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Free your mind and your bass will follow |
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| Location: | Woodstock, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 26, 2008 (106 days back) |
About Me |
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| Biography Alana Orr was born and raised in Woodstock, NY, USA. She took to bass naturally, learning mostly from her father, Ted Orr (P-Funk, 420 Funk Mob, BLOB) with supplemental lessons from Bad Brains bassist, Daryl Jenifer, who considers her his protogé. She picked up the bass at age 16 after having learned to play the drums at age 11, and was playing gigs within the first year. While there in Woodstock, she established herself as a very well-known bassist in the area, as she devoted all her free time to music and kept herself busy gigging, recording and playing just about every style of music there is. While living in Woodstock, she was an active member in more than 5 gigging bands at once for several years. While living in Woodstock, Alana played and toured with an all-female rock band that was previously signed to Capricorn records, Big Sister. She opened up for Vernon Reid (guitar player for Living Colour), various national reggae acts, and several other notable bands / musicians before relocating across the country to Seattle, WA in 2005. Dutchess of funk Alana's blossoming career has already taken her to festivals, stadiums, theaters and arenas throughout the world where she has played to crowds of upwards of 10,000. She has played with countless famous musicians including George Clinton and members of P-Funk (and continues to do so), members of Bad Brains, and numerous others. This bass babe even got the opportunity to play for Prince at his mansion in LA while in the company of Grammy award winner, Van Hunt and his manager, Randy Jackson (Journey, American Idol). Alana was the touring bassist for Van Hunt throughout Spring/Summer 2006 with whom she has opened for Mary J. Blige, Anthony Hamilton, Heather Headley, The Brand New Heavies, and has appeared on all the major late night television shows including The Late Show With David Letterman, Late Night With Conan O'Brian, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, and The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson as well as CD USA twice and a live broadcast in Paris. While on the Late Show, David Letterman paid the Duchess a compliment on the air, giving her a moment in the spotlight with millions of viewers watching that brought her incredible attention for months to follow. With Van Hunt, Alana has played across the United States several times as well as major cities and venues throughout Europe and Japan including the internationally reknowned, Wembly Arena. This Lady Of The Bass is the woman behind the name, Duchess Of Funk. She was given the name for the funky flava she brings to the table by her friends and fans alike. Her aptly titled solo project puts the spotlight on her bass playing but also features her on vocals, drums, guitar, and some keyboards. Her live performance features the masterful musical inclusions of her band members, Mike Schirmer (played keyboards for Mercury Rev, Ani DeFranco; InPravda) and Mike Bernier (drummer, Chapman stick player, multi-instrumentalist for his own solo project, Fügue; touring Chapman stick player with Tony Levin) as well as other notable names and magnificent talents so be on the lookout for upcoming tour dates! Duchess is currently in the process of working on her debut album with the help of Van Hunt and is shopping record labels. Visit her website at www.DuchessOfFunk.com ? Duchess will be playing bass on NBC's Steve Wilkos Show for 4 days in a row with Megan McCauley (Wind Up Records). Airtime TBA. Click here to read the 5 star interview with bassgirls.com! Click here to see Duchess as the featured Player Of The Month on Planet.Soul.com! Click here to see Duchess in the Mesa Boogie catalog! Copy this code into your profile to display this banner! Copy this code into your profile to display this banner! Copy this code into your profile to display this banner! Click here to join the group for Female Bass Players on myspace! "The ecstasy of creation is knowing freedom in a world preoccupied with boundaries" - Duchess Of Funk Duchess on Conan O'Brien with Van Hunt Add to My Profile | More Videos |
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Music:Member Since: 12/8/2004Band Website: duchessoffunk.com Band Members: Alana Orr - Bass, Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Keys, Percussion, Other OTHER PROSPECTIVE LIVE BAND MEMBERS: Michael Schirmer - Keyboards, Other Mike Bernier - Drums, Other Kristen Capolino - Guitar IN THE STUDIO: Ted Orr - Guitar, Tablas, MIDI, Engineering, Mixing, Etc. Craig Santiago - Drums Peter Buettner - Sax, Flute Karl Berger - Vibrophone, Melodica Zac Howell - Guitar Liana Turner - Vocals Michelle Duff - Vocals PAST PROJECTS: in order from start date Bliss Trip (bass - live shows, recording) Valen (bass - recording) Ben Vita (bass - recording) Big Sister (bass & backup vox- live shows, recording, radio) Moxie with Liana Turner (bass & vox - live shows, recording, radio) Naked (bass, keyboard & vocals - live shows & recording) Paul McMahon (bass & drums - live shows) Army Of Love (drums - live shows, recording) Tamar Haviv (bass - live show) Dr. Nikels (bass & vocals - live shows) Sativa Diva (George Clinton's Granddaughter) (bass - live show) George Fletcher and Bourbon Renewal (bass - live shows) Selena (bass - recording) Ras-T & Asheber Posse (bass - live shows, radio) Michelle Duff (bass - recording) Animal (bass & vocals - live show, recording) Ouroboros (bass - live, recording) Soul Pistols (bass - live shows) Rent-A-Rocker (bass - recording) Kissing Potion (bass) Altered States Of Funk (bass - live shows) Van Hunt (bass & vox - live shows, radio, TV) Sly & Robbie (vocals - recording) BLOB (bass - recording) Bill Bacon (bass - recording) George Clinton & 420 Funk Mob (bass - live shows) The Hi Society (bass - live show) MATH (bass - recording) Rubyfish (bass) The Bernier Trio (bass) NY Funk Alliance (bass recording) Megan McCauley (bass - television) (this list does not include people Alana has sat in with, jammed with, or had any unfinished projects with - with the exception of recording projects) Influences: Influences Bands/Artists/Musicians James Brown P-Funk 420 Funk Mob Sly & The Family Stone Jimi Hendrix Red Hot Chili Peppers Jamiroquai Led Zeppelin Stevie Wonder Prince Ohio Players Michael Jackson Aretha Franklin Ray Charles BB King Albert King Robert Johnson Bob Marley Ziggy Marley Janis Joplin Me'shell N'degeocello Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Tschaikovski, Bach, Mozart Miles Davis Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Thelonious Monk Ornette Colemn James "Blood" Ulmer Jack DeJohnette Herbie Hancock John Zorn Secret Cheifs 3 Mr. Bungle Primus Defunkt Bad Brains Seattle Grunge in the 90's Pearl Jam Alice In Chains Nirvana Soundgarden Stone Temple Pilots Queens Of The Stone Age Smashing Pumpkins Bush 311 Sublime Rage Against The Machine Metallica System Of A Down The Mars Volta Frank Zappa Weapon Of Choice Macy Grey this list could go on forever! DJ Shadow Theivery Corporation Bjork MMW A Tribe Called Quest Busta Rhymes Ozo Matli Beastie Boys Blackalicious Cypress Hill Del The Funkee Homosapien Gorillaz Blind Melon Sting & The Police Pink Floyd Joni Mitchell Jeff Buckley DreamTheater Mahavishnu Orchestra Fantomas Tool Rush Yes Jeff Beck Tom Waits Coldplay Dave Matthews Band Steve Miller Band Band Of Gypsies Phish Santana Earth, Wind & Fire Seal Mary J. Blige Lenny Kravitz Al Green Curtis Mayfield And so many more I can't even think of right now! Bass Players Flea Les Claypool Bootsy Collins Larry Graham Victor Wooten Marcus Miller Stanley Clarke Jaco Pastorius James Jamerson Tony Levin Lige Curry Billy "Bass" Nelson Rodney "Skeet" Curtis Daryll Jenifer Curtis Whitehead Kim Clarke Stuart Zender Squarepusher Robbie Shakespeare Sounds Like:"A Funk Rock Fusion All-Out Bass Explosion" MUSIC STYLES:Afro-Beat Alternative Ambient Big Band Blues Bossa Nova Breakbeat Celtic Classical Club Down Tempo Drum & Bass Dub Electronica Experimental Flamenco Freestyle Funk Fusion Gospel Gothic Grunge Hardcore Healing & Easy Listening Hip Hop House Indie Industrial Jam Band Jazz Latin Lyrical Metal Middle-Eastern Neo-Soul Pop Progressive Psychedelic Punk R & B Rap Reggae Rock Roots Music Salsa Samba Ska Soul Swing Tango Techno Trance Tribal Trip-Hop Turntablism Visual World ... Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Trip Hop / Funk / Fusion) |
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my hard drive failed |
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| So on top of my myspace profileS being hacked into and having all sorts of friends, pictures, messages and ALL my songs deleted - I now can't replace the fucking songs and pictures because my fucking ... Posted by Duchess Of Funk on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:36:00 PST |
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thousands of friends deleted |
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| I just logged into my profile last night to find that half my friends had been deleted. I am so fucking fed up with this hacker bullshit! This is the third time someone has hacked into my account! I c... Posted by Duchess Of Funk on Tue, 01 May 2007 09:10:00 PST |
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| ...PUREVOLUME.COMhttp://bassbabe8.bebo.com... Posted by Duchess Of Funk on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:54:00 PST |
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PlanetSoul.com featured musician of the month! |
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| I'm the first featured player of the month on PlanetSoul.com! Check it out!!http://www.planetsoul.com/features/player_of_the_month/
index.html... Posted by Duchess Of Funk on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:13:00 PST |
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| I just got 3 requests to help people with their myspace pages - all in one day. It actually got me thinking, maybe I should start offering this as a service to people...So if you're interested, hit me... Posted by Duchess Of Funk on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:45:00 PST |
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| ... Posted by Duchess Of Funk on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:01:00 PST |
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add him and check out our tour dates!
Check out the review of our show at The Roxy!
-New York Times Review-
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| Liquid BlissFill me to my soulwhere the shadows danceand the mysteries unfoldLivlinessis a reverberrating echofrom the freedom you createwhen you emancipate your mental state, let gobut don't resista ... Posted by Duchess Of Funk on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 05:28:00 PST |
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The most common mistake songwriters make is not understanding the mechanics of the business of music. This information may be repetitive to some of you but ... Posted by Duchess Of Funk on Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:41:00 PST |
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