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mood indigo entertainment is an Artist Management company that specializes in Artist, Career, & Legacy Development.
mood indigo entertainment's office is at 319 West 134th Street, Ste. 5W, New York, NY 10030. Phone: (212) 281-3714.
Please note: for up-to-date information on each of the artists represented by mood indigo entertainment, please refer to their own websites as those are updated frequently. This site is only updated every few months, as the focus is on building the artists & their business (not maintaining this). This site is really just an over view of what we are doing in general.
current active artist management clients:
THE CHAPIN SISTERS (Lake Bottom Records)
LIRA* (Otarel Music) *denotes in North America only
Zoë Keating # (020202 Music) # denotes co-managing with Magenta Management
also doing Product Management for CEN (Creative Entertainment Network) on:
Paul Kelly (Dawdaggie)
The Trews (Bumstead)
legacy development & management: first legacy mgmt. client coming in 2012...
contact:
John Porter (212) 281-3714 History:
Past mood indigo artist management clients include: Carrie Rodriguez *(Ninth Street Opus), Kaiser Cartel *(Daniel Records) Patty Hurst Shifter (pants on fire), Michelle Shocked (Mighty Sound), Ben Taylor (Iris), Rodney Crowell (Sony Nashville), aqualung *(Slightly Bigger/Columbia), Alejandro Escovedo, Lisa Mednick *(Deja Disc), Pat McLaughlin (Dos), Catie Curtis (Guardian/EMI), and the subdudes *(High Street). While working for other mgmt. companies (Mike Robertson Mgmt. & Vector Mgmt.), artists' managed included: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Rising Tide), Kris Tyler (Rising Tide), the subdudes, and Joe Ely *(MCA Nashville). In 2009-2010 Porter worked for Sony International in their SIN division. Projects he worked on included: Boom Boom Satellites, Kate Miller-Heidke, Krokus, NEeMA, and 7 Worlds Collide. In 2007-2008 Porter was doing marketing and artist development for bluhammock music whose artists included: Cary Brothers, Jim Boggia, KaiserCartel, Kristoffer Ragnstam, sOuth, Swati, The Break & Repair Method, Val Emmich, and Virginia Coalition. Prior to bluhammock, he consulted Velour Music on Sonya Kitchell *(Hear/Velour) Porter was also the head of marketing at RED Ink and product managed projects by: aqualung (Slightly Bigger/Columbia), Los Lonely Boys (Or/Epic), Switchfoot *(Columbia), Ari Hest (Columbia), Sigur Ros *(PIAS), Aimee Mann (Super Ego), and others. While at Vector Mgmt., he oversaw the day-to-day activities for Foster & Lloyd (RCA Nashville), Guy Clark (Asylum), Nanci Griffith *(Elektra), Lyle Lovett *(Curb/MCA) and others. Porter has also worked at KOCH Records (GM/Sr. VP A&R - in 18 months the company grew from 1.8M in annual billing to 17M), CBS Distribution, and MCA Distribution.
* denotes artist acheived the highest selling album of career during time peroid we worked together
(as of 1/12/12).
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| THE CHAPIN SISTERS (Lake Bottom Records) |
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THE CHAPIN SISTERS are Lily & Abigail Chapin. Their most recent full length album, TWO - was released in the UK & Europe on June 6th 2011 via their own Lake Bottom Records. It was preceeded by the release of the live EP - Oh, Hear The Wind Blow in January 2011. In North America, TWO was released in Sept 2010 and Oh, Hear The Wind Blow in June 2010.
SOME SEMI RECENT KIND WORDS: "The Chapin Sisters left the audience breathless from the first duet. Removing the microphones from their stands and leaving their guitars as solemn bookends, Abigail and Lily Chapin began their set with a soul-shaking acapella song entitled “Sweet Light.” Chillingly precise vocals allowed the magic of their music to shine throughout the evening as they demonstrated their dynamic control over the arc of melodic phrases, passages, and entire songs. Two sets of candy red lips and pearly white teeth formed words and vowels seamlessly together with a tightness that could make other sibling acts question the validity of their own genetic coupling. Their music is a beautiful blending of protest-era folk song, American roots music, and even elements sampled from the days of psychedelic rock, all held together by the unique sound of their line-on-line vocal interaction. "
- Richard Z. Baldwin, BIRN - live review (Jul 29, 2011)
“The common and compelling thread that runs through TWO is the sisters’ voices which are strong and clear and not wispy or delicate.
