Troubaduo

"Runner-Up" Award with their Willie Nelson Tribute Song "Leave Willie Alone" - 2010 VH1 SongoftheYear.com Contest

"These two very special individuals present a very positive message that needs to be heard." - Donnie G., Jersey Shore Rag Magazine - Asbury Park, NJ

"It's hard to put Troubaduo into one musical category, they are breaking away from the machine" - Morganfield Burnett from Cox Cable TV's Musical Cafe Television in Santa Barbara, CA

"Troubaduo's harmonies and lyrics are incredible! When these two sing together it sounds like you are hearing a third voice." DJ G-Dub with Takilma FM Radio in Cave Junction, OR

"Top vocal act..." - Scott Whippie, New Britain Herald - New Britain, CT

World renown artists Curt Bisquera (drummer for Tom Petty to Ella Fitzgerald), Bob Daspit (film score/composer) and Sean Beresford (3rd Eye Blind Engineer) record upcoming 2011 Troubaduo Album "We Live in the Gray".

“We Carry On” earned over 30 awards in a matter of weeks on garageband.com, including “#4 pop/rock song of all-time”, and “#2 vocalist of all-time” only second to garageband.com’s poster boy/record label artist.

"Season of Wishes" chosen for Make-A-Wish Foundation Campaign Song

Troubaduo's performance on Time Warner Cable's Mallet's Place TV boasted 900,000 viewers in Los Angeles, New York City and Maine. - VH1/Radio/Magazine/etc.

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"Troubaduo's harmonies and lyrics are incredible! When these two sing together it sounds like you are hearing a third voice." DJ G-Dub with Takilma FM Radio in Cave Junction, OR & TakilmaFM.com worldwide. - DJ G-Dub with Takilma FM Radio in Cave Junction, OR

Troubaduo headlines JamFest 5 this year again with two other co-headliners, Bobby Strange and Josh Zuckerman in Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ.

June 2010 Press Release - Featured Article Quote - "These two very special individuals present a very positive message that needs to be heard. They prove to people everyday that you can have a happy marriage. Most importantly, they prove that it can be cool to love and want to help your neighbor. They may not have a lot of money, but they have each other. That makes them very wealthy spiritually. As their website proclaims, “Not doing what your heart says is suicide.”"

