Past Live Shows & Studio Recordings: Joe Varela - Production
Parker Moseman - Piano
Zoe Boysen - Cello
Aaron Heibert - Electric Guitar
Gariella Barbieri - Performance Painter
Influences
Ryan Adams, Over the Rhine, Feist, Kings of Convenience, Madeleine Peyroux, Damien Rice, Tori Amos, Rachel Yamagata, Cat Power, Portishead, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Sarah McLachlan, Imogen Heap, The Decemberists, Ray LaMontagne, Josh Rouse, Neko Case, Iron & Wine, Band of Horses, Bright Eyes, Travis, Scissor Sisters, Sigur Rós, Regina Spektor, Alexi Murdoch, Elliott Smith, Husky Rescue, Everything But the Girl, Sarah Slean, Whiskeytown, Natalie Merchant, Phoenix, Amos Lee, Norah Jones, Sia, Eisley, Stina Nordenstam, Anna Nalick, John Frusciante, Tina Dico, Zero 7 ........
Sounds Like
Natalie Merchant, Sheryl Crowe,
Sarah McLachlan and the like.
- Amy Lotsberg - Collected Sounds
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The Side Project's "Call for You" being danced to at the 2008 Dancer's Edge competition
The Side Project "Bathroom at the Bar"
The Side Project Clip
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“Disarmingly beautiful music.”
-The Inlander
Since her emerging, Suzie Bradford has been hailed as a truly special talent. A provoccative vocal style, paired with sensitive yet intricate lyricism, has established her as a genuinely unique and refreshing artist. Inspired by singers such as Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan & Aimee Mann, this Washington born singer/songwriter developed her own style with the help of years of vocal/choir training.
Formed in late 2003, with bassist (now husband) Ben Bradford, the adult contemporary musical outfit known as “The Side Project” quickly began a rigorous songwriting & performing schedule. After a short while they found that they had made quite a name for themselves in their small hometown. In 2004 they moved from Spokane to Seattle, where they finished their second full-length album. For two years they joined forces with Grammy award winning musician/engineer/producer Eric Tingstad (of Tingstad & Rumble fame) & his wife (booking agent/music manager) Carol Tingstad, who booked award winning acts David Lanz, Will Ackerman, Leroy Bell, and Gypsy Soul.
Delving deep into the artful side of music, Suzie, Ben, & band will often include mixed-media into their shows, featuring live paintings, photography, sculpture, video & silent films. Any one performance may feature a gamute of collaborative artists & musicians.
To have a chance to see Suzie perform is to be mesmerized by her hauntingly beautiful vocal ability, lyrics that speak of life, relationships, love & loss. With the blissfully melodic accompaniment of The Side Project, Suzie showcases an adult contemporary music style that is admired and performed to by the dance community across the United States and abroad.
Notable Acheivements:
-I Wanna Dance With Somebody, from their first album, 14, was chosen by the dancer Kourtni Lind on So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4). Kourtni's performance to I Wanna Dance With Somebody carried her through to the next round of performances.
-Private Event performances for Microsoft and others.
-3 songs from “14” featured in Starbucks stores nationwide.
-Selected tracks form 14 and A Comfortable Struggle were in rotation on more than 250 radio stations nationwide.
-A Comfortable Struggle was reviewed & voted to be among the “Top 10 Albums of 2005” Women in Music. www.collectedsounds.com.
-Multiple “full house" performances at The Triple Door and at The Showbox (Seattle, WA).
-Summer festival performances, including, among others: The Bite of Seattle, Folk Life, Pig Out at the Park, Pier 57, City of Edmonds Art Festival.
-Winery concerts at Maryhill, Cave B, Caterina, The Winemakers Loft, & many others.
-Other performances at The Tractor, The Crocodile, The Met, The Big Easy, The Kirkland Performance Center, etc...
wow i love you guys' music my dance class is doing a dace to your "love bites". its a great song :) keep up the good work and please come to australia! x
Hello Suzie! I wanted to thank you for booking a show for me during my Seattle visit! The show went great and the people were so cool there! I loved Seattle and hope to come back again!!! I hope you will keep me posted on what's going on with you!!! If you ever come to Nashville let me know!!
Thank you for the kind words :) Beautiful music here! And yes, hope we get to play a show sometime in the future. I here we might be. Have a super weekend and thanks again ok - Lee
Thank you so very much for adding me! Your group Is very amazing, I have been to your concert and took my 13 year old daughter to see you also, she thought it was breath taking.She even got some pictures with you all. Bought your cd. Keep up the good work.
I love you so much. And I found an awesome pair of earrings on my counter that I'm holding hostage until May 30th. Unless you want me to mail them to you. :)
Hello. I wanted to know when you're going to play in Seattle. I sadly missed your show at the Show box recently. I was wondering when I could see you guys again. Are you going to have any summer shows?
Wish I could have made it, work kept me til after 10, I figured you'd be nearly done by the time I got down there. Hope it was great, and I look forward to hearing your new stuff.
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