Gregory Douglass Douglass’ passionate amalgamation of contemporary folk, pop, and rock have been compared to Jeff Buckely, Tori Amos, Peter Gabriel, and Bjork, while he has been equally influenced by his love for underground female singer/songwriters. His intense, high energy…
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Featured artists on Collected Sounds
Spotlight on: Priscilla Hernandez
Priscilla Hernandez Ethereal gothic singer-songwriter, composer and fantasy illustrator born in the Canary Islands and now living in Barcelona (Spain). A world of fantasy: dark fairy tales, romantic ghost stories, and “other creatures” that dwell in the boundaries between dream…
Spotlight on: Halie Loren
Halie Loren When Halie Loren was 4 years old, her parents heard her singing along to her sister’s walkman from the other room and looked at each other in total amazement. Was that incredible voice coming out of their ‘little’…
Spotlight on Olga Salamanca
Olga Salamanca grew up all over the Midwest as her family moved from state to state. She remembers happy memories in the black hills of South Dakota as well as the very flat plains of North Dakota. She also remembers…
Spotlight on Rebakah Jordan
Rebekah Jordan’s “the trouble with fiction” is music for wallflowers and dreamers with a.d.d, a gentle mix of genres held together by velvety vocals and a unique point of view, and not what people tend to expect from a girl…
Spotlight on Charlotte Martin
For Charlotte Martin, the most important thing is making a connection. “Every single part of me is a piece of somebody else,” says the piano-playing chanteuse. From connecting her life’s tales with her powerful lyrics, to her fans that see…
Spotlight on Patria Jacobs
With a flamboyant twang achieved through a blend of uncalculated southern eavesdropping and California coastal wallowing, Patria Jacobs’ songs are built around piano, guitar, bass and drum. They are songs are an eclectic collection of pop, dirgy ballads and country…
Spotlight on: Nerina Pallot
Nerina Pallot Nerina Pallot is based in England (London, I believe) But for a time she lived in India as a child. Her fascination with music started pretty early. She’s also been somewhat of an instrument hoarder. She bought herself…
Spotlight on: Sarah Fimm
Sarah Fimm Sarah Fimm is a dark, chaotic mixture of rock and pop with alternative influences. Her sound is colored with smooth, melodic rock fused with thick electronic grooves. A fucked up attitude with a strawberry smile account for Sarah…
Spotlight on: Oksana Kolesnikova
Oksana Kolesnikova Pianist/composer/entertainer Oksana Kolesnikova, was born in the city of Barnaul, Siberia. She came to the US when she was 15, (ten years ago, as of 2004) Her parents wanted to give a better future to their children which…