Artist description Four piece band fronted by singer Kelly Fitzgerald Great songwriting and musicianship. A must for anyone into Adult Rock.

Music Style Pop Rock

Musical Influences Led Zeppelin, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Joni Mitchell, Beatles, anything with notes

Similar Artists Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Amanda Marshall

Artist History Big 3 Records struck gold when their already seasoned pop-rock band, Vesica Pisces, combined talents with legendary Grammy Award winning producer Jack Douglas (John Lennon, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick) to create their highly anticipated sophomore album, "Halfway To Naked." After four months of recording at an abandoned restaurant with a remote truck – what Douglas calls guerilla recording – and at Big3's St. Petersburg, FL studios, the result has stirred up an industry buzz and yielded one of the most promising albums of 2003. Vesica Pisces (winners of the 2000 Los Angeles Music Award for Best Adult Contemporary Artist) has come a long way from their start as club band. "We were making a living as musicians," explains Kelly Fitzgerald, the foursomes' leading lady, who's soulful, sultry voice could be heard over 200 nights a year in clubs around the world. "We did whatever it took." And they're still doing whatever it takes with a feel good sound as creative as their name – vesica pisces is the almond shape middle of two overlapping circles – band mates Brian Pother (guitar), Adam Nicol Roach (drums), Brian Nussle (bass) and Kelly Fitzgerald (vocals) are making their musical dreams come true. Vesica Pisces is currently touring as the opening act for veteran rockers (and label mates) Cheap Trick in support of their Big3 Records release “Halfway To Naked” in conjunction with a Borders Books acoustic tour, both slated to take them through the rest of 2003. “Halfway To Naked” consists of fourteen classic American rock tunes, produced by Douglas and written by Kelly and Brian with additional creative input from core member Adam and former bass player Bill Bieschke (with the exception of the Wayne Kramer song "No Easy Way Out" and co-writing credits going to Mark Radice for "Single" and Doug Lunn for "Something To Hold Onto"). "The best songs really come from life experiences," says Adam, explaining their writing process. "Most of the songs start with an acoustic sound and grow from there." Packed with soulful melodies and a strong guitar presence, the album host an array of possible chart topping singles including the bluesy title track "Halfway To Naked," and the upbeat anthem, "Single," that positively questions, "What's so bad about being single?" The presence of veteran producer Jack Douglas can definitely be heard on Halfway To Naked. The group was meeting with various producers to work on the album when a friend gave Douglas Vesica Pisces' demo. He flew to Florida to meet with the band and the connection was magic. "He is someone that you want to perform for," says Adam about working with Douglas. "He wanted our personalities to come out on tape, and they did." "Jack made everybody feel really comfortable and brought out the best in all of us," adds Kelly. Vesica Pisces was born when Salem, MA natives Kelly and Brian met in high school. Both had an intense passion for music. Brian started playing the saxophone at age eight and switched to guitar by age twelve. He played with local bands while studying electronic and classical composition in school. Kelly, who comes from a musical family, says she's "never, ever wanted to do anything else." Exposed to music at an early age, Kelly sang in local clubs while still attending high school. After graduation the duo hit the road and started touring, spending two years in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., then back to New England. They continued touring dividing their time between the Caribbean and several east coast venues. The pair later moved to Los Angeles, CA where they met Adam, a local Californian, who started playing the trumpet in grade school because his teacher told him there were too many drummers. That didn't stop him or his fascination with the drums. Adam quickly picked up his drumsticks and hasn't stopped playing since. "My friend called me up and said you've got to go see this band, they're really cool and they're really talented, and they need a drummer," recalls Adam. "I went down that night and met them. The next day I was in the band." After playing with several bass players, the trio hooked up in early 2003 with Brian Nussle (Nuss). Originally from Woodbridge, Virginia he moved to Southern California and made the east coast to west coast music switch. “In my Virginian basement, I’d ride my skateboard in circles for hours and hours listening to my dad’s record collection. I never got dizzy… just more infatuated with music.” Influenced by rock legends Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Aerosmith, along with traditional and non-traditional rock, rhythm & blues, and folk music, Vesica Pisces discovered their own voice and recorded it on their self-produced, self-titled debut album. The band sold the album as they continued touring and creating a huge grass roots following. That album earned them the Los Angeles Music Award for Best A/C artist in 2000. The same year they traveled to Bosnia and throughout the Balkan Island twice to perform for U.S. & NATO Troops. No strangers to touring, Vesica Pisces has played in countless clubs all over the United States including Hawaii, the Caribbean, Mexico, Scandinavia, and France. While performing in Florida at the end of 2000, Vesica Pisces was brought to the attention of Big3 Records via a local club manager. The Big3 executive gave the group's CD to Bill Edwards, Big 3's Chief Executive Officer, who was so impressed with their sound; he met with the group and quickly signed them to the label.

Group Members Kelly Fitzgerald, Brian Pothier, Adam Nicol Roach and Brian Keith Nussle

Albums Self Titled (Oct. 98) Halfway To Naked (April '03)

Press Reviews Totally Adult - John Schoenberger: �Their music is honest, passionate and clearly pours directly from their hearts. It�s now time for them to make their move.�; Music Connection Magazine (Los Angeles) - Top 20 of '98 (#4) Score=7.4: This band, formerly known as EDEN, have been together since 1985 and it shows, for all the right reasons. Vocalist Kelly Fitzgerald sings with authority, painting pictures with her words. The players are tight and the arrangements nicely varied. Sheryl Crow comes immediately to mind. This is definitely a band who can hold their own against any other act in their genre. A very profesional package; KLOS 95.5 (Los Angeles) - "A great, great band...great music...You're gonna enjoy this group a whole bunch."

Location Redondo Beach, CA - USA

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