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"Soulful, unique, amazing" is how listeners describe Heidi McCurdy’s voice.
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"Sultry jazz-pop with groove and an attitude" is how they describe her songs |
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.With hip rhythms, thick harmonies and clever lyrics, Heidi ’s music enchants listeners and compels them to sing along. She draws on an eclectic array of influences - jazz, world, gospel, soul, Stevie Wonder, India Arie, Erykah Badu, Bjork, The Police - and mixes them up with a modern pop sensibility. Her song Fickle Mind won first place in the Write On ’97 songwriting contest. In May 2004, her song Placebo earned Honorable Mention with international Song of the Year. She has won numerous awards on www.garageband.com including Best Female Vocals and Track of the Day.
In the early 1990’s, Heidi co-founded the world/funk band Yellow Belly, which released an independent CD, completed two cross-Canada tours, and had several songs top the charts on MP3.com and college radio. Yellow Belly shared stages with The Bare Naked Ladies, Papa Wemba, Steele Pulse, and 54-40.
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Heidi has been a featured vocalist with Bittersweet, the Alexander Browne Orchestra and Johnny Ferreira and the Swing Machine, and a guest with Brickhouse, Soul Stream, Jason Mitchell and Kia Kadiri. She has performed in Europe, the U.S.A., and Canada, including the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2005 (with Bittersweet). Her current backing band – Urban Tribe – consists of some of Vancouver’s finest musicians, performing funky originals and jazz standards.
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Audiences love Heidi for her unpretentious persona and soulful performance, her winning blend of natural talent and effortless skill. Listeners everywhere are instantly transformed into long-term and loyal fans. Heidi released her much-anticipated full-length CD, “Fickle Mind,” in December 2005. |
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