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 Jeff Merchant Music's Profile |
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complex haunting tales - EW.com: PopWatch |
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| Location: | Silverlake/LOS ANGELES, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Nov 4, 2007 (768 days back) |
About Me |
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| * Jeff Merchant doesn't write cute, sweet, happy love songs. He writes compelling, thought-provoking songs about serious subjects in a catchy, melodic way - where the melodies, themselves, take off some of the edge. A purveyor of slickly arranged orchestral indie-pop with jazz and folk undertones, Merchants, "window rolled down" CD is one remarkably smooth listen, carrying the listener effortlessly along from auspicious start to fine finish. This Los Angeles-based songwriter is best known as a member of the cult fave psycho-eclectic group, the Lullabies - which also features the notable and nationally renowned Stew & Heidi Rodewald (of The Negro Problem) and Michael Whitmore (of Listing Ship). Their debut CD, "Lullabies' Lullaby", released in 2004, received national radio airplay, made a few top-10 lists and has even been heard in some European cafes. Not only does Merchant's new CD have fellow Lullabies members playing on some of the tracks, it also features members of Brian Wilson's band and Stew's band, Shivaree, as well as Listing Ship and other distinguished Silverlake/LA based musicians. And Stew produced two of the tracks on this CD. ^*^*^GET THE CD HERE^*^*^Subscribe Free ---- Add to my Page "complex haunting tales" - Entertainment Weekly.com: PopWatch "entrancing, lush" - Boston Phoenix "This is multi-instrumental indie-pop that would fit Brian Wilson. Excellent eclectic folk pop" - Smother Magazine (Editors Pick) "...a dense, interesting album, employing diverse instruments that actually keeps you interested track after track" The BM Rant "Merchant's a master when it comes to crafting lofty tunes with instant appeal" entnews "This record is catchy and will stay with you long after you turn it off" - High Bias "relaxing orchestral indie folk sound scapes" - Wiam Blogspot "Merchant earns a place among those artists who keep musical expression, experimentalism, and artistry alive" - Music Spectrum "...the lyrics are so brutally honest that it hurts - but at the same time the music soothes you so you can face the truth" -- Who Needs Radio Blog "Its not everyday you hear horse hooves in your gypsy pop" - Illinois Entertainer: spins, weekly "A solid solo singer-songwriter" - Berkeley Place Blogspot "Decemberists-styled orchestrations and vocal work that resembles Death Cabs Ben Gibbard" - Birmingham Weekly's SOUND ADVICE "Window Rolled Down would make a good alternative soundtrack to the 1999 film, Magnolia" - AMG/All Music Guide |
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Music:Member Since: 11/5/2005Band Website: jeffmerchantmusic.com Band Members: Jeff Merchant **Plus all these great musicians played on the CD: (Including members of Brian Wilson's band, Stew/ Negro Problem, Listing Ship, Shivaree, the Lullabies, etc.) Heather Lockie: Viola, Vocals Rebecca Lynn: Vocals Probyn Gregory: French Horn, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Steel Pedal Guitar Adam Marsland: Piano Stew: Vocals, Guitar Danny McGough: Keyboards Sandra Beane: Cello Shawn Lockie: Vocals Eileen Lucero: Recorder Michael Whitmore: Vibraphone Laura Steenberge: Upright Bass Charlotte Spielmann: Accordion Nelson Bragg: Drums Joe Berardi: Drums Michael Rozon: Shaker, Piano, Drums, Keyboards Vince Meghrouni: Sax, Flute Lisa Henschel: Vocals Heidi Rodewald: Vocals Sarah Folkman: Vocals Art Terry: Vocals, Piano Influences: Multi-Influenced: Beatles, Beck, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, The Negro Problem, Neil Young, Philip Glass, R.E.M, Squeeze, Stew, Syd Barrett, The Lullabies, 10CC, Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Aimee Mann, Carole King, Scott Walker, Harry Nilsson, Burt Bacharach, Elliott Smith, cocteau twins, Nick Cave, The Stranglers, Television, Talking Heads, Buzzcocks, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, Donovan, Nick Drake, Love, Kate Bush, The Kinks, XTC, The Raspberries, Robyn Hitchcock, Joy Division, The New Pornographers, The Zombies, Magnetic Fields, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Fiona Apple, Genesis, Todd Rundgren, Pink Floyd, Traffic, Patti Smith, Flaming Lips, Roxy Music, Sonic Youth, Brian Eno, Joni Mitchell, King Crimson, Iggy Pop, Robert Fripp, Steely Dan, The Pixies, Frank Black, Grant Lee Buffalo, Ben Fold Five, They Might Be Giants, Weezer, Stephen Sondheim, John Cale, Pere Ubu, The Fall, Fleetwood Mac, Motown, Sly and the Family Stone, John Coltrane, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Miles Davis, Smokey Robinson, The Spinners, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Milton Nascimento, Moody Blues, ELO, Astor Piazzolla, Javanese Gamelan, Nino Rota, Steve Reich, John Cage, My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Debussy, Stravinsky, Tarahumara, Tom