To paraphrase Morrissey, Abigail and Lily’s vocal tones are ‘not happy, but not sad’, and they bring a solemnity to the arrestingly pure
harmonies that twine ‘round each other like ivy, lifting and dipping with a hymnal quality. "
- Jen Stratosphere Fanzine, Adequecy (Jul 21, 2011)
"gossamer pop yarns with ethereal sisterly harmonies"
- Time Out New York (Jul 20, 2011)
They are taking some time off to write. In February & March they'll begin writing & recording their next album. Look for it to be released in the U.K. & Europe in September 2012 and in North America in October 2012.
They are also part of She & Him's touring band.
Their previous album, Lake Bottom LP and EP, The Chapin Sisters are currently available. They feature sister Jessica Craven, who is no longer an active/touring member but who will always be a sister and will be a special guest any time she can/wants to be. In addition there is a picture disc (yes, vinyl) available for sale exclusively on their website. Another earlier EP of cover songs also exists - it will be released digitally (worldwide) at some point...
Please visit their website (click their picture to link to it), facebook, reverbnation, and myspace pages for more details and actual concert information.
www.thechapinsisters.com www.facebook.com/thechapinsisters www.reverbnation.com/#thechapinsisters www.myspace.com/thechapinsisters.com
(as of 01/12/12)
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| LIRA (Otarel) |
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Over the past few years -
buoyed by multi-platinum sales of her three Sony studio albums and live DVD, a
mantelpiece full of awards and support of fans - LIRA has made no
secret of her desire to find a global audience for her music.
“I have big dreams,” LIRA has frequently been quoted as saying – and it looks increasingly likely that
this rare artist will see those begin to flourish in 2011. Her music is finally became available
in North America for the first time via a self-titled five song EP (LIRA) which was released on August 9th.
Her first tour dates in the US were in July, hey included a Kennedy Center performance. Her first North American full length album, Rise Again – a compilation featuring songs from her three studio Sony
releases in Africa is currently on hold - we'd worked towards a January 31st release but problems with the lawyer dance have put everything ON HOLD AT THE MOMENT.
LIRA’s triumph at the 2009
South African Music Awards, where she won ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Best Female
Artist’ for the 2008 record, Soul In Mind, and subsequent multi-platinum sales of her second two records and her Live In Concert – A Celebration DVD
(2010) were proof enough that her heady mixture of old school soul, spiced with
enough contemporary twists, had connected amongst her South African
audience. She most recently won "Most Gifted Female" at the continent wide Channel O Awards!
If comparisons are to be
made, there’s a real feel of Sade’s earlier work, in LIRA’s scorching,
soul-filled vocals. And yet the subtle sense of her South African roots that
flickers throughout the material, along with LIRA’s unique vocal stylings mean
there is nothing copycat about her.
“It was always my feeling
that I don’t want to be boxed into being a particular kind of artist,” LIRA says with the quiet emphasis of someone who knows precisely what they desire.
“I never want to be restrained in what sounds we include on records so there is
some funk, ragga, latin, jazz, urban, traditional African sounds, and, of
course, plenty of soul.”
Her music finds its lyrical
footing in all the things that LIRA loves - from dancing to singing, being
introspective, loving others, philosophising, and stirring people’s
consciousness. “I love to dance. I love to love! I’m a romantic. But I also
like to be contemplative,” she says.
LIRA’s given name is Lerato
Molapo – Lerato meaning love in seSotho. It’s no surprise, then, that LIRA sings, so full of joy.
Soulful – Romantic – Playful
– Contemplative: LIRA’s music is
all of these things and more. What’s perhaps most striking about her music is
that, in the hands of LIRA, none of these come across with even a hint of
cliché.
There is an energy to LIRA’s live shows. “There’s something about
this band that only those who have seen us know and that is that we are a
rocking live act,” says LIRA.
