Biography
Flick grew up listening to 60's R&B, 70's funk, 80's & 90's rap and hip-hop, classic rock of all decades, and 80's & 90's punk and alternative. He was in two vanguard underground bands in the nineties (CRUX and Sages of Memphis, the latter of which was briefly scouted by Interscope Records and had two songs placed on MTVs Road Rules), but had already begun to explore new frontiers with his solo material before arriving in San Diego in 2001. Since then he has released three pioneering solo CDs (Soliloquy, 2003, Indigo Child, 2004, and Reactive Soul, 2006, all of which have received airplay), fronted the band Alpha Ray (whose song Tremore was featured on San Diego radio station 91X's Loudspeaker local music show), has performed all over San Diego and has toured both coasts, garnering new devotees along the way.
Simeon is enjoying an illustrious career, having shared stages with the likes of No Doubt, Sublime, Fishbone, The Untouchables, School of Fish, Rocket From The Crypt, Three Mile Pilot, Heavy Vegetable, The Samples, The Skeletones, Skankin' Pickle, Excel, Voodoo Glowskulls, Ozomatli, Geggy Tah, Matt Nathanson, and Leftover Salmon. As a San Diego-based solo artist he has co-billed with Veruca Salt, Glenn Phillips (Toad The Wet Sprocket), Jimmy Gnecco (OURS), Noe Venable, Ari Hest, Brodeeva (G Love & Special Sauce), Saucy Monky, Transfer, Jakob Martin, Earl Thomas, Peter Sprague, Tom Brosseau, Gregory Page, Steve Poltz, Carlos Olmeda, Lisa Sanders, Berkeley/Hart, Anya Marina, Steph Johnson, Christopher Dale, Danielle LoPresti, Alicia Champion, Michael Tiernan, and Thomas Lee (Bo Bice).
Simeon released his third album at San Diego's renowned Belly Up Tavern on 10/04/06. Reactive Soul bristles with intent, combining the punch of alternative, the lyrical urgency of folk, and the rhythmic imperative of classic rock and R & B. Reactive Soul was honored with a nomination for Best Local Recording at the 2007 San Diego Music Awards.
Simeon is currently engineering, self-producing, performing and recording the follow-up to Reactive Soul–Piquant, due in Spring 2010–at Blue Chair Studio in San Diego.
Simeon and his music have been featured numerous times on San Diego radio stations 102.1 KPRI FM and Free 103.7 FM, and he has appeared twice on KUSI TV.
His goals are modest: To make a sustainable living through music, ease the human condition, and to sing like the session woman on the Stones' 'Gimme Shelter'.
Instrumentation
Simeon Flick, solo singer/songwriter
live: larynx, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, foot tambourine, loop station, sundry effects pedals
Discography
'Reactive Soul' (released 2006)
*'Many Moons' featured numerous times on San Diego's 102.1 KPRI FM Homegrown Hour, and performed live on air at Free 103.7 FM on 3/2/07
*'Money Don't Make The Man' performed live on air at Free 103.7 FM on 3/2/07, featured numerous times on San Diego's 102.1 KPRI FM Homegrown Hour, performed live twice on KUSI TV's Good Morning San Diego program, and filmed for a video (premiered 2008)
*'Choice' performed live on KUSI TV's Good Morning San Diego program
*'Grave Boy' featured on Acoustic Pie dot com playlist
'Indigo Child' (released 2004)
*'Do It & Leave', 'Good Graces', 'Surrender Song' and 'Can't Wait 'Til I Die' featured on KKSM AM 1320 Palomar College radio
*'Round In Circles' featured on WRIR 97.3 FM's Great American Music Hour, 7/11/05
*'Do It & Leave', 'Thesedays' and 'Can't Wait 'Til I Die' featured on Musolist dot com's Top 20
'Soliloquy' (released 2003)
*'Voyeur' featured on Acoustic Pie dot com playlist
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/simeonflick |