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Singer/Songwriter Brigitte Demeyer Signs With 33rd St. Records New CD, Something After All, Due April 11, Produced By Brady Blade, With Special Guests Steve Earle, Buddy Miller, Daniel Lanois, Emily Saliers And Others SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Bay area singer/songwriter Brigitte DeMeyer has signed with 33rd Street Records, distributed by Bayside Distribution, and will release her new CD, Something After All, on April 11. Produced by Emmylou Harris band drummer Brady Blade, Something After All showcases DeMeyer backed by an all-star band including Blade on drums, Rolling Stones band members Darryl Jones on bass and Bernard Fowler on backing vocals, as well as Jimmy Pugh (Chris Isaak, Robert Cray) on keyboards. Special guests include Steve Earle on harmonica, Daniel Lanois on pedal steel and electric guitar, Buddy Miller on guitar and backing vocals and Emily Saliers on banjo and harmony vocals. “Brady and I became good friends after he played drums on my last album,” says DeMeyer. “He loved my writing and I loved the way he made my music come alive. At one point following those sessions, he told me he’d like to produce my next album. On Something After All, he worked with me to present the music the way it was felt when it was written, adding his own creative spin as well.” The album was produced at Hyde St. Studios in San Francisco. Something After All features eight Brigitte DeMeyer originals, as well as her distinctive covers of songs by Steve Earle (“More Than I Can Do,” with Earle on harmonica), Buddy and Julie Miller (“You Wrecked Up My Heart,” with Buddy on guitar & vocals) and Over The Rhine (“Latter Days”). Born and initially raised in the Midwest, Brigitte DeMeyer first sang in gospel choirs as a child, instilling her with the blues, gospel and soul that inform her music. She began sitting in with bands like The Beat Farmers and The Soul Syndicate after moving to San Diego. After college, DeMeyer relocated to San Francisco and subsequently began performing in solo and duo settings. Another Thousand Miles, DeMeyer’s 2001 debut, combined elements of Americana, country, rock and bluegrass and featured performances by Mike Marshall (David Grisman, Choro Famoso) on fiddle and mandolin. Following its release, DeMeyer began opening shows as a solo act for such artists as Dan Fogelberg, Marc Cohn and Hall & Oates. Nothing Comes Free, DeMeyer's second album, was released in 2003 and showcased a Delta-influenced mix of pop, folk and blues. The CD generated widespread critical acclaim, earning DeMeyer national airplay and an opening slot for Bob Dylan at the KBCO World Class Rockfest in Winter Park, Colorado. It featured Brady Blade and bassist Tony Hall, also of Emmylou’s Spyboy band, guitarists Chris Rossbach and Stef Burns (Huey Lewis & The News), Tony Furtado on slide and Mike Emerson on keyboards, with special guest Ivan Neville on piano, Hammond organ and vocal duet with DeMeyer. “This record plays like one long seduction,” said Performing Songwriter. “… the results are tastefully played and beautifully recorded, stylish and swampy, smart and soulful,” wrote Acoustic Guitar. Brigitte DeMeyer will celebrate the release of Something After All with a special CD release party show at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall on Friday, April 7, backed by her regular band and some special guests. For more information, visit www.brigittedemeyer.com. |
