Time: 53:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Swing
Art: Front
01. The Dreamer (5:04)
02. Whole (5:08)
03. The French Man (4:46)
04. Dreaming In Indigo (3:36)
05. The Darkness (5:27)
06. Breathe In (3:48)
07. Baby Come Home To Me (6:22)
08. On To You (4:25)
09. Some Lovin' (3:28)
10. The Willow Tree (1:53)
11. Dans Ma Rue (4:12)
12. Way Back Then (5:24)
Neha’s music has that nostalgic quality to it, one that will have you feeling like you’re sitting in a Parisian street café sipping a glass of champagne. Her arrangements are thoughtful and complex, and her sumptuous powerhouse of a voice will leave you awed at the 5’2 framed young Indian woman.
The Dreamer, produced by Neha and mastered by award-winning engineer Mark Donahue, is the singer-songwriter’s debut album, arriving as a delicate and fresh surprise, chock-full of lasting impressions. Neha (pronounced NEY-ha) penned eleven of the twelve tunes on her album, demonstrating her prowess as an artful songwriter.
A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Economics, Neha spent four years post-college working for the tech giant, Google, Inc in the Bay Area. She penned some of her first tracks from her cubicle, and spent much of her free time hitting the jam sessions and songwriting open mics in San Francisco before quitting to pursue her Masters degree at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music.
An account of all things reverie, The Dreamer openly explores Neha’s deepest personal thoughts and wants. Songs like “The Dreamer,” and “Way Back Then” explore her desire to go against cultural and social expectations of her, while songs "The Darkness" and "Whole" give us an intimate understanding of who Neha is as a person. Other songs like "The Willow Tree," and "The French Man" play on her innocence and penchant for day dreaming, delivered through charming lyrics and wispy vocal lines.
Backed-up by her exceptionally talented six bandmates whom she met at NEC (Connor Baker - drums, Evan Allen - piano, Dorsey Bass - bass, Bobby Spellman - Trumpet, Katie Seiler - vocals, Rachel Panitch - violin and vocals), The Dreamer is a tenderly crafted record, a definitive smorgasbord of Neha’s life experiences. Rooted in her love affair with jazz, folk, blues, and her mother’s long standing classical Indian musical training, the record results in a gorgeously personal and open account of Neha's life and deepest vulnerabilities, painted in piercing melodies and whimsically crafted arrangements.
"Music is as necessary to me as food or air" says the first generation Indian-American singer-songwriter. "Leaving the life I led in San Francisco [at Google] and starting all over was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but definitely the most gratifying as well. I spent so much of my life dancing around [creativity], wishing I could be part of that community of creating music and art, but never had the courage to follow through. Finally I just realized I owed it to myself to really go for it, head first. Everyone should have the chance to pursue what they've always envisioned for themselves."
Don't miss this singer-songwriter's debut album.
The Dreamer, produced by Neha and mastered by award-winning engineer Mark Donahue, is the singer-songwriter’s debut album, arriving as a delicate and fresh surprise, chock-full of lasting impressions. Neha (pronounced NEY-ha) penned eleven of the twelve tunes on her album, demonstrating her prowess as an artful songwriter.
A graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in Economics, Neha spent four years post-college working for the tech giant, Google, Inc in the Bay Area. She penned some of her first tracks from her cubicle, and spent much of her free time hitting the jam sessions and songwriting open mics in San Francisco before quitting to pursue her Masters degree at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music.
An account of all things reverie, The Dreamer openly explores Neha’s deepest personal thoughts and wants. Songs like “The Dreamer,” and “Way Back Then” explore her desire to go against cultural and social expectations of her, while songs "The Darkness" and "Whole" give us an intimate understanding of who Neha is as a person. Other songs like "The Willow Tree," and "The French Man" play on her innocence and penchant for day dreaming, delivered through charming lyrics and wispy vocal lines.
Backed-up by her exceptionally talented six bandmates whom she met at NEC (Connor Baker - drums, Evan Allen - piano, Dorsey Bass - bass, Bobby Spellman - Trumpet, Katie Seiler - vocals, Rachel Panitch - violin and vocals), The Dreamer is a tenderly crafted record, a definitive smorgasbord of Neha’s life experiences. Rooted in her love affair with jazz, folk, blues, and her mother’s long standing classical Indian musical training, the record results in a gorgeously personal and open account of Neha's life and deepest vulnerabilities, painted in piercing melodies and whimsically crafted arrangements.
"Music is as necessary to me as food or air" says the first generation Indian-American singer-songwriter. "Leaving the life I led in San Francisco [at Google] and starting all over was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but definitely the most gratifying as well. I spent so much of my life dancing around [creativity], wishing I could be part of that community of creating music and art, but never had the courage to follow through. Finally I just realized I owed it to myself to really go for it, head first. Everyone should have the chance to pursue what they've always envisioned for themselves."
Don't miss this singer-songwriter's debut album.
The Dreamer