XEW

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XEW started singing since she could make a sound, her most vivid memory being 3 years old singing along with "The Yellow Submarine". She grew up listening to different extremes, from her father's Black Sabbath and KISS albums to her mother's pop and gospel records. Growing up in Louisiana also gave a different influence not found elsewhere, French and Cajun folk music that embraces its people. Little did she know what an impact this would have on her later down the road in life.

Throughout elementary and high school she studied voice and sang in the chorus. She began studying to be a recording engineer in college but dropped out due to unexpected events in life. She turned her back on music feeling it was more of a curse than a blessing. The harder she tried to run from it, the more it consumed her thoughts. This began her search for answers to explain this "burden".

Cracking open the family history, she discovered many family members were also avid musicians in their youth. But it still wasnt enough to explain how deep the music ran. By chance one day a little family secret emerged. Her great-grandfather was also a bit of a songwriter. More research brought on the knowledge of a set of his recordings with sound engineer Dr. Harry Oster (in the same field with Alan Lomax). These recordings proved to be more important that he might have ever imagined, to the French culture, but more importantly, to Pétra. Ceasar Vincent penned a song entitled "Travallier, C'est Trop Dur" (Work, Its So Hard), that became a part of French Acadien folklore. The song has been covered by the world-renound band BeauSoleil (collaborated with Mary Chapin-Charpenter), Zachary Richard, and raggae musician Alpha Blondy. Recorded in the 1950's, no one could've imagined how far his songs would travel.

Six years passed since she touched any music...until this discovery. Finally understanding where the drive came from, along with the strength from a friend, gave her the will to try again. In 10 months time she created a large catalog of work that she held in all this time. Keeping with family tradition, she is making a comeback to the love of her life, singing and creating music... As of current, XEW has worked on collaborations with many up and coming indie artists.

Joey Muniz/The Bedroom Rockers

dj:Kable

Private Asylum

Luke James/Spaz

The Lounge Lovers

Post Modernist Music (PMM)

Jon Larson

Mike Stone of Future Renaissance

Steve Lee of Essell www.essell.gq.nu

Joe of Sensory Deprivation X

Tim Dwyer of Full Source

Matt Nolan

Justin Katz of hook the captain/J-Punch

Lyricist Megan Toohey

Jnnathan

DJ Anthony



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Member Since:

January 21, 2006

Influences:

311 a perfect circle aerosmith alana davis alanis morissette alice in chains alicia keys amiee mann angel fall angie stone ani defranco aphex twin aria ashley macisaac aurobora avia bally sagoo bauhaus beatles beck bela fleck belly beth orton bic runga bjork black eyed peas blondie blue blue nile blur book of love boomkat borialis brandy brother sun sister moon b-tribe BT bush cafe del mar candlebox capercaille carpenters ceasar vincent cerulean groove charlotte church cheb mami chemical brothers chris isaak cirque du soleil clannad coal chamber cocteau twins concrete blonde daler mehndi dave mathews band david gray days of the new dead can dance deanna kirk delerium depeche mode dido dj shadow dj:kable duran duran dusted eisley electric light orchestra emmiliana torrini emmy lou harris enya eric serra eurythmics eva cassidy evanescence everything but the girl faithless fatboy slim fauxliage feist fiona apple fleetwood mac fred wilhelm fugees garbage Geoffrey oryema Gerling goldfrapp gorillaz grace jones groove theory grover gwen stefani habib koite heather mcleod heather nova helicopter girl hook the captain hope Sandoval hukwe zawose idaj hadidjah ikarus imogen heap james jean-luc ponty jean-michele jarre jem jewel jimmy hendrix jimmy page joe jackson johnny cash jon larson jonny lang jorane joydrop joy enriquez j-punch kamal khan kate bush kayhan kalhor keith frank kenna keren ann kid koala kitaro koop korn kraftwerk lady sovereign lamb laughing cavalier leanna rymes led zepplin leigh nash lisa germano lisa gerrard live loreena mckennit los lobos luna madonna magnapop mandalay mandy moore manouaat amazighia manu chao marcy playground mark francis nickens martina topley bird massive attack matt dusk matt Nolan mausumi bhaumik mazzy star midival punditz milla milosh mimi goese mirwais missy elliott moby msawbe nadeem shravan nelly furtado nine inch nails nirvana no doubt norah jones nourith nusa oleander ON orbital orgy ottmar liebert our lady peace outkast ozzy osborne paban das baul pat benetar paul Lloyd warner paula cole pearl jam perfume tree peter gabriel pj harvey pm dawn poe portishead post modernist music private asylum psapp radia radiohead rage against the machine real life red hot chili peppers REM res robert plant royksopp sade saint germain sarah brightman sarah mclachlan Sergio mendes sheila chandra sheila nicholls shirley bassey sia simone hines sinead oconner sixpence none the richer slainte mhath smashing pumpkins soma sonic sophie barker sophie b hawkins sophie ellis bextor soundgarden spiller steppenwolf sting stone temple pilots suphala suzanne vega system of a down telepopmusik tenacious d terence trent darby the barefoot brothers the beloved the cardigans the cranberries the cure the dreamsicles the innocence mission the lounge lovers the police the posies the sounds the sugar cubes the white stripes theivery corporation thom yorke thomas dolby Thomas newman tinsmith toby lightman tom mcrae tom prasado-rao tool tori amos torrez transglobal underground tricky twila paris u2 vanessa carlton vertical horizon verve volljude white town XEW y kant tori read yungchen lhamo youssou n'dour

Sounds Like:

No one else.

Record Label:

XEWMusic/Drummergirl Productions