Artist InformationBiography
"One of the top independent artists making music today" SKOPE
"From the opening chords, the reasons behind her million strong Twitter following quickly became apparent." THE DAILY MIRROR
#1 Independent/Unsigned Artist on Twitter
#23 Twitter Music Chart with nearly one million followers
(http://wefollow.com/twitter/music)
- 'THE RISING STAR 2009' Semi-finalist at The British Music Week prestigious 'Download Music Awards'.(Selected from over 10,000 applicants)
http://www.britishmusicweek.com
- Featured on the Soundtrack to Paramount movie ROAD TRIP 2.
ARTIST FEATURES:
2010 GOLDEN TEE VIDEO GAME (The world's most popular bar game))
2009 NME UNSIGNED
2009 AOL.COM
2009 CMJ
2009 MUZU.TV
2008 CMJ.COM - 'ADELINE' FEATURED SONG
2008 & 2007 iTUNES
2008 XM RADAR REPORT
2008 TRIPLE A RADIO
2007 KIIS FM LA'S NO.1 HIT STATION
2007 SIRIUS FM
*This EPK includes samples from the forthcoming album, 'Dr System' and full tracks from the current album 'Lost and Found'.
Recently signed a deal in Australia, with a National Tour planned for November.
A sound that was borne of British music legacy and American rock style vibrates in this burgeoning talent.
An internationally touring artist with a strong internet and Twitter following, Noush has shared billing with acts such as TV On The Radio, Cold War Kids, REM, and the Stone Temple Pilots. Skaugen toured the US for the last two years, with TV appearances and radio interviews, throughout the West Coast, from Los Angeles to Nashville, Austin to Cincinatti, to the Southern cities of Starkville, Atlanta and New Orleans.
Noush has squeezed in two albums and will release a third this spring. The track 'Never Enough' was on hold for Kelly Clarkson's current record for several months. It will now be going on Noush's upcoming album 'Dr System'.
No serendipity for her, as a classically trained musician and songwriter, her audiences have delighted in her grounded and authentic style, her charisma and her electricity on stage. Skaugen's international background and multi-lingual ability, gives her the medium to connect with the world on a personal level.
Storytown Entertainment, Noush's independent imprint, released her debut album, Lost and Found, in 2008, from which she has enjoyed a steady stream of sales in the US, UK & Europe. Her award-winning music and videos have become top picks and featured on AOL.com, CMJ, XM Radio and iTunes. Noush, who NME described as 'Angst-driven girly power balladeering', is one of the Top 20 Unsigned acts of 2008, and one of the few unsigned acts to play Voodoo Fest.
In 2007 Skaugen both performed and was recognised for her talent by two of the most prestigious Independent Award Shows in the US. She was awarded Alternative Pop Artist of The Year' at The Los Angeles Music Awards, and 'National Independent Rock EP of The Year' at The Hollywood Music Awards.
Her Debut EP "Palomino" and her current LP "Lost and Found", play in regular rotation on both XM and Sirius satellite radio nationwide, and worldwide internet radio. The single "Adeline" is tearing it up at college, Triple A and specialty radio across the country. Skaugen has scored an International Podplay Top Ten Hit, a live in-studio performance at Los Angeles's Top 40 station KIIS FM, and gained much praise in the National and International Press.
Skaugen's songs have been placed in major studio feature films, including the Soundtrack to 'Road Trip 2: Beer Pong', and no less than eight network-sized television placement licenses, including MTV (Road Rules, The Real World, Road Rules Challenge, The Hills, The City, Human Giant, My Super Sweet Sixteen), The History Channel, American Psychic Challenge (Lifetime) and Oxygen Network (Bad Girls Club). The 2010 version of Golden Tee, the world's most popular bar-room video game, will also feature music from Noush. The relative ease in which her music has been placed is a reflection of Noush�s adaptive songwriting style and compatibility with today�s leading pop-culture entertainment.
Noush's international exposure and fan base has grown exponentially leading to thousands of visitors per month to her site. Endorsed by Heil Sound Microphones and Daisy Rock Guitars, she has recently spent time in Music City, Nashville.
A force to be reckoned with in the independent music scene, she has been lauded by music critics as the 'British raised beauty set to put the worldwide music scene on its proverbial ass'.
