Nicole Barron - lead vocals, piano
Fred Garant - vocals, electric lead guitar
John Moran - vocals, bass guitar
Corey Parish - vocals, drums, and occasional acoustic guitar
Influences
Nicole's most profound musical influence is the Almighty God, the inspiration of all Nicole's songs, and without Him, Nicole's songs would just be mere wonderings in her mind. Nicole's human musical influences and likes are rather eclectic. Her favourite styles range from folk to smooth jazz to blues and classic rock and country. Depending on the mood of the song, you may hear elements of one or more of these musical styles. Some of her favourite performers are: Anita Baker, Roberta Flack, Tracy Chapman, Toni Braxton, Billy Joel, Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Amanda Marshall, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, Carole King, James Taylor, Barbara Streisand, Amy Grant, and Diana Krall.
Sounds Like
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Nicole's sound is a mix between Amanda Marshall, Amy Grant, a little Barbara Streisand, plus a ton of Nicole's own personality. Her vibrant personality is revealed in the variety of musical styles she performs so well. Her songs range from smooth jazz, blues, classic rock-style, pop, soft rock, ballad, and a touch of country.
Press Reviews
96.7 FM CHYR Radio
Blackburn Radio
On behalf of 96.7 CHYR FM radio, part of the Blackburn Radio family, I would like to express how pleased we are to support Nicole Barron. We regularly play Nicole on CHYR and have included 3 of her songs on our weekly indie program, called South by Southwest.
Nicole’s well-written, thought provoking songs, and quality musicianship along with her own unique and
interesting style set her apart. Interviewing Nicole is always a pleasure and we always look forward to her new releases. We are excited to be a part of Nicole’s developing music career.
Sincerely,
Corey Robertson, Program Director
96.7 CHYR FM
1-800-567-9696
(519) 326-6171 (ext. 222)
crobertson@blackburnradio.com
South by Southwest Showcase 96.7 FM CHYR Radio
Blackburn Radio
"When you host the local music show in your area, you get to hear a huge ammount of talent. Nicole Barron is one that will forever stand out in my mind. She's got a beautiful voice, and her piano playing is wonderful. Her Original material is catchy, and the postive message keeps you listening. On top of all of her talents, she's very dedicated, and very down to earth. It's a pleasure to have Nicole as one of our top played Artists on the show."
-Dustyn Janzen
Host of "South By Southwest"
on 96.7 CHYR FM
Leamington, ON.
djanzen@blackburnradio.com
Billboard World Song Contest
May 3, 2007
Nicole received Honorable Mention for her original song composition, "Children of Peace" in the 14th Annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest.
Jim Halsey, President, and Mark Furnas, Director, said, "Only the highest quality songs make it to the top. This honor demonstrates the talent and dedication it takes to write a "Hit Song"."
Nicole says, "Thank you to everyone who contributed to the song. It's great to receive such an honour as this and to know our hard work is appreciated by others."
Response from Event Organizer
August 27, 2007
Much thanks to you & The Prospects for a great performance on August 11, 2007 at the Teutonia Club. I was so impressed with your performance & what a great voice and player you are. I have been in this a long time and I've got to tell you, you have a great band. You really pull that band together on stage there's no mistake about that.
Thank you for being a part of the fundraising efforts I will surely call on you again if thats OK. I love your uniqueness & style that goes with that. A true professional in every sense of that word.
The most beautiful thing in the world, the sexiest thing in the world, is the sight of someone doing exactly what they were designed to do.
These days, Nicole has been holding off most bookings lately to focus her energies on finishing her CD projects.
The first one is a very special fundraising project for Point Pelee National Park, entitled PELEE MUSIC. The 2-part DVD/CD combo features a special informational DVD about Point Pelee and the several endangered species and species at risk, along with a beautifully recorded CD with the song entitled "Keep the Song Alive", cowritten by Brian Sweet and Nicole Barron. The DVD Premiere is Wednesday, NOV 28, at 7:00pm at the Pelee Days Inn. Admission and popcorn are free. 96.7fm CHYR Radio will be shooting on location that afternoon, so tune in to hear the various interviews about this special video. Video was produced by David Ross (www.DaveMakesMovies.com)
The second project is a 9 song CD, featuring 4 songs by local songwriter, Bakhus Saba, and 5 of Nicole's originals, all performed by Nicole and her band, The Prospects. Expect this CD to be out for sale early this winter.
