Naked's Profile |
|
A genre of our own... Naked |
|
| Location: | WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK |
| Country: | |
| Last Login: | Sep 29, 2007 (793 days back) |
About Me |
|
Naked . . .The Naked truthIn the grand tradition of Woodstock bands, Naked was born 1997, revolving around the songs, spirit, vision and voice of singer/songwriter Julia Nichols. Singer Avalon Peacock has also been Naked as long as she can remember. A cult following among Woodstock dwellers developed, as those in the know watched Naked at memorable concerts at Bearsville Theatre, Joyous Lake and Tinker Street Café, as well as further out in the world at venues like The Chance, Wetlands, Brownies, Don Hills, The Knitting Factory,CBGB's, Sidewalk Café, UPAC, Valentines Music Hall (Albany) Milestones (Rochester) opening for The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Fishbone , Meredith Monk, Eric Andersen, Pete Seeger and many others. The heavenly Naked harmonies are so coveted Julia, Avalon and Rachel were asked to sing on the "In Keeping Secrets of the Silent Earth: 3" CD by Coheed and Cambria. Other notable musicians who have been Naked and sometimes still are ; Alana Orr (who left to tour with Van Hunt) Craig Santiago, Paul McMahon, Ben Sebastan, Rachel Marco, Mr Wander/Jonathan James, and Michael Colletti. During the fall of 2006, a cosmic shift occurred and a new Naked was revealed. It was very similar to the old Naked; Julia and Avalon remained, Colonel David appeared, Wander strolled in ,Ben and Paul reunited, an ambient, category defying melodic mix of magical elements that touch upon jazz, blues and pop with an inherent hippie vibe and bohemian nature that in this day and age could land Naked smack in the middle of the jam-band world. |
|
My Interests |
|
Music:Member Since: 4/11/2005Band Members: Naked . . .The new Naked tribe includes:JULIA NICHOLS, voice, songs, percussion, guitar, engineering, production & driving force :Julia has been Naked since birth; her strong, flexible pipes just soar as her engaging charisma and compelling tunes turn heads everywhere. A mainstay of the Woodstock scene, Otherwise known as the singer of The Waz, Julia has also toured across the pond with Ari - Up of The Slits. She was once a finalist to join a well known R&B group, but refused to audition in a string bikini and high heels (read Naked: yes, bikini: no). Julia has loftier goals. COLONEL DAVID (aka David Malachowski), guitar, voice :David has played around the world with Grammy winners, platinum artists, rock and roll hall of famers and lot’s of really good people you’ve never heard of too. He was bandleader for Shania Twain, a member of Savoy Brown as well as Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, has toured with Garth Hudson, really is a Kentucky Colonel, and loves playing Naked. JOHNNY WATSON, The Naked drum seat. : Drummer Johnny Watson has always secretly wanted to be Naked. He has an easygoing demeanor juxtaposed by an intense, driving beat that always becomes the heart of the song.Watson studied jazz at SUNY New Paltz, but not enough to hurt him. He then found himself in every rock venue with leaky toilets on the east coast; the Knitting Factory, Lit Lounge, CBGB's. The Continental, Arlene's Grocery, Otto's Shrunken Head, PussyCat Lounge, The Bitter End, Kenny's Castaway's, Brownies, Baggot Inn, Trash Bar … he also plays with Fantom Frequency, Sarah Perrotta Band, and Joe Lee King, but likes Naked the best.He’s not stupid.
Revolving members of Naked,RACHEL HAVENS, voice :
AVALON PEACOCK, voice;Lovely Avalon has a way with harmony (though often seen stepping out and riffing out on her own) with a luscious voice just dripping with passion, and a presence captivating and memorizing. The daughter of avant-garde singer Annette Peacock, Avalon also performs with renegades Mechanical Bull. “We are one voice,” she says of her work with Julia in Naked. MR. WANDER (aka Jonathan James), voice & hats :A different path has let Wander to be Naked, with a background singing in choirs, his addition an easy fit. As he tells it ” I like to sing but was over trained in choral, madrigal and even a little opera. I have kept up singing, but mostly in the woods.” GARETT GRASSI, bass :Garett keeps the down low on the low down, his fluid touch on the 5-string brings a new wave of movement and grease in the pan. Garret brings balance and an anchor to Naked. Music beyond description .. let yer' earholes decide.Influences: All the sounds of the world.... Sounds Like: You have been marked on my profile map! Click to zoom-in. Type of Label: None |
|
My Background and Lifestyle |
|
| Occupation: | Music Artist (Ambient / Soul / Jazz) |
My Pictures |
|
My Blog |
|
Half Naked |
|
Posted by Naked on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:02:00 PST |
|
Thank You |
|
| "I hope you have enjoyed our music. "If you do, you are welcome to publish information about our gigs and music in your bulletins and blogs "Remember, even if we share some of the same friends, we don... Posted by Naked on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:23:00 PST |
|
My Friends |
|
|
Anumati, Ben Vita, Word Bird, Dharmagirl, Dr. Watson, garett, paul mcmahon, david malachowski, Mr. Wander, Billy, Goat, truth-n-vacancy, ModeLuxe Couture, Flowering Vine, Miss(B)Liss, Lazy Suns, Sonnyboy Brindle, BIZATCH, Mel-E, 3, DRUGS Rx of the P-FUNK, Five Points Band, stoney clove lane, Annette Peacock, Bret Mosley, Ted Orr, Pete C, MIKE CLIP PAYNE, Heather, Avalon, LODGE MAN, LISA's FAM & MUSIC, Tamar Haviv, Sweetbryar, photosensualis, Sarah Perrotta, Jill Stevenson, Leah-Carla Gordone, Anastasia, MECHANICAL BULL, HYPNOFIST, Anders Byrkjedal, Vylin A.K.A. The Anomal, Woodstock MusicWorks, sam, Aunt Winnie, Harry J. B., Kevin, JC, ISIS VERMOUTH THE DAEMONATRIX, My Master, Celia Baron, Chronogram, Jacqueline Ferry, Sonnyboy, Kusper, LAZAR, Crazy Sexy Cancer, WEFUNK RECORDS GROUP, 4 Decades of Folk Rock Box Set, SQUID, Mixtune for Cully, Drew, mubulation, help., Digilent Dave, MDG Dante, LADY KIER Unofficial Support, RemyC, Velby, chillEmpress, BLOB
Naked has 1,920 friends (72 shown). Click here to add Naked as a friend. |
|
Tags |
|
|
Naked's profile has been tagged with the following keywords. Click a tag to search for profiles with the same tags. woodstock new york, naked music, naked truth, woodstock bands, valentines, toots and the maytals, avalon, upac, cbgbs, pete seeger, ambient, knitting factory, meredith monk, memorable concerts, spirit vision, joyous lake, eric andersen, silent earth, tinker street |
|