BRINGING TALENT TO YOU.

 

ARTIST ROSTER

 


Ginger Leigh Band
Amy Speace
Suzanna Choffel
Wendy Colonna
Holly Light
Beth Wood

Tamaras


 
 

GINGER LEIGH
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Ginger Leigh manages to take audiences to a level they have never reached before. She can work the softest of the soft, the hardest of the hard, the sweetest of the sweet, the toughest of the tough. One can find Ginger Leigh and her band in venues serving up jazz and martinis. One can find Ginger Leigh and her band in venues with burgers and beer. One can find Ginger Leigh across the grand US, in Europe, and down in the South Pacific. Festivals, clubs, parties, events; Ginger Leigh will turn your public into swaying, singing lovers of her brand of pop/rock, topped off with sprinkles of jazz and blues.


QUOTES
"There’s a line in a Bonnie Raitt song that unbeknownst to Raitt, describes Ginger Leighs style as a musician and performer perfectly: “She’s a walking contradiction.”

Leigh struts out on stage, part Bette Midler vamp, part Gibson SG axe swinging rock star. As one of the reigning divas of the Austin Indie scene, Leigh combines her on-stage cabaret antics with soulful lyrics and passionate delivery." -- Katharine Nesbitt, Marquee Magazine, Colorado

Leigh channels her verve and energy into a style that sounds something like Pat Benatar and Bonnie Raitt jamming at Ani DiFranco's house. Leigh can write up-tempo love songs, but she's at her best when making hard left turns and pulling surprises out of all fields. Hard-charging on the road, Leigh can stay busy in and around Texas but also is in demand in Europe, particularly in Italy.

"Sugar in My Coffee" will open ears, move souls and stir feelings, on this continent and others, with songs such as "Holy World" and "Mexican Man." Pay attention because Leigh will be on time and looking good." --Jim Beal, San Antonio Express News

"Ginger is a huge giver of her time and talent to making Austin (and much of Italy, I am told) a better place to live, as I have continually learned over the years." .....Duggan Flanikin, Flanfire

Ginger Leigh plays over 250 shows per year all over the US, Europe, and New Zealand.

Click here to see a list of venues where Ginger Leigh Band plays


 

 

 



www.gleigh.com
www.myspace.com/gingerleighband


For Booking Contact Sharman Petri
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Ginger’s current CD, Sugar in My Coffee, has just been released. This is her 6th release in 8 years. "Sugar in My Coffee" is a musical gallery packed with intelligent lyrics, rich voice, powerful groove, a sense of humor, social commentary, and a quiet sexy rage.

Ginger Leigh’s career is full of great successes such as major distribution with S4 Records (Sony Italia), sponsorships with Advanced Micro Devices, live musical guest to Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Media, thousands of shows around the world, song-writer and vocalist awards, and a rapidly growing global fanbase with a wide-spread demographic. Ginger Leigh began touring professionally in American, Europe and the South Pacific in 2000. (She was performing at the age of 9, in her first band.)

Ginger’s global fans continue to flock to her concerts with a vital passion for Ginger Leigh’s songs and her stage presence.

People all over the world crave Ginger’s stage style, which is energetic, funny, firey and frank. Her talent overflows and surpasses language barriers and culture.

Close Enough

Time to Move On

Whisper

 

 

 

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AMY SPEACE
Tour Availability Continuous


With her singular voice, explosive smile and gift for nailing emotions
like heartache and fury, NYC singer-songwriter Speace serves up wry urban
folk-rock in her highly charged solo and full band shows. Amy has won
widespread critical praise while touring the US from coast to coast, picked
up songwriting awards to include the USA Songwriting Competition and the
John Lennon Songwriting Contest and finalist awards in several others.

Equal parts poetry and Sass, Speace landed a deal with the Judy Collins
owned label, Wildflower Records that will release her latest cd, "Songs For
Bright Street". Like one of the tracks from "Bright Street" states, Amy
Speace is "The Real Thing".


QUOTES

"A folk angel with a wicked streak. A voice like crystalline rain from a
soul that's bluntly honest. An aggressively flirtatious sweet romantic." -
Jennifer Layton.

