Casey Desmond

Artist Information

Biography

Appearing on this past season of NBC’s the Voice, Casey Desmond is an inter-galactic pop emissary sent to re calibrate the vibrations of the planet earth.
A current Sonicbids and previous DieselU Music US & Japan branding & marketing model, Casey’s unique style and music combine her soaring vocal melodies, synth-driven electro dance rhythms & socially conscious lyrics with a retro yet ahead-of-the-curve fashion sense that keeps today’s tastemakers wanting more & comparing her to electro-pop icons like David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Blondie, and today’s dance pop divas like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.

Raised in her musician parent’s recording studio, she lives amongst a rare collection of vintage synths, keyboards, guitars and state of the art recording gear with a living room as a rehearsal space for her band. No one can deny that Casey’s world is making music — but her artistry doesn’t stop there. Drawing from her education in Illustration and Fashion Design (AIB-Lesley), Casey incorporates one-of-a-kind style and dramatic flair into her always colorful hand-made custom stage oufits that compliment her fashion line OHDEERGOD>

Her accomplishments include writing and recording with multi-gold and platinum producers Robert Ellis Orrall (Taylor Swift, Martina McBride, Lindsay Lohan), Chris Henderson, (R Kelly, Trey Songs, Jamie Foxx) Anthony J. Resta (Elton John, Collective Soul, Shawn Mullins, Duran Duran), Grammy-Award winner Will Ackerman and bassist Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel). She has garnered over two-dozen songwriting awards & prizes, film/tv placements, composition work with major networks and music libraries as well as two tracks on a Universal Music compilation alongside Amy Winehouse & Duffy.

Named one of the “Top 10 Artists of 2010” at Indie-Music.com, selected a 2010 New Music Seminar Artist to Watch. Casey has shared the stage with The B-52’s, David Cook, Johnny Lange, Ed Kowaszyk (from Live), The Motels, Luka Rossi and Kate Voegel. She has performed at dozens of colleges & venues all over the country including: Billboard’s Music & Advertising Conf, CMJ, NXNE, Sundance, Virgin College Mega Tour, South Park, London Calling, MMS, MPMF, Head of the Charles, NACA, COCA, DBMC, Chickfest, Collegefest, Intl. Folk Alliance, NAMM, & DFEST.


Casey has licensed her music to:
* Make Up Forever.
* “The Mysteries of Pittsburg”
* HBO “Bad Girls Club” -OXYGEN Network
* “America’s Psychic Challenge” — LIFETIME Television
* “Human Giant” — MTV Network
* “Road Rules/The Real World” — MTV Network
* “My Super Sweet 16” & “I Used to be Fat”
— MTV Network
* World Bank Global Tiger Initiative Conference-
NatGeo, Discovery, PBS
* “Port O’Call” — The Water Channel

PRIZES & PRESS:

