me and guest producers/songwriters John Braynard (Never Knew) and Matt Vucic (Thorn in the Moon)
Influences
Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Jason Mraz, Bjork, Coldplay, Jewel, Sarah Mclachlan, Garbage, John Mayer, India Arie, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, Sheryl Crow, Damien Rice, The Cranberries, Madonna, Jem, Radiohead, Phoenix, Norah Jones, Matchbox 20, Alicia Keys, The Cranberries, Nikka Costa, Indian classical/oldies/bollywood
I guess you could say that I am an urban girl with a southern heart. I was born in MS but have lived in MD for most of my life. While I love the city, shopping, glamour etc, I am actually very simple at heart. Let's just say that I am probably 3 parts clutsy goofball, 2 parts cutesy with a dallup of grace and elegance on the side...
I really have to thank my parents for my musical interests/abilities since they are the ones who have fostered any talent I have ever had. My mom and dad both sing (they have a Hindi parody CD!) and my dad plays the tablas as well. I used to sing in Hindi too when I was little, but got more into Western alternative/pop as I got older. I basically listened to whatever my older sister did. At somepoint she discovered Tori Amos and, of course, I did along with her. Amos is a big influence for me mainly because I have just been listening to her music for so long, so it bleeds into my style a bit. But of course, I have had many more musical influences since then, and a whole style of my own which I hope to continue to discover as I write more music.
As for the singing, it always came naturally to me, but I was very shy about it. When I was 5, I was actually outgoing for a period of time. My mom would take me and my sister to these parties, and I would often just stand up in the middle of the party to announce to everyone that I was going to sing for them.
As I got a little older though, I started learning piano and usually stuck to writing instrumental pieces in my early teens. After my first break-up in highschool, I was awakened to the idea of of song-writing as a form of healing and self-expression.
Since then, the songwriter in me is very much alive. I love writing songs with and without lyrics...whatever best expresses my mood and feelings. Now I am shifting my focus from crafting songs/lyrics to the production of the song. I'm developing my ear for production, and I can say that it's an art in itself!
I have so much more to learn still, but along the way, I hope you enjoy what I'm creating and that maybe I can make someone feel the way I do when I listen to my favorite songs/artists. Thanks for stopping by :) ~Nita
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Happy cold weather, Nita. Hope all is well. Yes, it's up to you, because ultimately, all artists must decide how much control they need before they plug themselves into the stream and learn to go with the flow. I know extremely talented young artists who may well never go anywhere because despite all of their other God-given abilities, simply because they never learned to truly listen or to "let go" when the current was moving in the direction that they wanted to follow. Hope 2010 is your breakaway year! ~ Ken
Thank you for accepting our invitation. It is indeed a real honor and pleasure to be considered as one of your many, well deserved friends. Stay beautiful and blessed. PEACE!
