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Nathalie Dessaix (born 19 April 1965, Lyon) is a French soprano. She dropped the "h" in her first name in honor of Natalie Wood when she was in grade school and Anglicised her surname to "Dessay" outside France. Initially an actress, Dessay was encouraged to study voice at the Conservatoire National de region de Bordeaux and gained experience as a chorister in Toulouse. At the competition Les Voix Nouvelles, run by France Telecom, she was awarded First Prize (Premier Prix de Concours) followed by a year's study at Paris Opera's Ecole d'Art Lyrique, where she sang "Elisa" in Mozart's Il...

After the release of his well-received record, the orchestral indie-pop sounds of Window Rolled Down, Jeff Merchant went back into the studio and emerged with a unique, fully produced fifteen-song recording called City Makes No Sound. It's a melodically lush, bright and dark, richly bold, eclectic pop feast that you won't easily forget. With nearly a CD and a half of material fitting on one disc, the songs range in style and structure but share a common alternative pop aesthetic of melodically dense arrangements, musically intricate parts, loops and effects, thought provoking lyrics and smart production. The musicianship is top...

Hey ya’ll! I’m Natalie Taylor from Nashville, Tn…originally a Bama girl though :) I’ve been singing since I was a tiny tot! I’m sure my family will tell you how I’d never shut my mouth and not gonna lie, not much has changed :) I can remember sitting in my room, listening non stop to Mariah Carey, clearly attempting as many vocal riffs as I could. My standards we’re high, but you can’t blame a kid for trying :) I took piano at a young age, but I never started developing as an artist, until I picked up the guitar...