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Eve Selis | |
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| Family Tree CD Release 11-11-11 Family Tree CD Release 11-11-11 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 8, 1963 Deming, New Mexico, United States |
| Genres | Americana, Country, Roots, Roadhouse Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Broken, WikiNaws, Stunt, Hippie Chick Twang, Proper, |
| Members | Marc "Twang" Intravaia (guitar), Rick Nash (bass), "Cactus" Jim Soldi (guitar), Sharon Whyte (keyboards), Larry Grano (drums) |
| Past members | Bob Sale, Mike Peters, Jim Reeves, John Khula, Paul Cougill |
| Website | www.EveSelis.com |
Eve Selis (born July 8, 1963, Deming, New Mexico, United States) is an American Americana and Country musician.
Early life
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Eve Selis was born on July 8, 1963, in Deming, New Mexico to Sarah Selis and Robert Selis DDS (d. 2010) a family of ten, and was raised in San Diego, California.
After graduating University of San Diego High School 1981,
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Selis met Marc Intravaia aka "Marc Twang" in early 1991 in San Diego, CA. when both were hired to tour the Mediterranean with a band hired by the DOD (Department of Defense. Sharing a common love of Americana music, they started writing songs while on tour and continued when they returned home. After recording a few demos they formed their first band the next year. Under the name Kings Road they were signed in 1993 by Broken Records, a division of Maranatha Records. They recorded two albums under the name Kings Road before dropping the band name.
"I've been labeled 'outside the box,' and I always wonder, if everyone else is already in the box, wouldn't you want someone outside the box for a change?"[1]
Influences
[edit]Eve Selis's voice — described as "lemonade and whiskey" [2] — is a combination of Bonnie Raitt, Joan Osborne, Maria McKee, Melissa Etheridge, and Lydia Pense. Influences include Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Emmy Lou Harris, Gram Parsons, CSN&Y.
Personal life
[edit]Married to Dan De La Isla from 1993-1999, daughter Sarah de La Isla born 1994.
Charity Work
[edit]In February 2011, Eve peformed at the famed Abbey Road Studio to benefit Cancer Research UK at the invitation of BBC Radio Legene Bob Harris.
Awards
[edit]- 2010- San Diego Music Awards- Best Americana Artist (winner)
- 2009- San Diego Music Awards- Best Americana Album- Angels And Eagles (runner up)
- 2008- San Diego Music Awards- Best Americana Artist (winner)
- 2005- Best Local Band- The Eve Selis Band- San Diego Magazine- Yearly Best of San Diego issue
- 2005- San Diego Music Awards- Best Americana Artist (winner)
- 2005- DIY Music Awards- Album of the Year- Do You Know Me (runner up)
- 2004- Jim Croce Music Award for Excellence and Dedication (winner)
- 2004- Just Plain Folks Music Awards- Best Americana Song- "Tear This Old House Down" (winner, *140,000 songs entered)
- 2004- Just Plain Folks Music Awards- Best Country Song- "Do You Know Me" (winner, 140,000 songs entered)
- 2004- Just Plain Folks Music Awards- Best Country Album- Do You Know Me (2nd place) (10,000 CDs entered)
- 2004 Pacific Coast Emmy Awards- Best Short Form Music Video- "Do You Know Me" (winner)
- 2004- San Diego Music Awards- Best Americana Album- Nothing But The Truth (runner up)
- 2003- San Diego Music Awards- Best Americana Artist (winner)
- 2003- San Diego Music Awards- Best Americana Album- Do You Know Me (runner up)
- 2002- San Diego Music Awards- Best Adult Alternative Artist (runner up)
- 2001- San Diego Music Awards- Best Adult Alternative Artist (winner)
- 2000- San Diego Music Awards- Best Pop Album- Long Road Home (winner)
- 2000- San Diego Music Awards- Album of the Year- Long Road Home (runner up)
- 2000- Pacific Coast Emmy Awards- Best Short Form Music Video- "Show Me What Love Is" (winner)
- 2000- San Diego Reader Readers' Poll - Best Rock Band (runner up)
- 1999- San Diego Music Awards- Best Adult Alternative Artist (runner up)
- 1999- San Diego Music Awards- Best Adult Alternative Album- Out On A Wire (runner up)
Discography
[edit]- Family Tree (Hippie Chick Twang, 2011)
- Angels And Eagles (Hippie Chick Twang, 2008)
- Nothing But The Truth (Proper Records, 2004)
- Do You Know Me (Hippie Chick Twang, 2002)
- When Wishes Come True (Stunt Records, 2002)
- Long Road Home (Stunt Records, 2000)
- Into The Sun (Stunt Records, 1999)
- Out On A Wire (Stunt Records, 1998)
- Heaven and Earth (WikiNaws, 1996)
- Where Angel's Walk (Broken Records, 1994)
References
[edit]- ^ San Diego Union-Tribune: September 22, 2002-Star Search by Karla Peterson
- ^ Morris Buckley, Patricia (September 26, 2002). "Veteran San Diego country-rocker Selis amped for breakthrough". North County Times. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved 26 September 2002.
- ^ [http://www.eveselis.com/press/eveselis_bio.pdf/ Official Website]
External links
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Category:1963 births Category:American country singers Category:Americana singers Category:American women guitarists Category:American women singers Category:University High School alumni
Category:Living people Category:Proper Records artists Category:Stunt Records artists Category:Hippie Chick Twang Records artists