The Verve, Oasis, Radiohead, Coldplay, Travis, The Vines, Aimee Mann, Blondie, The Go-Go's, Pat Benetar, Heart, Weezer, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Sloan, Pete Yorn, Smashing Pumpkins, The Hives, The Cure, Luscious Jackson, The Kostars, Morcheeba, Mozart, The Sundays, Bjork, The Inbreds, The Breeders, Belly, Elastica, Mazzy Star, Stereolab, The Cardigans, Garbage, Foo Fighters, Lach, Fountains of Wayne... oh, I could go on and on... I'll think of some more later I'm sure. ;)
Before we get to this BIO stuff and ramble in to the 3rd person, let me get real with you really quick. I grew up in Columbia, SC, spent my summers in Boulder, CO, moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia for a while and then moved to NYC. I know, a long road, but I've always loved New York and I always had a feeling I'd end up here at some point.
Being the creative chick that I am, I have my hands in many musical pots. I have my own project - Michal the Girl, I sing on lots of cool dance/trance music - like ATB, I perform at fun, cheesy tribute shows with other NYC notables, and I even have a friend doing remixes of my new CD "Strung Out". Which gets me to... Dorje! He's got remixes of 2 of my songs on his new release "XIM" on Twisted Circuits Records and you can hear his remix of my song "Flashlight" right here on his myspace page. So, please
click here and have a listen!
And now for the official MTG Bio....
MICHAL THE GIRL is a five foot nothing cupie doll with attitude, who packs a powerful voice in her tiny frame strong enough to blow your hair backwards. Whether you’re listening to her 1st CD (Tongue Tied”) or her new one (“Strung Out”), don’t let that sugary voice fool you. This girl’s got bite!
MICHAL THE GIRL’s first release, “Tongue Tied” (2001), was a sassy alterna-pop CD with catchy melodies, crunchy guitars and a wee bit of anger for good measure. In her new (upcoming) release, “Strung Out”, MICHAL THE GIRL has made quite a departure from her 1st CD creating a completely new and unique sound. She traded in her crunchy guitars for heavily layered cello, and transformed some anger issues into edgy, eerie melancholy. It’s like if Richard Ashcroft, Bjork and Aimee Mann produced a love child together.
When asked why she went in such a different direction for her 2nd CD, MICHAL THE GIRL responded, “It wasn’t really a planned thing. Ya know? When I had 2 rock bands on the go, I started playing some acoustic shows just to switch things up and I asked my friend Ken (Hashimoto) if he would play cello with me. So, we did that for, like, a year or something and then people started asking me if we had a CD they could buy. So, I decided to put one together. As it all started coming together I realized that this (recording) could sound really amazing, so I stuck with it, and now I think these songs would be perfect for soundtracks.”
And MICHAL THE GIRL should know. In 2004, she had two songs in the critically acclaimed film “Travellers and Magicians”, one of which she wrote specifically for the movie. She also had a co-written song in a commercial for CanCam Magazine, Japan’s no. 1 women’s fashion magazine, for which she was also flown to Tokyo to appear IN the commercial.
MICHAL THE GIRL is also featured on many dance music tracks released over in Europe. Most notably, she was the featured vocalist on ATB’s “The Autumn Leaves” from his no. 1 album “No Silence”. She was also the featured vocalist on Niels Van Gogh’s “One Way Out” which reached no. 5 on the German dance chart and also appeared in over 30 compilations across Europe. “Bombs Away” another NVG song featuring MTG entered the charts in April 2005 at no. 5 with a bullet! Other notable releases featuring MICHAL THE GIRL on vocals are: “Cool Your Engines” by Kareema, “As We Run” by Kodiak Star (available on iTunes), “Sense of Time” by Koris vs. Djule (no. 20 with a bullet –5/3/05- on the Holland Dance Chart).
Another credit under MTG’s belt is her 6 year honor of being a vocalist at the prestigious Loser’s Lounge tributes. She also gets a chance to rock the mic at Cathy Cervenka’s Cathyland Productions’ Madonnathon, Love Bites, and Sham*Rock (U2) tributes.
IT'S M.E.A.N.Y. FEST TIME FOR MICHAL THE GIRL AND HER CREW ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH @ MO PITKIN'S @ 12-MIDNIGHT. BE SURE TO RSVP AT THIS LINK BELOW AND GET IN FREE!
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The Chuckies is an "acoustic" version of The Chuck Norris Experiment which serves brand new Chuckies songs mixed with classic CNE tracks.
Our swell debut album is released on white 12" vinyl by www.myspace.com/tornadoriderecords. The CD version will be released by Nicotine Records this summer! Digital downloads are available everywhere, for example iTunes & Amazon.
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I found something very funny while listening to your music...Your "Strung Out" album kind of degrades the entire male gender, and now you're a married woman! I thought it was a cute change and I'm glad you're very happy! :)
Hello from the amazing windy plains just outside Calgary , Alberta(weather subject to change on the 1/2 hour with out notification) Wonderful music in your space.Many discoveries made at your space, very nice indeed to be m8s.Cheers ! (mO:) moreno
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