Angela was humming before she could talk, writing lyrics, building melodies, daydreaming-a musician from the start.

Explosive and elegant, Angela Reed sings from the heart. This Seattle-based songstress is a competent lyricist, a personal performer, and a beautiful example of artistry at work.

Angela’s eclectic folk/rock/pop music has been compared to a wide array of artists including Annie Lennox, Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlile, KT Tunstall, Joan Osbourne, Ani Difranco, Sarah MacLaughlan, Jeff Buckley to name a few.

Her love of music has taken her from Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) to Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA (received a Bachelor of Music.) Angela’s gone from singing solos in choir to performing her own original music across the country, making her way before an audience with grace, confidence, and class.

She has performed with many accomplished artists like Al Anderson (NRBQ), Cheryl Wheeler, Kenny White (NY songwriter-Marc Cohn/ Peter Wolf), Kelly Harland (Etta James/ Beach Boys), and Jonathan Edwards. Her studies have included working under such greats as Catherine Russell (David Bowie/Jackson Brown), Jovino Santos Neto (Grammy nominated Brazilian artist/composer), and Julian Priester (Herbie Hancock/Sun Ra).

A few stages Angela has had the pleasure of performing on…

-Joe’s Pub (New York, NY)

-Studio E (Sebastopol, CA)

-Kerrville Folk Festival (Kerrville, TX)

-Nectar Lounge (Seattle, WA)
-Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry, NH)
-Conor Byrne Pub (Seattle, WA)
-Delta of Venus (Davis, CA)

-Muse Cafe (Tempe, AZ)

Discography

Angela is currently working on her Sophomore record with a release date set in 2010. This record, produced by Ryan Hadlock at Bear Creek Studio (Woodinville, WA) will feature Angela’s recent work along with such artists as fellow singer-songwriter Kenny White, guitarist Tim Young, rhythm section Cody Rahn and Dave Trump, multi-instrumentalist Kimo Muraki, and fiddler Ryan McKasson to name a few.

In May 2009 Angela participated in the Beatles Complete On Ukulele Project, founded by Roger and Dave. Angela’s contribution was Why Don’t We Do It In The Road. Additionally, Angela sings background vocals on the Kenny White contribution Don’t Pass Me By.

Reed sings background vocals on the 2010 Kenny White release Comfort In The Static.

Angela recorded and co-produced her debut album Undertone with Grammy nominated producer/engineer Paul Speer and engineer Kathryn Kavanaugh (Rainstorm Studio/Bellevue, WA). Undertone was independently released in 2006.

Angela is also featured on the Paul Hanover Band’s 2006 release Under Your Skin in the duet I’m Gone, along with background vocals on multiple songs on the record.

She has recorded background vocals for the 2008 demo by Brendon Hackett (AVAST 2/Seattle, WA).

Angela has done vocal production/coaching for  War Pigeon (2008 release of Glacier) and Art Leonard. She also has some commercial session experience singing lead and backing vocals (Elliot Bay Recording/Seattle, WA).

Angela Reed’s life is all about the music. She makes you believe in love and life as much as she does. Please join her and many other artists at live shows to experience the real thing. Find out about performances near you on www.AngelaReed.com by clicking on the Calendar.

Silly Stats!

ARTIST: Angela Reed
BORN: March 18, Portland, OR
GREW UP: Seattle area
SCHOOL: Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle, WA): graduate with a Bachelor of Music-2004, Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA): 3 sem.
GEAR: Angela plays a Taylor 4-14CE, affectionately named Kayla. She currently uses John Pearse strings, and she usually sings through a Shure SM58 mic.
STUDIED WITH: Kelly Harland (Etta James/Beach Boys/Ray Charles), Catherine Russell (Jackson Brown/David Bowie), James Knapp (jazz composer/James Knapp Orchestra), Jovino Santos Neto (Grammy nominated Brazilian composer/pianist), Julian Priester (Herbie Hancock/Sun Ra) to name a few.

FAVORITES

COLOR: blue, green, vibrance!
FOOD: Mom’s home cooking. Mexican, Thai food. I just love food…
BOOK: Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield), Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien), Non-Fiction, history, nutrition, religion, music. (the last book I read was Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks) Anything I can learn from!
WAKE UP SONG: Conversation by Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake’s Pink Moon, or Far by The Longpigs
ALBUM OF THE MOMENT: Fox Confessor Brings The Flood by Neko Case, Raising Sand by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (although I wish it was more rockin!)
IN THE CAR ALBUM: U2’s Joshua Tree
ALBUM COVER: Cheryl Wheeler’s Pointing At The Sun
ALBUM TITLE: Kenny White’s Comfort In The Static
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR COFFEE?: Hazelnut/Irish Cream, soy, ristretto (that last one is for all you coffee snobs like myself)