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June 27, 2000
MuzikWorld.com wants to promote you through MP3.com's "New Music Army" (NMA). Contact editor@muzikworld.com regarding MP3.com promotions. New NMA artists this month include Lovell Hill, a blues/rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee and Sheishé, a calypso/reggae artist from Los Angeles, California. Here's a little more about these great artists:

Lovell Hill
MP3 radio play: Lo Fi Hi Fi

Texas meets Tennessee
With most all of the blues/rock coming out of the mid west it’s no surprise that it’s starting to find it’s way to Tennessee, and it’s coming with the name “Lovell Hill”. With the increasing popularity of Texas Blues since the passing of Stevie Ray Vaughan, there have been several bands that have came onto the music scene with scorching electric blues guitar licks and soul stirring, foot patting groove however Lovell Hill is putting a twist to Texas Blues with a definite southern sound. Sure, the guitar work will set you to mind of S.R.V and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and it should, the guitarist Robb McMahan works for Kenny Wayne and the influence is very apparent but that is what gives Lovell Hill it’s unique sound. Who ever heard of Texas style guitar with a southern rock band? Well I guess that’s what happens when Texas meets Tennessee. The rhythm section, which is comprised of Mike “Mick” Shelton (drums) and Pat “P.D” Davis (bass guitar) along with lead vocalist Donnie “Duck” Renner formally played in the southern rock band “Hit ‘n Run”, who has opened for such artists as Delbert McClinton. When they hooked up with Robb in late January 1999 it produced an electrifying combination of power blues and southern rock that has became their trademark sound.

In the fall of 1999 the band released a limited edition promotional CD of some licensed cover tunes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robin Trower, Chris Duarte and The Arc Angels to showcase their unique sound to the local east Tennessee club circuit. They had no idea that the promo CD would become so in demand that they would get requests for the CD as far away as Dallas, Texas and would be showcased on a blues radio program from the University of Arkansas. After several requests they uploaded some of the songs from this CD to Mp3.com where they have quickly been added to many blues and rock streaming “stations”. They also received a request from the folks at Nirve TV for a video that can be viewed on the “basement tapes” portion of their website. After the repeated requests for a full length CD, Lovell Hill is now in the process of recording and is scheduled to release their debut CD on Mp3.com this fall. “We had no idea all of this would happen” says Robb, “All we knew is that we were having a ball.”

You can check out some of the tracks from the limited edition CD now at
http://www.mp3.com/lovellhill and they are planning on releasing the entire limited edition CD for sale within the next month until the much-anticipated Lovell Hill debut CD is available on Mp3.com in August or September.

Sheishé
MP3 radio play: Lo Fi Hi Fi

Sheishé Who?
Sheishé (pronounced She-shay) started her career at the age of five, singing in her Jersey basement to the likes of The Supremes. She no doubt experienced her first bit of Samba-influenced music singing along to "Our Day Will Come". After an extensive three year classical singing program in her teens, Sheishé won the coveted position of "Descant Soprano" (the "piccolo" of the soprano section). Armed with a four octave voice and mainstream ambitions, she fronted a dance rock band named "Ulterior Motive", but six months into that gig she earned the distinction of being kicked out of her own band.

After a three year sabbatical, the artist came back to form the power trio, "Sheishé" and the Homeboys". She wanted to create a female version of Stewart Copeland and Terry Bozio with a little Sheila E. thrown in. This collaboration produced a five song EP entitled "It Could Be Just About Anything". During the following years, the singer worked with numerous musicians but her "Sheishé" handle stuck. Meaning graciousness, purity and honesty in many languages, the name embraced what the artist had been struggling to achieve all her young life.

Sheishé having taught herself to play a six piece trap drum set, became the Phil Collins of her own self-titled band, boasting an impressive line up of top LA musicians. Her sold-out performances have been fueled by Sheishé's prolific yet distinctive songwriting, influenced by the like of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sergio Mendez, Sade, Chrissy Hynde, Debbie Harry and UB40. Among her audience's favorites are a potpourri of Latin and Island dance songs that are commercially viable, yet extremely fresh. Her unique brand of music has been commissioned by everyone from the Princess of Morocco to Hugh Hefner & Jon Landau (Producer of "Titanic").

Sheishé has had the honor of playing in the company of such talents as long time friend Mark Lennon, of the band "Venice", singer Lisa Simone (daughter of Nina), percussionist Luis Conte, guitarists Peter White, Louis Metoyer, of "Terence Trent Darby's" new band, Cecilia Noël, Mark Antoine (who claims Sheishé does the best Basia he's ever heard), Poncho Sanchez and keyboard legend Joe Sample. Her latest CD, "Naughty Doll", delves deeper into Sambas and Bossa Novas.

Sheishé's two CDs, "Relentless" and "Naughty Doll" are available for listening and purchase at MP3.com.