Showing posts with label Shauna Antoniuc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shauna Antoniuc. Show all posts

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Shauna Antoniuc Anderson - Simple

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:54
Size: 103,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:11)  1. Give Me the Simple Life
(3:14)  2. When I Need You
(3:00)  3. Simple
(2:50)  4. Swinging Through the Hard Times
(4:59)  5. Happy Family
(2:37)  6. Darn It, Baby That's Love
(4:46)  7. Harvest Moon
(4:55)  8. Count Your Blessings
(3:52)  9. Fallen
(4:15) 10. Try Your Wings
(3:26) 11. Old Porch Swing
(3:32) 12. Cerasse Tea
(1:12) 13. La La Lu (Lullaby from Lady and the Tramp)

Shauna grew up in Plymouth, Massachusetts, surrounded by music and singing relatives. She got her musical start at a young age in the basement of her Grandpa Murphy's house where she spent hours pounding away on a dusty, out-of-tune, upright piano. When piano playing didn't click with her, she moved on to the acoustic guitar. Frustrated, she quickly gave it up when her brother Ryan excelled at a much quicker pace. Fortunately, singing came much easier.  Shauna started singing "professionally" at Sacred Heart High School in Kingston, MA. She was very active in drama and chorus, led by the "Singing Sisters," Sisters Rosalie and Rosemund. Her first big solo in chorus was *Chiquita Banana.* When she came to U. of Vermont, she longed to start a band and play at the clubs downtown. While in the library (pretending to study) she saw a sign on a bulletin board that said, "WANTED: Singer for new Acid Jazz band." She tore down the sign, called the number the next day and by the end of the week had joined the band Belizbeha. That was March of 1994. For the next 6-7 years Belizbeha toured extensively around the country and produced 2 CDs of all original material. Belizbeha shared the stage with the likes of Kool & the Gang, Gil Scott Heron, The Last Poets, De La Soul, The Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, and many others. After the release of their second album, "Void Where Inhibited" the band dissolved, although they still play shows every now and again. Everyone in Belizbeha went on to pursue music in his or her own individual way.

When not on the road with Belizbeha, Shauna worked part-time at the Sai-Gon Cafe in Burlington, and it was there that she hooked up with Joe Capps and Chris Peterman. She had known Joe from Belizbeha; they had recorded some songs out at Joe's studio. Shauna knew Chris through Belizbeha as well; he played saxophone on their first album and played many gigs with them. When Joe and Chris were playing at the restaurant, Shauna would sometimes get up and sing a song or two with them. Since it was so fun they decided to pursue playing some "real" gigs together. Thus, in 1997, the Shauna Antoniuc Trio was born, and they went on to play numerous gigs at jazz bars, restaurants, weddings, corporate functions, and colleges throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. They released one CD called "The Dream's On Me" in 2002 and recorded another in 2003. The second CD, after sitting on a shelf for 5 years, was released in 2008. It's called "In the Moonlight." Their third CD together, "Simple" is being released in 2011 under a new name, Shauna Anderson. Rick Norcross was a regular customer at the Sai-Gon Cafe as well, and when the singer left his western swing outfit, Rick and the Ramblers, he asked Shauna to audition for the job. She was hired for the summer 1999 tour and worked with them for 5 more summers, playing every weekend throughout Vermont. Chris Peterman also joined Rick's crew in 2001, playing with him for another year. Shauna still sits in on gigs in Vermont for both the jazz trio and the Ramblers.

2003 was a busy year for Shauna. In February, she and husband Brandy Anderson were married at the breathtaking Marie Reine-du-Monde Cathedral in Montreal. Mother's day was truly special that year as they found out they were pregnant. In July, they left Vermont behind and moved to Sacramento, CA to be near Brandy's family. The fall brought new jobs, and on December 29th little Jula Elizabeth arrived just in time for the tax break. They crammed marriage and moving, career changes and diaper changes all into one fantastic year. When Shauna arrived in CA she knew she wanted to continue singing. She joined the musician's union and asked who she should contact for jazz. Bill Rase was the leader of one of the oldest big bands in the area, so she stopped by his recording studio and gave him a CD. Soon she was playing gigs with Bill all over the Sacramento area. At one of Bill's gigs, Shauna met Brad Hammett, an outstanding trombone player. He asked her is she would like to join a band they were putting together. Brad has an awesome studio in Auburn, so Shauna went out there to meet Mickey Bennett, a swinging bass player, and Charlie Robinson, a fantastic jazz guitarist. They recorded a bunch of standards and started playing out at weddings, restaurants, and functions.

