Nikki O'Neill: lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
Joshua "Cartier" Cutsinger: bass, vocals
Rich Lackowski: drums, percussion, vocals
Also special guest Ed Lyon on keyboards for the upcoming 2010 recordings.
Influences
Hi Records & Stax/Volt... Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Ray Charles, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin...... Albert King, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks, Quincy Jones, Sly Stone, Black Crowes, Phish, Greatful Dead, The Meters, Galactic, Gov't Mule...
Sounds Like
"Nikki O'Neill is like listening to Chrissie Hynde singing to John Lennon in Otis Redding's kitchen."
- Will Ray (The Hellecasters)
"Nikki's songwriting is a breath of fresh air. She breaks the mold
without moving outside the boundaries of popular music. Her songs are
infectious and satisfying and her solos are tasty and melodic. I always
feel better after hearing her play."
- Ron Manus, Executive Vice President, Alfred Publishing
Your song 'Starting Over' is so good it is unfair to call it indie. It is head and shoulders better than anything mainstream I have heard in five years. Wishing you tremendous success with your career ~ Mike from SonicJive.com
"Nikki O'Neill is like listening to Chrissie Hynde singing to John Lennon in Otis
Redding's kitchen. She takes everything she's learned about life, puts it in a blender and pours out a glass of soul!"
- Will Ray (The Hellecasters, Solomon Burke, Steve Earle)
Get the single that Will Ray reviewed here!
NIKKI O'NEILL BAND BIO
Nikki O'Neill is a singer, lead guitar player and songwriter in LA. She has co-written songs with Sly & Robbie, which will be released in the winter of 2010. Her band appeals to fans of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Susan Tedeschi, Chrissie Hynde and Amy Winehouse... fans of soul, blues and classic rock n roll.
The band is scheduled to release their first recordings with guest keyboardist Ed Lyon (from Californian Grateful Dead-tribute Cubensis) in February, 2010. In 2007, Nikki and Rich released a three-track EP with the songs "Starting Over", "It's Simple (But It's Not Easy)", and "Some Day," produced by Nikki and Dapo Torimiro (Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill.)
Since the band formed in the fall of 2008 with Josh on bass, they've played numerous clubs, acoustic shows, red-carpet events and festivals, including International Pop Overthrow Festival (IPO); the LA Marathon; NAMM, a 4th of July festival in Chicago and summer concert events in Southern California.
Nikki is featured in "Guitar Woman" - Sue Foley's upcoming book with top players like Bonnie Raitt, Me'shell Ndegocello, Ani DiFranco, Jennifer Batten, and more. She has been awarded with a Martin Guitar scholarship, and is a popular guitar instructor in Los Angeles. She also taught the only university-level class in the U.S. in women's contemporary rock guitar at New School University's Guitar Study Center in NYC.
Rich is the author of the "On The Beaten Path" drum instruction book series, which have won multiple reader's polls in major drum magazines.
Josh is a producer and engineer, with a client list including Sting, Bob Dylan, Pink, Ry Cooder, kd lang, and more.
Band member endorsements include Daisy Rock Guitars, Seymour Duncan pickups and Vic Firth drumsticks.
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Hi My Friend :) Hope all is goin great!!! Your music really is fantastic....great to listen to. You are so talented...proud to have you on my myspace!!!! Take care Peace n Harmony KB
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I am thrilled that my romance suspense novel 'Love On a Carousel' with it's 12-song CD soundtrack is due out this fall. 5 of the songs are uploaded on myspace. A short description of the book can be found on my blog. A limited number of CD's are now available through PayPal on my profile page.
Wishing you continued success and a great musical summer.
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Hi Nikki! Wow! You sound GREAT! A TOTAL PRO! So glad to know you! Would love to work with you someday! We are all about the "SISTASHIP"! You GO GURL! BLESSINGS, Francesca and SOME LIKE IT HOT!
Nikki - Hopefully that's not the last time we get to play together. I'm sure I'll hear when the Zep thing gets off the ground. See you then, at least, and I'll keep an eye out for your shows.
It was nice to take a good listen to your lyrics,very cool song writing. Nothing lacking with you guitar playing. So I could hear where a sax and harmonica could fit but your music sounds complete as it is . I'm not so sure that I'm coming this year. If and wen I do I hope I will have a chance to play with you and your band.
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