Deni Bonet's Profile |
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Rock violinist to the stars! |
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| Location: | New York City, New York |
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| Last Login: | May 30, 2008 (137 days back) |
About Me |
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| It's not every classically-trained musician who can play the violin like an air guitar and invite new age guru Deepak Chopra to kiss her ass in song. But if you haven't met Deni Bonet yet, you're in for a lot of other surprises too. A college radio favorite who's performed or recorded with the likes of R.E.M., Sarah McLachlan and Daniel Lanois, Bonet simply had too much energy - and too many great original tunes - to be confined in an orchestra, as anyone who's seen one of her passionate, powerful live performances will attest. So she traded her black recital dress for a pair of go-go boots and an electric blue violin, and is now stepping into the solo spotlight. With a singular sound The Wall Street Journal calls "Sheryl Crow meets The B-52s," Bonet has found a way to fit her string skills into ultra-hummable alternative pop. It's "catchy as any Top 40 radio song," the Journal noted, "but with occasional hints of adult depth." The New York singer-songwriter has wowed audiences with witty and wild showcases at CMJ and SXSW, and was singled out by many journalists as the standout act at Lilith Fair. Her 2001 debut, Bigger Is Always Better, won raves, including a four-star review in All Music Guide, which called the album "a glorious, intelligent hookfest." It also garnered Bonet significant airplay at college, rock and AAA stations around the nation. The soon-to-be-released, even-better followup - the fiery, funny and fabulous Last Girl On Earth - features a bumper crop of Bonet originals, including "I Wanna Get Arrested," an honor (and dishonor) roll of celebs who've done hard time which finds Bonet crooning "I wanna take a shower with Courtney Love and Winona Ryder," and the "unhappy-go-lucky" love song "It Sucks But It's True." Raised in Northern Virginia, Bonet first came to widespread attention as an original cast member of the National Public Radio show Mountain Stage. Bonet later relocated to London, where she worked with alternative rock legend Robyn Hitchcock during the 1990s and toured with him as a duo. She later spent several years as the violinist in Cyndi Lauper's band, traveling the globe and appearing on The Today Show and Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Bonet also hosted her own acclaimed cable TV series Duets With Deni, which featured music and chat with a series of all-star guests and earned a glowing writeup in Billboard. After listening to her ironic but heartfelt, should-be hits, and watching her frenetic live show, it'll be hard for anyone to argue with the frank assessment of Rolling Stone's Rob Kemp: "She could be huge." Click the icon to download Deni Bonet's new CD, "LAST GIRL ON EARTH", at iTUNES! Or CLICK HERE to buy a hard copy with liner notes and all! Check out Deni along with Robyn Hitchock. This is a clip from Deni's TV show, DUETS WITH DENI. For more fun clips from various entertaining episodes, check out Deni's YouTube channel HERE . |
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Music:Member Since: 9/2/2005Band Website: denibonet.com Band Members: Deni Bonet Influences: The Beatles, The B-52's, Crowded House, U2, Pretenders, Radiohead, The Carpenters, Deborah Harry, Chrissie Hynde, BETTY, Cyndi Lauper, Robyn Hitchcock, John Wesley Harding, Neil Finn, Beck, David Bowie, Deni Bonet, Glenn Tilbrook, Joe Jackson, Nick Drake, The Police, Robyn Hitchcock, Garbage, Scissor Sisters, The Soft Boys, Squeeze, Talking Heads, They Might Be Giants, Thomas Dolby, Violent Femmes, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Cliff, Patti Smith, Fleetwood Mac, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Nirvana, Sly & The Family Stone, The Who, REM, Peter Gabriel, trip hop, Leo Kottke, Rickie Lee Jones, Jah Wobble, Danny Elfman, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Bright Eyes, Rolling Stones, Oasis, Morcheeba, Astrud Gilberto, The Bangles, Matthew Sweet, Elvis, Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Al Green, Cars, Blondie, Billie Holliday, BJORK, Tori Amos, Prince, Diana Ross, Elvis, Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, XTC, Suzanne Vega, The Beatles, Patty Griffin, Prince, Cat Stevens, Leo Kottke, John Lennon, Liz Phair, Richard Thompson, Sean Lennon, Fritz Kreisler, Jon Brion, Bjork, Rufus Wainwright, R.E.M., K.d. Lang, Emmylou Harris, Old Elton John, The Beach Boys, Squeeze, Ben Kweller, Paul Simon, Queen, The Bongos, Stevie Wonder, Burt Bacharach, Phil Spector, PJ Harvey, Crash Test Dummies, Old Michael Jackson, Aimee Mann, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Sarah McLachlan, Nick Drake, Neil Young, Counting Crows, John Mayer, Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Ani DiFranco, Emmylou Harris, Annie Lennox, Aretha Franklin, Beth Orton, Billie Holiday, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Chris Whitley, Etta James, Fiona Apple, Greg Brown, Jim Croce, John Hiatt, Patty Griffin, Peter Gabriel, Itzhak Perlman, Howie Day, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Live, Keane, U2, Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, Antonio Vivaldi, Bach, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and the little voices in my head! Sounds Like: "Sheryl Crow meets the B-52's" says the WALL STREET JOURNAL ..... OR....."Like Deborah Harry fronting the Dave Mathews Band" says MUSICIANS EXCHANGE. Really sounds like Deni Bonet. Record Label: M*R2 Records Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Pop / Rock / Alternative) |
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Check out my REAL blog! |
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| Hey, I've already got a snazzy blog up and running. It's called LAST GIRL ON EARTH and here's what it's all about...
The wacky musings of a girly New York musician who is attempting to prove that y... Posted by Deni Bonet on Sat, 03 Sep 2005 04:18:00 PST |
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