Waits, Robert Wilson, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, The Field Mice, Belle & Sebastian, PreFab Sprouts, Wilco, The Decemberists, Bedroom Walls, Listing Ship, Carolyn Edwards, Sufjan Stevens, Paul Brill, Meredith Bragg, Spearmint, Kimberley Rew, Andrew Bird, Richard Barone, Arcade Fire, The Shins, The Vapors, Filter, Martin Gore, Badly Drawn Boy, The Bluetones, Polyphonic Spree, The Cure, Bright Eyes, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, The Clash, The Residents, Buffalo Springfield, Oasis Sounds Like: "slickly arranged orchestral indie-pop with jazz and folk undertones" "If Nick Cave had been from California" "Excellent eclectic folk pop" "a good alternative soundtrack to the film, 'Magnolia'" " a dizzying mix of melody, textures and conceptual design" " a dense, interesting album" " a relaxing orchestral indie folk sound scape" Record Label: True Classical CDs Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Alternative / Pop / Progressive) |
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My Blog |
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"Window Rolled Down" won the 2007 Sven's World Radio Golden Viking for Best Jazz-Pop Album |
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| (2007 may not be over yet but that's ok)"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the 2007 Sven's World Radio Golden Viking Music Awards ceremony here at the Goldrush Hotel in beautiful downtown Placerville, ... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:26:00 PST |
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STEW SEZ blog on "Low Light" |
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| Stew, of the notable band, "The Negro Problem" and playwright/performer in the new play, "Passing Strange" - had this to say about the song, "Low Light" from Jeff Merchant's Window Rolled Down CD:&saw... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:07:00 PST |
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Top 10 album on KPFK for 2006 |
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| "Window Rolled Down" is one of the Top Ten Albums of 2006 on KPFK's "The Music Never Stops" "The Music Never Stops" is a music show hosted by Barry Smolin on KPFK Pacifica Radio 90.7 FM every Sunday n... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:48:00 PST |
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Airplay in Australia |
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| And here's what's going on down under on PBS FM 106-7 in Melbourne, Australia... ATT: Mr. Jeff Merchant. Dear Jeff, my name is Peter Merrett and l am the music manager for Melbourn... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:58:00 PST |
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Zeitgeist Magazine review |
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| Here's a new review from Zeitgeist Magazine (in Edinburgh, Scotland): Jeff Merchant is a member of the cult fave group The Lullabies. Nope, me neither. But who cares when he can conjure up a collectio... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:00:00 PST |
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New Online Interview/Press Piece |
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| Here's the link to a recent online interview/article/press piece written by Mark Kirby of The MusicDish Network:http://www.jeffmerchantmusic.com/interview.html... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:23:00 PST |
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TRIPLE-A RADIO CURRENT PLAYLIST |
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| KTOO - JUNEAU, AK WQNR - AUBURN, ALKCRW - SANTA MONICA, CA KDNK - CARBONDALE, COKVNF - PAONIA, CO WPKN - BRIDGEPORT, CTWWUH - WEST HARTFORD, CT KUNI - CEDAR FALLS, IAWMKY - MOORHEAD, KY WCVE ... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:28:00 PST |
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No. 4 on American Idol Underground |
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| The moody, offbeat song, "(Don't Look So) Distressed" is currently no. 4 on the Spoken Word Chart of American Idol Underground (after only 3 weeks)http://idolunderground.com/ Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:34:00 PST |
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Muzikalia Review - (based in Barcelona, Spain) |
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Jeff Merchant es una agradable sorpresa...una voz nueva y cargada de sentido. Window rolled down, debut en solitario de este miembro de The Lull... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 06:10:00 PST |
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Honourable Mention - The 2006 Singer/Songwriter Awards |
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| Jeff Merchant received an Honourable Mention for the The 2006 Singer/Songwriter Awardshttp://www.wearelistening.org/winners2006r1.phpOTHER NEWS:Songs Selected: Noteborn Music Catalog and Jetset Sound... Posted by Jeff Merchant Music on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 01:39:00 PST |
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