*Finalist & Runner up- UK songwriters 2010
* Finalist 2005, 2008 & 2009 John Lennon Songwriting
* 2nd Place -Pop- Indie Intl songwriters comp 2009
* Honorable Mention- NYSC 2009
* Semi Finalist ISC 2008
* Finalist & Semi Finalist 100% Music Contest 2008
* Winner (Pop) ISSA contest 2008
* Winner Star Music Award-Best Pop Song 2008
* Winner $10,000 Grand Prize: Vision4Music
* Winner of Broadjam/Daisy Rock Guitar Endorsement
* Winner Oct 07 Broadjam Rock songwriting contest
* Winner Next Big Hit song contest 3/07
* Winner 2006– Be an Effen Rock Star competition
* Video prize Digifest Intl video competition – Italy.
* Winner 2006 L A Music Award-Female Electronica
* Winner -Songwriters Universe Sept 06
* 2006 Immie Awards Winner – Indie song of the year
* Finalist- 2006 UK Songwriters competition-Rock
* Semi Finalist – 2006 UK Songwriters competition -Pop
* Semi-Finalist – Williamsburg Songwriter Competition
* First prize winner – April 2006 VH1 Song of the Year
* 2 time semi-finalist in the NE Ind Music World Series
* 2 time honorable mention winner Billboard contest
* Prize winner- the Singer/Songwriter awards
* Prize winner – International Acoustic Music Awards
* Vocalist of the Month (7/05) for Singeruniverse.com
* Song of the Year awards suggested artist
* 2005 N.E. Regional winner –GBOB
* Nominee Hollywood Music Awards 2008
* Nominated for Best Local Female Vocalist Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll (4/08)
* Nominee for Best Local Female Vocalist Boston Music Award 2007 (10/07)
* Featured artist in 2007 Music Edition of Improper Bostonian
* Track on the Sept CMJ NMM compilation
* Finalist in the 92.5 fm The River’s Rising Stars winning local commercial airplay
* JimDunlop.com (strings and picks) October 21/ 07 Band of the Week
* Nominee for Los Angeles Music Award 2007
* June 07 Performingsongwriter.com’s Top 12 DIY download artists
* May 07 Featured Artist on XMRadio & www.radarreport.com

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www.myspace.com/caseydesmond
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Contact:
Katherine Desmond
Sound Museum Music
155 North Beacon st.
Brighton MA 02135
info@caseydesmond.com
617 823 4403

Instrumentation

usually just a 2 pc w/computers:
Casey Desmond: Vocals, Synths, Keys, programming.
&
Taylor Barefoot: Guitars
with full band:
Nate Christy: Bass
Andrea Belfiore:Drums
Cassandra Milone: Backing vox
Willy Beaman: Keys

Discography

2011 Album Teaser EP
2008 -Chilly Allston 4 song EP
2007-No Disguise
2005 - Casey Desmond (Self-titled)

Links

• Facebook
• Last.fm
• Twitter
• MySpace

Audio

• Talking To God
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• Rendezvous
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• Casey Desmond-Rendezvous-Mike Rizzo Funk Generation Radio Mix
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• Rocket Lover Vox2 Feb1
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Video

Casey Desmond - Loose Ends

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Press

• John Lennon Songwriters Contest Blog [+ Show ]
  

  Casey Desmond, a 2005, 2008, and 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Pop, Electronic, and Pop cate...Casey Desmond, a 2005, 2008, and 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Pop, Electronic, and Pop categories, respectively), has had quite a bit of exciting news to share recently. In addition to a slew of songwriting titles she has earned over the past several years, numbering more than twenty placements in various contests, Desmond’s music has been used in a variety of television programs, and she has shared the stage and/or collaborated with many big names in the music industry: Amy Winehouse, Duffy, David Cook, Johny Lange, Ed Kowaszyk (from The Live), The Motels, Luka Rossi, and Kate Voegel. To top it all off, Desmond was recently hired as a composer for Oprah’s HARPO productions and Studio 51 film library.
  
  Desmond’s long list of accomplishments has garnered her attention from top producers, such as Anthony J. Resta (Elton John, Collective Soul, Shawn Mullins, Duran Duran), and songwriters, such as Robert Ellis Orral (Taylor Swift, Lindsay Lohan, Love and Theft). And her high quality music doesn’t end in the recording booth – Desmond puts careful thought into her live shows. She has an education in illustration and fashion design, which helps inform the 80’s electropop style of her stage shows; David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, and Blondie are some of her inspirations there.
  
  Desmond will release a new EP this fall called “Heart Shaped Faces.” On July 28, 2010, she held a private preview party at The Canal Room in New York City where those in attendance got to hear some of her new songs for the first time. According to Desmond, the event was “geared toward giving fans, press, labels, and publishing companies a taste of what’s to come.

