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Frozen Hands by Sonya Cotton
Sonya Cotton
Künstlerbiographie Sonya Cotton
San Francisco-Based Sonya Cotton Was Born And Raised In The East Where As A Child She Actively Pursued Dance Theater Voice And Visual Arts. These Interests Eventually Led Her To Vassar College In Poughkeepsie NY Where She Majored In Studio Art. It Was At Vassar That Sonya Began Writing And Performing Her Own Songs. Her First Collection Of Songs Became The 2005 8-Song Release "Baltimore Trees " Arranged And Recorded By Fellow Student And Bandmate Chris Kiehne. Following Graduation Sonya Traveled And Lived In New York City Philadelphia And Berkeley CA All The While Writing And Performing The Songs That Would Become Her Next Album "Out Of The Ocean" Available For Purchase Here. Recording In Her Grandparents' Secluded Lakeside Cabin In Connecticut Sonya Worked Again With Arranger/engineer Chris Kiehne To Produce An Album Of Stark And Sorrowful Folk Which Received Positive Critical Attention. Following A Whimsical Invitation From A Longtime Friend To Head West In Late 2006 Sonya Packed Her Bags And Embarked On A Cross-Country Tour Playing Shows With Friend And Fiddler Joe Kille Along The Way. The Journey Ended In San Francisco Where Sonya Only Intented To Stay For A Few Months. A Few Months Extended To Two Years And Counting Due To The Welcoming Artistic Community The Beauty Of The City And It's Surroundings And A Close-Knit Group Of Friends That In Time Has Become Family. Shortly After Arriving In San Francisco Sonya Met The Musicians That Would Become Her Bandmates Anna Perlmutter Vocals Violin Nick Stargu Classical Guitar Gabe Dominguez Vocals Flute And Sean Jones Bass Guitar. Sonya And Her Band Performed Frequently Throughout 2007/08 Practicing Often And Perfecting Their Blend Of Vocal Harmonies And Lush Yet Delicate Arrangements. In Early 2008 Sonya Approached Scott McDowell Engineer And Partner At San Francisco's Legendary Hyde Street Studio C With The Project That Was Going To Become "Red River." That Summer Sonya And The Band Entered Studio C The Live Chemistry That They Had Honed And Refined Over The Previous Year Was Captured Expertly By Mr. McDowell. "Red River" Offers An Intriguing Snapshot Of The Current San Francisco Music Landscape With Sixteen Guest Artists Lending Their Talent To The Lush Orchestration Including Ezra Lipp Drums Sean Hayes Thao And The Get Down Stay Down Stitchcraft Joey Chang Cello Cello Joe And Wayne Van Lieu French Horn Monterey Marin And Napa Valley Symphonies Labeled "The Frida Khalo Of Songwriting " Sonya's Compositions Are Deeply Personal Drawing Upon Her Dreams Family And Love They Often Come From A Place Of Profound Reverence For The Natural World And The Creatures Of The Earth. In Singing About Wild Spaces Rivers Woods Mountains And The Animals That Inhabit Them She Hopes To Bring Herself And Others In Touch With The Sacredness Of These Spaces And To Contemplate And Critique Our Culture's Compulsion To Exploit And Destroy These Creatures And Spaces. Throughout "Red River" Sonya Also Explores The Destruction That Can Occur Interpersonally Between Family Members And In Loving Relationships. Sonya's Additional Projects Have Included Vocal Harmonies On The Bland Allison's Album "The Butcher's Son " Bloodshake Records 2006 Chris Maher's Debut Album RIYL Records Yet To Be Released And The National Lights' "The Dead Will Walk Dear " Bloodshake Records 2007. She Is Currently A Member Of Gabe Dominguez's SHAKE YOUR PEACE! A Band And Social Activism Project Committed To Sustainable Musicianship In Which She Sings Back-Up Vocals And Plays Guitar. Sonya Has Played Many Shows In And Around New York City And San Francisco. In The Past Couple Of Years She Has Been Peforming In More Unconventional Spaces Such As Mountaintops Living Rooms Gardens Campfires Community Centers And A Cave By The Sea. She Is Most Inspired To Share Her Reflective Music In These Community-Oriented Settings. She Has Been On A Bicycle Tour Of Half Of The State Of Utah And A Walking Tour Along The California Coast With SHAKE YOUR PEACE! She Is Excited To Further Explore These Alternative Touring Methods Because Of Their Reduced Envirmonmental Impact And Is Currently Planning A Tour Of The Northeast By Train And Foot.
