Sun Bell - singer/songwriter, vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, slide whistle, kazoo, pennywhistle, executive producer
Jan Emerson - keyboard, vocals, kazoo, assistant producer
Anna Czjakowski - Bass, mandolin, guitar, backup vocals
These studio musicians:
Pete Hale - rhythm guitar
Barry Bison - keyboard
David Sydney Scott - sax
Laurie Roth - flute
Terry Knierim - Drums
Tom Finch - Lead, Bass, Rhythm
Influences
Extraordinary experiences, Joan Jett, U2, John Lennon, Patti Smith, Elvis, Jesse Mae Hemphill, Bonnie Raitt, Cheryl Crow, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Sun House, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Melissa Etheridge, Paul McCartney, Chrisse Hynde, Cake, Patsy Kline, John Estes, REMM< Sound Garden, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Tina Turner, Devo, Zappa, Aaron Neville, Cindi Lauper, Johnny Lang, T. Rex, Heart, Grateful Dead,The Breeders, Jonathan Richmond, Sleeter-Kinney, Ozzie Osbourne, The Zimmers, Cheryl Hill, Billi & Patti,Pretenders.........
Sounds Like
Motels, Sound Garden, Grace Slick, Nina Hagen, Dilana & Storm Large (from Rockstar.MSN.com - Super Nova), Pretenders, Beatles, REMM, U2, Patti Smith, Joan Jett, Cheryl Crow, B-52s, Paul McCartney, Indigo Girls, Bruce Springsteen, Cake, Rolling Stones, Heart....
Greetings from Sun Bell ~ 'bell the cat',
'bell the cat' is Sun Bell ~ Rhythm Guitar, Producer, Songwriter, Singer, Musician, Manager; Jan Emerson ~ Keyboard, Vocals, Assistant Producer; Bass, Lead & Drums. 'bell the cat' was formed in the Fall of 2002.
I've started the process of recording the 2nd CD, "Center of the Wheel", a double with ALL NEW original songs and producing new music videos too. It's all very exciting and challenging, which I love! I think all of our fans will be very happy with the new musical stories. There's lots of variety in rhythms, vocal blending, genres and topics. As musicians we're exploring places we've never gone. The songwriting brings a whole new realm of songcrafting to our fans and out to the industry. Doors will open into the music licensing arena and the world will change as we know it! Thanks for helping make the journey memorable.
UPCOMING GIGS: Private Parties ~ Benefits...
(DTBA) ~ "We The People TV Show" (GLBT) ~ composing theme song, shooting music video and guests on show.
Locally KGGV 95.1 LP FM & KOWS LP FM 107.3 in Sonoma County are playing our CD, 'Songs From The Wild'.
Our first CD,"Songs From The Wild" won us numerous awards including "Outstanding New Recording, Band" at Outmusic and three awards with The Billboard Worldwide Songwriting Contest. Now we're beginning the recording process of our 2nd CD, "Center of the Wheel" a double with ALL NEW original songs and producing two new music videos.
bell the cat purrrforms at Venues, Parties, House Concerts, Corporate Events, Fundraisers, Concerts, Music Licensing for Film, Video and TV,
Commercials, Cartoons, Voice-overs, station IDs... bell the cat plays for audiences that range from tweens,teens to baby boomers and beyooooond!
People are drawn to 'btc' for many reasons including the choice of fresh NEW music by a mature artist that features a bouquet of genres.(Sun purrforms solo, duo, trio or with a band)
Hi, Sun:
We loved you and your band! Awesome! I got good feedback from the audience about your purrformance and I hope you did too!
Thanks for coming all that way.
Love & peace,
Janet (Montclair Women's Cultural Club)
The 'bell the cat' band is high energy, multi-talented, and lots of fun.
Best, Janet (The Space)
"I'm convinced that singer/songwriter Sun Bell is the love child of Grace Slick and Nina Hagen. I'd love to hear her do a 'White Rabbit'. She has
the combined power of Grace's throaty delivery and Hagen's sharp stabs..."
