Artist description Sandi Hammond has a beautiful, flowing soprano voice, which is sweet and quiet at times while building to a powerful crystal clear tone. She cares for her audiennce with every breath, opening up to become the emotion of her lyrics delivering each word with care. She sings everything from sad piano based ballods to light hearted country songs. She is a truly talented up and coming singer/songwriter.

Music Style Piano based pop/Adult Contemporary

Musical Influences Joni Mitchell, Bartok, Paula Cole, Annie Lenox and Elton John.

Similar Artists Annie Lenox, Norah Jones, Joni Mitchell

Artist History Singer/songwriter Sandi Hammond first started writing pop songs at age 11. In her late teens she graced the stages of Tanglewood, Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall while performing with several professional choral groups. Now a gifted classically trained singer/songwriter, and a fine musician on keyboards and guitar, she touches audiences with her prolific and impressive repertoire of unique melodic songs. Fans describe her versatile soprano voice as full and emotional. In December 1998, Sandi teamed up with 26 other Boston-area female singer-songwriters to produce RESPOND, a compilation CD created to raise funds for Respond, Inc., a local non-profit organization that assists battered women and their children. RESPOND, which features a terrific lineup of well-known singer-songwriters such as Patty Larkin, Juliana Hatfield and Catie Curtis, has received critical acclaim from Billboard Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and the Boston Phoenix, as well as support from MTV and VH-1, and distribution from Columbia Records. In 2000, Sandi released her own debut solo CD, RUBBERGIRL (Aspire Records), to a sellout crowd at Club Passim. Touring to promote RUBBERGIRL and RESPOND, Sandi has shared the stage with Pheobe Snow, Mindy Jostyn, Lori McKenna, Kris Delmhorst, Faith Soloway, Pamela Means, Jules Verdone, Colleen Sexton, Kerri Powers, Anne Heaton, Christopher Williams, Rachel McCartney, and Laurie Geltman. In 2002, Sandi was invited to donate a cut of a new song, “Wings to Fly”, to a benefit compilation CD for The Center for Arts in Natick, “Features and Openers”, available at www.natickarts.org. Sandi just returned from an East Coast tour, and is writing a one-act gospel musical and working on her second solo release for 2003. She will also have a song featured on a compilation CD released by Brave Records, due out in fall 2003.

Instruments Voice, Piano, Guitar

Albums Rubbergirl, Respond

Press Reviews “Gorgeous voice…a melodic, keyboard-based folk-club singer who exists far beyond what’s normally thought of as folk…” - Boston Herald “RESPOND is one of the strongest and most comprehensive local compilations in recent memory.” - The Boston Phoenix “RESPOND…one of the most important and courageous recordings of the decade”. - Timothy White, Editor-in-Chief, Billboard Magazine “Beautiful, haunting…Sandi Hammond uses her voice in a grand manner to powerful effect. Her commanding vocals mixed with lush, atmospheric melodies that sometimes invoke chills…” - INSTANT Magazine “A palpable approach to her writing and singing…gliding soprano vocal delivery…” - The Groove (Berklee School of Music) “Sandi Hammond…literally brought tears to my eyes…” - Roslindale/Jamaica Plain Art News “Sandi has a strong and unique voice which lends itself to the gospel genre. . .” GazetteNET/the Daily Hampshire Gazette

Location Somerville, MA - USA

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