Maxine Nightingale - Headlining Dance Diva
Born in Wembley, England, Maxine was a mere 16 years old when she began singing in her school band. Enjoying the spotlight so much, she began appearing in a local clubs and came to the attention of Pye Records, who signed her. Four singles were recorded, including "Don't Push Me Baby" and 1971s' "Love On Borrowed Time".
Theater attracted Maxine in the early 70s and she obtained roles in the hottest musicals - Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair, Godspell. In 1975, she teamed up with the songwriting production duo of J.Vincent Edwards and Pierre Tubbs. They proved the perfect pair to showcase her outstanding vocals. After she signed to United Artists and debuted with "Right Back Where We Started From", Maxine found herself with a Top UK Hit. The song proved even more popular in the United States where it climbed the 1976 pop charts.
Backed by an outstanding assortment of session musicians, Maxine's debut LP, with 4 singles, including the title track, "Right Back Where We Started From", reached Number 65 in the United States. The following year, she released, "Night Life" which included the hit "Love Hit Me" and a cover of the Delfonic's "Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time". In 1979, Maxine scored with another great song with"Lead Me On".
Maxine has toured all over the world and has shared the stage with shared equally impressive talent, including Santana, the Commodores, Lionel Ritchie, Boz Scaggs, the Average White Band, Rose Royce, the Temptations, and Isaac Hayes.
In recent years, she has performed at many Jazz Festivals in the USA and in the islands including The Barbados Music Festival, the Curacao Music Festival and the St. Kitts Jazz Festival. Maxine also performed with Steve Reid's Bamboo Forest and appears on their Dreamscapes CD released in 2001.
In August 2003 Maxineheadlined the Get Up 'n Dance US Arena Tour which featuring many top stars from the 70s.
Maxine's incredible set include her Hit singles
- Right Back Where We Started From
- Gotta Be The One
- Love Hit Me
- Lead Me On
- (Bringing Out) The Girl in Me
- Turn to Me
Maxine's dynamic performances and her phenomenally robust voice titillate audiences everywhere.
View a short preview of Maxine Live
View a short preview of Maxine Live (You Tube)
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Blackened Lotus
Blackened Lotus is a stygian concoction. A penchant for minor keys and strange imagery is visualized by Eros with his blend of aphotic guitars and Emily's milieu keyboard soundscapes, making for rather surreal music. This is heightened by the presence of Angela's spellbinding contralto registar, set to cathartic prose that showcases goth on the sentimental side.
From a recent show:
As the fog machine pours dry ice we begin with "Eclipse," a dance-orientated number filled with cosmic synths and pseudo-psychedelic guitar. It is an eccentric stab at mainstream success, though typically bleak lyrics keep this selection from any sense of vacuity. The immediately succeeding arrangements are consistent club beats tinged with Eastern influenced synths, distorted guitars, and lyrics drenched in spiritual and self-referential mystique. Things get a little heavier when Angela takes a break and guitarist Eros takes a brooding vocal lead. This portion is more reflective of a dark affair. The pace changes again through the rest of set, showing up a rather pretty, ethereal side of the band. Paying more focus on sonic textures and layers than on structure, the music flows with a fluid ease to Angela's mesmerizing chant-like singing. It's romantic and it's vulnerable. This sophisticated unit is well worth seeing.
Members:
Angela - Voice
Eros - Guitars
Emily - Synthesizer
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