MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND's Profile |
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CD release show June 17th! |
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| Location: | Brooklyn, NY, |
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| Last Login: | Jun 24, 2008 (539 days back) |
About Me |
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| My Brightest Diamond is Shara Worden, granddaughter of an Epiphone-playing traveling evangelist, fathered by a National Accordion Champion , and mothered by a church organist. Spanish tango, Sunday morning gospel, classical and jazz were the accompaniment to her home life. Her first song was recorded at age three and by age eight she was studying piano and performing in community musical productions. Shara honed her musical prowess singing along to Whitney Houston music videos and Mariah Carey albums. Wanting to explore the voice more deeply, she enrolled in the music program at the University of North Texas , immersing herself in the songs of Purcell and Debussy . After college, she moved to New York City and fell in love with its cold winters and busy streets. She continued to study opera on the Upper West Side during the day, but at night she frequented downtown clubs such as Tonic , Knitting Factory , and The Living Room , catching performances by Antony & The Johnsons , Nina Nastasia , and Rebecca Moore . She began to spend less time sight-reading Mozart and more time de-tuning her Gibson electric guitar to play her own newly-written songs. On the small stages of Lower East Side bars and clubs, Shara assembled a coterie of musicians to accompany her with bass and drums, music boxes, wine glasses, and wind chimes. In 2004, Shara began work on two records: one featuring songs accompanied by a string quartet (A Thousand Shark's Teeth- June 2(Europe) & 17(US) 2008 release date), and a more standard rock album featuring a full band (with Earl Harvin on drums, Chris Bruce on bass, a string trio and, on one song, her father Keith on accordion) titled Bring Me The Workhorse, which was released on August 22nd, 2006 on Asthmatic Kitty Records . The remix album Tear It Down was released March 6, 2007. Join the email list! |
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Music:Member Since: 12/19/2005Band Website: MyBrightestDiamond.com Band Members: Shara Worden songs, voice and other instruments. Osso string quartet. Rob Moose violin. Olivier Manchon violin. Marla Hansen viola. Maria Jeffers cello. Nathan Lithgow bass. Brian Wolfe drums. Chris Bruce bass. Earl Harvin drums. David Michael Stith vocals and piano banging. Sebastian Krueger guitars, clarinet etc. David Berger drums. Pedestrian all of it, baby. Joel Shearer guitars. Blair Sinta drums. Zac Rae keys etc. Joe Karnes bass. Hella Fabulous yelling. Remix extraordinaire: Alias remixes Golden Star. Lusine remixes Workhorse. Gold Chains remixes Freak Out. Stakka remixes Disappear. Murcof remixes Dragonfly. Strings of Consciousness remix Gone Away. DJ Kenny Mitchell remixes Freak Out. Alfred Brown remixes Magic Rabbit. Haruki remixes We Were Sparkling. David Michael Stith remixes Gone Away. Cedar AV remixes Disappear. Stop Die Resuscitate remixes Golden Star. James McAlister remixes Disappear. Gray Kid remixes Dragonfly. Influences: MAGIC RABBIT THE DEFEAT OF DR. ZIRCON! DRAGONFLY Record Label: Asthmatic Kitty Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Experimental / Rock / Indie) |
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My Blog |
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CD release details and interview with Shara & puppeteer Lake Simons |
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| Last year, URB magazine ran a special issue on relationships between women artists. Shara chose to invite puppeteer Lake Simons! For those of you who either haven't seen this article, or are try... Posted by MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:48:00 PST |
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Pre-Orders come with demos; Inside A Boy single May 6 |
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| Our second album, A Thousand Shark's Teeth, is just a little over a month away from release. To whet your appetite, we are releasing the first single and activating preorders for Shark's Teeth, which ... Posted by MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND on Mon, 12 May 2008 09:07:00 PST |
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A Thousand Sharks Teeth June 17th release |
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| Charming, playful, daring, foreboding, graceful, eclectic, exciting and visceral: these are all the first words that come to mind after a full listen through A Thousand Shark's Teeth. It is a record... Posted by MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:30:00 PST |
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Tear It Down release March 6, 2007 |
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| "Tear It Down", My Brightest Diamond's new remix record has been released! Remixers on "Tear It Down" include the likes of Alias, Lusine, Gold Chains, Stakka, Murcof and many more. Many of the remix... Posted by MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:53:00 PST |
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Exclusive Performances and Interviews Online *New KCRW |
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| WNYC: April 9, 2008. LISTEN From the Top of the World | Apples Shara Worden: vocals, guitar, kalimba Rob Moose: violin Olivier Manchon: violin Hiroko Taguchi: viola Maria Jeffers: cello .. Playin' aro... Posted by MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:32:00 PST |
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Shara draws design for charity tee |
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| Yellow Bird Project asked Shara to draw a tee shirt design for the charity of her choice. Hooray for the flock of birds! Hooray for Road Recovery! Road Recovery is comprised of entertainment industry ... Posted by MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:00:00 PST |
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Jedi Mind Tricks collaboration |
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| Veteran underground rap crew Jedi Mind Tricks collaborate with Shara from My Brightest Diamond on their new track "Razorblade Salvation". Produced by Stoupe and spearheaded by lyricist Vinnie Paz, Sha... Posted by MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:48:00 PST |
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Wanna stream Bring Me The Workhorse? |
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| If you would like to listen to the record, you may do so here: streaming! Posted by MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 02:15:00 PST |
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