Bliss Blood
Encyclopedia
Bliss Blood is a musician
and songwriter
from Houston, Texas
. She moved to New York City
, New York
in 1996. She has written and recorded one album with Evanescent in 2011 (a duo with guitarist Al Street), five albums with New York jazz band The Moonlighters from 2000-2009, and six albums from 1988-1995 with Houston noise rock
band
Pain Teens. She has also appeared on recordings with groups including The Melvins
, Exit-13
and Angels of Light.
in the 1920s & '30s jazz-themed New York City group The Moonlighters, formed in 1998. The Moonlighters write original songs, and released 4 cds on their own label, Onliest Records, toured Germany four times, in 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009, and released their fifth cd on Worldsound Records in 2009. Current lineup of the band includes actress/singer/screenwriter Cindy Ball on vocals and guitar, Raphael McGregor on steel guitar, and Rus Wimbish on acoustic bass.
She currently leads several other New York bands, Evanescent, with guitarist Al Street, formerly of the Sugarman Three, and Delta Dreambox (Mississippi Delta
and Classic Women's blues
from the 1920s to '40s) collaborating with Al Street on guitar and formerly Marty Bartolomeo on piano, and writing original blues songs. Former projects include Nightcall, a "crime jazz" band also featuring Stu Spasm from Australian grunge rock band Lubricated Goat, Voodoo Suite (lounge/exotica) with vibraphonist Tom Beckham, Cantonement Jazz Band (1920s jazz band, a piano
, violin
and horn section
), Here's How (1950s cool jazz),
Evanescent has two original songs in the independent New York City film "Hello Lonesome", directed by Adam Reid, released May 27, 2011.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
from Houston, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. She moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1996. She has written and recorded one album with Evanescent in 2011 (a duo with guitarist Al Street), five albums with New York jazz band The Moonlighters from 2000-2009, and six albums from 1988-1995 with Houston noise rock
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
Pain Teens. She has also appeared on recordings with groups including The Melvins
The Melvins
The Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983. They usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been the band's constant members...
, Exit-13
Exit-13
Exit-13 was a grindcore band from Millersville, Pennsylvania. The band were formed in 1989 by Relapse Records founder and co-owner Bill Yurkiewicz , guitarist Steve O'Donnell and bassist Joel DiPietro...
and Angels of Light.
Current projects
Bliss Blood writes songs and plays ukuleleUkulele
The ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....
in the 1920s & '30s jazz-themed New York City group The Moonlighters, formed in 1998. The Moonlighters write original songs, and released 4 cds on their own label, Onliest Records, toured Germany four times, in 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009, and released their fifth cd on Worldsound Records in 2009. Current lineup of the band includes actress/singer/screenwriter Cindy Ball on vocals and guitar, Raphael McGregor on steel guitar, and Rus Wimbish on acoustic bass.
She currently leads several other New York bands, Evanescent, with guitarist Al Street, formerly of the Sugarman Three, and Delta Dreambox (Mississippi Delta
Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. The region has been called "The Most Southern Place on Earth" because of its unique racial, cultural, and economic history...
and Classic Women's blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
from the 1920s to '40s) collaborating with Al Street on guitar and formerly Marty Bartolomeo on piano, and writing original blues songs. Former projects include Nightcall, a "crime jazz" band also featuring Stu Spasm from Australian grunge rock band Lubricated Goat, Voodoo Suite (lounge/exotica) with vibraphonist Tom Beckham, Cantonement Jazz Band (1920s jazz band, a piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and horn section
Horn section
In music, a horn section can refer to several groups of musicians. It can refer to the musicians in a symphony orchestra who play the horn . In a British-style brass band it refers to the tenor horn players. In popular music, it can also refer to a small group of wind instrumentalists who augment a...
), Here's How (1950s cool jazz),
Evanescent has two original songs in the independent New York City film "Hello Lonesome", directed by Adam Reid, released May 27, 2011.
External links
- Bliss Blood's official webpage and webpage for the Moonlighters
- Cindy Ball's official webpage Moonlighters guitarist/vocalist