• Casey Desmond Featured Cover Artist Jan 09 [+ Show ]
  

  JANUARY 2009 PERFORMER MAGAZINE CASEY DESMOND WORKING BEYOND THE SCENE Story by ...
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  JANUARY 2009 PERFORMER MAGAZINE
  CASEY DESMOND WORKING BEYOND THE SCENE
  Story by C.D. Di Guardia
  Casey Desmond is, at the moment, totally embedded in a large part of the Boston music scene. It, literally, seeps through the walls of the room. An impossible cacophony, the sound of about a hundred bands rehearsing permeates the small room in which she is seated. She wheels her chair over to the computer and brings up a track on which she has been working today. It sounds immediately like nothing currently blasting through the walls of the Sound Museum. Taken at face value, Casey Desmond does not have much in common with many - possibly any - of her local music peers. She is a "local musician" who does not create "local music." When she talks, she sounds like a Boston girl, but she hits the stage with the poise of a globetrotting cosmopolitan. Desmond knows her way around the back streets of Allston but is able to command stages bigger than most Allston apartments and complete with video walls and ensemble set-ups including backing vocalists. Surely, this must make Desmond feel like the proverbial fish out of water or, at least, the big fish in the small pond. I n truth, she feels neither of these - she is more like the big, smart fish that has learned how to use the river to get from the pond to the sea. Some artists struggle with the idea - which pond will get them closest to the sea? Desmond is a different animal altogether; one who lives in the streams, comfortable to go either way. How does Casey Desmond manage this duality? Her life seems a balance of yin and yang - glamour mixed with natural beauty and honesty and genuine performance mixed with theatrics and imagination. Desmond doesn't need to try; she simply is this conglomeration of talent, essence and personality. Go to her MySpace page, and you will be greeted by the white-hot image of a star ready for supernova. Desmond, in all her well-lit and professionally shot glory, has the poise of a celebrity behind a velvet rope, far away from the unwashed masses of the general populace. Go to her MySpace page and send a message, however, and you'll usually get a warm, personable response. She might ask you about your day or the name of your turtle, and it's clear that this is not an act; she'll follow up to make sure that the next day was better and the turtle is enjoying his new basking rock. It is clear that Desmond was not created by some cookie-cutter record company, and there is no layer of cellophane. She has superstar power, but it's not the kind that will incinerate nearby objects - it simply makes them glow a little brighter. It is this magnetic personality and essence that draws people to Desmond. She has over 20,000 fans on her MySpace page - a place where people directly interact with Casey herself. "It's me. I don't have 'people' to monitor it," she explains, throwing the air quotes around "people" and making a face that says she doesn't really want "people" to act as a buffer between her and fans. Desmond's energy draws not only admirers but also fellow artists who want to work with her. While her list of known accomplices includes words like "Grammy Winning Artist" and "of King Crimson," her first artistic collaboration came when she was 11-years-old and found herself singing and playing with a larger-than-life celebrity performer: the late, great Tiny Tim. "I was just this little thing," remembers Desmond, her smile growing wider and wider as she recounts the tale. "When I met him, I drew him a picture and he put it in his ukulele case, and we sang 'Tiptoe Through the Tulips' together. He told me to stick with the music." Manager (and mother) Kathy Desmond recalls the scene almost exactly: "His actual words were 'Miss Casey, you have to promise me you will stick with this:" Well over ten years later, people want to work with Desmond in
  almost every medium. Whether she is starring in a stop-motion animation created by one of her friends or shooting a theatrical video, it seems her art and her presence is magnetic. "What's happening is that there are these filmmakers and videographers that are volunteering their talent towards Casey," explains Kathy, who sees mutual benefit for both Casey and whoever is working with her. Everyone on the team also sees the benefit of havi ng a musical video. "I think a band needs a video these days to promote themselves, especially with the internet," says Kathy. Casey won't argue, but, for her, it's more about the chance to make something, and, besides, as she exclaims, "It's so much fun anyway." Casey Desmond is definitely "out there" in terms of being in the public eye, and Kathy gives the music video a lot of credit: "It's another way for