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Tori Sparks

Members:	Tori plays well with others... The band on Under This Yellow Sun is truly an incomparable group of people: DAVID HENRY (R.E.M., Ben Folds, Vienna Teng, Josh Rouse, Widespread Panic, Indigo Girls, Cowboy Junkies) PAT BUCHANAN (Rodney Crowell, Mary Chapin Carpenter ... and, the man Paul McCartney called "a f***ing genius" at a party for Buddy Holly) JOHN DEADERICK (Patty Griffin, James Taylor, Emmylou Harris STEVE BOWMAN (Counting Crows, and one of the nicest famous people ever) AARON SANDS (Jars of Clay, multitasker extraordinaire) MATTHEW BURGESS (Third Eye Blind, Amanda Williams... general badass) DANIEL DENNIS (Owner, Prime Cut Records/ Prime Cut Studios) JOE “THE BONE” RATHBONE (Philly-born independent artiste who kindly guest-appeared on the record) AARON BLAKE (Tori's road companion for the eight solid months of shows and mad adventures in 2006) PRODUCED BY DAVID HENRY AND TORI SPARKS. \
Genre:	Rock/Folk/Blues/Craziness
Hometown:	Sarasota, FL
Record Label:	Glass Mountain Records

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Website:	http://www.torisparks.com http://www.myspace.com/torisparks
Current Location:	Nashville, TN
Booking Agent:	Lisa Nicks - info@glassmountainrecords.com
Press Contact:	Maria DeFelice - maria@powderfingerpromo.com
Artists We Also Like:	Local artists, indie artists, groundbreaking artists.
Influences:	Tom Waits, U2, my mom, Ben Harper, Aziza A, Etta James, Mrs. Janoff's English class, Martin Sexon, Joni Mitchell, Soular System, Pea 2, Ani DiFranco, NPR, Ayn Rand, Janis Joplin, the maintenance guy at my crappy secretary job when I first moved to Nashville, Wayne Hall, Murphy's Loft, Waffle House, The Plant Formerly Known as Prince, Amos Lee, Amy Correia, Bill Withers, Damien Rice, Patty Griffin, coffee, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, Amy Steinberg, Mia Zepeda, Dung Nguyen, The Beatles, The Boss (mainly just Nebraska), Ben Folds (who thinks I sound like the Pretenders, which is fine), Chris Isaak, Labyrinth (the movie), all-those-female-artistes-that-no-girl-rocker-wants-to-admit-to-in-order-to-seem-completely-and-totally-original, Colleen McFarland, David Bowie, Cecilia, Siesta Key Beach, David Gray, the windshield I cracked in half -- still sorry about that, Fiona Apple, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Lightenin' Hopkins, rain when I should be working, Sante Fe, the red Mustang (rental), Peabody Shoe Repair, Ryan Adams, Vienna Teng, kettle corn, Elmer's Glue, Pete's Candy Store, Nirvana, the White Stripes, Wilco, the road, and a couple of skeletons in the closet.
Biography:	BREAKING NEWS! Under This Yellow Sun licensed to MTV and Lifetime Networks. Shows include Road Rules, The Hills, and more TBA. Stay tuned in 2008... "Most Alone" featured on XM Radio Channel 43! "Cold War" included on Universal Music France double-disc compilation. To be released internationally on February 4th. NEW UTYS and "Cold War" teeshirts available now on www.ToriSparks.com. ABOUT TORI... Tori Sparks is known for her gut-wrenchingly emotive voice, her habit of playing her guitar as if it were a drum kit, and her ability to take an audience from laughter to tears and back in point-oh-four seconds. Her dynamic live show is equal parts soulful singing and zany stand-up-style humor. Sparks delighted her stalwart supporters and gained countless new fans with the release of her eclectic sophomore album, Under This Yellow Sun. It has been praised by Relix, Harp, Maverick, Skope, The Nashville Music Guide, XM Radio, and others. The mélange of textures contained within the twelve songs defies the bounds of expectation. Under This Yellow Sun was produced by Sparks and indie rock veteran David Henry (R.E.M., Ben Folds, Josh Rouse, Widespread Panic, Cowboy Junkies) . Musicians Steve Bowman of Counting Crows, Aaron Sands of Jars of Clay, John Deaderick (Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, James Taylor), and others added their personal panache to the raw energy of Tori’s music. Under This Yellow Sun was the first release under the auspices of Tori’s own record label (Glass Mountain Records) and publishing company (Hand Over Foot Publishing) , and features a bonus music video for “Cold War.” Under This Yellow Sun was released in fall of 2007, and continues to receive airplay on radio stations across the country. After breaking the Top 100 on the RIYL Weighted Charts, the album was immediately licensed by MTV, Lifetime, and the Oxygen Network for use in