VIDEO LINKS TO CHECK OUT:
“Feel Good” (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNjRSkzBVEE
“Rise Again” (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HuGPKdlvX4
The first single/video from the Rise Again album, will be "Feel Good". It goes for ADDS at Urban AC and AAA radio on January 30th (NOW ON HOLD). The first leg of the Rise Again North American Tour 2012 kicks off on January 31st in NYC and will cover 40+ markets (WILL PROBABLY BE CANCELLED, RE-SCHUDULED NOW - TBD)
A live one hour TV special: A Celebration will be made available to key cable outlets in February (PUSHING BACK TO TBD)
Much more to come...
www.misslira.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIRA/44652821124
@miss_Lira
(as of 01/12/12).
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| Zoë Keating (020202 Music) |
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Zoë Keating is a one-woman orchestra. She uses a cello and a foot-controlled laptop to record layer upon layer of cello, creating intricate, haunting and compelling music. Zoë is known for both her use of technology - which she uses to sample her cello onstage - and for her DIY ethic which has resulted in the sale of over 40,000 copies of her self-released albums and a devoted social media following.
Zoë's grassroots, label-less approach has garnered her much public attention and press. She has been profiled on NPR's All Things Considered, named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, elected a governor of the San Francisco chapter of the Recording Academy and awarded a performing arts grant from the Creative Capital Foundation. Zoë has spent much of 2011 touring across North America, young baby in tow, to support her latest album, Into the Trees, which has spent 49 weeks on the Billboard classical charts, peaking at #7.
VIDEOS TO CHECK OUT:
Out Of The Trees Tour - http://www.youtube.com/zoekeating#p/u/0/5xQROHRldHg
Intel Visual Life – Avant Cellist - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63wanWqzav8
interview for Wired Magazine - http://www.youtube.com/v/p6C1k5qer8k&hl=en&fs=1&
Born in Canada and classically trained from the age of eight, Zoë spent her 20's working at software startups while moonlighting as a cellist in rock bands. Inevitably, she combined the two and developed her now signature style while improvising for late night crowds at her San Francisco warehouse.
Zoë has performed and recorded with a wide range of artists, including Imogen Heap, Amanda Palmer, Tears for Fears, DJ Shadow, John Vanderslice, Rasputina, Pomplamoose and Paolo Nutini. She is a regular collaborator with the creators of WNYC's Radiolab and is also known for her work in film. Commissions include music for the San Francisco MOMA's audio tour and soundtracks for the films Ghost Bird, The Devil's Chair and Frozen Angels. Her cello playing can be heard on Mark Isham's scoresThe Conspirator, Warrior and The Secret Life of Bees.
Zoë makes an effort to reach audiences wherever they are, performing on radio, television and webcasts, outdoors in the desert, in churches and concert halls, at universities, museums, technology conferences, executive brainstorming sessions, house concerts, bars and rock clubs around the world.
www.ZoeKeating.com
http://witter.com/zoecello (over 1.2M followers)
www.Facebook.com/ZoeKeating
http://www.myspace.com/zoecello
(as of 01/12/12)
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While at SIN - Sony Independent Network, John Porter also became a founding partner in CEN - Creative EntertainmentNetwork which launched officially in January of this year. CEN acts as a marketing & US distribution company that goes through RED Distribution and also works with Sony International on select projects. While no longer a partner, John Porter acts as an Associate and is quarterbacking a few select projects for and with the CEN team. Currently, these projects include releases by The Trews & Paul Kelly.
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| The Trews (Bumstead/CEN) |
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The Trews are a great Canadian rock band that haven't ever had a proper supported release in the U.S. until Hope & Ruinwhich was released in April via CEN. The title track was in the top ten at Canadian Rock radio for 18 weeks! It was also the first focus track at AAA radio here in the U.S. An iTUNES exclusive EP - Live From Montreal was released this Summer. A deluxe digital version of Hope & Ruin as well as a vinyl version were released in September. A second single was released in the U.S. this Fall - "The World, I Know". The band has U.S. dates now through January. This is the first real touring since the album's release. Honestly, this record is great and any station that enjoyed success with The Hold Steady should give it a chance. On a mission here. We will get a toe-hold for this band in this market with this album cycle! They are too good and work too hard to be denied!
