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www.borayoon.com Bora Yoon is a 23 year old Asian American singer/songwriter who picked up music by ear at age four on the piano, and went on to be classically trained on the piano, violin, and voice. Writing her first song at 16 on the piano, and inspired by Difranco, she picked up the guitar, recognizing the truth found in Tori Amos' lyric: "...you go too far when pianos try to be guitars..." Channelling two different idioms of instrument accompaniment, Bora has written a number of songs, 10 of which are on her debut self-titled solo album released in November of 1999, ranging from acoustic folk guitar, to piano, spoken word, trance, and an original all-women's choral composition. With her 2nd solo album "Proscenium" (see left) just released, she has been booked and double billed in Chicago, Boston, and Ithaca, as well as abroad in London and Berlin. Fiercely independent, she strives to be an anomaly, transcending known categories by constantly evolving her music in realms of electronica, jazz, and neo-classicism, while keeping her roots in intelligent folk music and classical training. Wherever she decides to show face~ always, keeping it real, keeping a grip, with honest words of Faith (not Hope) beyond gender roles, ageist think, 'love' or the ponderings thereof, and her brain droppings along the way that find their way into the shape of a song. "You may not be responsible for getting knocked down, but you're certainly responsible for getting back up."--Jesse Jackson ************************************************************** HONORS & AWARDS: Winner of the 2002 International John Lennon Songwriting Contest Winner of the 11th annual Billboard Songwriting Contest (Jazz Division) DISCOGRAPHY: "Proscenium"- NEW RELEASE! May 2003 www.cdbaby.com/borayoon2 "Bora Yoon"- debut solo album 1999 apArtments- Ithaca College Songwriter's Circle Compilation CD 2001 Jaam- Mutant Soul Records, in collaboration with Access 58, Independent UK House/Techno Label, London UK VENUES: Uncommon Ground Coffeehouse, Chicago IL Borders Books & Music, Chicago IL Unicorn Cafe, Evanston, IL Lake County Folk Festival 2000, Lake County IL Northwestern University, Evanston IL Creole Gallery, Lansing MI Temple Club, Lansing MI ABC Cafe, Ithaca NY Ithaca Commons, Ithaca NY See Spot Gallery, Ithaca NY Castaways Nighclub, Ithaca NY Collegetown Bagels, Ithaca NY Willard Straight Hall, Cornell University Coffeeshop Series Ithaca College Pub/Coffeehouse, Ithaca NY Odyssey Nighclub, Ithaca NY SETA Benefits, Ithaca NY Bigayla Rally, Ithaca NY The Haunt, Ithaca NY Juna's Cafe, Ithaca NY The Lost Dog Lounge, Ithaca NY The Home Dairy, Ithaca NY JAM, Cornell University, Ithaca NY C-Note, New York City, NY Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn The Tank, NYC Melheur Bar & Lounge, Berlin Germany Thor's Pub, Marseilles France Acoustic Café, Soho London UK The Fox, Ratlle & Hum, The Original Songwriters Series London, UK The Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London UK The Purple Turtle Bar, Acoustic Zoo Series, Camden Town London Imperial College, ICLC, London, UK The Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA The Chopping Block, Boston MA Berklee College of Music Songwriters Showcase, Boston MA OPENED / DOUBLE BILLED w/: Rachael Sage www.rachaelsage.com Ember Swift Band www.emberswift.com Pamela Means www.pamelameans.com Sim Redmond Band Adrianne www.adrimusic.com FESTIVALS: Grassroots Music Festival 2001 and 2002- Trumansburg NY Musefest Festival 2001 and 2002- Newfield NY Lake County Folk Festival 2001- Lake County, IL JazzFest, Ithaca NY COLLABORATIONS: Cameo music appearances on violin, with CNY funk band, REVISION. Cameo vocal appearance over live Drum and Bass, with band BUTTAH. MEDIA: WICB Ithaca Radio Shows: 'Eve Out Loud', and 'Home Brew' Cornell Womens Resource Center Web Radio She Says Television Show dedicated to the voices of women Womyn Unsilenced: Award winning documentary on the lives of 5 women 'Onward Upward Outward' Music Video 'Molten Lava' Music Video, Yellowbird Productions, NYC Original Film Score for Student film, "JOY", by Kerrie Reilly. Check out the artist's website: http://www.borayoon.com Track List: 1. Sip 2. Time and Space 3. Ledger Lines 4. The Map 5. Ode to Memory? 6. One All Alone 7. Eyes Held Hands 8. This Garland 9. Writing In Red 10. Pockets To Fill Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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