their 2008 television seasons, and featured by XM Radio Unsigned The exposure prompted Universal Music France to contact Sparks, who is bilingual, and has toured in France and other parts of Europe. UMF will include “Cold War” on their upcoming double-disc compilation, to be released internationally on February 4th, 2008. Tori’s relentless touring has taken her from New York to Los Angeles to Miami, from Toronto to London to Paris, and through every small town in between. The fearless chanteuse makes the audience her own in any setting. Besides her big black boots, and balls-to-the-wall guitar playing, she is known for being a part of and organizing benefit concerts on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind, F.A.C.E., the March of Dimes, and the One Campaign. Contrary to popular belief, Sparks did not emerge Venus-like from Lake Michigan on a gigantic seashell. (If she had, she would have been freezing.) Tori was born in Chicago, and grew up in Sarasota, FL. She recorded her first EP, Tidewaters, in 2003, which attracted the attention of an independent label based in Nashville. Tori was eighteen, and an honors student at Florida State University. The label snapped her up, promptly recorded her debut album and music video Rivers + Roads in 2005, moved her to Nashville… and even more promptly went belly-up. Where some would crumble, Tori emerged from the wreckage and dove into eight solid months of exhaustive touring, radio, and video promotion. Radio and video airplay in the U.S., Belgium, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, France, and England resulted. Sweet. One of the aforementioned eight months was devoted to The Feed Your Soul Guitar Project, a tour and folk art auction benefiting Oxfam America. ASCAP, The Village Voice, Paste Magazine Online, Northeast InTune Magazine, All Music, NBC, ABC, FOX, the Women’s Right to Rock Music Festival and others thought this was pretty cool and said so. Tori now has a big map of the U.S and Europe, full of little colored pins marking cities she’s played. Tori’s debut music video, “Rivers + Roads,” was screened at the Flint Film Festival 2006, and was selected “Best Pop Video” by the Indie Gathering 2006. She was selected as a Unisong International Songwriting Contest Finalist for her politically-charged alterna-blues tune “The Poster Child” in 2005, and again in 2007 for “Cold War.” Tori still lives in Nashville. She has cats, and plants, and a fake fireplace. She tours a lot, and screen prints her merch tee shirts by hand. She goes home for Christmas, and Thai food. Under This Yellow Sun and Rivers + Roads can each be purchased for less than the price of a veggie burger in L.A. at one of 100+ digital distributors in 25 countries, including the ubiquitous iTunes, and 30+ CD retailers, including BestBuy.com, Target.com, Amazon.com, and others. Check out Tori Sparks on: www.ToriSparks.com www.MySpace.com/ToriSparks www.ReverbNation.com/ToriSparks www.Groupietunes.com/Artists/ToriSparks (read less) BREAKING NEWS! Under This Yellow Sun licensed to MTV and Lifetime Networks. Shows include Road Rules, The Hills, and more TBA. Stay tuned in 2008... "Most Alone" featured on XM Radio Channel 43! "Cold War" included on Universal Music France double-disc compilation. To be released internationally on February 4th. NEW UTYS and "Cold War" teeshirts available now on www.ToriSparks.com. ABOUT TORI... Tori Sparks is known for her gut-wrenchingly emotive voice, her habit of playing her guitar... (read more)

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Bob wrote at 7:00pm on March 18th, 2008

Tori, we had a great time hanging out at SXSW! Have a great trip and we look forward to seeing you again! Great gig at Touche'!

Michael wrote at 8:05am on March 4th, 2008

I love Tori Sparks! I heard that Tori is going on tour with Hannah Montana and Slayer - a triple bill (oooh!)
Peace and Love!

Francis wrote at 7:05pm on January 14th, 2008

Hey Tori,

You wrote that you're now on Facebook, and since I'm becoming a Facebook junkie, I wanted to be your fan. Little did I know, I would be your first fan.

- Francis

Tori Sparks wrote at 2:55pm on January 5th, 2008

I'm still figuring this thing out, but videos and photo galleries are UP!

Tori Sparks wrote at 11:33am on December 26th, 2007

Didn't think Christmas break existed after college -- turns out it does. How freaky. I'm using this time to jump on the Facebook bandwagon, after intense pressure by friends and enemies alike. Merry Christmahanakwanzika, and a Snappy New Year!