SOME KIND WORDS:
“The Trews are, without a doubt, the greatest rock band of their generation.”
- Performer Magazine
A nice tweet from an Australian fan:
“Bon Voyage hope you make it back to Australia soon.
They came,they saw,they rocked.”
- Russell Crowe
“Nice kids, great musicians, love their stuff, man”
- Kid Rock
“At a time when commercial radio is fraught with the nauseating drone of auto tune and other recycled pop maladies, Canada’s own ripping rockers The Trews are committed to keeping it real. Instead of caving in to the sycophantic know-nothings that currently dictate what is acceptable listening fare, the foursome has stuck to its guns and continued to release album after album reminiscent of the glory days of 1970s rock radio.”
- David Hens/Examiner (July 2, 2011)
“The Trews have inexplicably failed to become megastars anywhere apart from their Canadian homeland, despite the blissfully commercial nature of their guitar-led rock. ...there isn’t a flawed track. Indeed, it’s one of those rare albums where every song could easily become a hit single. It’s a a rare feat for an album to be so consistently powerful.
- Rich Wilson/Classic Rock (July 2011)
Check out their website (click the hidden link in their picture) for the most recent tour dates. Much, much more to come.
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| Paul Kelly (Gawdaggie/CEN) |
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Paul Kelly is a living legend in his native Australia. Possibly the best singer-songwriter that country has produced, he is also recognized worldwide as a master of his craft. CEN released, Songs from the South, The Best of Vols 1 & 2 on October 25th (physically) this year and will promote his book, How To Make Gravy (released in North America Oct 12th via Penquin International) and his 8 disc box set A to Z at the same time. His first North American dates in many years in September, all SOLD OUT. More US A to Z dates are coming up in February & March (go to his website for more details). On March 4th he'll tape a segment of Mountain Stage (NPR). We'll also begin a catalog re-issue campaign in 2012 that will run into 2014. In addition, there will be an album of all new material in August or September of this year as well.
SOME RECENT KIND WORDS:
“I am humbled...a great songwriter.”
- Lucinda Williams
“His songwriting is up there with the greats....the bittersweet and hard-core honesty of his lyrics - and his perfect, direct,
often hilarious delivery - is the sort of thing you'll only see once in a lifetime if you're lucky. Drop everything, gather your
posse, and go see him while he's over on this side of the planet: he's astonishing."
- Amanda Palmer
“There is something unique and powerful about the way Kelly mixes up everyday detail with the big issues of life, death, love and struggle — not a trace of pretense or fakery in there.”
- Neil Finn/Crowded House
“If I was only allowed to listen to one artist for the rest of my life, I would choose Paul Kelly.”
- Kasey Chambers
“One of the best albums of the year.”
- John Shelton Ivany/National News Bureau (Oct 11, 2011)
“When he hits the sweet spot on ballads such as the lovely "You're 39, You're Beautiful and You're Mine," he has few equals. He's a class act, as these 40 selections indisputably prove, and here's hoping he continues this impressive streak for another few decades, only with many more fans.”
- Hal Horowitz/All Music Guide (Oct 9, 2011)
“A staggering reinterpretation of a singer-songwriter amongst the greatest of his – or any other – generation.”
- Andy Fyle/MOJO (October 2011) - review of A to Z boxset
“Paul Kelly is the best artist to come out of Australia, bar none. And I had never heard of him before I received Paul Kelly's
Greatest Hits: Songs from the South Volumes 1 & 2. Now, it's like audio crack. I can't get enough. Two discs, 40 songs, and over 150 minutes of music make this the best Aussie album to hit the States in a long time. Then you realize that somehow, Paul Kelly has been under the radar for over 25 years. That's criminal. Kelly is one of the best singer/ songwriters in the world. After listening to this gem, I guarantee you'll think the same.
- Tim Wardyn/ink19 (Sept 30, 2011)
“The more I listen to this album, the more I love it. I'm almost embarrassed to admit this is the first Paul Kelly album I've owned. Have I wasted twenty-five years of my life?
