From the Albany Region of New York State, Marie delivered her rich vocals in her debut independent release "Little Box of Fantasy", containing 8 originals in the vain of Annie Haslam's Rennaissance. Marie's voice has been likened to the late Eva Cassidy and 70's songstress Linda Ronstadt. The Schenectady Gazette said that LBOF was "impressive" and "uplifting 1980's influenced pop. Marie has recently released her 2nd independent CD "Lies With a KIss" which songs combine her love of southern, country and folk rock.
Press Info
Schenectady Gazette, 2002
Mike Lisi, Music Critic
Disc: Little Box of Fantasy
"uplifting 1980's influenced pop" and "impressive"
Influences
The Beatles, The Grassroots, CSN, The Eagles, Jackson Browne, The Pretenders, (early) Heart, The Motels, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac and Sting just to mention a few
Bio
Influenced by the great songwriters of her youth, Marie jumped right into the local music scene in 79' performing classic covers in an acoustic trio. She was hooked. After that she performed over the next 12 years gaining knowledge and experience. All the music of the late 60's 70's and the current music of the 80's were showcased. In 85' Marie hooked up with a songwriter and started a band called ESP. ESP's originals were cutting edge "new wave" and Marie wrote some of the material. The band gigged at CBGB's, opened up for several national acts, won several contests and had plenty of airplay in the upstate NY area.
Marie began writing her own material in 1999 and soon released her 1st independent CD in 2002 aptly named :"Little Box of Fantasy". The local newspaper spoke of LBOF as "impressive and "uplifiting 80s influenced pop".
Her newest relrease, ":Lies With a Kiss" reveals her love of southern, acoustic and folk rock. Canadian music critic Chris Iorfida, a contributor to Chart Magazine, has written for Eye Magazine and Exclaim!. Iorfida says of Lies With A Kiss, "these are hook-filled songs ripe for Triple-A play. "The Sun" sonds like Heart doing the Beatles and "Lies With a Kiss" is lyrically and melodically engaging."