people to see what you're like. What you look like. What you sound like." These videos are also another virtual artifact, another piece of something that represents Desmond's work in the great miasma of media available today. Don't think that the videos get to rest on their laurels, either; even the music videos win awards. Casey Desmond's virtual trophy room is full of bold print. Terms like "Los Angeles Music Award Winner" and "Billboard Magazine" and "VH1" stick out. Desmond gets awards for songwriting. Desmond gets awards for singing. She gets awards for videos. It wouldn't be shocking to see someone hand her the Dog Fancy Dog walker of the Year Award just for stepping outside to walk her dog around her Allston neighborhood. She wins awards, shoots intricate videos and has jammed with Tiny Tim. Is Casey Desmond in danger of becoming the big fish, stuck in a tiny pond with no outlet to the ocean? Desmond seems to have found a balance where she can function in both zones. Her music is decidedly well outside of the norm in terms of what a young female singer-songwriter is expected to do. Whereas some of her peers might throw an acoustic guitar over their back and head down to the local 12-seat coffeehouse, Desmond wakes up every morning in a musician's playhouse. Her various awards and experience has given her a wealth of gear, and her bed rests on a wall opposite an impressive digital recording set-up and multiple keyboards, guitars and various instruments. "I have a lot of gizmos in my room that I have acquired over the years," she explains. It seems that Desmond is able to translate literally any sound from her head into actual noise, all in her pajamas. She ignores all musical restrains and throws everything against the virtual wall to see what will stick. "I can just hit 'RECORD' and noodle away, and I have all my keyboards set up together, so I might be playing two at once. It's a lot fun that way," explains the overly creative songwriter. I n talking to Desmond about how she approaches her craft, one might think she has some intense form of creative attention deficit disorder, as she fl its from song to video back to another song to costume design back to a melody she may have had in her head for a year or so. The shocking truth of the matter is that Desmond has not a deficit but an overabundance of attention. "She is a machine; she makes brilliant stuff," says Taylor Barefoot, recording engineer and bandmate. Desmond makes a goofy face over in the corner and tilts her head as if to say "Who me?" while she toys with the computer, trying to bring up the latest song idea. Desmond cues up and plays a few tracks-in-progress, and they sound more complete and polished than most songs ever become. A trip through Casey Desmond's music is like running around in the projection booth of your local multiplex and seeing different movies with the same leading lady. Desmond is able to play parts to all her songs - sometimes, she's Alice in Wonderland, tumbling down a rabbit
  hole, and, sometimes she's a femme fatale in a leather overcoat with a crossbow strapped to her leg. One thing that Barefoot and others around her always see in each performance is not just her chameleon-like ability to play any part but her inner honesty that comes out in each performance. Barefoot says he immediately recognized how genuine each performance sounds. Her vocal tracks can be haunting, the aural equivalent of those haunted house pictures in which the eyes seem to move to follow you. Casey Desmond isn't singing at us. She is singing to us. Casey Desmond has a firm grip on her world and is comfortable with her place in the world. The rest of the world needs only to keep up with her. Desmond has a big sound, big ideas and an endless supply of drive. One thing that she does not have is any idea of restraints or concerns of what she might not be able to accomplish. The concept itself appears foreign to her - as if she doesn't know how to think small. If she needs to go to Los Angeles, then it's off to Los Angeles. If she needs to stay in Boston for a few months and record in her pajamas, then that is what she will do. At this point in her career, Desmond is comfortable with the duality of the bigsce ne -I ittle-sce ne dichotomy. Like a superhero (or at least a superstar), she is able to enact the metaphoric transformation of Superman spinning around twice in a phone booth or Batman donning his cape on the ride down to the Bat Cave. She shows up where her presence is best suited with little or no regard to geographic or stylistic constraints. Casey Desmond doesn't require any walls or containers; she comes naturally suited, and this shines through, whether she's in the local scene or the global scene. She shuttles between things "local" and "national" with ease. Like water finding its natural level, Desmond's big ideas seem eternally destined to find the big stages.
  
