Artist InformationBiography
After only a short time in New York City, Shanna Zell has entertained large crowds at notable venues including The Knitting Factory, The Bitter End, Southpaw, Rockwood Music Hall, The Living Room, and the 92nd St Y. With her dark, intelligent lyrics and sexually charged, emotional performances, Shanna Zell transcends any notion of "chick rock" and opens up a new genre.
Her first full-length album, Hurricane Season, was featured in the CD Spotlight on L.A.'s 104.7 FM iRADIO LA, spun on Cincinatti's premier indie station 88.3 FM and her song The Flatlands is included on the soundtrack of the feature film, "Dykeotomies." Shanna was selected as an Editor's Pick on www.download.com and as of April 2007, Shanna is one of the 50 most played artists on Radio Crystal Blue (www.radiocrystalblue.com/gems).
Hurricane Season features an all-star cast of players including Matt Walker (Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt), Bill Ruppert (Beach Boys, Tony Bennett) and Alan Berliant (Rachel Yamagata, Mavis Staples). Producer Jon Seiller has worked with artists including Kaiser Chiefs, Lisa Loeb and Shawn Colvin. From the flamenco-style trumpet solo in the violently active "The Flatlands," reminiscent of Love's "Forever Changes," to the echoing, somnolent piano of Kitchen Light, Hurricane Season is a tumultuous experience that reels you in and spins you around, but sets you down gently.
Within a moment of song, Shanna captures the actual experience. She combines the deepness of wants with imagination and with a magical twist, can explode the briefest second into all of its parts. Whether singing of Hell's Kitchen's street walkers, sitting under a dimming light in Scotland, or loving people goodbye, her visual lyricism, strong and sensitive alto voice, and vulnerability while still standing in the wake of honest realizations, lead to Shanna's proud heritage in the canon of female rockers such as Anne Wilson and Lucinda Williams.
* Radio Credits:
- WBRS, Brandeis University
- WAIF, 88.3 FM - Cincinatti, OH
- 104.7 FM iRadioLA
- HarrisRadio.com
- RadioCrystalBlue
- bandradiolive.com
*Performed at the following venues:
- NYC:
- The Bitter End
- Rockwood Music Hall
- The Knitting Factory
- Southpaw
- Makor
- 92nd St. Y
- The Living Room
- Sidewalk Cafe
- Mo Pitkin's
- The Baggot Inn
- Fashion Week - FMFB
- LA:
- Genghis Cohen
-Philly:
- Grape St. Pub
- World Cafe Live
-North Carolina:
- Duke University
-Boston:
- Brandeis University
-Cincinatti:
- Southgate House
- MidPoint Music Festival
-Abroad:
- The Venue, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Southern Cross Cafe, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Warsaw Ghetto Memorial, Warsaw, Poland
Instrumentation
SHANNA ZELL- vox, acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar
SCOTT STEIN - harmonies, piano
MATT WIGTON - Bass (Live Shows)
JAMIE ALEGRE - Drums (Live Shows)
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MATT WALKER - Drums (Album)
BILL RUPPERT - Lead/Rhythm Guitar (Album)
ALAN BERLIANT - Bass (Album)
BILL MYERS - Strings (Album)
JEREMIAH BIRNBAUM - Slide Guitar (Album)
Discography
**NEW EP due 2009/2010!!**
Limited Edition CD-
Released November 2006
1. Love to the Microphone
2. The Dig
3. Midnight Tide
4. Big Love - Live
5. Song for the Beloved - Live
Hurricane Season -
Released November 2005
1. Ecstasy Parade
2. The Dig
3. What You Said About Love
4. 46th St.
5. Under the Milky Way
6. Don't Go
7. Midnight Tide
8. Very Last Cliff of the Universe
9. The Flatlands
10. Just Like the Others
11. Kitchen Light
The Dig - 8 song EP - Unreleased
1. Love to the Microphone
2. My Faith Strengthens
3. Song for the Beloved
4. Another Look in my Direction
5. The Dig
6. Let This Issue Sleep
7. At the Airport
8. Full View (Live)
Links
| http://www.shannazell.com |