Artist description Ariana's music has been described as innocent yet edgy, unusual and yet familiar pop with a distinctive edge. Soaring melodies, lush arrangements and signature smooth vocals make Ariana's songs sound like something you've always known but never heard. The emphasis is on tightly-structured melodic songs, 3 to 4 minute pop gems that leave the listener humming the melody and wanting to hear more.

Music Style Melodic pop/rock

Musical Influences Too many to mention.

Similar Artists Sarah McLachlan, Juliana Hatfield, Sheryl Crow, Aimee Mann, Natalie Merchant

Artist History Ariana was a classically trained singer and viola player long before she discovered guitar and songwriting. Writing songs was a natural outgrowth of her early musical training and childhood obsession with books and reading. Hailed as an "obscure pop-goddess" by Time Digital*, Ariana has been enchanting audiences of the fortunate few since her debut on the NYC scene 3 years ago. In those few years, Ariana has rapidly established herself as a favorite in premier NYC venues such as: the SidewalkCafe; the Living Room; CBGB's Gallery; the Luna Lounge as well as many other venues in and around the NY/NJ metro area. She has opened for several national acts including Suzanne Vega and Ellis Paul, and performed on Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Network nationwide tank-tour.Currently in the studio working towards her debut full-length release, Ariana's music has appeared on numerous compilations including: The "Indiegrrl Compilation volume 1"; "Lord Knows volume 1" and Soundclick.com's "Fast Tracker 1999" (Best of Soundclick.com). Songs from her EP "4-Play" have been aired on radio stations across the country, from WKAOS in Olympia WA to WPKN in New Haven Connecticut. Fans from around the world have downloaded her songs by the thousands, most recently voting her in 5th out of 10,000 entries to win a recording contract at garageband.com. But it is in the intimacy of Ariana's live performances where her talent truly shines. The craft of her songwriting, the haunting vocal quality and the rich round tones of her electric guitar all weave a masterful spell, translating experience into entertainment in a uniquely powerful way**.

Group Members Ariana Daner-acoustic guitar and vocals

Press Reviews Common Sense Cafe, Port Chester, Friday July 10...When you've seen hundreds of shows and things start to seem a bit...well...dry, its the sheer errant chance that you'll run into something special that keeps you in the car, driving to that next club or coffeehouse.And every now and then, somewhere out there in the dark, you come upon a true revelation.Ariana Daner is a revelation...the young, gifted Daner radiates a casual intimacy that is reminiscent of her heroines. But she has a vocal style that is distinctly her own- a particularly refreshing attribute in an underground folk scene that seems to have posted a Joan Osborne voice and Alanis Morissette looks as the main requirements for access to the stage.It is the quality of her songwriting, though, that most distinguishes Daner songs. The Common Sense crowd punctuated its rapt attention only at the last, faded note of each song, listening carefully to every word and then enthusiastically applauding the content as well as the performance. It was a remarkable mix of respect and admiration, both of which are in sadly short supply these days for talented artists.High points of the set included a ruefully funny satire called "Heaven" and "Carnival" a wistful love song. The former, shyly introduced as "sarcastic", is in fact a ringing put-down of religious hypocrisy, addressing the pseudo-spiritual with lines like "God must really like to talk to you/'Cause you're the one with fan mail and a TV show."An aching inbocation of romance gone wrong, the slower, sadder "Carnival" is an eerie wisp of a song, translating into words and music the half-forgotten highs and lows that are often all the remains of the fractured past.Such translation of experience into entertainment is uniquely powerful, and, as the din of a hundred other shows fades away, uniquely enduring as well.-Patrick Walsch

Location Suffern, NY - USA

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