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"Getz
is long overdue for the national platform
she deserves."
- The Los Angeles Times
The comment you hear most often about Kerry
Getz is that she has it all. With a voice
that the Los Angeles Times says "hits
with persuasive force or dances with nuanced
delicacy", coupled with an extraordinary
signature guitar style, a gift for songwriting
that transcends words and music, and a warm
and captivating stage presence, she is considered
one of the most promising performers on the
rise.
She grew up being entranced by her older
brother's record collection including Jackson
Browne, Bob Marley, the Beatles, Motown, Blind
Faith and Cream, Buffalo Springfield and CSNY,
Joni Mitchell, and Simon and Garfunkel. When
that same brother received a guitar for Christmas,
her fate was sealed. She spent countless hours
locked in her room with his guitar, teaching
herself to play while deciphering melodies
and song structures, dissecting lyrics and
vocal performances, and writing songs with
heart aching honesty.
In 1997, she released her debut album Apollo
to critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times
named it one of the best local releases of
the year, later revising that review to single
out the record as one of the best of the decade.
They called her a "pop goddess" and
an "undiscovered peer of Shawn Colvin
and Sheryl Crow". The other critics agreed.
Performing Songwriter Magazine deemed the
record one of the top DIY releases of the
year and included the song "Devil and
the Deep Blues" on their year-end compilation
CD. The OC Weekly recently crowned her "Our
Minstrel" in a story entitled "Kerry
Getz Ought To Be Famous." In addition,
she was just named "Female Artist of
the Year" by the Just Plain Folks Music
Awards and in March 2002, was nominated for
the same title by the Orange County Music
Awards. She has also had tracks included on
many compilation cds, including the Martin
Newell tribute "ReNewell" as well
as "Coast to Coast", a collection
of songs from North American female singer/songwriters
which was just released by the German label
JarMusic.
In 2001, she released her CD "Live at
the Galaxy". On a stage, just her and
her guitar. Fearless and vulnerable. Passionate.
Real.
An audience favorite and frequent performer
at the Coach House and Galaxy Theatre concert
venues, Kerry has opened for numerous artists,
including: Neil Finn, Shawn Colvin, Richard
Thompson, Nanci Griffith, Nick Lowe, Kirsty
MacColl, Lisa Loeb, etc. After opening for
Donovan at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los
Angeles, the Nederlander management was so
impressed by Kerry's performance, they asked
her to perform at the 6,000 seat Greek Theatre
in Los Angeles on a bill with Creedence Clearwater
Revisited.
When you consider that Kerry has accomplished
all of this on her own, without the assistance
of a record label, agent or management, it
becomes quite clear. This is a rare artist
who combines enthusiasm, integrity, and determination
with the talent to back it up.
Kerry has just released her latest CD "little
victory" to rave reviews. The Orange
County Register writes "Little Victory," is
the most powerful collection of its kind since
Mann's "Bachelor No. 2" was released
in 2000". And the OC Weekly calls it "superb".
Garnering airplay across the country during
a very competitive time for radio, "little
victory" has an independent spirit that
refuses to be ignored. It's clear that Getz
has grown tremendously as an artist and the
record seems destined to make a definite impact.
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