Biography
ABOUT COLLEEN:
Candid and organically clever lyrics, brain circling melodic hooks and a vibrant, emotive contralto; this Alberta Emerging Artist Award recipient and folk/pop singer/songwriter has been called 'a national treasure in the making -- along the lines of Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot or k.d. lang.' (Sandra Sperounes, The Edmonton Journal). With her new CD Foot In Heart in tow, and dedicated radio play on CBC, CKUA and across the country, Colleen's is a live show not to be missed!
-To date Colleen has performed more than 225 shows, sharing stages with Frank Black (The Pixies), Hey Rosetta, Dan Mangan, Bill Bourne, Kris Demeanor, Rachelle van Zanten, Wendy McNeill, The McDades and Danny Michel
-has written or co-written over 150 songs (including songs for her rock n roll side-project The Secretaries)
-was one of 7 Edmonton artists chosen to write songs for That’s Edmonton For You, an Indie Rock Orchestra conceived and produced by Trevor Anderson which culminated in a live outdoor performance for an audience of 2000, a cover story in See Magazine and a 4 ½ star review for the resulting album of music (written by the participants including members of Shout Out Out Out Out, Cadence Weapon, The Wet Secrets, The Get Down, The James T Kirks, The Whitsundays, Faunts, and The Secretaries.)
-Along with the CTV program, Colleen has been featured on CBC Canada Now; CBC Newsworld; Access/HelpTV (Edmonton); CFRN (Edmonton); CityTV (Edmonton, Calgary); Global TV (Edmonton), CKSA/CITL (Lloydminster), and she has songs in rotation on Magic 99(99.3 FM, Rawlco Radio), BBC Radio 3, German Public Radio Network, and is played regularly on CBC Radio Nation-wide, CKUA province- wide and several campus stations and internet radio sites.
-Colleen has previously been commissioned by the CBC to compose a song for their Alberta Reads programming, along with other prominent Alberta-based singer/songwriters.
-Colleen has been the recipient of 2 Alberta-based emerging artist awards in the past year; The Nextfest/Enbridge Emerging Artist Award, and the Lt Governor General’s Award (alongside multi-media wunderkind Chad VanGaalen)
PRAISE FOR COLLEEN BROWN & “FOOT IN HEART”
"Brown challenges all of her songs head-on, her sweet yet triumphant vocals ringing throughout the record"- Amanda Ash, Exclaim! Magazine
"...sounds like some of the best music you heard on pop-radio back in the '70s...I love this album." - Rich Terfry (Buck 65), CBC radio 2 Drive
"Colleen Brown played the show of her life, opening up. There is a confidence about her new songs that’s actually scary, savaging the things we men do with a sarcastic lilt and an eager smile for the next round of battle. She joked that the only reason she was asked by Union to open for Black was that she had Brown in her name, but of the two she was more of a rapture." – Fish Griwkowsky, SEE Magazine, on Colleen Brown’s recent set opening for Frank Black
“Why is this woman not celebrated across the country? Her second album, a stellar collection of rootsy piano-pop tunes, proves she is a national treasure in the making -- along the lines of Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot or k.d. lang.” -Sandra Sperounes, The Edmonton Journal
ABOUT THE ALBUM:
- Foot In Heart was the #2 Folk/Roots/Blues album in Canada on Earshot! for Jan 29/08.
- Foot In Heart charted #1 on CILU(Thunder Bay) Jan 29/08, #1 on CJAM(Windsor) Jan 29/08, CJSR(Edmonton) Jan 29/08
- Nationally, the album hit #42 on both ChartAttack and Earshot! for their TOP 50, week ending Jan 29/08
- also charted #1 on CJSR(Edmonton) Jan 15/08, #2 on CKUA(Edmonton) Dec 13/07, #7 on CJAM(Windsor) Jan 29/08, #23 on CFXU(Antigonish) Feb 8/08, #12 on CKMS (Waterloo), March 14/08
- charted #1 on the KIAC Underground chart, an online radio site
- The songs on “Foot In Heart” have also been featured on CBC radio’s Vinyl Cafe, Definitely Not the Opera, Go!, Radio 2 Drive, and Canada Live; and on local commercial station Magic99.
Instrumentation
The Colleen Brown Band is:
Colleen Brown – vocals, keyboards, guitar
Peter Belec – electric guitar
Amy van Keeken - vocals, percussion
Peter Hendrickson - drums, percussion
Dave Farhall - bass, vocals
see Set List for more info
Discography
Foot In Heart (2008) is available for sale here:
www.cdbaby.com/colleenbrown2
www.digstation.com/colleenbrown (digital downloads) as well as www.itunes.com and most digital retailers
Megatunes, Southside Sound and Blackbyrd Myoozik in Edmonton, Megatunes in Calgary and CD Plus in Lloydminster
A Peculiar Thing (2005) can be found here:
www.cdbaby.com/colleenbrown
www.itunes.com
And in the real world:
Blackbyrd Myoozik
Edmonton, AB
Megatunes
Edmonton, AB
Links
| http://www.colleenbrownmusic.com |
| official website |
| Myspace |
| The Secretaries Myspace |