singer-songwriter-guitarist delivers insightful and well-crafted songs with wit and warmth, and with attitude ranging from sarcastic to sentimental. Lee would like to make you think, cry, groove, laugh, or get turned on – she's an equal opportunity employer.
Classical musician by day and secret songwriter at night (don't tell anyone), Lee is an experienced and compelling performer, able to deliver intensity and nuance in her live shows, and as comfortable on a festival stage as in a living room. In other words: she sounds good, plays good, and looks good doing it.
Lee's original songs show eclectic influences from the Beatles and Elvis Costello to Johnny Cash and Lucinda Williams. Her first album, "Do You Think?", recorded in a shotgun house (now deceased) in the Lower Ninth Ward, was self-released in February 2004 and is available online at iTunes and CDbaby.com.
Lee started with her first three original songs at an open mic in January 2001, and because all three were good, quickly progressed to appearances such as the "15 Minutes" singer-songwriter showcase at the House of Blues (New Orleans), the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair (thrice), and the long-running Abita Springs Opry, which presents Louisiana roots music on local TV and radio. Lee won second place in the 2002 MOVA Festival Songwriters Competition (Alabama) and was a finalist in 2003, placing songs in folk, country, and rock/alternative categories. That year she also made her first festival appearance at the Southern Womyn's Festival in Georgia. In 2004 Lee performed live on "New Orleans After Midnight," broadcast locally on FOX 8 TV, and played at Tipitinas in uptown New Orleans two months before the hurricane hit.
In 2005 a hurricane named Katrina recently forced Lee to relocate from New Orleans to Nashville, Tennessee, where she appeared regularly around town, including playing at the famous Bluebird Cafe Writers Night 12 times.
In 2007 Lee self-released an album called "Songs For Refugees" featuring self-produced songs written and recorded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. But, not all of the songs are funny.
Lee has a Master's Degree in Music from Belmont University, so please address her as "Mistress of Music". She sings/plays/records all of her songs on her iMac using GarageBand 3.
Lee's goal in life is to be invited to a party by Amy Sedaris.
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
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".
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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 www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
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