TRIXIE WHITLEY - vocals & arrangements,keys,drums,guitar.
Played and/or recorded with:
Dougie Bowne , Brian Blade , Greg Mc Mullen , Malcolm Burn, Meshell Ndegeocello , Craig Street , Chocolate Genius, Kenny Wollesen , Daniel Lanois, Alan Gevaert , Mark Guiliana , Yuval Lion , Mark Kelley , Jason Lindner , Matt Bauer , Sean Lennon , Yuka Honda , Vernon Reid , G.Calvin West , PJDS , Chris Whitley , Kas Longman , Dago Sondervan , Karel De Backer , Maarten Standaert , Frederik Van den Berghe ,Isolde Lasoen , Jay Foote , Angela Webster , Jeff Hudgins , Rob Mastriani, Sean Balin, Kenny "wolf" Siegal , Nico Mansens , Krewcial, Jerboa,X&trick, etc...
RECORDING SESSION OF "I'D RATHER GO BLIND" WITH DANIEL LANOIS & BRIAN BLADE
Influences
Life, Love,and death, Body,mind &Soul, André Breton,Max Ernst, René Char,Albert Camus,Pablo Neruda, Man Ray, Picasso, Anais Nin, Bauhous, Monk, Coltrane, Etta James, Miles Davis, Duke Elington,Mingus, Nina Simone,Billie Holiday,Mahalia Jackson, Cinamatic orchestra,Parliament, Bootsy, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the family Stone,Betty Davis, Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan, Prince,Wendy&Lisa, my father,my mother, Grace Jones, Lewis Taylor ,Muddy Waters, Django Reinhard, Aphex Twin , Squarepusher, Emotional Joystick,Autechre,U-ziq, Daiphlux,Vinitian Snares, Mutiplex, Boards of Canada ,Amon Tobin,Massive Attack, Bogdan Raczinski, Roni Size early stuff, Bjork, Lamb,Plaid,DJ Shadow, DJ Cam, Rahzel, The Roots, India Arie,Mob Deep, Erikah Badu, D'angelo,Teranova,Erik B& Rakim, Roxane Shante,Grand Master Flash, Salt N Peppa,The Beasty Boys, Nas' early stuff,The Bug, Dilated Peoples, Handsome boy Modeling school, Nick Drake ,Meshel Ndegeocello, Radiohead, Joni Mitchel, Daniel Lanois, Dylan, the Neville brothers , Emylou Harris, Satie, Marc Ribot , Los Lobos, Cat power,Latin Playboys, Stina Nordenstam, Hendrix, The Cure,....................
Born in Ghent- Belgium in '87, in a family of artists, musicians and poets. She moved with her parents to New York when she was a year old. Since the tender age of 3 she grew up spending time in recording studio's in NYC (Electric Lady Land etc..) and in New Orleans (with Daniel Lanois) with her father Chris Whitley. After she moved back to Belgium with her mother she started playing drums at age 11. Shortly after she started touring intensively around Europe between the age of 12-15 with several music theatre companies where she had opportunities to perform as an actress, playing the drums, bass and singing. Around the same time she started DJ'ing and had oportunities to spin at the SMAK museum and the ESKIMO parties in Belgium aswell as in Amsterdam, New York, Brussels and in the main tent of the DOUR festival. At age 14 she started dancing and touring professionaly for the contemporary dance company "Les Ballets C de la B". Shortly after she quit school, and at 17 she moved on her own back to New York. While surviving as a waitress and living in Brooklyn and Queens for nearly 2 years she started teaching herself the piano and focussed mainly on her own songwriting. During that time she did contribute to other projects as well. She's been in spain for recordings,did backing vocals for the new Chocolate Genius album with producer Craig Street (Norah Jones,Casandra Wilson,...) Lead and backup vocals for Jerboa & Krewcial and backing vocals for her father, Chris Whitley's last album "Soft dangerous shores". In the meantime she performed numerous times with her own solo project in NYC venues. After the passing of her father in 2005,she went back to Belgium for a while. She continued writing and playing in both Europe and New York. She played venues and festivals such as the Montreal Jazz festival in Canada, the Blue Note festival, Pukkel Pop , Dour , Handelsbeurs , De Vooruit, Mercury Lounge, the Knitting Factory, the Living room, Rockwood Music hall etc ... To name just a few. Now in 2008 she's living full time in Brooklyn ,NY again and taking her time to record her debut album. . . Stay Tuned!
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I hope you had a good 4th of july James hungover my mind's dry Strolling through ya yo'space hard to keep in a straight line I'd tell tales but what's to tell? James rocking hell's bells retrieving mc's outta wells after they "accidentally fell" Keep lovin' this wicked genre and it'll come back at you tenfold this rapper's gratitude for my bangin' cats staying true
Hi Trixie Whitley, Welcome new friend! AWESOME VOICE and SONGS! I like it especially the, "Undress Your Name." Keep up the GREAT work and positives vibes. It's my pleasure to have you in my circle of friends. Cheers! Rhonya
LOVE the tune!! Always been a fan of Daniel and Brady, too...love what they did with Emmylou. I wish the best for ya! (Oh, and I was a HUGE fan of your dad, too, may he R.I.P. - I can hear some of his vocal phrasings in your singing - it's creepy, but in a really cool way!)
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