Scout Niblett

Emma Louise Niblett (born 29 September 1973), better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently minimal in style, many of her songs consisting merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live shows. She is currently living in the United States, where she has worked with the influential recording engineer Steve Albini.
Niblett grew up in Staffordshire, England and chose her stage name in honour of Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, the protagonist in Harper Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She studied music and performance art at college in Nottingham. She has an obsessive interest in astrology—explaining the title of her 2005 LP Kidnapped by Neptune, she says, "Neptune is this planet that everyone has in their chart. But for me, where Neptune is right now and has been for the past two years has been affecting my chart in a huge way. Neptune is kind of the musicians’ planet, it rules music." She also is said to use astrology to predict the best place and time to record her music. Niblett has released four LPs, through the Secretly Canadian record company in North America and through Too Pure in the United Kingdom. Her first release was a split 7" single with Songs: Ohia in 2001. Shortly after this she released her first LP Sweet Heart Fever, recorded at Chem Nineteen Recordings in Hamilton, Scotland by producer Andy Miller with drummer Kristian Goddard. Her follow-up release was a one-sided 10" EP, I Conjure Series, recorded live, where Niblett plays all the instruments herself. For the next two albums—2003's I Am and 2005's Kidnapped by Neptune—Niblett enlisted the help of Steve Albini, as well as guitarist and bassist Chris Saligoe. The title track from Kidnapped by Neptune has been featured internationally on Stella McCartney's perfume advertisements. She also features on Jason Molina's album Magnolia Electric Co. (2003). 2007 saw the release of Niblett's fourth long player "This Fool Can Die Now" again featuring a rhythm section of Kristian Goddard & Chris Saligoe as well as Bonnie "Prince" Billy as guest vocalist on four of the albums duets. Niblett cites among her influences a number of grunge period bands, including Mudhoney, Sonic Youth and Nirvana, and in particular the guitar of Kurt Cobain. In fact, she has covered the Nirvana song "Verse Chorus Verse" in concert. Her drumming technique, however, is inspired, she says, by a man who played at an open-mic night in Nottingham and would accompany himself on the drums while playing Beatles covers. This drumming technique has been a particularly distinctive feature of Niblett's records with Steve Albini, whose method is to place the drums centrally in the mix. A good example of Niblett's minimalist approach to songwriting is "Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death", included on I Am and as the B-side to "I'll Be a Prince". It consists solely of a drumbeat with a cheerfully delivered repeating lyric, "We're all gonna die!", eventually concluding, "We don't know when, We don't know how." Niblett names the song as a favourite. Also of note is her downbeat cover of Althea & Donna's 1978 reggae hit "Uptown Top Ranking", which Niblett released as a single after it became popular at live performances.

Greg Ashley

Every since Greg Ashley was a teenager, and a friend gave him a box of rusted mikes and a burnt out tape deck, he had a love of recording music. He started by recording his first band, The Mirrors, and then the highly acclaimed band The Gris Gris. Wwhen the Gris Gris records came out, many musicians approached Ashley to capture their sound on record. What naturally occurred in the case of Greg's recording career is a well-known story: people liked what he was doing, and wanted him to drive their recording sessions.

Ashley has developed a vintage sound using vintage gear. He has honed his arrangement talents to be able to work with artists and develop the repertoire BEFORE going in the studio…the old fashion way…so that the recordings reflect the artists at their best…playing their own parts and sounding like an immediate and current part of the modern music aesthetic. Ashley can create a studio environment wherever the band feels comfortable recording, and allows the band just enough space to breath as to capture the personality along with the craft. He is the perfect producer/engineer to helm a band's debut recording journey as well as that of a seasoned professional. He works well with anyone ready to take his or her craft seriously.

Tess Dunn

Hi, I'm Tess Dunn, and I'd love to know you :]
Some interesting facts about me:
I have cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and epilepsy. I'm different.
My favorite color is black. Yes, I consider it a color.
I love chocolate chip cookies. I will love you if you bake them for me :D
I get revenge on ex-boyfriends by writing songs about them. But I don't have the guts to put their names in them- yeah, you guys are lucky.
I still have my moments where I'm not confident- like when I'm around new people. I'm super shy.
Hair dye = <3
I love love!
My middle nameS are Aurore and Vaeth. I plan to get that changed legally when I'm old enough.
I'm not growing anymore, and have achieved my goal- I didn't make it to five feet :D
I love my friends. They are amazing.
I love my family. They are also amazing.
My favorite holiday is Christmas.
I want to tour around the world and meet my inspirations.
I am terrified of fake blood and real blood- but I poke myself to check blood sugars and inject insulin everyday, which my mother teases me about :] 

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