Artist description New York City-based pop singer/songwriter Dayna Steele's style has the melodic playfulness of No Doubt and the grooviness of 80's vintage Prince. Her music spans a wide range of influences including Prince, Sting, Paula Cole, Maxwell and a lot of 80's top 40 radio. Steele's self-penned debut CD, Sweet Intoxication (released October 2002 – produced and co-written by Benny Steele), features music with an emphasis on melodic hooks, intricate harmonies, and undeniable grooves. From the driving, rock groove of her propositional "Alone Tonight" to the lush ballad "No Rush", Sweet Intoxication explores themes of love and temptation. The album's instrumentation consists of lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, bass, drums and percussion. "No Rush", placed as a finalist in the Unisong International Songwriting Competition 2001. "No Rush" was also highly commended by the judges in the Windrift Music Songwriting Competition 2002 and was featured on the Top 10 MP3 list on Indie Journal.

Music Style Pop

Musical Influences Prince, Sting, Paula Cole, Maxwell, U2

Similar Artists Prince, No Doubt, Sting

Artist History An experienced performer in multiple genres, Dayna Steele has performed primarily on the East Coast at venues including Lincoln Center and BAM Majestic Theater (NY) and Jordan Hall (Boston). She pursued musical training in classical voice first at LaGuardia High School of Music and Art in Manhattan and then at New England Conservatory in Boston. Dayna Steele can now be seen in NYC at clubs including The Bitter End, Le Bar Bat, Lot 61, Elbow Room, Arlene Grocery and The Triad, where she is promoting her new album. In February 2003, Dayna was selected to showcase at The Global Entertainment and Media Summit in NYC.

Group Members Producer: Benny Steele

Instruments vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion

Albums Sweet Intoxication

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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