Randy Niles
New York City, New York, United States | SELF
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Songwriter, Randy Niles of New York City, serenades the crowd in the lobby of Hotel Utica during the kick-off to the Utica Music and Arts Festival on September 16, 2010 in Utica, NY.
“The music’s good, the beer’s good,” she said. “We’d come in the snow for Buddhahood.”
Sentiments were similar among festival-goers listening to musician Randy Niles at about 7 p.m. in Hotel Utica’s lobby. - Cassaundra Baber
"In first place for the night came the melodic tunes of Randy Niles.
I promise this guy and his band have no trouble with the ladies. He belted out beautiful and emotional songs that made you look within yourself with simple bliss". - Emergenza Music Festival - (Toby - Festival Admin/Coordinator)
Bronx-raised singer-songwriter Randy Niles is no stranger to the musically gray area of genre crossover.
Equally schooled in classic R&B and Metallica, Niles blends rock, pop, blues, and folk into seamless, radio-ready compositions—he’s John Mayer without the pretentiousness.
In his 2010 release, the five-song EP “Perfect,” Niles showcases his growth as an artist straddling the genre divide. The ethereal eddy of synchs in “Satellite” is an exploration through textural landscapes that oddly recall Radiohead. His soulful crooning—“It’s a tragedy when x, y, z won’t equal three”—in “Birds of a Feather” speaks poetically to the complications of a romantic tryst over a slow-burning guitar motif. - Columbia Spectator
A hybrid between Bret Dennen and John Mayer, Randy Niles reveals undulating levels of emotion via lyrics like “hard to stay strong when you dig for so long,” in "Favorite Colour," or love-—and love lost—in “Satellite” or a backstabbing friend in "Birds of a Feather, it’s clear Randy Niles doesn’t just run on luck alone."
Tina Benitez - NY Examiner.
- Tina Benitez - NY Examiner, NY Press, AOL,
Discography
Long Days- E.P. - Recorded and distributed in Japan independently.
Along The Way - January 2007 Full Length Album
Perfect EP - January 2009
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Randy Niles : Vocals/Guitars & Live Looping Devices
For Recording/Studio - Vocals/Guitars/Drums
Randy Niles is a Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist from NYC who has been on the constant edge of transformation since he picked up an instrument.His unique blend of influences allows him to be as fluid and unique as he can while never having to really try.Randy Niles blends rock, pop, blues, and folk into seamless, radio-ready compositionshes John Mayer without the pretentiousness., writes Katy Tong of the Columbia Spectator.But there is another level which makes this artist so unique, he does it all on his own, effortlessly blending hints of what would be a band into his live performances.
Armed with just an acoustic and a pedalboard riddled with loopstations and effect pedals, Randy evokes sounds and colors which when done, resemble that of a four or five member group rather than one. He beats on the body of his Martin 000M acoustic guitar, as well as scratches, and taps while his feet (which by the way are shoeless) dance, tap, and twist buttons and knobs all in an effort to retain the proper sounds for the proper parts in which he is creating.
His music can be best described as a poetically soothing, rhythmically melodic and a lyrically powerful blend of Indie/Acoustic/Soul.He incorporates dynamic layers of instrumentation through the use of looping technology with intriguing lyrical and musical phrasing, and vocals that will keep you in a more relaxed state than sleep itself. The ethereal eddy of synchs in Satellite (Along the Way-album) is an exploration through textural landscapes that oddly recall Radiohead. His soulful crooningIts a tragedy when x, y, z wont equal threein Birds of a Feather(Perfect -EP) speaks poetically to the complications of a romantic tryst over a slow-burning guitar motif. Katy Tong -Columbia Spectator
All of this came out of the need to perform when I couldnt count on others, or truly get the level of musicianship that I always wanted in a band., Randy Niles Ive always played all the instruments, I just needed a way to shrink all of that down into something more portable and viable., says Randy who with two recordings under his belt has been touring along the east coast with a few appearances on the west. His latest release Perfect which followed his 2008 debut Along The Way, produced by Ryoji Hata (Looking Glass Studios /Bitter End NYC) and himself opens up the doors to Randys initial vision of complexity being packaged in its simplest form and made accessible for all to fully become a part of musically. And with his theatrical display of recreating his songs for an audience incorporating tasteful looping he is able to pull of keeping the music as entertaining and organic as it is on his recordings while retaining the attention of a interested audience.
Hes been pounding the pavement performing at places such as Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), Gavin DeGraws National Underground(NYC), Bitter End (NYC), Crash Mansion(NYC), Webster Hall(NYC), Utica Music Festival(Utica,NY), San Diego Music Festival (CA), Chelsea Piers(NYC) SGM Festival (NY), Columbia University(NY), Westminster University(PA), Barking Spider (OH), Borders Books(PA, NY), Rosetta Stone(OH), Caffe Lena (Saratoga NY) as well as smaller venues and coffeehouse along the east coast. He has also advanced and won in competitions such as The Emergenza Music Festival, The Emergenza Micro Festival, and has opened for Australian Singer/Songwriter Ry Cuming (Sony/Jive Records) and Billboard charted country Singer/Songwriter Craig Bickhardt. Not bad for a one man army.
With integrity, passion, and experience under his belt, not to mention a knack for communicating and relating to his fans and peers via in person or through the net Randy is an artist who possesses timeless talent and the ability to adapt and redefine himself at any given point and time. Hes also a pretty cool and laid back young man!
Randys follow up sophomore album is expected to be released sometime in 2014 but he is currently working on a release of his new single We Are At War and preparing a new EP for release before the end of 2013.
Contact:Randy Niles
Booking: randynilesmusic[at]yahoo
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