Having been touched by personal tragedy, Skaugen is an official sponsor of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Please join us at www.NoushSkaugen.com
PRESS QUOTES
"A Singular Identity" --- Music Connection
"Anst-driven girly power balladeering" --- NME
"Skaugen pens songs that pulse with passion" --- Performing Songwriter
"British beauty set to put the worldwide music scene on its proverbial ass. Move over Avril Lavigne, try not to choke on your bubblegum." --- Target Audience Magazine
"Noush Skaugen is takin' her place among the great female artists in music history."--- Skope/Gary Jacobs
"A pure talent we'll all be hearing from in the near future" --- Awaken Music
"There's no way the entertainment industry - or the more discriminating music lover - can snooze through a boisterous wake up call from an artist of this clear and convincing caliber." ---Antimusic Magazine
"The presence and charisma of a legendary rock star." --- The Unsigned Review/Remy Forrester
"Noush Skaugen will be a star in the music business. This is an artist worthy of your time and attention." --- Eugene Foley / Foley Entertainment, Inc.
"'Adeline' is a song that has potential to be a Top40. " --- Soundraze EMagazine
"She's rocketed through the alternative circuit building name recognition - and critical acclaim" --- Pitch Perfect Reviews/Bryan Cox
"Honestly one of the best rock performances I've seen in my life"--- Bitnotes/Newsvine.com
"Noush Skaugen, climbing the CMJ charts. She should probably be playing the Monterey Music Summit this weekend with all the ink and airplay she's getting" --Mac McDonlad/ Monterey County The Herald
"Joni Mitchell's cool, Stevie Nicks' passion, Mick Jagger's kineticism" --- Citybeat/Brian Baker
AWARDS
2009 'ADELINE' BABELGUM MOBILE VIDEO AWARD
2008 'ADELINE' HD FEST OFFICIAL VIDEO SELECTION
2008 ASCAP AWARD
2008 BILLBOARD HONOURABLE MENTION FOR THREE SONGS
2007 ALTERNATIVE POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR - THE LOS ANGELES MUSIC AWARDS
2007 NATIONAL EP OF THE YEAR - THE HOLLYWOOD F.A.M.E. AWARDS
2006 MYSPACE/MY NETWORK TV SOLO ARTIST
FESTIVALS
2008 VOODOO FEST
2008 NOPI NATIONALS
2008 IEBA CONFERENCE
2008 DFEST
2008 RED GORILLA FEST/SXSW
2007 THE 17TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES MUSIC AWARDS
2007 THE HOLLYWOOD F.A.M.E. AWARDS
2007 MEANY FEST
2007 MIDPOINT FESTIVAL
2007 THE UNSIGNED MAGAZINE RELEASE PARTY
2007 XFEST WITH BLUE OCTOBER
2007 MUSIC CONNECTION SHOWCASE
2007 TEXAS ROCK FEST
2007 AUSTIN'S WOMEN'S MUSIC FESTIVAL
WELL KNOWN BANDS SUPPORTED/SHARED BILLING WITH
R.E.M., Panic at The Disco, Nine Inch Nails, Lupe Fiasco, Stone Temple Pilots, TV On The Radio, Dashboard Confessionals, Cold War Kids, Ghostland Observatory, Tokyo Police Club, Joss Stone, Angels and Airwaves, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Blue October, Paramore, The Hint, The Ruse, Mars Volta, The Orion Experience, Devotchka.
Open to Bookings in the US, Europe, and Internationally, solo or as a full band.
Booking for the US - Requests please to:
DreamScapers International (NACA Agency)
Rep: Jennifer Bair
Email: jennifer@seethemusic.net
Tel: 615-216-4124
Bookings for the rest of the world: Booking@NoushSkaugen.com
Instrumentation
Noush Skaugen (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Taylor (Guitar/Keys), Chris Herin (Bass), Jon Radford (Drums/Rhythm).
Can perform acoustic or as a full band.
Discography
2008 LOST AND FOUND LP
2008 A Taste of Triple A CD Sampler - Title Track
2007 WHAT I (Single)
2006 PALOMINO EP
2006 A Taste of Triple A CD Sampler
2006 SKID (Single)
Links
| http://www.noushskaugen.com |
| Official Youtube |
| Official Twitter |
| Official Myspace |