  

• Casey Desmond CD Review/Interview [+ Show ]
  

  Desmond's just released sophomore disc, No Disguise (Sound Museum) is very much a pop record, and th...Desmond's just released sophomore disc, No Disguise (Sound Museum) is very much a pop record, and there's no shame in that. And though the disc is polished and mainstream by Boston standards, with its dark shades and sophisticated arrangements it would still stand out as one of the more adventurous things on the radio.
  One thing Desmond can do that many current teen popsters apparantly can't is sing on a record.
  

• Web/blog reviews 09 [+ Show ]
  

  http://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2009/07/review-casey-desmond-chilly-alston.html Casey Desmond - C...http://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2009/07/review-casey-desmond-chilly-alston.html
  
  Casey Desmond - Chilly Alston
  
  
  Casey Desmond is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist destined to be a household name. More than twenty-five songwriting awards and nominations fill her resume, and she's written and recorded with folks such as Tony Levin, William Ackerman (Windham Hill) and producer Anthony J Resta (Duran Duran, Collective Soul, Shawn Mullins). Desmond's latest EP, Chilly Alston is only four songs deep but runs the gamut of popular music.
  
  Desmond opens with Chilly Alston, an upbeat bit of light dance pop that seems a likely commercial radio favorite but is probably the least memorable song offered here. Preacher Man is an intriguing and powerful song about an unexpected attraction to a man of the cloth. The narrator her decides she must have him, and he stands his ground saying, essentially, "only with a ring". Desmond descends into a fury of desire and lust in a gorgeous and sultry vocal performance that's perfectly balanced by the bluesy arrangement. The song is presented in a mix of electric and electronic instrumentation, but I would love to hear how it converts to a traditional Motown/R&B arrangement. Heavy Heavy Heart is a nuanced and mature song about poor self image/self worth. Desmond delivers a knockout vocal performance here flush with the reticent emotions the lyrics imply. Chilly Alston closes out with Any Wonder, a slow rock tune with baroque undertones. Desmond sounds like a cross between Tori Amos and Fiona Apple here and performs some absolutely chilling harmonies in the process.
  
  With a voice like this, it's hard to understand how Casey Desmond isn't a household name already. Add in songwriting acumen beyond her years and you have a recipe for mass success, should the fates allow it. Either way, Chilly Allston is a stunning introduction to an artist I suspect we'll be hearing a lot from in the future. Make sure to spend some time with Casey Desmond, you'll be happy you did.
  
  Rating: 4 Stars (Out of 5)
  
  You can learn more about Casey Desmond at http://www.caseydesmond.com/ or www.myspace.com/caseydesmond. You can purchase a download of Chilly Alston from iTunes.
  
  http://skopemag.com/2009/07/13/music-up-close-with-janie-july-2009/comment-page-1
  
  Now, over here is this the indie/pop songstress Casey Desmond, who hails from both coasts here in the US. Though she’s accomplished on guitar and keys, it’s her voice that is pushing her into female rock history. It’s a big instrument that has edginess and power like Joan Jett but is softer, allowing her to deliver nuances that audiences are lapping up. Backed by a top-notch band, her original songs have been all over TV and film, including Bad Girls Club, America’s Psychic Challenge, and three MTV shows: Human Giant, Road Rules—the Real World, and My Super Sweet 16. Casey has three CDs and two EPs out. Look for her new video, “Tilt Me Back” on Utube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GmE1wNV6f8 And, look for her signature on soundtracks for Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions.
  
