We have two interviews tonight.
Singer Songwriter Mel Parsons. And Carolina Moon.
Here's some info about Mel ....
Website: http://melparsons.com/
Following the success of her debut record ‘Over My Shoulder’, Tui-award finalist Mel Parsons has just released her brand new album RED GREY BLUE and is currently on a 20 date tour of NZ with her trusty backing band the Rhythm Kings.
One of NZ’s rising songwriting stars, Mel Parsons is in her element on stage, and is known for ‘pin-drop’ performances – drawing in her audiences and keeping them all night.
With a voice that “could work any night in Nashville, yet somehow sounds intrinsically New Zealand” (Black Magazine) Parsons draws on the folk tradition of telling stories, and blends it with pop hooks and a unique sensibility to melody and harmony.
Her debut album was a finalist in the NZ Music Awards for Folk Album of the Year in 2009, and she has toured NZ numerous times both as a solo artist and with her backing band “The Rhythm Kings”. Along with her own shows, Parsons has supported and played alongside some of NZ’s best including Anika Moa; Don McGlashan; The Warratahs; Anna Coddington and Greg Johnson.
After a growing up on NZ’s rural West Coast, Parsons has spent the past 10 years on the road: touring, travelling and gleaming material from life, love and loss. Her experiences translate to song in a true, bare and at times heartbreaking manner, weaved together with an infectious optimism and ever-memorable lyrics.
“One of those nice treats you occasionally stumble over while trawling through a sea of mediocrity” Nick Ward, The Nelson Mail
RED GREY BLUE
Cape Road Recordings is proud to present Mel Parsons’ highly anticipated sophomore release ‘Red Grey Blue’. Co-produced by Parsons and award-winning producer Jeremy Toy (She’s So Rad, Opensouls, Hollie Smith) the record was made in Auckland, NZ over the summer and autumn of 2011, and features a host of musician friends from near and far.
Following on from the success of her Tui-nominated debut album ‘Over My Shoulder’ in 2009, ‘Red Grey Blue’ runs the gamut from gentle and assured, to the depths of darkness and everything in between. Quiet ballads rub shoulders with fall-in-love pop gems and dark alt-country numbers. Written over the past two years whilst touring her first record, the album is inspired by the melting-pot of Parsons’ musical influences from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to Paul Simon, Dire Straits to Fleetwood Mac. The song-writing itself is a reflection of the highs and lows on her own journey, delivered with Parsons’ trademark heart-on-sleeve lyrical style.
Forever a fan of soaring vocal harmony, Parsons is joined in the vocal booth by Anika Moa, Christof (UK), and Anji Sami (The Sami Sisters/She’s So Rad). Guitar duties are shared by Toy and Parsons’ long-time guitarist Neil Watson, while drums are taken care of by rising sensation Alistair Deverick (Ruby Suns, Lisa Crawley), with additional percussion by Paul Taylor (Feist). Ex-Cat Stevens bassist Bruce Lynch steps in on double bass, along with guest spots from Greg Johnson and Don McGlashan among others.
Mixed by award-winning engineer Andre Upston at Radio NZ and mastered by Don Bartley at Benchmark in Sydney, ‘Red Grey Blue’ is out now and available here
Cape Road Recordings is proud to present Mel Parsons’ highly anticipatedsophomore release ‘Red Grey Blue’. Co-produced by Parsons and awardwinning producer Jeremy Toy (She’s So Rad, Opensouls, Hollie Smith) the record was made in Auckland, NZ over the summer and autumn of 2011, and features a host of musician friends from near and far.Following on from the success of her Tui-nominated debut album ‘OverMy Shoulder’ in 2009, ‘Red Grey Blue’ runs the gamut from gentle andassured, to the depths of darkness and everything in between. Quietballads rub shoulders with fall-in-love pop gems and dark alt-countrynumbers. Written over the past two years whilst touring her first record, the album is inspired by the melting-pot of Parsons’ musical influences from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to Paul Simon, Dire Straits to Fleetwood Mac. The song-writing itself is a reflection of the highs and lows on her own journey, delivered with Parsons’ trademark heart-on-sleeve lyrical style.Forever a fan of soaring vocal harmony, Parsons is joined in the vocalbooth by Anika Moa, Christof (UK), and Anji Sami (The Sami Sisters/She’sSo Rad). Guitar duties are shared by Toy and Parsons’ long-time guitaristNeil Watson, while drums are taken care of by rising sensation AlistairDeverick (Ruby Suns, Lisa Crawley), with additional percussion by PaulTaylor (Feist). Ex-Cat Stevens bassist Bruce Lynch steps in on double bass, along with guest spots from Greg Johnson and Don McGlashan among others.Mixed by award-winning engineer Andre Upston at Radio NZ andmastered by Don Bartley at Benchmark in Sydney, ‘Red Grey Blue’ is duefor release September 19th 2011.
Here's some info about Mel ....
Website: http://melparsons.com/
Following the success of her debut record ‘Over My Shoulder’, Tui-award finalist Mel Parsons has just released her brand new album RED GREY BLUE and is currently on a 20 date tour of NZ with her trusty backing band the Rhythm Kings.
One of NZ’s rising songwriting stars, Mel Parsons is in her element on stage, and is known for ‘pin-drop’ performances – drawing in her audiences and keeping them all night.
With a voice that “could work any night in Nashville, yet somehow sounds intrinsically New Zealand” (Black Magazine) Parsons draws on the folk tradition of telling stories, and blends it with pop hooks and a unique sensibility to melody and harmony.