The third project is an 11 song CD, of all Christian originals by Nicole, performed by Nicole and The Prospects. This powerfully inspirational CD will be available in early spring. Watch for the tour to follow!
Nicole will be performing during the event at the Art Gallery, called "The Art of Wine". Saturday, November 17 at 7:00pm. You can pick up copies of Nicole's CD's, "FIRST" and "Upstairs At Jacks", while you browse the many wonderful local artists' works at the Leamington Art Gallery.
Still heavily involved in the small but influential child-sponsorship charity, REACH International, Nicole is organizing and hosting several benefit concerts and fundraisers. REACH's mandate is to provide relief, education and child sponsorship, focusing primarily on access to education and teaching self-sufficiency, while preserving the culture and dignity of the people being helped.
Some comments about Nicole's style:
Says one of Nicole's fans, "She sings like my soul thinks it can. Ha-ha. It's absolutely beautiful. I just love listening to her voice. I'm always watching to see when she performs next."
She has enough of her own original material to fill approximately 120 minutes (30 songs). Nicole writes songs about real things: relationships, challenges, hard times, coming out of difficulty, and the awesome grace of God in her life.
You'll get bass-y rhythm piano with funky fills combined with her soulful voice that can be raw and powerful one minute, intense and evocative another and delicately innocent the next. Nicole's sound is a powerful intoxicating mix of Linda Ronstadt, sweet Amy Grant, some casual-Carole-King, with Carly Simon attitude and some well placed growls. Every song is delivered with compelling emotion.
When she performs with her band, The Prospects, be prepared for funky, vigorous, rockin' tunes that make you want to get up and dance, snuggle into the one you adore, or go out and make the world a better place. She's a real crowd-pleaser.
Well, we held an enormously successful event at the Leamington Tomato Festival on August 18th, 2007, which raised a ton for REACH. The event was called "Who's the Hottest Tomato" !!! Since Leamington is the not only the Tomato Capitol of Canada, it is also the Greenhouse Capitol of North America! So, local greenhouse growers and marketers competed by showing off their finest tomatoes while raising funds for REACH. We raised just short of $4000 for our first annual "Hottest Tomato Competition" Many thanks to our wonderful judges who worked very hard and ate a lot of tomatoes! Erie Shores' Red Cluster Tomato was named the "Best Overall Tomato in the Tomato Capitol of Canada"! Congrats to Erie Shores!! Many thanks to all who participated and to the general public who really embraced our event. We're looking forward to an even bigger and better event next year. REACH plans to use the funds for the crucial project in Uganda. Be a sponsor for only $20/ month. 100% of the Sponsorship Money goes directly to the children. REACH does separate fundraising for operating expenses!
If you would like todonate
to this cause that REACH is undertaking in Africa, or would like to
sponsor a child please click these highlighted words or go to
www.reachint.org
Many thanks to all and God bless,
Nicole
BIG EVENTS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!...
Nov 17: Nicole Barron - at the Leamington Art Gallery
Nov 30: Nicole Barron - at THE DIAMONDS AND DENIM GALA Event, Leamington Portuguese Club
Plus several others, see show schedule.
Stay tuned for more details!
Since I seldom have a set schedule of home vs the road, it might be best to drop them at YOUR convenience in the mailbox. Mom comes by daily and picks up my mail when I'm away so they shouldn't get lost!
I had been waiting to hear you in person since we first met on my space a few months ago. Your performance at the Historic Wayne theatre was great. No disapointments here. I even enjoyed listening to your cd on my drive home.
Hi Nicole, Thanks for adding me as a new friend. I enjoyed your music, very nice voice. Best of luck with everything. Have a great week. God Bless, Melissa Elkins :)
Hey Nicole! What's new? I havn't talked to Brian for about a week so I'm not sure exactly what's up but our last meeting went well... not many new things came up except the logistics of getting a plane for some shots but that was about it. If you have any ideas forward them on over to Brian and me. Talk to you soon!
-Dave
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