Little Eye was sitting on the roof of the North Hollywood, CA apartment in 2003 when she wrote her first song, a jangling, folksy blast of sunshine,"Mama", that remains a fan favorite. A musical force to be reckoned with, she played gigs in bars and coffee shops all over LA before taking off for NY where she collaborated with a number of musicians, performing everywhere from bars to street corners 'til heading back to Miami to play with the group Liane & The Mystery Band, the band parted ways in May of 2007, when she forged a creative partnership with Everett Ramey. Together they recorded the demo "Wide Awake". Moving to Austin, after playing SXSW in March of 2008 she's now back in Miami.
Some constants remain- Liane's unique vision, the raw, aching exuberance of her sultry voice, and the DIY optimism that help her continue to draw pure raw emotion inspired by her cross-country travels and mundanely sublime human encounters, & gingerly wrap them up into lyrical treasures.

Bio

Liane Ojito was sitting on the roof of the North Hollywood, California apartment where she was couch surfing in 2003 when she wrote her first song, throwing together a jangling, folksy blast of sunshine-- "Mama" -- that remains a fan favorite. Five years later the Miami native singer/songwriter is a musical force to be reckoned with. Drawing pure raw emotion inspired by her cross-country travels and mundanely sublime human encounters, she gingerly wraps them up into lyrical treasures. Liane's songs are at once catchy and soulful with a natural rhythm, conveyed by her stylized vocals and percussive guitar playing.

Ojito bought her first guitar at age 15 while on a Costa Rican vacation. "I didn't have any idea how to play the guitar, I just knew when I saw it I had to make it mine," she recalls of the only burgundy classical guitar in the store. Liane enrolled in guitar classes in high-school that year. When the music program in school was rescinded a year later, she began receiving private instruction at home. She continued to play guitar after high-school, drifting from the structure of formal instruction, and began carving out her unique playing style.

Liane began recording in 2004 using the on-board mic of her laptop, which lent her songs an intimate, lo-fi sound reminiscent of early Bright Eyes and Iron & Wine. She played gigs in bars and coffee shops all over Los Angeles before taking off for New York in October of 2006, collaborating with a number of musicians, and performing everywhere from bars to street
corners. In June of that same year, she headed back to Miami where she played a number of gigs with the group Liane & The Mystery Band, until the band parted ways in May of 2007. It was at this time that Liane forged a creative partnership with Everett "The Golden Child" Ramey, a musician and producer based out of Lake Worth, Florida. His years as a professional musician, stellar guitar work and exceptional production skills were everything Liane was seeking to take her talent to the next level and together they recorded the demo "Wide Awake".

Liane went to Austin, Texas to play South by Southwest in March of 2008 and fell in love with the city, "It's everything I was looking for, amazing people, great music and the breast of Mother Nature", so she packed her bags and moved there in April.

Influenced by Janis Joplin,70's-era Aerosmith and Elvis Presley, the listener may also hear traces of PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Ani DiFranco and even Woody Guthrie sprinkled liberally throughout Liane's eclectic catalog of songs. From the haunting, moody melody of "Alive" to the island-inspired "Lookin' to Sea" to the wailing vocals of the rocking, borderline psychedelic "Desert Sun," some constants remain -- Liane's unique vision, the raw, aching exuberance of her sultry voice, and the DIY optimism that got her thinking about songwriting in the first place, creating music that linger and evolve with time.