Voted the #1 all-time female vocalist in
Garageband's acoustic category in May of
2006, Liz Longley's textured voice evokes unconventional reactions from music lovers.
"The voice of a goddess" writes seasoned musician Jason Canary.
"It's rare that a voice can arouse the listener to such levels, but this songstress does it...from
the sweet velvet-ness of her voice to the passion in which she sings". Canary nicely sums up how people respond to Liz. Even influential artist Ani DiFranco, known for her starkly frank lyrics, has praised Liz's music as "Gorgeous", adding, "I love it".
Liz first captivated listeners at age fifteen, when she performed an original song at a high school concert. Spurred on by the unusual response to her performance, she continued songwriting, creating deeply personal songs. As a present for her sixteenth birthday, her parents bought her studio time at a local recording studio. The recording caught the attention of Grammy and Handy Blues award winner, Jim Tullio (Mavis Staples, Los Lonely Boys, Richie Havens). Separated by a generation in age, the two songwriters teamed-up to write extraordinary melodies such as "Naked Trees". That song, featuring just Liz at the piano, became an internet smash: it was the #1 song for over five months in Garageband.com's singer-songwriter category.
Often accompanied by guitar talent Sarah Zimmerman, Liz has performed at Philly's Tin Angel, The World Café, the Berks Jazz Fest, Steel City Coffeehouse and Chaplin's Music Café. She has also performed on television shows NBC's "Ten!" and CN8's "Comcast Tonight". A scholarship student at the Berklee School of Music, Liz will soon be performing in the Boston area with her band.
Recently Liz began recording a full EP entitled "Take You Down" at Morningstar Studios. Glenn Barratt, the Grammy award winning engineer and producer at Morningstar, has immersed himself in the project. In addition to her own songs, the EP will feature a song written by Sarah Zimmermann and another by Joni Mitchell. Look for the CD to be available soon! |
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