  

• Improper Bostonian Music Issue [+ Show ]
  

  Casey Desmond is growing-fast. The 21-year-olds Second CD, NO Disguise, takes an unabashedly com... Casey Desmond is growing-fast. The 21-year-olds
  Second CD, NO Disguise, takes an unabashedly commercial turn that sounds more like Evanescense or Tori Amos than fellow local rockers. Its sophisticated sound is a surprise when one conswiders that she produced the record with her parents, Bill and Kathy Desmond, who lead the theatrical, trash-art band Bentmen, and guitarist Taylor Barefoot from her own group.
  But cutting through the polish is Desmonds’ clarion voice, a natural instrument that provies she’s the real deal. Unlike amny young pop singers (hello Avril Lavigne), Desmond soars in tune both on record and onstage.
  “I’m not going to have [producers] cut up my voice an thousand times and auto tune it to hell” says Desmond, who counts Nick Cave, Ani DiFranco, Jewel, and Alanis Morissette among her influences. “If I don’t have a voice, then I’m jjust gong to be a [visual] artist or write music on the piano.”
  In fact, she deferred art school to give music a full-time shot---not surprising considering that she grew up around her parents’ Sound Museum studios, meeting musicians and going to gigs. It whetted her appetite for variety. Desmond plays both keyboards and guitar, and is thinking about cellos and organ for her next disc.
  Her youth sometimes comes across in her relationship songs, but the vunerability is honest, even if her delivery pays a nod to her days in high school musical theatre.
  “Probably because I had punky, short, multicolored hair, I never got lead roles” she recalls. “ I was kinda, OK, I’ll do my own thing.”
  
  

• Muzikreviews.com 11/2007 [+ Show ]
  

  Casey Desmond comes right at you with No Disguise, her second studio recording. Her words are not a ...Casey Desmond comes right at you with No Disguise, her second studio recording. Her words are not a mish mash of mixed messages like some of the nonsensical musings you hear, it is the exact opposite, and every track packs a punch because of her honesty. Desmond is one of new breed of multi tasking indie musicians and in addition to that has her parents involved with studio production and managing her career. If an artist is fortunate and has the talent and right situation, like Casey Desmond, then why not find your own way or better yet let it find you. Casey is being recognized for the exceptional talent she is doing things the indie way and she has management that can be trusted implicitly. What more could you possibly ask? I understand there a few well-known producers that want to work on the next album with the Desmond team, so that could be the next step in pushing her career to new heights. Casey is already hard at work writing and recording the next album so I am anxious to hear how it turns out.
  Casey has a Jewel meets Pat Benatar vocal style, its powerful, sexy, breathy, and very clear and understandable. She can get into the lower register then suddenly turn around and belt out a Mariah Carey like falsetto that will blow you away (check out “Julia Butterfly”). Casey not only has incredible range and appeal with her vocalizations, she is a very prolific writer and talented musician-playing guitar, bass, piano, Moog, and has a hand in the programming and production end of things. The icing on the cake is that she has all the looks to complete the package. She recently made the cover of Improper Bostonian magazine, which is ironically quite an honor for an up and coming musician in the Boston area.
  There are 12 tracks on this CD and every one has tremendous value while maintaining their own identity and purpose. That in and of itself is a huge demnomiator that makes this album a complete success from top to bottom. The music and Casey’s voice has a great crossover appeal that could pull in the 8 to 60 age group. She is that good and so is the music. This CD rocks with polish and style and its Casey’s voice that gives it that all-in-one appeal that you just cannot define completely. I think mentioning the fact that Casey won the MuzikReviews.com Video and Pick of the week contest is notable as her competition was 64 other artists and many of them were very good. Artist like Casey Desmond stand tall and so far above the rest, and that becomes obvious when you hear just one song.
  While every track could easily be a single I would go with my personal favorite, the curtain closer “Situation Girl.” The melodic pop-rock tune demonstrates her innate ability as singer-singwriter-musician with an amazing future ahead that could bring her the acclaim she so richly deserves.
  The title of this album says it all, Casey Desmond has No Disguise and if you had all your cards to lay on the table and had no reason not to, what is there to hide? As a music fan and critical listener I appreciated this music and all the great melodies and words that came pouring out my speakers non-stop. This is a great album.
  © MuzikReviews.com

• Casey Desmond Review by Lisa Loeb [+ Show ]
  

  "I think Casey has a clear vision as an artist which she communicates through her unique style of ly..."I think Casey has a clear vision as an artist which she communicates through her unique style of lyric writing, distinct and confident vocal style, and powerful guitar playing. In the production of this song, I like that the song starts as a pared down singer-songwriter performance, but develops into a rock production.
  
