March 9, 2012 – With a flare of 1940s Americana, WHITTON brings her wishful, singer-songwriter style alive with her 4 to 8-piece band-creating a sound as alluring as Billie Holiday, intense as Norah Jones and complex and eclectic as Regina Spektor. A modern,”speak-easy” sound.
WHITTON’s latest release “Rare Bird” is nominated for an Independent Music Award for “Best Pop Album”. “Rare Bird” is available now with 10 new tracks including several co-written by Peter Fox (Rachel Yamagata) and Joe Solo (Macy Grey) and mixed by engineer Michael James (New Radicals, Hole). Several tracks have already received feature film placements in: SHE WANTS ME (starring Charlie Sheen, Hilary Duff and Josh Gad) and METH HEAD (starring Lukas Haas, Wilson Cruz and Necar Zadegan). The “Turn Off The Light” music video is also available at: www.youtube.com/whittonmusic,. For a sneak-peek of Whitton’s LP “Rare Bird”, please go to: www.whittonmusic.com
WHITTON is nominated among an eclectic mix of established artists and artists on the rise including Bruce Cockburn(Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album), Ellis Marsalis (Concept Album and Cover Song), Girl in a Coma (Indie/Alt. Rock Album and Song), Larry Carlton (Tribute Album), April Verch (Americana Album and Acoustic Song), Birdie Nam Nam (Dance/Electronica Album and Short Form Music Video), Melissa Ferrick (Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album and Acoustic Song), RuPaul (Social Action Song), and retro rock ‘n’ roller JD McPherson (Rock/Hard Rock Album). Details and a full list of judges please visit,TheIndependentMusicAwards.com
WHITTON, the youngest of six siblings, began singing and performing at the age of six. She’s recorded four full-length albums with acclaimed producers David Hauser (Redbone, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Iron Butterfly), Kevin White (writer for Billy Ray Cyrus), and Ronan Chris Murphy (King Crimson, Dishwalla). Also, she’s been featured as a special guest vocalist on SHOWTIME’s “DEXTER”.
WHITTON 2012 Tour Dates:
March
7th Los Angeles, CA Residency at downtown LA’s – Villain’s Tavern
11th San Diego, CA The Brick by Brick
21st Los Angeles, CA Residency at downtown LA’s – Villain’s Tavern
April
4th Los Angeles, CA Residency at downtown LA’s – Villain’s Tavern
18th Los Angeles, CA Residency at downtown LA’s – Villain’s Tavern
May
2nd Los Angeles, CA Residency at downtown LA’s – Villain’s Tavern
16th Los Angeles, CA Residency at downtown LA’s – Villain’s Tavern
30th Los Angeles, CA Residency at downtown LA’s – Villain’s Tavern
