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January 2013 - Music Connection
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NEW MUSIC CRITIQUES<br />
Music Connection’s executive <strong>com</strong>mittee rates recorded music on a scale of 1 to 10. Number 1 represents the lowest possible score, 10 represents the highest possible score.<br />
A final score of 6 denotes a solid, <strong>com</strong>petent artist. For more information, see Submission Guidelines on next the page.<br />
Brandon Alan<br />
AM Session<br />
Contact: eileen@eileen.koch.<strong>com</strong><br />
Web: brandonalanmusic.<strong>com</strong><br />
Seeking: Label, Film/TV<br />
Style: Singer-Songwriter<br />
Username: brandon alan<br />
Contact: bgreiert@gmail.<strong>com</strong><br />
Web: sonicbids.<strong>com</strong>/amsessionmusic<br />
Seeking: Film/TV, Booking, Management<br />
Style: Classic Rock/Jam Band/Rock<br />
Username: amsession<br />
Production<br />
9<br />
Lyrics<br />
7<br />
Music<br />
8<br />
Vocals<br />
9<br />
Musicianship 9<br />
n altogether appealing vocalist /<br />
Acrafty songwriter meets up with<br />
superior engineering and the results<br />
are high-calibre, mainstream and a<br />
little bit country. The college ladies<br />
will especially take to Alan's resonant<br />
rasp, whose promise of sexy intimacy<br />
recalls John Mayer. This artist is also<br />
a nimble guitar picker whose perfect<br />
tone and concise solos connect time<br />
and again. Exploring the ins and outs<br />
of love relationships on "Goodbye,"<br />
"Different Way" and the stark, simple<br />
"Just Say When," this artist and his<br />
expert backups have a bright future.<br />
Production<br />
9<br />
Lyrics<br />
7<br />
Music<br />
9<br />
Vocals<br />
8<br />
Musicianship 9<br />
ike an engine spewing gritty, greasy<br />
Lsmoke in its wake, this guitar-driven<br />
outfit gets gloriously dirty guitar effects<br />
on every outing. The chunky tone of<br />
"16th Broken Road" mirrors the tune's<br />
malevolence; and even better news is<br />
that Bobby Greiert's gravelly, whiskeyseared<br />
voice is the perfect match. On<br />
"Villain" he shreds the vocal, really<br />
sells its bar-brawl qualities. "Evidence"<br />
adds a tasty sax solo and bourbonsweet<br />
organ undertones. Like a great<br />
tapestry, each song is distinctive yet<br />
of a larger piece, making these guys a<br />
cut way above most blues-rock bands.<br />
Vassy<br />
Kat McGivern<br />
Contact: vassybookings@gmail.<strong>com</strong><br />
Web: kissmyvassy.<strong>com</strong><br />
Seeking: Booking, Film/TV<br />
Style: Pop<br />
Username: vassybookings@gmail.<strong>com</strong><br />
Contact: amanda@lafamos.<strong>com</strong><br />
Web: katmcgivern.<strong>com</strong><br />
Seeking: Label, Film/TV, Booking<br />
Style: Pop<br />
Username: kat mcgivern<br />
Production<br />
8<br />
Lyrics<br />
8<br />
Music<br />
7<br />
Vocals<br />
8<br />
Musicianship 8<br />
.A. based Aussie brings an appealing<br />
voice and freshness to her<br />
L<br />
fizz-pop material, like "We Are Young,"<br />
an infectious tune whose huge beats<br />
and singalong chant remind us of<br />
fun., with a little '80s "Hey Mickey"<br />
flavor. The supercatchy "Could This<br />
Be Love" employs an island uke,<br />
cute harmonies and cool synth tones<br />
for a female Bruno Mars effect. The<br />
carbonated, carefree pop continues<br />
with "Beautiful Day." The promising<br />
Vassy is currently enjoying Billboard<br />
dance chart success with remixes of<br />
"We Are Young" by Dave Aude.<br />
Brit Woollard<br />
Production<br />
8<br />
Lyrics<br />
8<br />
Music<br />
8<br />
Vocals<br />
8<br />
Musicianship 7<br />
ith her catchy electronic dance-<br />
hooks and in-your-face lyrics,<br />
Wpop<br />
Boston-based artist Kat McGivern<br />
stakes a claim to territory somewhere<br />
between Ke$ha and Karmin. Her<br />
propulsive, 4/4 pop tune "Mr. Sleazy"<br />
is a swaggering putdown song. "Hit It<br />
& Quit It" is a bold sex-fueled <strong>com</strong>eon<br />
that's beyond provocative. The<br />
acoustic guitar-based "Cheap Thrill,"<br />
however, reveals McGivern's fragile,<br />
vulnerable side, <strong>com</strong>plete with a classic<br />
Cranberries vocal flair. All in all,<br />
this artist presents a volatile, multidimensional<br />
(or is it schizo?) persona.<br />
Production<br />
8<br />
Lyrics<br />
7<br />
Music<br />
8<br />
Vocals<br />
8<br />
Musicianship 8<br />
Franklin Vanderbilt<br />
Contact: franklinvanderbilt@mac.<strong>com</strong><br />
Web: franklin-vanderbilt.<strong>com</strong><br />
Seeking: Film/TV<br />
Style: Rock<br />
Username: franklin vanderbilt<br />
ction-flick credit sequences <strong>com</strong>e<br />
Ato mind when hearing Vanderbilt's<br />
dynamic, pyrotechnic "Alive" (great<br />
kick-drum) from this self-produced<br />
artist (and Lenny Kravitz drummer)<br />
whose husky-sexy voice proclaims<br />
"You will never take me alive!" While<br />
the vocal is overpowered by the song's<br />
production (perhaps add a female<br />
backup?) his best vocal persona emerges<br />
on the warm, acoustic ballad<br />
"Everybody's Talkin' About Love." Both<br />
tunes are solid, but could benefit from<br />
a judicious trim and a lighter touch on<br />
the drum mix.<br />
Norma Cordova<br />
Production<br />
8<br />
Lyrics<br />
7<br />
Music<br />
8<br />
Vocals<br />
7<br />
Musicianship 8<br />
8mm<br />
Contact: sos@sosmanagement.<strong>com</strong><br />
Web: 8mmlovesyou.<strong>com</strong><br />
Seeking: Southern Tour Partner<br />
Style: Alt. Industrial Trip Hop Country Rock<br />
Username: 8mm<br />
ew songs from 8mm are altogether<br />
Npossessed by a folk-blues demon,<br />
as in "Between the Devil and Two Black<br />
Hearts" where boot-stomping drum<br />
beats and male and female vocal leads<br />
make it a prime film/TV candidate for<br />
a prison breakout sequence. Juliette<br />
Beavan takes the lead on both "Kin"<br />
(nice slide work could be louder) and<br />
"The One," whose dynamic intro sets<br />
the pace for Beavan's yelps and purrs<br />
amid an assortment of wailing guitars.<br />
The track conjures visions of an excellent<br />
car <strong>com</strong>mercial placement.<br />
50 January 2013 <strong>www</strong>.<strong>musicconnection</strong>.<strong>com</strong>
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