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Zoe Francis
Alternative / Acoustic / Ambient



Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

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Last Login:  7/13/2009
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Member Since3/22/2006
Band Websitewww.myspace.com/zoelife
Band MembersME! Zoe!
InfluencesRadiohead, Dave Matthews, Pierre bensusan, Joaquim Roderigo, Ani Difranco, Phish, Portishead, Bobby Mcfarren, Phil Keagy, Phillip Glass, Jeff Buckley, Incredible String Band, Cat Stevens, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Brendan Parnell, Zafar Sauod.
Sounds LikeNobody you've ever heard!
Record LabelUnsigned


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   About Zoe Francis
Zoe started off as a musician at age three. Living in cold Canada taking up the violin, she began her life as a performer. With music always around her, as her older sister also played violin from age two, Zoe was always listening to music. As she gained a repertoire, she volunteered her time to play at homes for the elderly, art shows , benefits and even managing some paying gigs at some private parties. After eleven years of violin playing and, living in the Bahamas at the time, Zoe, inspired by a close friend, decided to take up the guitar. Playing guitar came quite quickly for her, and within two years, she was playing gigs with that same friend in local bars in Nassau, Bahamas. Then moving to Atlanta, Georgia, Zoe developed a great friendship with a fellow guitar player and mentor who taught her an invaluable gift, the art of fingerstyle playing. In Atlanta Zoe had great support from friends and at the age of sixteen was playing Friday and Saturday nights, holding down the bar section of a well known restaurant in Buckhead. Back in Canada, Zoe continued to study guitar and the fingerstyle aspect. Since her return, she has played at various venues, events, and open stages, with local artists such as (Terry McDade, Jeremiah McDade, Bill Bourne, Theresa Sokyrka, Curtis Aki, and Shamik). She also studied and got the chance to jam and learn from international guitar masters, such as Pierre Bensusan, Zafar Saood, and The Montreal Guitar Trio, and a master class with Carlos Barbosa-Lima. Zoe eventually stumbled into two very interesting musicians, One being a Beatboxer named Shamik (Red Magic), who could give a beat to anything, and the other being a guitar player named Curtis (Bushleague), of incredible ability, who could play without restrictions. After jamming one song together live without having ever played together before, the band Red House was formed. Playing around the city of Edmonton at jams, and although getting great feedback, they broke up a few days before the first gig at The Urban Lounge anniversary party, but the gig was still played, with some help from other friends. Zoe was asked, by Shamik and Curtis to join them at the Sasquatch Festival in Daryton Valley, Alberta, where they played under the name The Release. This past year Zoe has had the chances to play internationally in Switzerland, and Portugal. Zoe is currently working on her first CD. With influences from all over Europe and North and South America, Zoe uses many different guitar techniques to create the sounds on this album. "The Idea is to cover a wide spectrum of music that everyone can enjoy and relate to, whether your from the South of Spain or North of Siberia, Driving down a dirt road, or lying on your back looking up at the sky, I want this music to take people deeper, beyond what’s in front of them and down to their roots, the inner self, where all of us really live."

   Zoe Francis's Friend Space (Top 6)
Zoe Francis has 382 friends.
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Joe Mclarin.





Apr 11 2009 5:10 AM

WISHING YOU A HAPPY EASTER,SENDING YOU MANY HUGS , HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND,ALL MY LOVE FROM TEXAS.
cherritart





Jan 16 2009 7:25 PM

miss you beautiful
hope you are having a wonderful time
Mikke's space





Jan 13 2009 8:27 PM

hello from Australia
Curtis Aki





Dec 18 2008 6:32 PM


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Nov 26 2008 6:40 PM

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Fred & Val





Nov 18 2008 9:47 PM

Hi Zoe,

Thank you so much for the friendship and the great music! You're so talented.

We hope you'll enjoy our music too.

