Colorado Cuts’ Artist Biographies

(In order of tracks)

Born In the Flood

Born In the Flood has been a local act in Denver since 2002, but they've been around much longer than that. They began on the Missouri River Floodplains in Hermann, Missouri over a decade ago.  There second album, The Fear That We May Not Be, was Independently released in July, 2005, and is already attracting label attention. The musicians that makeup the band are; Nathaniel Rateliff on vocals and guitar, Joseph Pope III playing bass, Rhodes piano & sounds,  Matt Fox on lead guitar, rhodes piano and noise, and Mike Hall on drums and toys.  There music is acoustic rock in nature, and they have filled venues such as The Fox Theatre, The Bluebird, The Gothic Theatre, and The Lion's Lair.

The Fray

The Fray has been receiving local press for over a year, but since the release of there major label album, How To Save A Life, they've been saturated with national attention as well. Having recognized the bands blend of mature musical qualities on piano, guitar, bass, drums, and emotionally honest lyrics, Sony Music's Epic label signed them, and the rest is a work in progress. The musicians that comprise The Fray are Isaac Slade (vocals and piano), Joe King (guitar and vocals), David Welsh (Bass), and Ben Wysaki (drums).

Monica Conway

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Nina Storey

Nina Storey is an awesome singer/songwriter from Boulder. She has the unique ability to fuse blues, rock, funk, and pop into a sound that makes you want to sing along as much as it makes you want to dance. Nina's newest album, 24 off the Board, was recently released, and is the best of her five independently released albums. In addition to being an accomplished recording artist, Nina is a very mature performing artist. She has been showcased at the Lillith Fair, and sold out concerts both locally and nationally for years. Nina has also been featured on CNN Showbiz Today, MTV Online, and Rolling Stones Online.

Future Jazz Project

The future Jazz Project's upbeat music is best described as hip/hop with roots deeply planted in new jazz. They are currently unsigned, and though primarily local, are in very high demand here in the Denver area. Artists include; Greg Harris on key vibes,  Greg Raymond on keys, Dameion Hines on drums, DaiDae Jones on vocals, Casey Sidewall on bass, and finally, lyricist Big House.

 

Hazel Miller

Hazel Miller has been referred to as "a force of nature", and she is. She is widely respected in the metro area as a pioneering jazz musician who chased her dreams, and caught them. Hazel's style is dominantly jazz/soul, and she has covered as many favorite tracks as she has created her own. She has long since toured regionally and nationally, and is currently doing alot of work with Big Head Todd and the Monsters, another local favorite.

 

Wendy Woo

Wendy Woo, singer/songwriter, has recently released her sixth album. Entitled Angels Laughing, it is a fully acoustic set that compliments her previous five albums. Wendy Woo is a media favorite, due in part to her energetic personality, musical skills, and spirited songwriting. Her writing is very diverse, as her albums display mellow jazz and folk ballads, funk, blues, and solo acoustic rock.

 

Yonder Mountain String Band

The members of this well loved group are all 20-something year old musicians whose love for bluegrass overcame there rock-n-roll upbringings.  The band is formally from Boulder, but plays all over the state, and even nationally. They are one act that especially enjoys playing shows in the mountains and along the Western Slope. Members include bassist Kauffman, guitarist Adam Ajiala, banjo picker Dave Johnston, and mandolin player Jeff Austin.

Gann Matthews

Gann Matthews, currently a student at CU Denvers' College of Arts and Media, is on the rise. He is a powerful singer/songwriter who is as convicted in his lyrics as strongly as he is in his guitar playing. Gann was recently attributed as "Denver's best singer/songwriter" by the Westward. Gann describes his lyrics as "part poetry. Part cultural observation". However you take it, Gann gives a great performance.

The Source

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Love Me Destroyer

Love me Destroyer has become Denver's most loved Punk Rock bands. The band is made of Scooter on guitar and vocals, Taylor on bass, Ryan on guitar and vocals, and Danny on drums. There most recent independent album is called Black Heart Affair, and is available is English and Japanese!

AirStrip One

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Bop Skizzum

This eclectic group of musicians front the future of funk, rock, hip-hop, and soul. There music is truly original, and the members are never afraid to try something new.  There most recent album, Waiting for Due, was released in 2003. Other albums include ElasticPhunk, and Reverberating Funk. This energetic group has played with acts such as George Clinton & Parliament Funkadellic, Fishbone, G. Love and Special Sauce, and sold out venues all over town.

5 Style Fist

Five style fist is known for there hip-hop and instrumental dub music. There most recent album, Left Right in the Middle, was independently released. There sounds range from light and airy 'island music' to dark and heavy feel bad music. The constant, however, is that they do it all in rhythm and in style. The member of this five-some met while on a US Armed Forces Entertainment tour.

Judith Avers

Judith Avers is a new singer/songwriter, and looks as if she is here to stay. Her soothing voice and relateable lyrics aide her in becoming the next Jewel or Sarah McLaughlin. She writes about love and loss, lonliness, and all of those topics we all know too well  to regualarly mention.

China Kent

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Paniolo

(pawn-ee-oh-low) started as a one-man band project by Corey Teruya, a 24 year old singer-songwriter/producer currently living in Denver, Colorado. Born in Hawaii, Teruya's parents moved to Boulder, Colorado when he was only a year old. At age 15, he began to mess around on the guitar, and started writing his own songs once he entered college at CU Boulder. He later moved down to Denver and bought some basic recording equipment and began to record some of the songs that he'd written, playing and producing most of the parts and instruments by himself.  Eventually, he had about 11 songs recorded in between bartending and going to CU Denver for a Music Business degree. Most of the songs on the demo are Teruya's softer tunes - he didn't want to piss off his neighbors living above and below him by blasting his electric guitars while recording in his apartment studio, so his powerpop/grunge songs will surface on an albumsometime in the near future. In late 2004, Corey took a marketing internship with House of Blues Concerts in Denver, and his demo eventually landed in the hands of Senior Vice President JasonMiller and Talent Buyer Francois Bapstiste, who both said it was "some of the best music they've heard," and are currently helping Corey out with concerts and promotion. He's opened up for national acts such as Tristan Prettyman and The Southland, is in current collaboration with DJHarry, and VP of Delicate Sound Studios in Denver. Now, with a full band behind him, he's preparing to break into the local and national music scene.