FULL 2010 ARTICLE

TROUBADUO SET TO HEADLINE ACOUSTIC JAMFEST 4
by Donnie G.
On Saturday, June 26th, Acoustic Jamfest 4 will be held at The Local Shack, located at 1200 Route 9 in Lakewood. Being held between 5pm and 11:30pm, the fourth annual Jamfest looked like it wasn’t going to happen, until concert promoter Kurt Hesse was able to cut a deal with The Local Shack, after having a falling-out with the event’s previous venue. The admission is free, with food being available to be ordered. Scheduled to perform at this year’s event are John Cantamessa, Rockin’ Ruckus, Dale Lakata, Tara Renee, Sibling Rivalry, Tim Harakal, Philip Cole, Midnite Sages, Sgt. Peter Jester and John Tornquest. Contest winners from events held at The Local Shack will also get an opportunity to perform. Headlining this year’s event will be the California-based Troubaduo.
Troubaduo consists of Jill Marie (originally from Southern California) and Bryson VanCleve (originally from Arkansas). Travelling approximately nine months out of the year on the road, I had an opportunity to speak with Jill and Bryson by phone, while they were passing through upstate New York. “Troubaduo became official in March of 2009,” explained Jill. “We met the year before in Los Angeles at the Room 5 Lounge performing at a show entitled ‘Acoustically Speaking.’ Bryson was working on an album at the time.” With both artists having been singer / songwriters for 10 years, either as a solo act or with a band, Jill and Bryson both share the lead and background vocal duties. They both also contribute acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica and small percussion to their shows. Bryson released the album “Halfway To Homeless” in 2008, while Jill put out the album “All Hearts” in 2009. “That album was dedicated to my late brother Jason,” shared Jill.
Describing their music as having elements of Americana, Folk, Blues, Sunshine Pop, Rock, Psychedelic, Gospel, Soul and Jazz, Troubaduo is expecting to release “We Live In The Gray,” their first official collaborative effort, within the next few months. “I write more of the rock vocals, while Jill writes the smoother vocals,” explained Bryson. Drawing from a vast pool of influences, some of these include Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Tracy Chapman, Van Morrison, Chris Whitley, Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Nelson and Johnny & June Carter Cash. Two drummers will be utilized for the new album. Curt Bisquera, who has played behind Tom Petty and Johnny Cash, and Bryan “Brain” Mantia, who has performed with Buckethead and Primus, will both display their ability to maintain the backbeat on select cuts.
While they tour primarily as a duo, they have been known to use Al Aguilar on bass and Russ Cummings on drums for certain events. These two road warriors known as Troubaduo travel extensively across the United States performing at venues in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Mississippi, as well as many other states. About their upcoming show at The Local Shack, Jill states “We found out about Jamfest through Sonicbids.com.” As far as what to expect at their show, Jill continues, “People usually dig our harmonies and vocals. You have to listen to the lyrics. We’re all about spreading love and peace. We are married and happy. We had a tough-looking guy with tattoos tear up during a performance of ‘Waiting For The Sun’.”
“Although we’re not religious, we are very spiritual. We believe in Jesus Christ and we believe in love. We also believe that faith can heal. We take one day at a time. Besides recording more music, we will be travelling and touring a lot. We want to donate a lot of money. We are only two people, but every little bit makes a difference. We want to spread the peace.” Troubaduo supports many non-profit organizations, including PreemptiveLove.org , who works towards raising money and awareness for the children in Northern Iraq that were affected by chemical warfare, as well as being in need of new hearts.
As of press time, they were scheduled to appear at a Time Warner Studio television shoot in Staten Island for “Mallet’s Place,” hosted by Jason “Mallet Man” Taylor. They are also s - The Jersey Shore Rag Magazine - Asbury Park, NJ

Troubaduo is a mish-mash of folk, blues, Americana and even gospel. The duo creates a sound that is lively, inspiring and incredibly catchy. Their harmonies and melodies are so strong that one critic remarked that it sounded like a third person was singing. Aside from their fun songs, their soft ballads manage to be both powerful and moving. They’re also very vocal about their political viewpoints, with the support of children’s charities in Iraq and songs like “Peace Song.” - CollegeNews.com November 2010

October 2010 - "This husband and wife musical team plays acoustic music with a soul. Their two part harmonies add grace to their grown-up folk songs." - Coastal View - Santa Barbara/Carpinteria, CA - Coastal View in Santa Barbara, California

August 2008 - While living in Los Angeles producer Bob Daspit introduced Bryson VanCleve to Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Network in Sherman Oaks, CA. Bryson with his band featuring bassist Al Aguilar recorded one-four 60 second radio beds each month for major network programs across the U.S. & Canada such from Clear Channel music stations to Talk Radio (Delilah/Rush Limbaugh) that are still being played today for these stations' jingles and voice-overs. Google Premiere Radio Network for more information on what Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Network is used for today throughout Canada and the U.S. - Premiere Radio Network

December 2007 - Jill Marie's song "Season of Wishes" was selected as the Make-A-Wish Foundation campaign song for the 2007 season and will be used for years to come by the foundation.
- Make-A-Wish Foundation

The songs "We Carry On" and "Halfway to Homeless" are now on The Recess Ends Soundtrack & Film. "We Carry On" appeared on CNN and CNN.com in August of 2009 on The Recess Ends video. CNN.com recorded almost 100,000 views on the video clip in one day. - CNN/TheRecessEnds.com

September 2010 - "Troubaduo has incredible harmonies and lyrics! When they sing together it sounds like you are hearing a third person" G-Dub, Takilma FM radio
Takilma FM in Cave Junction, Oregon featured a live recording of Troubaduo at the Hope Mountain Barter Faire 2010 while also airing a live broadcast of the duo at a benefit concert from The Centre Stage in Brookings, Oregon. - Takilma FM in Cave Junction, Oregon

