Artist Summary

Genres: Americana / Americana / Swamp Rock, Blues, "Not -your -Nanna's-Country"
Label: Swamp Folk Records (Can), Indie High Records (Aus)
Management: Tour Managers Only - Contact Label

Artist Bio

Building Recording Studio, Aug-Dec 2011

May-July 2011: ACT and Qld showcases (Pollyanna Publishing)

Mar 2011: Relocating to Australia

Feb 2011: The Roxy with Dave Krusen & Friends

Jan 10, 2011: This Aint Hollywood with Terra Lightfoot and Jon Cohen Experimental

Dec 2010: Nashville publishing showcase

Nov/Dec 2010: in L.A. for shows with Erin Alden, The Roxy, The Ocean Club, The Rainbow Room

Nov. 4th - 7th Taxi Road Rally - publishing

Aug.-Oct. 2010 - Australia corporate shows and small town venues

June '10 - licenses 'All Mine' to Altervision Productions -usage 1yr

March-May Australia, film and photography: Generation One.Played/filmed in 40+ Aboriginal communities, 20,000+km. "Carolyna had a great sense of presence and openness with aboriginal people. She shared her beautiful music with them as they shared their dreams on camera for a better future. I'm looking forward to working with Carolyna again” Rohan Thomas, Director

Live shows/recording beds for new work throughout '09 and '10. Ontario and BC., Seattle, L.A. and San Francisco.

Dec'09 - PollyannaPublishing licenses solo acoustic version of 'I Can' to Monster Productions for 9month usage in 50 markets (U.S. - online and regional markets)

Winter 09 Carolyna records demos with Dave Hillis (Pearl Jam, Blind Melon) and Brian Boland (Dave Matthews), and Steve Brown (Dire Straits, The Cult), for upcoming album and publishing projects.

OCT06 - August 09 - side-person and opening shows for some fabulous acts including:
FFM, Leslie Alexander, Gordie Tentrees, T. Nile, Michael Weston King (The Good Sons, UK), Alfie Smith, Mike Treblecock, The Warped 45's, Shawn Brush, The Wyrd Sisters, Joanna Chapman Smith, Barry Mac, Tony Chamberlist, John Pippus, Royal Thomas, GCDC, Megan Regehr.

Mar. 03,07 - Carolyna plays/produces, "She Sells Sanctuary", Leslie Alexander and Joanna Chapman Smith - 20 BC shows

August 2005 - Carolyna in Miami, Diddy's House, and the MTV VMA's. Shopping songs to "Mrs. Diddy", soul singer Kim Porter

More About Carolyna Loveless & Her BIG Shiny Friends

Peer Reviews

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"Are you kidding me? Holy sh!t! Why aren't you famous?"  Chris Robinson

 

"I'll play with you, anywhere, anytime. Just call me." Brian Griffith (Dan Lanois, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Emmy Lou)

 

"Great Songs, Carolyna. Call anytime. I left a rock star session to come record with you" Dave Krusen (Pearl Jam, Unified Theory)

 

"Carolyna Loveless is the Real Deal". Ric Taylor, CFMURadio

 

"The best thing to happen to the Hamilton Music Scene in 2009". Lou Molinaro,  Indi 101 Radio

 

"...  Now put your coat on . . go march into your nearest record company or rich persons house and say gimme some freeekin' money now . . Steve Brown wants to come over and produce my 15 million seller" Steve Brown - The Cult, Dire Straits, Freddie Mercury, The Manic Street Preachers

 

 "Great songs. Nice footage. We'd be happy to represent you at Popkomm if you are interested". Suzanne G. - OUTLAW ENTERTAINMENT INT'L  

 

 

"The DVD is very cool, the tunes sound great! ... let me know if I can help you in any way"  Steve Dawson - Musician/Producer

 

"I love the music. Let's get it recorded... NOW". Dave Hillis, Producer/Musician (Pearl Jam, Blind Melon, James Blunt)

 

"This week we open with the utterly phenomenal, Carolyna Loveless..."  TransAtlantic Acoustic Show (Podcast) 

 

"Great Songs! Only once every five years does someone walk into my studio that has it ALL. The last to walk through was Ani DiFranco. I am pleased to be working with Carolyna and believe we have put together a group of musicians that will only compliment the great songs she has written. I look forward to watching the WORLD discover her". Bob Doidge - Producer, Grant Avenue Studio (Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot) 

 

"LOVE YOUR MUSIC!! Sounds really great girl! Your voice is so strong! I look forward to seeing you again and hopefully catching one of your shows." - Rachelle van Zanten - Recording Artist

 

"EVE (carolyna's Australian band) are one of the most impressive, determined, hard working bands to emerge on the Sydney scene in years." Stuart Coupe - Drum, Q, Rolling Stone Australia.

