TRIXIE WHITLEY - VOCALS , KEYS , DRUMS , GUITAR , LYRICS. > Live & on all recordings .
I don't really have a steady band right now and often play solo as well but I must say I am more then grateful I have had the chance to play/or record with some extremely talented and beautiful individuals. Amongst them these are some of the musicians or producers who have crossed my path during this musical journey and who I've worked with during the last years:
Greg "Firepig" Mc Mullen (guitar/lapsteel), Dougie Bowne(drums), Alan Gevaert(bass) , Reinhard Vanbergen(violin), Kas Longman(guitar&effects), Dago Sondervan (drums),PJDS (backingvocals&guitar) Karel De Backer(drums) , Malcolm Burn , Maarten Standaert(bass), Isolde Lasoen(drums) , Frederik Van den Berghe(drums), Jay Foote(uprightbass) , Angela Webster(drums) , Rob Mastriani (guitar), Craig Street , Sean Balin(violin), Kenny "wolf" Siegal ,Yannick Uyttenhove(bass), Nico Mansens (drums), Krewcial, Jerboa,X&trick, Vin, James, Craig,Steve,Paul, etc...
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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 while. She continued writing and playing all over the country. Now in 2008 she is living back in Brooklyn ,NY and performing in the States either with her own band, with Meshell Ndegeocello or just solo. She is recording her debut album, produced by Dougie Bowne (the Lounge Lizards, Iggy Pop, Marc Ribot,John Zorn,...) . An EP is due to be released in the summer of '08 Stay Tuned!
Say, Trixie. You put on two really hurt-busting, soul-crunching shows on in Montreal last night. If I have one complaint (and I do, and this is it) it's that you need to over-estimate yer talent: 'Cos you make all other Tropical/Chinese Traditional/Soul singers sound like Tiny Tim.
Hey Trixie, dank voor de vriendschap! Nog tijd voor een mega leuk, niet te missen feesje voor of na je optreden in Knesselare? Of in een nooit geziene kunstbeurs op een unieke locatie? Dan is Wetteren the place to be! We houden er een benefiet voor Oxfam-Solidariteit... and you're sooo welcome:) programma: - 10/07 "Art Solidar" Vernissage (Kultuurschuur) - 12/07 "Pasar Solidar" Noord-Zuid en biomarkt (Zeshoek) - 12/07 "Concar Solidar" Gratis optredens (Zeshoek) - 13/07 "Art Solidar" Kunstveiling (Kultuurschuur) Alles ten voordele van Oxfam-Solidariteit!
Laat mij zeker weten als je in Be bent, dan kunnen we eens afspreken ! Met mij gaat het niet overdreven goed, maar dat leg ik je dan wel uit. Take care xxx
Happy Birthday Dear Trixie. Happy Birthday to yoooooou. Wishing you the best on your birthday and always. I Love You Girl! Miss you too. Julie xooxxoxoxo
happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you!~ happy birthday to my friend trixie!~ Happy birthday to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for dinner your a great cook*
Hi Trixie! Your voice has soooo much soul and emotion in it! I enjoyed reading about your life and wow! moving to New York at 17 - inspiring! Thank you for the friendship! I hope you have a great weekend!