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Sonya Cotton - Regrets Sonya Cotton - One By One Preston Lovinggood - Sun Songs Steph Stewart & The Boyfriends - Great Ideas Robert Francis & The Night Tide - Love Is A Chemical Cleopatra Degher - I've Had Love All Along Tre Burt And A Big Gust Of Wind - Conundrums Not Waving But Drowning - Maypole Christopher Paul Stelling - Dear Beast Tumbleweed Wanderers - No Longer Waiting Ah Holly Fam'ly - Year Of The Viking Shelley Short - Godamn Thing Tumbleweed Wanderers - Roll With The Times Arcola - Oh, What A World Robert Francis & The Night Tide - I've Been Meaning To Call David Berkeley - The Fire In My Head Barna Howard - Notches On A Frame Shana Cleveland & The Sandcastles - Change In The Ocean Mariya May - Out Of The Dust Busman's Holiday - World Not Waving But Drowning - Thin Red Lines Shelley Short - Further & Farther Barna Howard - Bitter Side Of Blue Lonesome Animals - Where You Are Spirits Of The Red City - Goodbye Don't Go Lonesome Animals - Loralei Cleopatra Degher - California Forest Fire Emily Jane White - I Lay To Rest California Petracovich - Heaven Help The Day Niceness - Red Hair Niceness - Cat Song Busman's Holiday - Death Rupa & The April Fishes - Build River City Extension - Our New Intelligence Kenneth Pattengale & Joey Ryan - As It Must Be Gemma Hayes - Helen Memphis Minnie - 'frisco Town Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - Clouds For Brains The Sandwitches - Back To The Sea Devendra Banhart - Hows About Tellin A Story Mark Eitzel - When My Plane Finally Goes Down Kelley Stoltz - Gardenia Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten Live Pidgeon - Mania In Lithuania River City Extension - South For The Winter Citizens Here And Abroad - Microphone Citizens Here And Abroad - Birthday Cake The Mountain Goats - We Do It Different On The West Coast Castledoor - Remember When Built For The Sea - Baby, It's Cold Outside
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Biography - Sonya Cotton
San Francisco-Based Sonya Cotton Was Born And Raised In The East Where As A Child She Actively Pursued Dance Theater Voice And Visual Arts. These Interests Eventually Led Her To Vassar College In Poughkeepsie NY Where She Majored In Studio Art. It Was At Vassar That Sonya Began Writing And Performing Her Own Songs. Her First Collection Of Songs Became The 2005 8-Song Release "Baltimore Trees " Arranged And Recorded By Fellow Student And Bandmate Chris Kiehne. Following Graduation Sonya Traveled And Lived In New York City Philadelphia And Berkeley CA All The While Writing And Performing The Songs That Would Become Her Next Album "Out Of The Ocean" Available For Purchase Here. Recording In Her Grandparents' Secluded Lakeside Cabin In Connecticut Sonya Worked Again With Arranger/engineer Chris Kiehne To Produce An Album Of Stark And Sorrowful Folk Which Received Positive Critical Attention. Following A Whimsical Invitation From A Longtime Friend To Head West In Late 2006 Sonya Packed Her Bags And Embarked On A Cross-Country Tour Playing Shows With Friend And Fiddler Joe Kille Along The Way. The Journey Ended In San Francisco Where Sonya Only Intented To Stay For A Few Months. A Few Months Extended To Two Years And Counting Due To The Welcoming Artistic Community The Beauty Of The City And It's Surroundings And A Close-Knit Group Of Friends That In Time Has Become Family. Shortly After Arriving In San Francisco Sonya Met The Musicians That Would Become Her Bandmates Anna Perlmutter Vocals Violin Nick Stargu Classical Guitar Gabe Dominguez Vocals Flute And Sean Jones Bass Guitar. Sonya And Her Band Performed Frequently Throughout 2007/08 Practicing Often And Perfecting Their Blend Of Vocal Harmonies And Lush Yet Delicate Arrangements. In Early 2008 Sonya Approached Scott McDowell Engineer And Partner At San Francisco's Legendary Hyde Street Studio C With The Project That Was Going To Become "Red River." That Summer Sonya And The Band Entered Studio C The Live Chemistry That They Had Honed And Refined Over The Previous Year Was Captured Expertly By Mr. McDowell. "Red River" Offers An Intriguing Snapshot Of The Current San Francisco Music Landscape With Sixteen Guest Artists Lending Their Talent To The Lush Orchestration Including Ezra Lipp Drums Sean Hayes Thao And The Get Down Stay Down Stitchcraft Joey Chang Cello Cello Joe And Wayne Van Lieu French Horn Monterey Marin And Napa Valley Symphonies Labeled "The Frida Khalo Of Songwriting " Sonya's Compositions Are Deeply Personal Drawing Upon Her Dreams Family And Love They Often Come From A Place Of Profound Reverence For The Natural World And The Creatures Of The Earth. In Singing About Wild Spaces Rivers Woods Mountains And The Animals That Inhabit Them She Hopes To Bring Herself And Others In Touch With The Sacredness Of These Spaces And To Contemplate And Critique Our Culture's Compulsion To Exploit And Destroy These Creatures And Spaces. Throughout "Red River" Sonya Also Explores The Destruction That Can Occur Interpersonally Between Family Members And In Loving Relationships. Sonya's Additional Projects Have Included Vocal Harmonies On The Bland Allison's Album "The Butcher's Son " Bloodshake Records 2006 Chris Maher's Debut Album RIYL Records Yet To Be Released And The National Lights' "The Dead Will Walk Dear " Bloodshake Records 2007. She Is Currently A Member Of Gabe Dominguez's SHAKE YOUR PEACE! A Band And Social Activism Project Committed To Sustainable Musicianship In Which She Sings Back-Up Vocals And Plays Guitar. Sonya Has Played Many Shows In And Around New York City And San Francisco. In The Past Couple Of Years She Has Been Peforming In More Unconventional Spaces Such As Mountaintops Living Rooms Gardens Campfires Community Centers And A Cave By The Sea. She Is Most Inspired To Share Her Reflective Music In These Community-Oriented Settings. She Has Been On A Bicycle Tour Of Half Of The State Of Utah And A Walking Tour Along The California Coast With SHAKE YOUR PEACE! She Is Excited To Further Explore These Alternative Touring Methods Because Of Their Reduced Envirmonmental Impact And Is Currently Planning A Tour Of The Northeast By Train And Foot.
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