 

"Having worked with Carolyna in Hamilton, Ontario, I can attest that her intriguing charisma apparent in live performances translates well in her recorded works". Kim DesChamps - pedal steel - Austin, Texas (Blue Rodeo, Cowboy Junkies, Barenaked Ladies)

 

"Oh... my... god!!! you are damn amazing!!!" T. Nile - Recording Artist   

 

"Angel is still one of the best songs I have ever heard in my life. I love singing and playing that song. I would love to record it." Dave Thompson - Digital Underdog Productions, Musician/Producer, (High Holy Days).  

 

Live Performances Oz's EVE - "These guys know their chops!"  BEAT MAGAZINE - Music News.

 

"Dolly meets Cohen, Rock On ... Loved your songwriting and voice.. 'that elvis song' is a definite big stage song for a large crowd" Don Alder - 2007 International Finger-style Champion, Recording Artist

 

"I really love your work. Thanks again for having me over to record.". Michael Ward - Drummer - Sydney Australia

 

"The Canadian bred singer has one of those commercially viable voices, complete with accent twang, she can sure pump it out. Very much a Sheryl Crow meets Janis Joplin ring to the voice. The final tune, WHY, showed Oz's EVE's full potential, although it was an instrumental, the vocalist already proved herself, this song did it for the band. Beat Magazine Live Review - Oz's EVE @ The Palladium, Kings Cross by Monique Lisa

 

"Your beautiful voice is so viceral that I've seen your performance get HORSES sexually excited" Joanna Chapman Smith (recording artist)

 

"I'd be grateful to sit and listen to you and your guitar any day". Jacqueline Feldman - Electronic Media Arts - Vancouver

 

"Munkie gave me your CD's to listen to. I just wanted to say thank-you!. Blue Baby Blue is one of the most inspiring CD's I have listened to in a long while." Sara Ncapayi - The International Drum Cafe

 

"Ralph, my partner who handles the MP3 files, was really impressed with your lyrics for 'A Life Like This.' He shot them over to me and we agreed that we'd like to also enter them in the Lyrics Only category at no charge. We don't normally do this, but they're really good lyrics". Rebecca - UNISONG INTERNATIONAL SONG CONTEST 

 

"I know you gave me the CD to play at work, but I took it home. Such great stuff! " Jim Rogers - Long And McQuade"

 

"I checked out your web-site and it's absolutely awesome. Great tunes!" Sandy Smith - The Twisters - Recording Artists 

 

"It was one of those magical moments that comes out of nowhere, captures the room, then disappears into the night leaving you breathless and wondering: What the hell was that! "Well, a heap of pleasure is what it was" Brooks Kenna - Finger Picking Electric Guitarist - Vancouver Canada

 

"I took a listen to all your stuff...... very cool!!" Chiko from BARCODE - Recording Artists - Vancouver

 

"I've got your EP shuffling with some mason jennings this sunny evening. ahh good songs are so good" Jeff Topham - producer/documentarian

 

Summary

 

From Carolyna... I write and record songs for 23 years (full time) and tour them around the world. I do not include covers in my sets to date and have remained indie and under the radar for my career. This year, 16 stations started spinning a demo version of Who Pays and then Workin', and I was caled "The Biggest Rock Star You've Never Heard Of" by Corporate Australia. I play with rock stars and tour 18 months at a time with three months off to rest and record demos. This is my wonderful life. This year I started focusing on publishing and sold the use of a song, All Mine, for one years time, to Altervision Productions in Australia. Also sold the use of "I Can Give You Love, to The Marketing Giant, (America) for 6 months usage in 50 markets in the U.S. I have retained all rights to my large body of work.

 

Corporate: I set up the social networking platforms for companies who understand the importance of online marketing and the usefulness of the social networking platform to assist in building their online presence and that of their artists.

Creative: I help to instill a sense of self in an artist that allows them to focus on their strengths, making their actual BRANDING opportunities become clear. A strong, confident artist is a producing artist.

I can stabilize your band and artists and get them focused on the task at hand while keeping in view the big picture. I can look your writer in the eye and tell them their ugly little song is "Beautiful".. and then work with them on it until it is.

I can whip a band into shape - music and performance - in record time!

I can put together a touring band for your artist and have them road worthy in record time.

I can prepare your artist for Live recordings and T.V./Film appearances.

I can 'Wrangle' (read: Big-Boy-Babysit) your highly-paid producer, ensuring his best possible performance. I can do the same for the "Lazy" artist you have invested time and money into.

I can help your son/daughter/artist navigate through the muck of the industry and toward those who can assist in their creative and commercial development.


www.swampfolk.com
www.carolyna.com
http://neveracritic.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/carolynaloveless
www.pollyannapublishing.com

Specialties

Songwriter, musician, performer, arranger, producer, project manager, podcaster, online guerrilla marketer, Wrangler. Photographer/editor/videographer/documentarian
Web marketing professional.

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