Gillian’s songwriting sneaks up on you quietly, much like her voice. It takes a certain kind of performer to captivate an audience with a delicate, nuanced performance. Too often I see people screaming their heads off, just because they can. No doubt Gillian can do this as well. But while being loud is all well and good, it’s refreshing to hear Gillian’s subtle and exquisite work.
With an energy I can only envy, Gillian also keeps busy playing bass in Photon Dynamo and the Shiny Pieces, and lends her lovely voice and skilled guitar playing to Ten Antenna.
Links:
www.madeloud.com/artists/gillianvisco
www.myspace.com/gillianhappinessinme
www.youtube.com/user/gillianmusic
Coming up:
- Solo show on January 20th at 9.30pm with Jose Prieto (sadandfrench.com) at the Local 269 in the Lower East Side. Free.
- Solo Show at Bar 4 on January 30th, 9pm, part of the Guilty Pleasures night hosted by Chris Hacker of Engine Room Recordings. Free
- Shooting Music Video for “You Are A Mountain” (off new release “Flotation Device”) with dir. Kevin Slack at the end of the Month
- Photon Dynamo and the Shiny Pieces, a band Gillian plays bass in with Frank Rathbone (guitar) and John Swanson (drums) will be pre-releasing their first album: “Oh, what a way around.” on Jan 21st at the Market Hotel in Bushwick.
- Ten Antenna will be recording come February.
- Flotation Device is Gillian’s fourth full length album, which she sell at shows for $10. She will only give out the other CDs if you really, really want them… (because [per Gillian] the recording quality is… well.. garage band.)
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