Travis Vick
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Out of 3 votes - Similar Artists: Sufjan Stevens, Chris Garneau, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake
Out of 3 votes
- Location: Manteca, California, United States
- Genre: Folk » Folk-Pop
Editor's review
Sufjan Stevens hasn't yet released a California installment in his States Project series, but Vick's debut EP, "Player Piano," tides us over nicely. The heartfelt set is part Stevens (wispy folk-pop), part Ferraby Lionheart (the LA baroque), and part Dirty Projectors (a reedy experimentalism).
Biography
Travis Vick is an 18 year old singer/songwriter currently living in Northern California. He has been studying piano since he was ten, playing guitar and writing songs since the age of thirteen and singing for as long as he can remember. Growing up in the Central Valley, he developed his imagination early, and was greatly influenced by many artists such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Sufjan Stevens, Chris Garneau, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett and Elliott Smith to name a few.
Travis sang and played keyboard and guitar featuring much of his original material in the Central Valley-based band, Fairway. Fairway was nominated for a MAMA (Modesto Area Music Association) award in 2006 & 2007 in the Indie Band category.
Travis' solo EP debut "Player Piano" is a heavy dose of wandering poetics. His warm voice and heartfelt delivery lend to his often dark and personal songs a sense of essence and peculiarity, gained in some measure from his early influences.
Recorded in Sacramento by Craig Long of Paradise Studios, Travis plays all instruments on "I'll be Dead", "Ripon Song" and "Aliens and Angels". On "The Hedges" Travis' sister Taylor lends her intimate vocals to complete the impressive harmonies.
Visit: http://www.myspace.com/travisvickmusic
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