I have gotten the opportunity to get to work and talk to Nicole the Vocalist of a very talented and awe inspiring band known as Crowjane.
Nicole, along with her band, showcases a talent and discipline as an artist that has been filled with trials and of course in their perseverance they have found success in many ways.
Nicole the lead vocalist at first glance would strike many as a very strong willed woman, highly intimidating and yet rather enchanting, which is no doubt as to why she draws attention even before her vocal cords start to hit those that listen in their hearts. Easy and fun loving, intelligent and witty is the best way I can describe her and only if you find the guts to actually say hello and start a conversation should you get to experience what I am saying.
As for Her band and her music here is an excerpt of who they are and what they have been through straight from their own site.
THE PERSONA
Standing streetside and all out of Jane.. there's the space between skin and the confines of worn down walls, painted names of men long-dead and the blaze of passing headlights, there the space.. This is where the music draws from: space of all that is unspoken, and that which may be spoken too often yet never really heard. Walking backwards through the bloody hours, blear the city with an eye's distance... the resonance of clocks betray the ears. The game of space is how to fill it, with sound, with silence, sex and secrets.. the music then draws from its gameplay with space and sound.. it echoes the streets, redlights neon and chrome, it echoes the need to forget the city and follow the stables that lost their horses.. it echoes the soul of everyman that ever said... fuck it... let's just rakenrol.
"There's a reason i talk, crowjane, don't you hold your head so high, someday baby you know you're gonna die."-crowjane, the blues classic this band was named after
THE BAND
Crowjane was formed in May 2007 where members were handpicked from an assortment of musical and art backgrounds Marc Lopez a former UST conservatory student and guitarist of Kinkyhooters band (guitars) JM Quiblat a freelance photographer (Bass) Shock Lozada budding painter (Guitars) and Wilf Trinidad, website designer (Drums) along with Nicole Asensio, a young author and stage actress who is also formerly the frontwoman of rock band Scylla...
In August 2007 Crowjane released their EP with songs such as Dog Under the Sun and ballad Sewn to Skin and soon after The band won the title of manila representative in the REDHORSE MUZIKLABAN GRAND FINALS, an grand event and great learning experience to be thankful for.
I hope you enjoyed listening and getting to know Crowjane just as much as I have and like any rising star your support by simply spreading the word about them helps them do much more. Till the next gig... xoxo