- Michael Doherty/Michael Doherty’s Music Log
“Best damned two-disc package on the market today. Kelly doesn't do anything fancy. His music is straight on rock with mild influences (meaning that you can hear a little country here and a little soul there, but it isn't country or soul—it's Paul Kelly). The thing is, he writes so damn good and presents what he writes so well that you don't notice. A musician friend of mine once said that for him, the best compliment to his music was when people liked it for itself and not its influences. Fits for Kelly. Damn good stuff. Damn good. Forty songs good. No. Forty songs great.”
- Frank Gutch Jr./FAME & AcousticMusic.com (Sept 23, 2011)
Much more info to come...
(as of 01/12/12)
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The third annual “An Acoustic Café Evening Tour” will again hosted by Carrie Rodriguez. This year her guests will be her friends: Erin McKeown (1/24-1/30), Pieta Brown (1/31-2/4), and Kelly Joe Phelps.
It will debut to the West coast (US) in 2013, etc. Hoping to include the East coast US, Holland & the UK in 2014 plans.
KIND WORDS FROM 2011 TOUR
“The Acoustic Café Tour is smartly arranged as a study in post-Lilith Fair, singer-songwriter contrasts. Veteran songwriter Mary Gauthier sings with a cutting drawl and writes brutal fables that merit comparisons to both Flannery O'Connor and Townes Van Zandt. Carrie Rodriguez also knows how to hold an audience with a sculpted lyric, but her method is a sweeter science, part fiddle brilliance, part Texas soul. The youngest of the three, Erin McKeown, brings some levity and pop impulses to the bill and should be a draw for fans of Ani DiFranco's satirical groove folk. If you're looking for a night of dainty songbirds in polished folkie cages, disappointment is certain — this trio has sharper, shrewder songs to share."
- Roy Kasten, Riverfront Times (Feb 10, 2011)
"Rodriguez hit the ground running with 2006's country-minded debut, Seven Angels on a Bicycle. Last year's album, Love and Circumstance, centers on singer-songwriter twang, particularly the cuts featuring Buddy Miller. Rodriguez's croon has a husky tinge like honey with a touch of spice, and she takes some clever lyrical turns: She compares someone with a "'50s French Movie" (When do I take my clothes off?) and confesses, I learned all the words of love in my dictionary. Expect more of the singer's sultry voice and subtle wit at her Acoustic Café Tour date at Knuckleheads."
- Chris Parker, The Pitch (Feb 08, 2011)
"I've become a pretty big fan of Rodriguez over the past two years. She just released an excellent new album with Ben Kyle titled 'We Still Love Our
Country,' and I would imagine a few of those songs will be on display. Rodriguez's 'Love and Circumstance,' which came out last year, was also wonderful, so she's at the top of her game (and her last show at The Old Rock House was top notch). - from preview to "an Acoustic Cafe evening" show"
- Jason Gonulsen, Metromix St. Louis (Feb 06, 2011)
TOUR ITINERARY 2012
01/24 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/25 Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/26 Louisville, KY @ Uncle Slayton’s
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
WFPK – 91.9 FM presents...
01/27 Nelsonville, OH @ Stuart’s Opera House
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/28 Lexington, KY @ Natasha’s Bistro
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/29 Cleveland Heights, OH @ Nightown
featuring: Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
01/31 Cedar Rapids, IA @ CSPS
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
02/01 Champaign, IL @ Hi Dive
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
02/02 Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
02/03 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
show will be recorded live by WUWM – 89.7 FM for later broadcast
02/04 Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
featuring: Pieta Brown, Carrie Rodriguez, & Kelly Joe Phelps
ABOUT ACOUSTIC CAFÉ:
Acoustic Café is a two hour weekly radio show, and an independent media production of RDR Radio, LLC. The program is produced and hosted by Rob Reinhart who started the show in 1995. Each week, listeners around the globe tune in to Acoustic Café to hear the latest from today’s great songwriting talents. 2010 marked some changes for Acoustic Cafe with the addition of the “an Acoustic Cafe Evening” tour" (returning in 2011), "Acoustic Cafe Live @ Top Of The Park," a summer series with The Ann Arbor Summer Festival and promotion of the 34th Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival, a fundraiser for The Ark. More information aboutAcoustic Cafe can be found at Acafe.com or on Facebook.
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