Uni and her Ukelele will be on Tour in Europe April 29th to June 3rd for the "See Your Face Again Tour"
photo by Lenny Gonzalez and flyer by Claude Cardenas
Uni
With:
The Ding! String Trio!
Cello: FAY FERENCY
Violin: ARIAS BEARDSLEE
Harp and Harmonies: DEIRDRE EGAN
photo by Lenny Gonzalez http://www.lennygonzalez.com
Musicans who played on "My Favorite Letter Is U" CD
Lee Howard, Tim Cohen, Sean Mason, David Newman, Warren Huegel, Diego Gonzalez, Dave Nagle, Evan Martin and Uni and her Ukelele.
Recording and Production Crew for "I’m On My Way" E.P.
Zack Proteau, Nate Fadelli, Quinn Hedges, Poopy Lickles, Eric Broyhill, Eric Fate and Uni and her Ukelele
Brand Management
Robin Collins
Influences
Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton-John, Cyndi Lauper, Wings, Scott Thompson, Flight of the Concords,Leslie Hall,Rose Harting, Emily Schimdt, Poopy Lickles, Aloyse Uke Star from Paris, Agent Ribbons, The Great American Hero, Arthur "Killer" Kane, Spencer & Norah Burrows, Ibid, Feist, Tina Turner, Pat Benatar, Nacho Libre, Ron Jeremy, Paula Abdul, Ms.Jackson if your Nasty,Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush, Tenacious D, Etta James, Nina Hagen, Classic Queen, the Blues Brothers, Bobby Blue Bland, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Julie Andrews, Millie Jackson, Minnie Mouse, Eddie Money, Ella Fitzgerald, Let me rock-ya Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, Tom Jones, New York Dolls, Lareen Hill,John Cougar Mellencamp, Rufus Wainwright, Betty Davis, RE-RE Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Lene Lovich, Elton John, Lucinda Williams, Emotions, Sammi Smith, Prince, Andrew Sisters, E.L.O., Joni Mitchell, Cardigans, Ditty Bops, Miss Piggy, Baby Gramps, Robert Palmer, Bernadette Peters, Beatles, Cliff Edwards, Boswell Sisters, Outkast, Bobby Womack, CocoRosie, Mrs. Miller, Minnie Pearls, Hall & Oates, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, 12 Girls Band, Mary Jane Girls, Expose, Flashdance soundtrack, Joi, N'dea Davenport, Carole King, Wham,Dame Darcy, Woody Guthrie, Madonna, Staple Singers, Otis Redding, Pattie Labelle, John Waters, Kenny Loggins, The Darkness, Three Degrees, Minnie Ripperton, Love Unlimited, Temptations, Blondie, Pretenders, Berlin, David Bowie, Jr. Wells, Sundays, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Pointer Sisiters, Johnny Otis, Jane Fonda, Tori Amos, Jean Harlow, Emmylou Harris, Orphan Annie, Susan Harrington, Laura Branigan, Neil Young, Bette Midler, Xanadu, Donna Summers, Garth Marenghi, Jackie DeShannon, ABBA, Pee-wee Herman, Sharron Jones, No Doubt, The Cars, Boston, Footloose Soundtrack, Labelle, Jesse De Natale, Paula Frazer, Holly Hobby, Sean Hayes, Jollie Holland, Kelly Stollez, Lina, R2D2, Rykarda Parasol, Enzo Garcia, Lavay Smith, Pants Pants Pants, the Jank, Michael Musika, Blank Tapes, Tippy Canoe, Kitten on the Keys, Natalia Fabia, the Smiths, Club Smile, Little Minsky's, Kim Hill, Eagles of Death Metal, Sheena Easton, Sheila E, Fred, the Beach Boys, Aerosmith, Flashdance, Vincent gallo, Willie Nelson, Mamas and the Papas, Paul Simons, Dirty Dancing, Al Green, Sly and the Family Stone, Funkadelic, Tom Waits, Mr. T, Dumbo, Vicoria Jackson, Corky,Daniel Johnston, Magnetic Fields, Squeeze, 16 Candles the Movie, Cocteau Twins, Pretty in Pink the Movie, Bob Dylan, Annette Hanshaw, Van Halen, Doobie Brothers, Leon Russell, Mary Poppins, Grease..the Movie, Babe,The BeastMaster, Howard Zinn, James Brown, Hulk Hogan,The Boss, Borat, Commander Barbara, Bob Seger,Elf the Movie, Gnarls Barkely, Lily Allen, Show Choir, Sugar & Gold and Hewy Lewis, and all the has-beens that play the fair!!
I would say one of my biggest influences Is Xanadu
Sounds Like
"I'm On My Way" written by Uni and her Ukelele, video by Cherub Freed and Ben Barker
"Love Is A Lost Art Now" live at instore at Amoeba Music Hollywood! written by Uni and her Ukelele
"Christmas On Tatooine (Very Merry Star Wars Christmas)" written by Uni and her Ukelele
"See Your Face Again" written by Uni and her Ukelele and filmed in the magical land of Brighton England!
"Mahalo Maui Rose" written by Uni and her Ukelele
"When Time Slows Down" and " See Your Face Again" Live in Paris 2008 both songs written by Uni & her Ukelele
Uni Live in Barcelona
"I'm On My Way" written by Uni and her Ukelele & "True Love Will Find U In The End" written by Daniel Johnston
"La La Happy Too!" written by Uni and her Ukelele performed with the Ding! String Trio at the De Young Museum in San Francisco 02-01-08
The new album "As Gold" will be available on iTunes soon! Stay iTuned!
Uni, the neo-vintage pop chanteuse/raconteur gathered up kickpants, a rockhawk and magical ruby slippers for the first time in 2004 and her 20’s punk movement has been gathering strength ever since.
On the world tour beat and in the recording studio she competes for the limelight with her prima Donna ukelele ‘Sally Luka’. Originally a singer/songwriter for over a decade, when she met the bawdy Uke she swallowed her pride and joined up for the raucous phenom that became known as Uni & her Ukelele, and having second billing has only made Sally more indignant. Having opened for the likes of James Brown, Huey Lewis, Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson, Ray Charles, The Four Tops, Tower of Power, Coco Taylor, Sean Hayes and Jollie Holland to name a few, Sally has had a taste of fame and Uni is now forced to take her to the top.
Uni’s lo-fi folk-pop, first album “My Favorite Letter is U” dropped in 2006 and the response was overwhelming. Her original and sincere take on the Ukelele coupled with her sweetly stirring and sometimes-haunting refrains unite to conjure the spectrum of catharsis.
Her recent EP “I’m On My Way” introduced her rock-ability with hits like the title track and “Twinkle Twinkle”. This new sound gathered more love from the fans and now the word is spreading magical wildfire.
Always keeping it fresh, Uni has recently gathered together a group of, super-powered, classical musicians to accompany her, and has formed “Uni & the Ding! String Trio” who’s EP “As Gold” will be unveiled this spring in all its phantasmagorical brilliance.
This performer’s, pan-demographic appeal is most likely a product of her impeccable synthesis of fantasy and reality, and her ability to juxtapose seemingly incongruous moods and aesthetics. Pundits are often her heard to muse: “That chick f*$kn’ rawks!”
Uni and her Ukelele's album My Favorite Letter Is U is now available on CD Baby