  She also looks cute and cool, which doesn't hurt, when you're a musician. She's perfect for Daisy rock guitars, which range from classic acoustic guitars to the most rockin' sparkle electric guitars." - Lisa Loeb

• Casey Desmond CD Review 4/07 [+ Show ]
  

  Casey Desmond Self-titled (self-release) This singer-songwriter-musician creates dynamic pop rock ...Casey Desmond
  Self-titled (self-release)
  This singer-songwriter-musician creates dynamic pop rock with the emotion and force of the best Pat Benatar hits (e.g. “Rise”), and folk ballads so sophisticated, it’s hard to believe she’s not at the top of the charts. Though a few tracks seem overly produced, with radio appeal obviously in mind, the scope of this young lady’s talents should take her beyond the small Boston scene to national recognition in no time.
  --Selina S.

• Casey Desmond CD Review 05/07 [+ Show ]
  

  Is your record collection heavy on Avril Lavigne and Tori Amos? If so, get ready for a new favorite....Is your record collection heavy on Avril Lavigne and Tori Amos? If so, get ready for a new favorite.
  Boston-based Casey Desmond may be barely into her 20s but her solid songwriting and powerful four-octave range belie her tender years.
  She sang a duet with Tiny Tim at 10 and wrote her first song at 12. But don’t write her off as an overgrown wunderkind. Topics on No disguise range from overcoming bad relationships (Heat’s to Blame”) to kicking addiction (“Feel Any Better”) to a gorgeous anthem praising the heroics of environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived in a Redwood for 738 days to prevent its’ destruction. Desmond’s rock chops, social awareness and
  amazingly versatile voice keep you listening.
  

• Womenrising.com's Feb Best new Artist [+ Show ]
  

  If you’re looking for good honest music, good quality, and a young sound, look no further than Casey...If you’re looking for good honest music, good quality, and a young sound, look no further than Casey Desmond. WR loves this gal, she’s on the shooting track. From the cd, Casey Desmond, Did We Make It is hit material right off the bat. Peppy, hip, rock-pop-girl sound. Taste It, another one for the charts. Two Girls, expresses those feelings of eruptive jealousy and confusion in early relationships with a lovin’ dance beat. Alternative sounds and vocals appear on Shivering in the intro but lead once again into that hit sound that seems to be Desmond’s trademark. The Child is ballad-like and lets us know that Desmond may have some Celtic bardess tendencies as well. Sorry Ain’t Enough carries a heavier rock rhythm, increasing the intensity of the cd. I Was Right goes into a comfortable acoustic sound, rounding out this album of great music, making it a number one pick for listening pleasure.
  

• CD Review (Melodic) [+ Show ]
  

  Casey has already recorded 3 albums,she has great company guesting on the new album with Tony Levin ...Casey has already recorded 3 albums,she has great company guesting on the new album with Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel) on bass and Mike LeVesque (David Bowie) on drums among the musicians.
  It would be wrong just to file this cd as another Avril Lavigne clone coz she's not,Casey's music has roots in the singer/songwriter genre where names like Joni Mitchell and PJ Harvey comes in mind.
  She has the same attitude as Anouk,the will to rock like Patti Smith and the ability of writing fine pop melodies like Alanis Morissette.
  You could say this is a rootsy modern rock/pop album and it's hard to believe she's only 19 coz Casey sounds like a mature and experienced woman that has a lot to tell in her lyrics.
  A good album that could've had a little bigger drumsound but this one will do.

Setlist

All original music

Currently performing as a two piece with guitar, keyboards and computers

1 or 2 - 40 to 50 minute sets

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