"The spirit of women who rock lives on...[Amy Speace] has music that is
undeniably earnest and commercially accessible."
- Larry Flick, Billboard Magazine

"...She's got that rare gift for telling tales of situations that
matter,..."
The Village Voice


"Amy Speace has that joie de vivre, along with the singing and songwriting
chops that makes us think she's definitely 'one to watch.'"
- Nick Purdy, Publisher of Paste Magazine


Click here to see a list of venues where Amy Speace plays

 

www.myspace.com/amyspeace
www.amyspeace.com


For Booking Contact Sharman Petri
713-995-5251 office 832-978-8430 mobile
spetri@earthlink.net


Step out of the Shade

Not the Heaertless Kind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



SUZANNA CHOFFEL
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AWARDS
Winner: International Songwriting Contest 2003
Honorable Mention: John Lennon Songwriting Contest


QUOTES
"I was hooked and drawn in from the first few bars of Choffel's urban and soulful sound. Her music styles are varied from quiet and introspective to politically motivated stories written to a jazz beat with vocal and rhythm arrangements reminiscent of a female version of Sting."

"Seeing Choffel perform is an inspirational experience. You can see and feel the joy that rushes through her entire body and ends up as a smile on her face from playing and sharing her life and music through song."
Iriszone Music promoter

"Suzanna Choffel deserves a listen because she's among the most rare of artists, a performing songwriter who is based in Austin and was actually born and raised there. But that novelty aside, Choffel is a singer and songwriter who brings to bear a potent mixture of formal music education and natural talent. In a world in which it's hard to dodge the herd of performing songwriters, Choffel stands out with a clever and imaginative mixture of smart words and music that brings together pop, rock, jazz and more."
Jim Beal Jr.
Music Columnist San Antonio Express-News/Disc Jockey KSYM


www.suzannachoffel.com

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The Race

First Breath

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WENDY COLONNA
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QUOTES
"This girl can sing! She can get just as angry and throw out as much power vocally as a man, without losing a BIT of her femininity…
I've spent years nearly ignoring female singers. Thanks to Wendy for opening that door" Austinlive.com


A songwriter blending poetically relevant lyrics, hook-laden funk-inspired melodies and a raw, magnetic stage presence she proves herself a true triple threat:
songs as catchy as bubble gum pop and lyrics as inspired as classic folk, all delivered by a woman who combines the sensuality of eye-candy with the can-do strength of grrrl rock.

"This fiery beauty has incredible stage presence and a voice that ranges from gravel to nightingale." - Goleta Valley Voice

"Her subtle, melting vocals bend and stretch with the album's melodic modern arrangements. In lyrics or in melodies, Colonna appears equally versatile." - Offbeat Magazine


BIO

Louisiana diva Wendy Colonna is "not just a singer-songwriter, she's a force of nature…" (Michael Corcoran - Austin-American Statesman) – “a fiery beauty (who) has incredible stage presence and a voice that ranges from gravel to nightingale.” (Goleta Valley Voice - CA)

Her upcoming National release " Right Where I Belong" (in stores May 2, 2006) is already raising eyebrows in industry circles across the country. It's a soulful journey, sticky with gulf-coast humidity and harmonies, but crisp and contemporary, a timeless collection of songs that make you shake it one minute and grab your hanky the next. “In lyrics or in melodies, Colonna appears equally versatile.” (Offbeat Magazine – LA)

Wendy has been voted "Best New Artist, 2005" by Jody Denburg, program director at KGSR (Austin, TX) and was featured on WFUV (NYC) as a "must hear" on their New Years Day play list. Even preceding a national radio launch, Wendy is gaining support and airplay across the Southwest and Gulf Region, as well as markets as diverse as Florida, NYC and even the Virgin Islands!

The extraordinary attention is all the more notable because Wendy is hard to categorize – rock but with soulful underpinnings, folk but with infectious melodies, a singer/songwriter but backed by a who's who of Austin's finest musicians and session players. As hard to pin down as Sunday morning bliss and as energizing as a Saturday night buzz – don’t try to label it, just indulge in it.