~Robert Lawrence - We The People - A&E 6/2005
Twist your mind with award-winning, on the edge, powerful, blazing, colorful, smoldering, sultry BLUES, ROOTS ROCK, ALTERNATIVE, POP, ADULT CONTEMPORARY, OUT & PROUD, FOLK ROCK, EARTH ROCK, and TONGUE-IN-CHEEK HUMOROUS musical stories. 'bell the cat' uses creative, artistic expression to heal, journey, share love, laughter,compassion, fun, awareness & peace through music on 'Songs From The Wild'. Music to broaden your perspective. An eclectic mix of genre written by Sun Bell.
Let the music play and the light shine!
http://www.sunbellmusic.com or http://www.songsfromthewild.com
"Untamed Heart" music video channeled by my late feline, Ruby, is on-line here.
EPK: http://www.sonicbids.com/bellthecatSunBellMusic
BUY: 'bell the cat': Songs From The Wild
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bellthecat
iTUNES: bell the cat: Songs From The Wild
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=57718801
http://www.facebook.com/sunbell
http://www.twitter.com/SunBellMusic
BLOG: http://www.sunbellmusic.blogspot.com
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HI, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR MUSIC,SPIRIT AND FRIENDSHIP IN MYSPACE IN TIME FROM AFAR. I AM HONORED. YOU HAVE PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE TODAY WITH YOUR MUSIC. I AM SENDING LUV,PEACE AND HAPPINESS YOUR WAY. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, DONNA AUSTIN
SISTER SPIT IS COMING TO YOUR TOWN! One vanload of queer female artists + writers + bon vivants coming to your town for one awesome night of shameless literary hijinks. Featuring Michelle Tea, Texta Queen, Chelsea Starr, Meliza Banales, Tara Jepsen, Dexter Flowers, and Kat Marie Yoas. Check out www.sisterspitnextgen.com for more info! Spread the word!
OCTOBER 24 Minneapolis, MN Pi Bar 8:30pm 25 Milwaukee, WI University of Wisc-Milwaukee, Greene Hall 7pm 26 Chicago, IL Women and Children First Books 9pm 27 Bloomington, IN Boxcar Books 8pm 28 Ann Arbor, MI Aut Bar two shows- 6pm and 8pm 29 Columbus, OH Scully's 8pm 30 New York, NY Rapture Cafe 8pm NOVEMBER 1 Brooklyn, NY Cattyshack 7:30 2 Middletown, CT Wesleyan College 3 Northampton, MA Smith College 4 Boston, MA Spontaneous Celebrations 5 Chester NH Chester College 6 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery 7 Washington, DC Phase 1 8 Williamsburg, VA College of William and Mary 9 Bronxville, NY Sarah Lawrence College 10 Durham, NC TBA 11 Atlanta, GA TBA
thanks for the great music, we would love to work with you sometime.
Come and visit us in Sonoma County to record your next CD, we are willing to offer you reduced rates on studio time.
This is an amazing opportunity to work at a world-class recording studio in a relaxing rural setting, at a fraction of the cost of an expensive big-budget city studio.
We have an incredible collection of gear and instruments at your disposal, highly skilled and focused engineers, plenty of space, and a guest house.
We can also hook you up with beats and studio musicians.
check out our website
www.prairiesun.com
I wish you the best, and I hope we can meet sometime
HAPPY 2007! The New Year is finally here.
Heads up: Mtndawg now has 10 original songs Mastered, and Radio-ready. The new CD, "Handmade", is well on its way to being completed. The release has been moved out to allow more time recording. If all goes as planned, it will be a 2 CD set!!! Yahoo! What we need from YOU (if you are into it) is some type of short note or even a letter... commenting on Mtndawg music. Thanks for your support in helping to keep Mtndawg music going. Keep a good thought! xoxox
