Beauty Lied

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#		Title	Length
1		It's What You Said	4:09	Play
2		The Darkest Hour	4:09	Play
3		In July	2:26	Play
4		Only For My Sake	3:06	Play
5		15	2:10	Play
6		Beauty Lied	3:42	Play
7		On Your Side	3:49	Play
8		He Said She Said	3:53	Play
9		A Warm Place	3:13	Play
10		What I Believe	5:49	Play

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Welcome to Denise Barbarita's CDBaby Hompage!

Denise is touring to support the new album:
go here for details: http://www.myshytune.com/gigs.html

5-28-05
FYI: The new CD, "Chaos and Congeniality" is in and will be available to CDBaby customers in just a week or 2!
sit tight!

2-29-05
FYI: Denise's new CD, "Chaos and Congeniality" will be available SOON!
Release is set for late Spring 2005. (end of May)
Check back or join her mailing list for up to the moment details!

Email yoda@myshytune.com or list@myshytune.com to sign up to her mailing list,..

Please include your name, Email address, and city/state where you reside (that way if she's playing locally in NYC, and you live in Arizona, you don't need to be bothered with announcements for a show you can't attend)


FYI: All of the songs on "Beauty Lied" are available on iTunes!
just 99 cents each!
what a deal!
(ed note- we love Apple iTunes,..as Denise likes to say, "once you go MAC, you don't go back,..")


Artist info:


Because you're browsing CDBaby, we already know your're a smart and saavy indie-music lover, so instead of boring you with the same ol tired artist bio, We thought we'd take a few liberties and give you the "in the know" tutorial,..

DENISE BARBARITA'S RESUME:
(10 THINGS YOU'D FIND OUT FROM THE TIRED ARTIST BIO BUT WOULDN'T BE HALF AS MUCH FUN)


1. Hometown: Newark, DE
Now Resides: NYC, NY
For how long? 10 years

2. Education: Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Graduate? yes, BM; Music Production and Engineering

3. Occupation: recording engineer/producer

4. Band member names:
Rich Kulsar, (Drums) Dave Weintraub, (add'l guitars) Jason Wallenstein, (Bass)

5. Major influences:
Kate Bush, Led Zeppelin, King's X, Tori Amos, Radiohead, The Pretenders, NIN, Billie Holiday, Portishead, Joni Mitchell

6. What she wanted to be when she grew up?
Either a music producer or an astronomer

7. First album she bought with her parent's money? The "Grease" cast album Soundtrack

8. First album she ever bought with her own money? Pat Benetar "Precious Time"

9. A Short list of artists Denise has worked with (either musically or in the studio)

Philip Glass, David Bowie, David Byrne, Arto Lindsey, The Roots, Angie Stone, DMX, KRS-1, Big Pun, Karryn Allyson, The Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, Kristi Martel*, Halley Devestern*, Jennifer Friedman*, Pi*, Kay Ashley(coming soon), Maya Azucena*, Athena Reich*, Jen/ed*

* indicates these artists have CDs available on CDBaby

10. Currently Touring to promote "Beauty Lied"? yes
**check this link for tour dates: http://www.myshytune.com/gigs.html**

What cities has she played? (a short list)
NYC, Albany, Monclair, NJ,, Hoboken, NJ, New Brunswick, NJ Buffalo, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, OH, Cleveland, Oshkosh, WI, St Louis, Nashville, Spartanburg and Greenville, SC, Chapel Hill, Wilmington, Hickory, and Asheville, NC, Atlanta, Baltimore, Honolulu

Biggest event scheduled/played to date? Girlfest Honolulu 2004

TOP 10 THINGS YOU WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT DENISE FROM A BORING OL' ARTIST BIO

1. She's a "trekkie"
2. favorite color: blue and purplish hues
3. favorite food: dark chocolate
4. she's a coffee-snob and a book worm
5. her guitar's name: "glenda the magic guild of the east"
6. her favorite movie of all time?? Better Off Dead", starring John Cusak
7. She's a MAC user
8. She has 2 cats; Peter and Yoko
9. quirks? she doesn't like carbonated beverages, LOVES jaegermeister, and says "know what I mean?" alot
10. Current obsessions? bread making and reading every Issac Asimov book she can find**

** she's successfully read ALMOST all of them,..**

THE "BEAUTY LIED" FAQ
(the top frequently asked questions)

WHEN WAS THE CD, "BEAUTY LIED" RELEASED?HOW LONG DID IT TAKE?
'Beauty Lied" was released in the summer of 2002, it took 3 years to track/mix and get it ready for release

IS IT TRUE THAT DENISE PRODUCED/MIXED/RECORDED HER OWN ALBUM?/ DON'T SELF PRODUCED ALBUMS SUCK?/
WHY{HOW} DID SHE DO THAT?