Shauna also joined a couple of cover bands; in 2004 she hooked up with Frenchy and The Feather River Outlaws. They covered mostly country and rock tunes and played heavily in the Marysville area. Shauna still keeps in touch with the Outlaws and plays with them sometimes. In the summer of 2006, Shauna joined another cover band, Stealin' Time. They play occasional gigs as well. Shauna took a hiatus from singing as she and Brandy had two more little girls, one right after the other; in May of 2006 Mary-Margaret Christine arrived, and right on her coat tails was Evamarie Dorothy, born a year and 2 days later. Baby #4  another girl arrived on January 1st, 2009. Cecilia Juanita is named after the patron saint of musicians, St. Cecilia! Recently, Shauna returned to Vermont to record an album of some of her favorite pop and jazz songs with Joe and Chris and other musicians she used to work with. This album, Simple, is made up of songs that remind her of the simple blessings in our lives. In times that are rough - indeed, in ALL times - it is good to remember what really matters. Shauna hopes to make the world just a little more beautiful with these songs!  https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/shaunaanderson/from/greatindiemusic

Simple

Friday, February 24, 2017

Shauna Antoniuc - The Dream's On Me

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:00
Size: 131,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:46)  1. My Romance
(3:35)  2. My Baby Just Came For Me
(4:04)  3. Ain't Misbehavin'
(4:01)  4. Our Love Is Here To Stay
(4:19)  5. Skylark
(3:35)  6. It Had To Be You
(3:00)  7. It's Love
(3:32)  8. Paper Moon
(4:33)  9. Come Rain Or Come Shine
(4:20) 10. Sing Me To Sleep
(5:27) 11. Night And Day
(5:04) 12. Cheek To Cheek
(3:41) 13. Mean To Me
(3:56) 14. This Time The Dream's On Me

Play this CD when you're cooking Sunday brunch in your PJs or sitting by a roaring fire wrapped in a cozy blanket with the one you love. Shauna Antoniuc has been singing professionally since 1994 in all different styles. She recorded this album in Burlington, Vermont in 2002 with renowned Burlington jazzers Joe Capps and Chris Peterman. Joe and Shauna also laid down tracks for there second album before she headed west to Sacramento in 2003. Stay tuned for its impending release.... Her first band, Belizbeha, was an acid jazz/funk/dance group which toured extensively around the US, Canada and Europe during the mid to late nineties. They put out 2 albums selling over 30,000 albums combined. Belizbeha is still active, playing twice a year for special occasions. She also sang in Vermont's number one (because it's the ONLY one!) western swing band Rick and the Ramblers, headed by Mr. Rick Norcross himself.

Shauna started singing jazz while waiting tables at a restaurant downtown Burlington. Joe Capps, jazz guitarist extrodinaire, had a weekly gig at the Saigon Cafe. He knew Shauna from Belizbeha as they had done some work in his recording studio. He would ask her to come up and sing a couple at times during the night, and eventually they decided to try and get a gig out of it. It snowballed from there. Add the renowed saxophonist, Chris Peterman, into the mix and you have the trio. Chris plays amazing harmonies to Shauna's vocals, and is also an accomplished songwriter (check out his track "Sing Me to Sleep".) Joe's guitar wizardry is the glue that holds everything together. Shauna's vocals are the icing on the cake. Now in Sacramento, Shauna sings with a jazz quartet similar to her Burlington group. Charlie Robinson plays guitar, Mickey Bennett plays bass, and Brad Hammet rounds it out on trombone. They are currently in the process of recording an album as well, so stay tuned for that too! https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/antoniuc

The Dream's On Me

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Shauna Antoniuc Trio - In The Moonlight

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:52
Size: 114.2 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Jazz vocals
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Sugar
[3:17] 2. I'm Old Fashioned
[2:37] 3. You Took Advantage Of Me
[2:53] 4. I Could Write A Book
[4:22] 5. My One And Only Love
[3:42] 6. Blue Moon
[3:16] 7. Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me
[3:27] 8. When I Take My Sugar To Tea
[3:58] 9. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[3:02] 10. The Party's Over
[3:26] 11. Moonlight In Vermont
[3:05] 12. Like Someone In Love
[4:18] 13. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
[4:41] 14. In The Moonlight

Acoustic Guitar – Joe Capps; Saxophone – Chris Peterman; Vocals – Shauna Antoniuc.

This is the Shauna Antoniuc Trio's 2nd CD - Beautiful jazz vocals - light, elegant and swinging - a fantastic voice - accompanied by acoustic guitar and saxophone. Nice swinging grooves and tasteful solos and interplay from the horns.

In The Moonlight