megan hook- vox, piano, guitar, ellen hong - cello, and bruce shutan drums (current line up)....
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excellent musicians i have had the pleasure of working with in the past: aaron chang, kory ochsner, evan galt, morgan lewis, alan albert, veronica puleo, brandon cook, timothy brock, mike katell
Influences
OR who i adore: gillian welch, tori amos, innocence mission, joseph arthur, joseph arthur, joseph arthur, i know -i have this joseph arthur thing.... jimi hendrix, the beatles (this small, obscure band from the UK) ben lee, beth orton, nirvana, pearl jam, matt nathanson, radiohead, coldplay, the fray, portishead, the outfield (does anyone else remeber that band) marvin gaye, james brown, prince, nina simone, shirley horn, j.s. bach (and NONE of the other bachs - kidding), mozart, u2, bruce springsteen, miles davis, john coltrane, cole porter, the gershwins - george and ira, irving berlin, hoagy carmichael, guiseppe verdi, puccini, barber, hilary hahn, nancy wilson, sarah vaughan, the great abbey lincoln, murray perhia as one of the worlds most phenomenal living musicians... van morrison, jose gonzalez, kristen hersh, copeland, Debussy, Aaron Copeland, Barber.
Hi, i moved to Los Angeles from Seattle. Seattle was great but i needed to get out of the rain, and truth be told i am a beach girl through and through. upon arriving in LA i have formed 'the Bright' a band consisting of myself, the very fabulous ellen hong on cello, Alan Albert on bass, and Bruce Shutan on drums.....
We have been playing around town: THE CAT CLUB, THE DERBY - VIP LOUNGE, THE VIPER ROOM ACOUSTIC LOUNGE, THE KIBITZ ROOM, THE RAINBOW to name a few... We hope to record within the next 3-6 months, laying down some new songs. hope you can catch us at an upcoming gig. safe travel until then..... ('today' track feature aaron chang - my former bandmate from SuperLuminal, on guitar magic -we wrote that song together).
Hey hey hey I would love to call ya some time but I am not sure I have the right # for you. I lost my phone a while back and had to get a new one :) Silly me!
Alright sounds good! I have Finals for my J term next week and I need to work on a group project so I have to keep my time open. And on Friday the 1st I am working in the evening. So anytime on Week ends morning ish is ok for me..or Friday the 1st morning. And the rest of the first week of February im on break so anytime is great for me!
heyyy! thanks, it's great to hear from you! xmas was nice. we're almost done mixing our EP (i'll have to send you a copy when it's ready!), and we're doing some ironic r&b covers at a party tonight. it should be pretty fun. i hope things are going well with the bright!
Ah ha! There you are. Happy to know you're putting those pretty pipes of yours to use. Nicole gave me a quick Hook update when I caught her in Madrid.
I'm in Paris, my Sweet! Have been in NYC twice this year along with many other places, including the Emerald City. No Georgie spotting, so I've sent her a cyber tap.
Hi there, Beauty! Saw you online and thought I'd say hello. My dear friend Celia (from Seattle) is moving from NY to Los Angeles, so now I have yet ANOTHER reason to come out there...methinks I'll be seeing some Megan Hook sometime late summer/early fall. woo-hoo! xo
Right now I'm working on some new tunes.
Well, I hope you listened to the old ones. If not, it would be great if you did. Preps you will like some of them :).
You were great at the Cat Club! Keep me posted... :) I'm singing at a women's showcase next Thurs. Check it out if you're around - may be a continual event - you'd be great in it! Take care & keep singing! August
Thanks for the add...Christie Winn and The Lowdowns is actually also me...Steve (Ted's friend)...also of The Bluebelles. Glad you liked the tracks. This is my other group I told you about. I think I got busy and forgot to respond to your comment on our Bluebelles page. Sorry 'bout that. I'll be in LA the whole month of April doing a mix. Maybe I'll see ya then? Your tracks sound great too. Keep on rockin' yourself! Hope to hear you live some time.
have a great show tonight! let me know how it goes!
i can't wait until we can start having shows again....we're looking for a new drummer at the moment. oy vey.
I hope this message finds you well. Just want to let everyone know, we've got the site up and running again. Please come by and let me know what you think. Thanks!