Yes, It is true,.. and no, not all self-produced albums suck.
WHY?
"Because she can" is the short answer

The long answer is, that Denise got tired of working with producers/engineers who felt they "knew" what her music should sound like or decided the only way she could "make it" was by making sure she sounded like all the other girls,..she says,
"there was a time, after an episode with EMI Publishing,..long story,... I realized, You know, I could do this on my own,..I have a studio at my disposal,..all I need is a band"
and there it came to pass
The short answer on "How",..Denise explains, " We tracked it this way,..Jay and Rich were in the live room, I was in the control room,..We would get the basic tracks done and then I would overdub my parts later on,..I did have some help,..there are about 5 assistant engineers listed on the CD who manned the 2" machine remote (yes, the CD was recorded and mixed from 2" tape),.."

WHAT'S WITH THE COVER ART?/WHO DID THE COVER ART?/ IS THIS ONE OF THOSE "MAN-HATING" "fried green tomato" WOMEN'S LIB ALBUMS/ I DON'T GET IT,..BEAUTY LIED,...?"

The cover art was created by visual artist Jonathon Mayer (no, not the songwriter).
It was originally a paper mache piece with the figure of the woman cut out of the newspaper. The piece is called "Woman in newspaper" and is part of a series of artwork using the same techniques/imagery. The back cover art is also by Jonathon Mayer.

How did the title come about? well,.Denise was racking her brain with ideas for a title,..beauty lied was somewhere at the end of the list,.. it was her friend, Maya Azucena, who convinced her that "Beauty Lied" was the perfect title,..

What is the concept??
Denise says, " "Beauty Lied" to me, is about finding a safe place from the outside world; a safe place within yourself where you can believe that you are beautiful and your feelings/opinions are valid. Too often these days, women especially, are expected to believe they are inferior if they don't have the right body type or hair style or makeup, or salary, or occupation,.. which is so surface and so ridiculous. Beauty Lied is mainly about my internal fight to find that feeling of freedom and self-love rather than self-loathing. While there are some tunes that could be considered to have a "man hating" vibe,..It's more based on relationships I've had that made me feel ugly or weak,.. and in order to feel good, I had to purge the ugliness or hurt. Too many people view negative things happening in a "Why me" sort of context,..I find when bad things happen it's a chance to learn how strong you are/can be,..I've heard from some fans that they were inspired to "be a better woman" or that they needed to "take control of their lives" because of a few songs on the CD. That's the absolute best compliment I've ever gotten, I feel blessed to know that through a song's lyric, I could in some way help other women (and men) to make positive changes for themselves.

HAVE DENISE'S SONGS BEEN ON TV?

Yes! Denise's music has been prominently featured on the daytime drama series, "One Life to Live"
Most notably, "It's What You Said" and "only for My Sake"

WHERE CAN I GET MY COPY OF "BEAUTY LIED"?

RIGHT HERE AT CDBABY!

Or, click on the website link and you can get your copy of "Beauty Lied" artist direct.


CAN I REQUEST A SIGNED COPY OF "BEAUTY LIED"

YES! go to www.myshytune.com OR email yoda@myshytune.com with a subject header that reads: "I want a signed copy of "Beauty Lied"

I WANT TO HEAR ALL OF THE CUTS FROM "BEAUTY LIED" BEFORE I BUY IT, CAN I DO THAT??

YES! log on to www.myshytune.com and click the "listen and buy" tab. there is a 10 song sampler of "Beauty Lied" or you can listen to songs at iTunes.com

I DON'T BUY ALBUMS ANYMORE/I ONLY WANT TO BUY ONE SONG. HOW CAN I DO THAT??

GO TO: www.iTunes.com (once on the homepage, click "powersearch" and type in "denise barbarita" in the artist field, then pick your song you'd like to download)

You can also download songs from www.rhapsody.com and www.musicmatch.com (more to follow)


I ALREADY HAVE "BEAUTY LIED". IS DENISE WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM?

Yes! Denise has finished the next commercial release called, "Chaos and Congeniality"
The official release date is June 30th, 2005.
She will also be releasing a limited edition live album with some extra treats.

WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP DENISE/OR ANY INDIE ARTISTS ? IS THERE A STREET TEAM?

This is a great question! So many indie artists strugggle to be the booking agent, the manager, the tour manager, the radio promoter, the publicist, the band leader,..etc etc ALL BY THEMSELVES!
It's a daunting task!

What can you do??

IF you want Denise to come to your town, or you see she's planning to be there, Send an Email to yoda@myshytune.com with the subject header: "street team!"
She'll send you posters and postcards and whatever other goodies you'll need to promote the show!
VISIT THE WEBSITE!
if you see your local radio station is playing songs from "Beauty Lied" call and request your favorite song! OR if you don't see your local station call them and request them to play Denise's music!

BUY "BEAUTY LIED" AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT DENISE!
HELP CREATE A LOCAL BUZZ! Or tell people they can download songs for 99 cents each instead of just burning a CD!

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP??

EMAIL yoda@myshytune.com


*** for TOUR DATES and up to date NEWS:
go to http://www.myshytune.com/gigs.html

*** for booking go to: www.sonicbids.com/DeniseBarbarita OR EMAIL: booking@myshytune.com