VAPORY & CELESTIAL SINGLE “NO HONOR” AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD
SPECIAL EP PREVIEW SHOW AT PIANOS IN NEW YORK ON 5/31
“Pop songbird Jade is making a name for herself... In
between hip-hop acts, the Brooklyn-raised singer put on an extravagant stage show.”
- TIME OUT NEW YORK
“Jade unapologetically diverges from the expectations
people may have on new female artists out there. Her music flows through time and
space; one moment you are pretty sure you heard something similar in the 90s, in the 60s,
yet it is so fresh that none of it sounds dated. Keep your eyes and ears peeled – there’s
certain to be more to come from Jade in the future.”
- BOOM BOOM CHIK
“The Puerto Rican songstress has a gift of creating an
intoxicating state of numbness that not even an AA member could deny.”
- GIANT MAGAZINE
- GIANT MAGAZINE
Blind Benny will sweet-talk its way to your
heart, rip it out of your chest, pull it on stage, and walk away leaving you
reeling with bittersweet agony and wondering why you hadn’t discovered them
sooner. This ethereal rock band emits provocative melodies lacquered with
cutting lyrics that manage to have that infectious pop appeal while still
effectively managing to capture the soul. With the release of their debut EP on
September 4, 2012, please prepare to fall victim to Blind Benny’s threatening
musical seduction. Join the band at Pianos on May 31, 2012 for a special EP
preview performance.
Blind Benny’s Jade<3 was born and raised in New York City
and is a graduate of the renowned La Guardia School of Performing Arts.
Ironically enough, this ferocious singer / songwriter and vicious performer is
the daughter of a pastor. “I’m obsessed with human behavior, I live vicariously
through everyone,” says Jade<3. Her fervent intrigue went hand in hand with
the intuitive observations that Jade<3was able to make while growing up in
the cultural melting pot of New York City. And on Blind Benny’s debut EP,
Jade<3’s artistic and emotional journeys are put on display.
Jonathan Carmelli, guitarist and producer, is also a New
York City native. Carmelli was accepted to Berklee College of Music in Boston,
yet made the adamant decision to stay in New York City to pursue his musical
career with Blind Benny. “We met in a funk band. Jade<3 pulled me aside and
asked me if I wanted to play and create something different.” All musicians
want to create something different, and Jonathan knew he was about to embark on
something exceptional.
Before dubbing themselves Blind Benny, the duo performed as
Jade<3. In 2010 they decided to revamp Jade<3’s solo image and began
representing their collective artistry as a band, and Blind Benny was born.
Blind Benny’s debut EP evokes the influence of the same passion and vision that
helped Jade<3 create her first critically lauded solo EP “It’s My Heart,
Cookie.” With throbbing percussion and riveting electric guitar riffs that unexpectedly
drop into a dreamy folktronica interlude, the songs on “It’s My Heart, Cookie”
hit with palpable magnitude. The compilation of gut-wrenching rock ‘n’ roll and
sparkling pop tracks on Blind Benny’s EP take you on a stimulating sensatory
experience that will leave you breathless.
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