Newly signed Nettwerk Records artist, Miranda Lee Richards, or Miranda, as she likes to be called, was born in San Francisco to hipster artist parents and thus decided to become a hipster artist herself when she grew up.
"I inherited artistic and musical talents from my parents and being a musician seemed like a natural career choice for me," says Richards. "My only form of rebellion was to fantasize about having a soccer mom and wear really conservative clothing when I was twelve or so. Of course, I eventually came to appreciate the creative lifestyle and became one of 'them'."
"I was mostly 'groomed' in fine art/painting and drawing when I was younger, but I had also seriously studied music and was a member of my school choir. I remember this turning point when I said to myself, 'Being an artist/illustrator [like my parents] seems like such a hard road. I think I'll have an easier time pursuing a music career.' I muse now at the naivete of that thought."
Despite the ebb and flow, the music life has been kind to Miranda. Her range of both artistry and emotion is astounding. As one fan put it, "Listening to a Miranda record is like listening to your favorite playlist, everything you want to hear and nothing you don't. She's never written a bad song. Her music is just 'right'."
Be sure to check out her official Myspace site at
http://www.myspace.com/mirandaleerichards for more information.
Her new album 'Light of X' is out now!
Band Members
Miranda Lee Richards, Rick Parker, Kirk Hellie, Matt Mayhall, Kevin Stevens
Influences
Sigur Ros, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Cocteau Twins, Debbie Harry, The Velvet Underground, The Pretenders, John Lennon, Dusty Springfeild, Nico, Opal, Bat for Lashes, Spacemen 3, Mozart, Beethoven, Gorecki, The Doves, Brian Eno, Pink Floyd, Mazzy Star, Joni Mitchell, Marianne Faithfull, Led Zeppelin, Patti Smith, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Sandy Denny, Eva Cassidy, Gillian Welch, Nick Drake, Air, The Left Banke, Anonymous 4, Donovan, The Rolling Stones, The Arcade Fire, Pablo Neruda, Emmy Lou Harris, Aimee Mann, Joan Baez, Nina Simone, The Beach Boys, Big Elf, Wilco, Serge Gainsbourg, Edith Frost, White Magic, The Pixies, Fleetwood Mac, The Byrds, Jackson Browne, The Moody Blues, John Cale, Purple Wizard, Teenage Fanclub, Black Sabbath, Frida Kahlo, Uma Thurman, Galaxy 500, Rachel's, The Molecules, Zero 7, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jose Gonzalez, Anne Lamott, Eva Cassidy, Anne Briggs, Aretha Franklin, Sufjan Stevens, Iron and Wine, Marjorie Faire, Winter Flowers, The Hidden Cameras, The Bird and the Bee, Feist, Lavender Diamond, Magic Mirror, The Left Outsides, Beach House, Papercuts
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