November 2010 - Troubaduo has and will continue to partner with composer/producer/Spectrasonics engineer Bob Daspit (known for his work with Hans Zimmer and producing Sammy Hagar), as well as international artist Curt Bisquera who has played drums for everyone from Johnny Cash to Tom Petty to Ella Fitzgerald, and also Sean Beresford who's mixing the "We Live in the Gray" Troubaduo record. Sean has mixed artists such as Third Eye Blind, The Donnas, Brain and Buckethead, Vanessa Carlton, etc.
Troubaduo's new album "We Live in the Gray" will be released this winter featuring 12 full band songs from Americana to Rock, to Sunshine Pop/Psychedelic with Curt Bisquera on drums, Bob Daspit of Artisan Music & Sound's Mastering and Co-Production, along with Sean Beresford's Mixing. - Troubaduo.com Blog

July 2010 - Jason Taylor on "Mallet's Place TV" featured Troubaduo in July to his 900,000 Time Warner Cable Television viewers in Maine, on channels 34 & 35 in Staten Island and channel 98 in Los Angeles. - Time Warner TV in Staten Island, New York

UPDATED PRESS also at www.troubaduo.com
Troubaduo is a National Touring Duo who performs 100-150 shows yearly. Members include Jill Marie (myspace.com/jillmarie) and Bryson VanCleve (myspace.com/brysonvancleve).

The two have toured constanly since April 2nd, 2009 and call the road their home. Music is their calling and their life together. They focus not on getting a record deal and making money to buy a house in the hills, but on creating music that cuts to the soul of a person and can make change & bring Love.

Please visit Jill and Bryson's partner program PreemptiveLove.org - Troubaduo - A Natl. Touring Duo performing 100-150 shows yearly

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 10:15 PM EDT
By Scott Whipple
Staff Writer for NEW BRITAIN HERALD in NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT
SOUTHINGTON — Jitters, the Coffeehouse in Southington with a soul, has snagged a top vocal act Saturday night. If you’re into Americana folk music, a husband and wife duo influenced by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Buddy Holly and Ray Charles are appearing. Check out Jill Marie and Bryson VanCleve. She’s a Californian; he’s Arkansas born and bred. This husband-and-wife soul duo have been making beautiful music together since October 2008. Before that they performed solo and in bands in and around LA. They started writing and working together, got it together musically and hit the road in the spring of 2009. They estimate they play the club circuit 150 nights a year.

Troubaduo is on the road most of the year, taking time out only to record. Their latest album is “We Live in the Gray,” a compilation of tunes including their tribute to Willie Nelson, “Leave Willie alone” and “Waiting for the Sun,” a dedication to Jill’s brother.

Saturday night be prepared for folk, gospel, soul, country & western and blues. This duo does it all. You may even hear some Johnny and June Carter Cash in their singing, Wonder and Aretha Franklin.

The twosome raises money for Preemptive Love, a non-profit organization that helps children in Iraq whose bodies have been exposed to the effects of chemical warfare.

If they have a credo it might be, “Not doing what your heart says is suicide.”

Critic David Lauser (35+ year drummer for Sammy Hagar) called VanCleve “John Lennon reincarnated.” VanCleve’s latest release is the album “Halfway to Homeless.” Marie’s album, “All Hearts” was released IN September. One critic gave her four stars and wrote, “This chick rocks.” - The New Britain Herald in Connecticut

In February 2009 the prestigious Songwriter Universe Magazine named Troubaduo as one of their Top 5 Vocalists for the song "Peace of Mind" which will go on the upcoming Troubaduo record "We Live in the Gray" - Songwriter Univers Magazine, Los Angeles, CA Feb 1009

Durango Songwriters Expo host one songwriting contest per year that grants a single song publishing contract to the winner. Winners of this contest have gone on to achieve mass success. There are only two categories (pop/rock and country/americana), and Bryson VanCleve & Jill Marie each placed in the Top 10 in both categories. Songs "We Carry On", "Favor from Lucy", "What's Really You" and "Welcome the Night" in pop/rock, and tunes "Halfway to Homeless", "Your Baby", "Give Another Try" and "Last Train to Memphis" in Americana, all received recognition by the Durango Songwriters Board. - Durago Songwriters - Durango, Colorado