Big hug from Germany
Fred & Val
Colyn





Oct 10 2008 8:50 PM

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Anita Bonita





Aug 7 2008 1:55 PM

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ashmandrake16string





Aug 7 2008 3:16 AM

It's good to be friends - Enjoying your site!

Ash



Double neck,
16 strings, partially defretted baritone/12 string hybrid,
leather bound.
Anita Bonita





Jul 9 2008 2:47 AM

Por fin nosotros somos amigas de myspace!! Yo quiero escuchar tu musica de "because the strange things happen when the lights go out.
" Te echo de menos!!!
Ariel Mura





Jul 7 2008 4:45 PM

HEy Zoe...just wanted to remind you that we're playing in Edmonton this weekend! We're playing at Axis Cafe on July 11 and then at Haven Social Club on July 12.
the shows will be a mix of solo acoustic stuff as well as full band so it should a great show! Hope to see you there!
Curtis Aki





Apr 5 2008 3:27 AM

Miss ya tons too Zoe! That thing was just some hacker slingin stuff...my sites littered with that stuff too...don't really know what it's about. Well yeah I hope I get to catch ya somewhere soon. I'm thinking of going to that big festival ummm the Shambala. It's in August I believe. Saskwatch would be cool too...I'll try for that...gotta get on the planning. anyway good to hear from you, keep it comin. lol. peace.
:D
Curtis Aki





Mar 10 2008 2:15 AM

=P
Laurelle





Mar 5 2008 9:04 AM

hey,there's someone posted something really bad about you in the blog, you have to check this out, here is the link
http://blog. myspace. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=blog. view&friendID=55607230&blogID=163428152
Curtis Aki





Feb 27 2008 6:54 AM

oh man i cant believe what happened to jake its pretty bad

http://profile.myspace.com.viewprofile.friendid.8092235.info
Curtis Aki





Feb 26 2008 11:26 AM

i cannot believe she is getting away with the pictures she has up you gotta see them...

http://profile.myspace.com.viewprofile.friendid.109253.info
Curtis Aki





Feb 25 2008 8:02 PM

hey zoe what the hell is all that...myspace is falling apart or hackers are like running loose or something...i see i seemed to have put up like a ton of whatever that is..i got like tons on my site too...anyway how ya been?
Curtis Aki





Feb 23 2008 2:29 PM

you gotta see this diana's profile, its sad to hear what happened to her..well im not going to go into details but you just gotta see her profile

http://profile.myspace.com.viewprofile.friendid.jjfsdf0923532.info
Curtis Aki





Feb 22 2008 2:31 AM

hey have you seen this blog that it was about you? its bad stuff, click on the link to check it out http://blog. myspace. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=blog. view&friendID=13039888&blogID=81369374
Curtis Aki





Jan 30 2008 9:39 AM

hi =)
blokeinahat





Jan 26 2008 10:30 PM

Hi Zoe, thanks for the add, your charismatic voice singing those real deep lyrics, floated over dreamy guitar. It's a winner for me.
Curtis Aki





Jan 26 2008 4:50 AM

Hey

...sombody on my friends list wrote a real nasty thing about you in a blog they just wrote you need to see this, i dont know why either, sorry, but here is the link to it...

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm.fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6456535587&blogID=13253279597959.htm
Curtis Aki





Jan 25 2008 2:18 AM

Hey
,someone on my friends list wrote a pretty bad thing about you in a blog they just wrote you need to see this, here is the link to it...

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm.fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6466536587&blogID=13263279697969.htm
Curtis Aki





Jan 24 2008 11:33 AM

Hey
,someone on my friends list wrote a pretty bad thing about you in a blog they just wrote you need to see this, here is the link to it...

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm.fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6416531587&blogID=13213279197919.htm
Curtis Aki





Jan 23 2008 8:06 AM

Hey, somone on my friends list wrote a real bad thing about you in their blog you need to see this, here is the url...

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm.fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6436533587&blogID=13233279397939
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