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Artist Of The Year!
"An undiscovered peer of Shawn Colvin and
Sheryl Crow."
Kerry distinctly remembers the year her older brother received an acoustic
guitar for Christmas. She would steal it away while he was in school and
spend countless hours teaching herself to play some of her earliest
influences: Joni Mitchell, CSN&Y, Jackson Browne, and Simon &
Garfunkel.
She released her World in Motion 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 Kerry 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 1997 and
included the song Devil and the Deep Blues on their year-end
compilation CD. Orange County Weekly crowned her “Our Minstrel” in a
story entitled Kerry Getz Ought to Be Famous.
In 2001, Kerry recorded and released her sophomore
album, Live at the Galaxy. How easy it is to record a house full of
screaming fans; how difficult it is to conquer the empty stage with an
acoustic guitar and a microphone.
Kerry wove a spell with verse and melody; she was
vulnerable yet invincible.
Finding her groove, Kerry quickly returned to the
studio to record and release little victory to rave reviews. She
discovered a unique chemistry with her co-producer-engineer-friend, Marty
Beal, and co-wrote many of the songs with him. The Orange County Register
writes "little victory is the most powerful collection of its
kind since [Aimee] Mann's Bachelor No. 2.” National Public Radio
notes, “the songwriting is strong, passionate and poetic.”
Garnering airplay across the country during a very
competitive time for radio, little victory has an independent
spirit that refuses to be ignored.
Acoustic Guitar recognized her strength in their
review of the album, noting, “Getz's rich, dreamy voice rises up from
the emotional depths of the soul-searching and star-gazing lyrics,
floating through the chiming, atmospheric arrangements.”
Proudly sharing that spirit, Getz has shared the
stage with numerous artists, including Neil Finn, Shawn Colvin, Richard
Thompson, Nick Lowe, and John Mayer. She has also had tracks included on
many compilation CDs, including the Martin Newell tribute ,b>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.
She has been named “2002 Female Artist of the
Year” by the Just Plain Folks Music Awards and nominated for the same
title by the Orange County Music Awards. And becoming a bit of a local
celebrity in Southern California, Kerry was featured on Sound Affects,
the acclaimed music and interview series on PBS station, KOCE-TV.
Armed with a voice that the LA Times says “hits
with persuasive force or dances with nuanced delicacy", Kerry Getz
now releases her fourth for World in Motion Records: it's a wonderful
life.
Kerry transforms a more truthful holiday season
with a careful selection of traditional tunes, contemporary songs of the
seasons, and brand new originals.
It's not just about the gifts; it's also about
tradition and family tension and the winter wistfulness that comes in
December. Kerry bravely and candidly addresses the human conditions that
come with the holidays in every climate – family, daydream romance,
taking just one day out of the year to believe in Santa Claus.
Not a week after its release, NPR featured Kerry
again, this time on “Weekend Edition.” Observing its “rich folk-rock
arrangements” and even declaring that the album “shows off her full
talents,” there is proof that it's a wonderful life indeed.
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