WWW.WENDYCOLONNA.COM
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/WENDYCOLONNA

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713-995-5251 office 832-978-8430 mobile
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Right Where I Belong

Coffee Today

May Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BETH WOOD
Tour Availability Continuous

AWARDS
Winner - 2005 Kerrville New Folk Contest
Winner - 2nd Place - 2005 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriters
Contest
Winner - 2004 Wildflower Festival Songwriters Contest
Winner - 2000 Campus Activities Magazine Coffeehouse Entertainer of
the Year
Winner - 1999 Campus Activities Magazine Club Performer of the Year
Finalist - 2000, 2001, and 2002 Campus Activities Magazine
Contemporary Music Artist of the Year

ON THE ROAD
Beth is currently playing a variety of club, college, house concert, and
festival dates. While touring throughout the country, Beth has played with
artists such as Steve Winwood, John Gorka, Shawn Colvin, David Crosby, Chris Whitley, Jonatha Brooke, Amy Ray, Ellis Paul, Freedy Johnston and many more.

QUOTES
"From the first sound of her voice I knew this singer/songwriter had that
special gift that only a few ever receive." Scott Greene
www.gritz.net


"Across the country, men and women are in love with Beth Wood. Her
sweet, cheerful voice blossoms around feel-good melodies that star a
menagerie of characters...But the most enchanting figure is the storyteller
herself, whose engaging performance and emotionally riveting songs resonate with the vivacity of living life to its fullest - and most beautiful -
potential." - Knoxville Metro Pulse

"A superb singer/songwriter whose versatility discourages labeling."
-- Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Beth Wood is a musical triple-threat -- a thoughtful songwriter and
talented multi-instrumentalist with a supple, soulful voice." -- Washington
Post

"Folk singer-guitarist Beth Wood has such a dazzling voice it's a mystery
why she's still just a cult artist." -- Dallas Morning News

www.bethwoodmusic.com

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My Miles Davis Blues.mp3

Louise.wma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


HOLLY LIGHT
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Hearing her songs, you feel that you've known her your whole life. Her infectious
smile matches her blue eyes, tantalizing, ready to tell us thousands of secrets. and
she does, with stories of her life, love and the way she sees the world. This woman
ain't no bubblegum pop star. Holly can capture a room in the palm of her hand,
just with her voice and her guitar. She doesn't need anything else, but when with
band, she rocks hard too. Her voice pleads and growls, easily sliding between
blackened blues, raw ballads and grizzly pop all laced with the guitar chops of a
seasoned pro.

For 2007, Holly has just released her sophomore project, "Forgiveness Road". This cd
truly captures the wealth of her artistry already winning a Peace Driven Award for
one of the tracks, "Keep Rising Up". Holly Light is an electrifying performer with
a positive message."- Music Connection Magazine


Quotes.
"Holly Light has risen and found her groove. She has truly given it everything she's
got." - J. Kauffman, HBO Creative

"Holly Light shines like a silver dollar in a sea of copper pennies." - Live Magazine

"Everything you love about live music is wrapped up in one dynamic, impassioned
bundle named Holly Light. Blown away doesn't describe her effect on the crowd. As
the classic singer-songwriter she has of course great lyrics, killer guitar licks,
and most importantly an incredibly powerful voice.
- Hillary Hirche, Sponsor of Sedona Emerging Artists Festival

"Reminds me of everything I loved about Sheryl Crow..."
- Derek Sivers, President cdbaby.com



www.hollylight.com

http://www.myspace.com/hollylightmusic


Keep Rising Up.mp3

Love Ya. mp3

For Booking Contact Sharman Petri
713-995-5251 office 832-978-8430 mobile
spetri@earthlink.net


TAMARAS
Tour Availability Continuous


The enthusiasm & kindness Tamaras puts into her music is contagious. With a strong crystal voice & fingers that move with the grace of summer born butterflies, one would think she had and entire orchestra of sound living inside her.

Tamaras' style exhibits the true essence of aggressive acoustic
This coupled with an experienced ear for flow and song arrangement, gives Tamaras her own niche in the West Coast music scene.
-Krys No, JAM Magazine, Portland OR

"Tamaras' is a performer that puts her mind and soul into her music. We
found her to be extremely delightful at the Houston Women's Festival and had
great feedback pertaining to her performance. Personally, after spending
time with Tamaras' I found her to be a unique, kind individual with a
purpose to her mission through her words in her songs"

Houston Womens Music Festival Success
Jay Poudrette, Producer, Houston Women's Music Festival, 2005


www.tamarasrocks.com

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Freed

Sad Kisses





CONTACT GRADIENT LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Sharman Petri

10826 Plainfield Houston, Texas 77031
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