Queenie
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Record Label: Fierce Petticoat Records
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THE STORY BEHIND THE QUEENIE ALBUM
With only a shoestring budget, QUEENIE was recorded with a minimum of equipment back in 2001, back when I first discovered my love of the internet. The majority of the QUEENIE album was recorded in a not very large closet!!! Despite it's dedidedly lo-fi sound, the beauty of the song "Lost" propelled it to number one positions across charts on MP3.com, BeSonic.com, and many, many more. Songs from the QUEENIE album garnered critical acclaim from so many websites that my voice became sought for song collaborations, a few of which became great hits in their own right. I still do a little collab work if/when I can squeeze it in.
I recorded a live album called UNTOUCHED of simple, unedited live performances of Queenie songs for piano and guitar. I no longer perform as Queenie. UNTOUCHED was recorded and released in 2006.
I have been working on a completely new, more hi-fi sound for an upcoming album of new songs called the DREAM OF FLIGHT.
WHO IS QUEENIE?
Queenie is a fantasy character that has evolved to express my musical side. The name was borrowed a long time ago from a book by Michael Korda, but I liked it because it's a common pet name as well as a name for people of mixed-race descent. I am half-Japanese and half German-Irish.
music=passion
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A great talent, a great, delicate voice
author: Augusto (the Wimsurst's Machine)
I did love since the start the Enya-esque atmospheres and vocals, well supported by delicate piano and charming ambience. Very recommended to everyone who likes Enya or anyway relaxing, poetic music. Great! :-)
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I can't wait for her next release
author: Lorenzo
The only thing bad about this cd was the quality of the recording. Otherwise, this is a fine collection of songs from a terrifically talented singer/songwriter. I am truly looking forward to Queenie's next collection.
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Astonishing debut from this exceedingly talented artist!
author: Kim Loftis
Queenie’s debut album is a fantastic recording full of passionate, ethereal songs sure to transport any listener. They certainly transported me… back to teenaged days when I longed for isolation while struggling with the cruelty and methodicism of the outside world. Queenie’s songs are about real life… loss, terror, living in a fantasy world, heartache, bitterness and ultimately, survival.
Queenie has a startlingly beautiful voice, which adds an ironic angelic quality to these songs whose subject matter is not so beautiful. She uses lovely instrumentation, subtle sound effects, and angelic harmonies to further shape her material. Each song has it’s own personality, and sparkles with Queenie’s passionate lyrics, delivery and her glistening piano. The orchestration is tasteful and understated, leaving her voice and lyrics front and center. It is obvious through her delivery that Queenie sings what she knows and has lived. Her songs should serve as highly welcome to those of us who have ever felt isolated, lost, ashamed, or just uncool. Queenie has the heart of a poet, tremendous musical sensibility, and a fine talent for drawing in her listeners. This is an astonishingly good debut, and I for one tremendously look forward to the next album later in 2005! Definitely grab this CD… this is a truly wonderful recording! Highly recommended!
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Saying more than you've written is what makes the artist.
author: Chapman James
I am always looking for an artist.
One seems to have to glean through a miriade of entities screaming "Listen to me!", "Hear what I have to say!" and then one comes across a still small voice whispering: "This is how I hear it..." and then you know you are in the presence of a gifted heart.
Queenie must have grown through the same situational chaos as Janis Ian, Judy Collins and even a young Joni Mitchell to be able to say so much more than she has written. Her wonderfully fresh rendition of "Lost" is as explcit as Judy's "Since You've Asked" and every bit as harmonic and layered. I was truly impressed. This is the kind of artist we writers dream of writing for but alas, she writes so well for herself.... Adding definition beyond linguistic reference to the titles she pens are rare strengths and appear to be her greatest talent....
Chapman James
Folk Critic
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