Her debut album was a finalist in the NZ Music Awards for Folk Album of the Year in 2009, and she has toured NZ numerous times both as a solo artist and with her backing band “The Rhythm Kings”. Along with her own shows, Parsons has supported and played alongside some of NZ’s best including Anika Moa; Don McGlashan; The Warratahs; Anna Coddington and Greg Johnson.
After a growing up on NZ’s rural West Coast, Parsons has spent the past 10 years on the road: touring, travelling and gleaming material from life, love and loss. Her experiences translate to song in a true, bare and at times heartbreaking manner, weaved together with an infectious optimism and ever-memorable lyrics.
“One of those nice treats you occasionally stumble over while trawling through a sea of mediocrity” Nick Ward, The Nelson Mail
RED GREY BLUE
Cape Road Recordings is proud to present Mel Parsons’ highly anticipated sophomore release ‘Red Grey Blue’. Co-produced by Parsons and award-winning producer Jeremy Toy (She’s So Rad, Opensouls, Hollie Smith) the record was made in Auckland, NZ over the summer and autumn of 2011, and features a host of musician friends from near and far.
Following on from the success of her Tui-nominated debut album ‘Over My Shoulder’ in 2009, ‘Red Grey Blue’ runs the gamut from gentle and assured, to the depths of darkness and everything in between. Quiet ballads rub shoulders with fall-in-love pop gems and dark alt-country numbers. Written over the past two years whilst touring her first record, the album is inspired by the melting-pot of Parsons’ musical influences from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to Paul Simon, Dire Straits to Fleetwood Mac. The song-writing itself is a reflection of the highs and lows on her own journey, delivered with Parsons’ trademark heart-on-sleeve lyrical style.
Forever a fan of soaring vocal harmony, Parsons is joined in the vocal booth by Anika Moa, Christof (UK), and Anji Sami (The Sami Sisters/She’s So Rad). Guitar duties are shared by Toy and Parsons’ long-time guitarist Neil Watson, while drums are taken care of by rising sensation Alistair Deverick (Ruby Suns, Lisa Crawley), with additional percussion by Paul Taylor (Feist). Ex-Cat Stevens bassist Bruce Lynch steps in on double bass, along with guest spots from Greg Johnson and Don McGlashan among others.
Mixed by award-winning engineer Andre Upston at Radio NZ and mastered by Don Bartley at Benchmark in Sydney, ‘Red Grey Blue’ is out now and available here
Cape Road Recordings is proud to present Mel Parsons’ highly anticipatedsophomore release ‘Red Grey Blue’. Co-produced by Parsons and awardwinning producer Jeremy Toy (She’s So Rad, Opensouls, Hollie Smith) the record was made in Auckland, NZ over the summer and autumn of 2011, and features a host of musician friends from near and far.Following on from the success of her Tui-nominated debut album ‘OverMy Shoulder’ in 2009, ‘Red Grey Blue’ runs the gamut from gentle andassured, to the depths of darkness and everything in between. Quietballads rub shoulders with fall-in-love pop gems and dark alt-countrynumbers. Written over the past two years whilst touring her first record, the album is inspired by the melting-pot of Parsons’ musical influences from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to Paul Simon, Dire Straits to Fleetwood Mac. The song-writing itself is a reflection of the highs and lows on her own journey, delivered with Parsons’ trademark heart-on-sleeve lyrical style.Forever a fan of soaring vocal harmony, Parsons is joined in the vocalbooth by Anika Moa, Christof (UK), and Anji Sami (The Sami Sisters/She’sSo Rad). Guitar duties are shared by Toy and Parsons’ long-time guitaristNeil Watson, while drums are taken care of by rising sensation AlistairDeverick (Ruby Suns, Lisa Crawley), with additional percussion by PaulTaylor (Feist). Ex-Cat Stevens bassist Bruce Lynch steps in on double bass, along with guest spots from Greg Johnson and Don McGlashan among others.Mixed by award-winning engineer Andre Upston at Radio NZ andmastered by Don Bartley at Benchmark in Sydney, ‘Red Grey Blue’ is duefor release September 19th 2011.
CAROLINA MOON (UK/AUS/NZ) ~ vocals, bells, arrangements
Carolina spent her formative years on the London jazz and world music scene, moving to Sydney in 1995. She performed and collaborated with many leading artists including Mark Isaacs with whom she first performed the Sephardic repertoire. In 2002, she travelled, performed and studied voice and raga at the Jazz India Vocal Institute, Mumbai. The Shaman’s Kiss CD was nominated for a Bell in the Australian Jazz Awards 2003. Carolina is now based in Auckland New Zealand. She completed her Masters of Music in Performance in 2009 and has performed widely throughout the UK, Australia, India, China, Aotearoa and the Greater Pacific.
Carolina spent her formative years on the London jazz and world music scene, moving to Sydney in 1995. She performed and collaborated with many leading artists including Mark Isaacs with whom she first performed the Sephardic repertoire. In 2002, she travelled, performed and studied voice and raga at the Jazz India Vocal Institute, Mumbai. The Shaman’s Kiss CD was nominated for a Bell in the Australian Jazz Awards 2003. Carolina is now based in Auckland New Zealand. She completed her Masters of Music in Performance in 2009 and has performed widely throughout the UK, Australia, India, China, Aotearoa and the Greater Pacific.
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