Stella Panacci - vocals,guitar
James Quinn - guitar, vocals
Jim Nielsen - Bass, vocals
Kirk White - Drums
"Release Me"
Stella Panacci - vocals, guitar
James Quinn - guitar
Jordon Zadorozny - Bass, Drums, Guitar
Sascha Tukatsch - Drums
Rob Gusevs - Keyboards, B3
Influences
Almost There by Stella Panacci and James Quinn
Recorded on the patio in Laguna Beach Feb 8 - 2008
Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Sinead O'Connor, John Lennon, Tom Waits, Nick Drake, Los Lobos, Thin Lizzy, Tom Petty, Pixies, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan,Pink Floyd, Michael Jackson,George Michael, Bad Religion, Fugazi, The Band, Fairport Convention, Ewan Macoll, Shane Mcgowan, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, John Lennon, Booker T and the MG's, Myles Davis, Marvin Gaye, Issac Hayes, Toots and The Maytals, Bob Marley, Lucinda Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Madonna, Willie Nelson, The Clash, Elvis, B-52s, Bowie, Beatles, Stones, etc......
Stella Panacci is an award winning songwriter who first burst on to the Toronto music scene with her indie band Kat Rocket in the 1990's. Kat Rocket members included: Justin Peroff (Broken Social Scene), John Calabrese (Danko Jones), Paul Pfisterer(The Beauties) , Darren Donaghey.
"Songwriting/ visionary core of Stella and Darren dismissed more pretentious and excessive ideas before coffee this morning than most art-rock pretenders will have in a year. But this team isn't interested in tightening up their sound, nor in making sure that their sound is consistent over the course of ten songs. Captured comes across as the ambitious thesis project of star students; the one designed to piss off the establishment. It does nothing that even the indie-rock cognoscenti will respect - it's scattered, erratically recorded, and hauntingly beautiful."
Kat rocket - Captured By the Dream Co. Review ~ James Keast, Exclaim.
Over the years Stella has worked with and supported many artists including: Dallas Good (The Sadies), Jordon Zadorozny (Blinker The Star),Scott Loomer(Loomer), Chris Brown and Kate Fenner (Burbon Tabernacle Choir), Tony Scherr (Bill Frizzel, Norah Jones), Stuart Cameron (Shaye), Graham Powell (Jann Arden), Jim Nielsen (Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman), Sascha Tukatsch (Platinum Blonde), Derek Downham (Trophy).
Stella's vocals are featured on recorded projects including: Loomer - Love is Dull Instrument, Driveway- self-titled, Chris Brown - Burden of Belief, Made - Bedazzler, The Burt Neilson Band - By the Door
In 2002 Stella Panacci and Alison Maclean partnered to develop songs working with producer Jordon Zadorozny. In 2003 their song "Tennessee" won Standard Radio's National Songwriting Competition, as well as taking second place in the International Songwriting Competition in the AAA/Roots/Americana category.
Insert from ISC awards summary.
Taking Second Place honors are Toronto, Canada songwriters/musicians Alison MacLean and Stella Panacci for their song "Tennessee". Alison is the former member of the Canadian band MAdE and Stella is a Toronto-based singer, formerly of the band Kat Rocket. This is not the first time the song "Tennessee" has won a songwriting competition; in fact, it won two Canadian songwriting competitions in the past year, garnering a lot of attention from Canadian press and radio.
In 2004 Stella partnered with Summerside, PEI's James Quinn. James is a respected veteran guitar player who has lent his talent to numerous projects over the years inspiring many young guitar players like Alec O’Hanley (Two Hours Traffic). In 2006 Stella and James completed Stella's first solo CD, aptly titled "Release Me".
The album was recorded at Studio French Kiss in Pembroke, Ontario by Producer Jordon Zadorozny (Sam Roberts, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Blinker The Star), and features guitarist and songwriting partner James Quinn and drummer Sascha Tukatsch. The album also features the song "Up With The Tempo" co-written with Aubrey Winfield and Daryn Barry (Orange Records).
In 2007 Stella and James received a Billboard songwriting prize for their song "Take You Away", from the album "Release Me".
Over the years Stella's music has been featured in numerous film and televison productions, including: USA Network's "La Femme Nikita", CBC's Straight UP, Our Hero, CTV's "The Best Years", Degrassi The Next generation.
Recent live appearances include: City TV's Breakfast Television, The Telelatino Network,as well as airplay and interviews on CBC Radio One, Mix 99.9fm, 102.1 The Edge, college and internet radio stations across North America, special thanks to the very supportive CIUT 89.5 FM.
Stella and James have been busy for the past year recording projects in their East End studio called Rocket Sound Studios.
Some of the projects include:
Stephanie Cadman - Celtic Blaze www.stephaniecadman.com
Done With Dolls - debut cd www.donewithdolls.com
Mark Battenberg - solo guitar works
Mario Panacci - solo artist www.myspace.com/mariopanacci
James and Stella have been playing consistently throughout the GTA with their band Ladybird and are currently in the studio recording a full length album with musicians Richard Knox on drums, and Devin Hornby on bass. Expected release date - Sept 2009.
Ladybird will continue to play shows this summer throughout Ontario, as well as heading to the East Coast of Canada and the US.
Check out calendar dates for upcoming shows in a town near you.
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Purchase Stella Panacci's CD "Release Me" @ Indie Pool
It was such a pleasure to meet you at the Friday the 13th show we had out on the east end at Blue Moon!
Pretty awesome venue eh?
We will try to make one of your Tuesday shows at Czehoski's one of the days :) Either way, it was a great pleasure to meet you and to chat for a while. Best of luck on your upcoming CD and be sure to let us know all about it!!
Hey Stella! Had tons of fun! It was great meeting you as well. You guys were rockin'! We should definitely rock something together when we get back. thanks for the kind wishes, and I wish the best for you as well Keep in touch keep it rockin' -Brandon Robins
Thanks for the add Stella! Lookin' forward to tuesday as well. pssst....i turn 24 that day! We're also rockin a BIG show @ the Rivoli the thursday if you wanna come party? Keep in touch, I like your tunes, -Brandon Robins
Hey Stella, Here's a batch of our next shows - c'mon out ;)
THURSDAY OCT 22 - SNEAKY DEE'S w/ Forces & Sun Satelite SATURDAY NOV 7 - RIVOLI w/ Canary Mine & Little Foot Long Foot FRIDAY NOV 13 - BLUE MOON (Queen & Broadview) w/ Exxtra Juicy, Frankie Whyte & The Dead Idols, Johnny Alexander SATURDAY DEC 12 - RANCHO RELAXO - (No news on who we're lined up with yet).
Vedette is playing tomorrow night (FRI OCT 10th) at the Silver Dollar Room (NW corner of College & Spadina). Joining us are Actors & Architects who are releasing a new CD as well as Nature Move Faster and Palace of the End! C'mon out! It's Thanksgiving long weekend and there is plenty to be thankful for... including live music in this great city... AND BOOZE!!! So are you comin' or what?
Hey! Vedette is playing this Friday (Oct 9th) at the Silver Dollar (NW corner of College & Spadina) and will be joined by Palace of the End, Nature Move Faster as well as Actors and Architechts (who promise a PARTY, because they are are having their CD release Party!!!). As well, it is Thanksgiving weekend, and there's just so much to be thankful for, including live music in this great city of ours, and BOOZE... so are you comin' or what?
Hey friend remember us we would like to think you because wit out you we couldn't of gotten so far, we started this account 3years ago and we never would expect to go so far wit the band
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
