Me, Myself, and I... (Rachel Shortt)
Accompanied by these and various other artists from my travels around the country.
Lead Guitar:
Bryan Trask (Cleveland, OH.)
Bass:
Kevin Trask (Cleveland, OH.)
Drums:
Robyn Keesey (Philly, PA.)
Stevie C (Cleveland, OH.)
Rosanna Saphos (Cleveland, OH.)
Cello: Olivia Weeden (Clevland, OH.)
Piano: Matt Skitzki (Cleveland, OH.)
Influences
Sheryl Crow, Moody Blues, The Beatles, Sarah McLachlan,
The Murmurs, Erika Badu, Ben Folds Five, Stevie Nicks,
Dave Matthews Band, Everything But The Girl, Mazzy Star,
The Grateful Dead, NIN, Cat Power, 10,000 Maniacs, Al Green,
Janis Joplin, Death Cab, The NoTwist, Tori Amos, Sleater-Kinney, Alicia Keys, Belly,
Joan Osborne, Billy Joel, Pat Benetar, Alex Olsen, Julie Wolf, Jefferson Airplane, Paul, McCartney, Lisa Loeb, Cake, George Harrison, Marvin Gaye, Melissa Etheridge, Alanis, Morissette, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Ani Difranco, Nada Surf, Incubus, Ladytron, Norah Jones, Veruca Salt, POE, Le' Tigre', Billie Holiday, The Postal Service, Belly, Natalie Merchant, Alana Davis, Heart, Lucious Jackson, Fionna Apple, L7, Elvis, Dido, Jerry Garcia, Al Green, The Indigo Girls, Crosby/Stills/Nash/and Young, Tegan and Sara, John Lennon, John Marshall
Sounds Like
Rock N' Soul!!!! A lil' bit funk, a lil' bit folk, with an alternative edge...
You might be asking yourself, "where do I gt a CD?". Well... Look no further. CD's are now available right here on myspace!!! Check out the details below. You can also find me on iTunes, emusic.com, amazon, and Rhapsody.com!!!
Hopeful Thoughts :
Debut album. Originally released with band Cerebellum on cassette in 1998
No Longer Available
In Between Black & White :
This is the first official full CD solo release debuted in October 2004
featuring the tracks "I've been listening to, too much Ani Difranco Ver.2.0" and
"Another Sad Love Song" both no strangers to college radio.
Shortt Stories :
This 2006 release is short, sweet, and to the point. Shortt Stories is a collection of 6 raw and emotional recordings documented and released during the lil' indie rockers travels back and forth from native Cleveland, Ohio to Seattle, Washington.
I am a 27 year old singer/songwriter living, breathing, and creating from my home base in Cleveland Ohio. Nothing stops me from going wherever the music may take me. Some might call me a starving artist. If by that they mean I have a hunger to create and starve for art, than they are right. I live for art. I eat, sleep, and bleed music. I don't know how to live any other way...
It all started when I was all of five years old. My grandparents gave me a plastic Walt Disney acoustic guitar with 6 beautiful nylon strings. My biggest influences at the time were probably Elvis, John Lennon, and my uncle John Marshall. Since then my music knowledge has expanded and matured, and I have grown to love all forms of music. I began playing in basements, garages and school bands when I was nine, and by fourteen, I had recorded my first CD (Hopeful Thoughts) with the band (Cerebellum). Since then, I have been independently releasing CD's whenever I have had the time and resources.
For the last seven years, I have been independently traveling the U.S. meeting people, experiencing life first hand, playing my guitar, singing, and performing with amazing artists from all over the country. I believe the arts make up a true universal language, and I intend to keep performing and creating when and wherever I can to be a part of it...
Hey Rachel, wish I could have made your last show but since I work nites tues thru sat its hard to make it :-( Not to mention I am moving to Durham NC the first weekend of June...who knows, maybe sometime you will travel there for a show! Hope all is well! Loving your music...keep on rocking!
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