"I remember thinking it was a pretty cute joke when she sent me the demo, but when I woke up singing the hook…I knew it was real shit somehow." -Lee Miles
Like her namesake, Novi is a new artist that is on a fast-track to stardom.
So who is Novi (aka Carolyne Neuman)?
She's an electro-pop artist who hails from Los Angeles by way of Ashland, Oregon. Novi brilliantly marries the charm of her small-town roots with the edgier elements of big-lights-big-city Los Angeles in her forthcoming debut EP, "Now I'm Here". She comes to the music scene with an original, distinct, smooth and eclectic electro-pop sound.
If you're in to that funky-folky-mash-up-of-genres-pop-sound, you'll love Novi.
And the name Novi? Carolyne explains it this way..."I wanted a stage name that was relevant to my actual name (Neuman, originating from a German nickname for ‘a newcomer to an area’), but would also align with my artistic vision."
Her first single, "Blackbirds" was mixed by music legend Brian Malouf (Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince)...
Check out the single here: BLACKBIRDS (MP3)
Novi is currently rehearsing for shows with “Blackbirds” as the first single to mark her arrival onto the music scene. A full length EP is tentatively slated for a Fall 2011 release.
The Sheepdogs, an unsigned rock band from Saskatoon, SK, has struck it big time by winning Rolling Stone's first-ever cover contest. So come Friday, the band will have their faces plastered all over the iconic music magazine.
Bottom line - publicity wise, that's HUGE. Oh and the band is also getting a deal with Atlantic Records.
Today the band's "Five Easy Pieces," a digital EP of The Sheepdogs' 70s-influenced rock music is being released and to top off the publicity filled day, they'll perform on NBC's "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon".
SXSW described the band like this...
"While most rock bands are all too focused on the riff, the Sheepdogs remember the importance of those other elements that make for great rock music: melody, harmony and groove. To see them live is pure rock and roll jubilation, to revel in the splendour created by 3 part vocal harmonies and heavy hitting dual guitar leads. The boys prove they are as dedicated to the craft of song writing and album making as they are to playing a dynamite live show. The Sheepdogs are an old-school rock and roll revival."
Basically think anything that you would hear on the soundtrack for movies like Almost Famous, Dazed and Confused or High Fidelity.
Here is their track 'I Don't Know'
And one more...this one is called 'Who'...
To The Sheepdogs, all I can say is enjoy the ride....you've earned it. You've made Canada proud.
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