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"Long Island Pulse Magazine: From the Basement to the Lobby"

"A favorite of the celebrated Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts Live in the Lobby series, Nina has recently self-released her debut album Many Hands Make Murky Work. This startling and raw collection of songs may recall an edgier Victoria Williams during her Dylan & the Band Basement Tapes period. An unusual, yet welcome approach to recording and unadorned, almost primal songs and vocals make this one of the most exciting albums to come out of Long Island in years." - Long Island Pulse Magazine


"Newsday Feature article"

"Singer Nina Romano moves up from the basement" "Done in mono...with a clear love of 60's folk and soul..."

Click below to read the full article:
http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-ffcol5876397oct12,0,5185466.column - Newsday, Glen Gamboa


""Nina Makes the Music Work""

Click below to read the full article on page 7:

http://www.suffolkcountynews.net/uploaded/SCN%2010-02-08.pdf - Suffolk County News Feature Article. By: Emily Portoghese


"Jezebel Music Feature Review"

"...made in this tradition of hidden-away musical talent. It is a record of a sound that comes from nowhere...This group may have its breakthrough in the near future, so enjoy their underground phase while you can."

Click here to read the full review:
http://www.jezebelmusic.com/tag/many-hands-make-murky-work/ - by Meghan Roe


"Bill Nolan of WPKN'S Antique Blues Show"

Talking about Nina's debut LP, Many Hands Make Murky Work:

"A very unique and unusual sound that is different from what's out there today. If she was recording in the peace love and 60's, she would have probably been a sensation." - WPKN (CT +NY)


"Good Times Magazine Cover Story"

"There's nobody like you anywhere" - Good Times Magazine


"Donna DiBerardino of Sayville Library, Youth Services:"

"Their music was upbeat, fun, interactive and entertaining for all who attended. A mixed crowd of families, adults and seniors attended and left asking when and where to see them again. Nina and Her Band are suitable for all audience types and sizes and is sure thing for any venue who seeks an act to draw a crowd." - Sayville Library


"Jan North, Bayport- Blue Point Library"

"The audience certainly appreciated what they heard. Folk rock seems to be big these days! " - Bayport- Blue Point Library


"Many Hands Make Murky Work Album Review"

"Nina Romano makes music the good old fashion way- with heart, soul and in mono! It is not music written for the press, critics or even for the studio....in short it's music without pretension." - The Deli Magazine (NYC):


"A concert review of Sayville Arts Gala III"

"The evening ended on a high note with the experimental folk rock bank Nina Et cetera, fronted by vocal powerhouse Nina Romano of Sayville." - Sayville.com by Shana Braff


Discography

All EP's and LP's have been independently produced, mixed, mastered and self released. There have been two EP's released in the past year titled The Din Tapes, and also the self titled EP.

The first full length CD, "Many Hands Make Murky Work" was released to the general public February 6th, 2008 to a first time ever sold out performance at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.

The CD is has been getting major airplay and good reviews from the local press.

The album is available for purchase thru:

I Tunes
CD Baby
Other Music (NYC)
Kim's Video (NYC)
Rebel Rebel (NYC)
Looney Tunes (LI)
Just Kids Nostalgia (LI)
Soundtracks (LI)
Paradiddle records (LI).

Links to purchase the CD:

www.ninaetcetera.com

Our CD Baby Page:

http://cdbaby.com/cd/ninaetcetera

And Paradiddle Records Page:

http://www.paradiddlerecords.com/home/pdm/page_2302/many_hands_make_murky_work.html

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Bio

Necessity is the mother of invention. If you don't like what you see change it, and if you don't like what you hear, create it. In Nina's mind these notions have always been her prime motivation. What you say and how you say it define you as a person, and as a performer.

Aside from the undeniable rhythm and personal accompaniment Nina creates, there are underlying themes in her work that remain constant. Her desire to make music is reflected in all of the choices and sacrifices she makes in her life to remain a full time musician.

Every aspect of the business is important to her. She orchestrates everything from playing, to booking, to composing, to recording, mastering and collecting and restoring vintage gear. Each carefully selected piece of gear found and fixed is an important piece of the mono tonal puzzle she is so determined to realize and is one step closer to creating the complete picture, capturing the mood, and singing about the things she feels are most important.

Nina is influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, The Carter Family, Johnny Cash, Dusty Springfield, The Velvet Underground, Phil Spector, Lee Hazlewood and Nico, as well as a myriad of French philosophers and beat poets such as: Rimbaud, Sartre, Baudelaire, Ferlinghetti, Ginsberg, and Emerson.

You may hear these influences or other traces of punk, folk, rock, ambient, experimental, Hindustani classical, or country. Or maybe you don't hear any of that. And that's fine because it's not what you label it, it's what you take from it. So you my friend, can decide.