Although chiming guitars and eminently singable choruses make the music of Susan Barth instantly accessible, beneath an iridescent pop sparkle lies a dense shadowland of sad observations and regrets.
This compelling alternative pop lends itself admirably to dramatic applications. The hit WB series, Smallville, has utilized Susan's music to underscore on-screen action and she's recently inked licensing deals with a trio of powerhouse companies who keep Hollywood supplied with songs. Her first two releases, This Thing and Romeo and The Beauty Queen earned accolades from Billboard, merit awards from ASCAP, and airplay on Los Angeles radio, and her newest, Wonderland, promises to extend her legacy of ever-evolving songcraft.
Growing up in New Jersey, Susan acquired her first guitar from her brother who earned it by selling Christmas cards. Initially it was just that guitar and singing into a hairbrush in front of the bathroom mirror, but soon the music of Rickie Lee Jones and Carole King influenced her with its emotional resonance and then The Beatles catalogue began supplying a lifetime of ideas about crafting concise, harmony riddled pop songs.
Skipping school to take the train into Manhattan revealed an alternate universe. "It was a far cry from the white bread suburbs where I grew up," she marvels. But California was even further. In Los Angeles, she committed herself to songwriting and began creating an ever growing catalogue of songs while developing a network of players from the bands of Rickie Lee Jones, Bonnie Raitt and Macy Gray, many of whom record and perform with her today. Although she is a talented performer who graces a variety of stages in Los Angeles, she prefers to leave her diva at the door: it's her belief that a well-written song, not the artist, should be the star.
Her perspectives as a narrator are dead-on, but the lyrical landscapes she charts don't belong to her alone. "I might write from a diary I imagine is yours," she says, "and put myself where I think you are. It may seem I'm talking about myself, but I'm very possibly talking about someone else I know very well. It's you and me and a combination and then it's maybe just a little whimsical fantasy song."
Susan Barth's songs remind us that pop songs can be both catchy and emotionally rewarding when they are crafted this well.
"DJ Monkey …soul-stirring, excitingly edgy music…just disturbing (read ‘mind-f**king’) enough to demand attention. There is a whole spice rack of auditory flavors here, served up like fractured poetry on a collection of intensely listenable Hallmark cards from Hell." Bill Margold, Cinema Seen, L.A. X..Press
WELCOME ON PLANET SATURN!!!!! I HOPE YOU LIKE, WHAT YOU HEAR ON MY PROFILE.... I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS A FRIEND HERE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP VERY MUCH, SO PLEASE LET..S STAY IN TOUCH!!!!
THIS GOES TO OUR FRIENDSHIP!!!!! CHEERS!!!! NICEST GREETINGS FROM HAMBURG, GERMANY!!!!
Christmas is coming soon. Are you looking for a Christmas present and would like to help handicapped children? Than please request the list of donations in kind from HelpCharity, www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity , by sending me an e-mail at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de . Many donations in kind are autographed.
If you don't have the chance to request the list of donations in kind, please add HelpCharity to your Top Friends!
Thanks for helping me to support handicapped children!
Christian
Founder of HelpCharity Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 (0) 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 (0) 171 6903352 E-Mail: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Internet: www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity Internet: www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Today I would like to let you know about two print magazines in Germany I'm writing for.
"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.
For more information, please contact me at MySpace or send email to Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de with the headline "Advertise at Living Line Dance and Folk Magazine".
Whats good? New song on page called "throw it in the trash" Its a remix to throw it in the bag. You'll get a good laugh, check it out and comment. hahaha
Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .
Warm regards
Christian
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 171 6903352 Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Online Now!
..
WELCOME ON PLANET SATURN!!!!!
I HOPE YOU LIKE, WHAT YOU HEAR ON MY PROFILE....
I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS A FRIEND HERE
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP VERY MUCH,
SO PLEASE LET..S STAY IN TOUCH!!!!
THIS GOES TO OUR FRIENDSHIP!!!!! CHEERS!!!!
NICEST GREETINGS FROM HAMBURG, GERMANY!!!!