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SHEILA SONDERGARD |
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Sheila Sondergard

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| Webpage: http://www.sheilasondergard.com |
| Location: San Diego, CA, United States |
| Description: A mixture of Reggae, Punk, Rock,
Jazz, Swing, R&B, Blues, Alternative,
folk Rock, and pop! |
Biography: 
“The lovely and talented Sheila Sondergard
will first capture you with her eyes, but
listen, close your eyes and listen! She's
been a staple of the local San Diego music
scene for a few years and has grown into
a top notch songwriter and performer! Great
songs, style and grace! She rock's and
seduces, that's Sheila Sondergard...”
Tim Pyles FM 94.9
“The textured and sensitive sensuality
revealed through throaty vocals, in Sheila
Sondergärd’s upcoming release
"Spoke Too Loud" show her growth
and maturation as a promising new up-and-comer.
Stand out tracks like the "Same ol'
Bend" and "Change" illustrate
Sondergärd’s effortless range
and wry wit. Overall, "Spoke too Loud"
wonderfully highlights a new voice of beauty
and independence that is as much pure emotion
as insightful intellect”. Kelly Grace
- Downtown San Diego Magazine
In the beginning of 2007, Sheila teamed up
with five of San Diego's very best musicians,
forming a band of world caliber talent. Their
music is extremely diverse and boundary less,
yet cohesive, intelligent, and thought provoking.
We call it Intellipop, A sound that spans
the genres of Jazz, Folk, Acoustic, Rock,
Alternative, Reggae, Americana, and pop among
others. Featuring 2007 Grammy Award winning
drummer Bill Ray, Chuck Prada from the Black-eyed
Peas on Percussions, this band is one to
watch, and listen to!
 "I heard the first 15-seconds of the
song Spoke Too Loud and immediately fell
in love with Sheila Sondergärd’s
music.
There are so many moving and magical narrative
elements in this effort that it seems almost
elusive and unreal. Sheila slides from light
progressive jazz in one tune to folksinger
in the next, and then on to indie rocker
and beyond. Her proficient guitar picking
is backed ably by an award winning and intuitive
band.
The bottom line is that the entire CD is
a tremendous first effort. The arrangements
are exquisite and deftly showcase her band
(Grammy Award winning Billy Ray on drums,
Chuck Prada on percussion, Jason Littlefield
on bass, Sean Martin on guitar and Jeremy
Miller on keyboards).
Most shining among them is the infectious
title track, whose flavor is easily augmented
by the jazzy skills of this impressive backing
band. Spoke Too Loud is so musically expressive
it could run considerably longer in free
form style without losing any of it's
magic.
But I don't want to take away from Sheila's
vocal abilities. She has a classy, full and
throaty voice which actually outshines the
band on the tracks Same Ol' Bend, Clue
and Change. Just listen to her lament "Everyone's
heart breaks and we do what we can to make
it through the days" on the song Clue
and you will see that she can command, and
in fact demands the listener's full attention.
In all, this disc delivers on all fronts.
Listeners will delight in the breadth of
Sondergard's skill and will appreciate
the versatility of her craft. Her lyrics
weave copious story lines that fit perfectly
with the subtle melodies inherent in her
words. They have even coined the term "intellipop"
to define their musical genus, an extremely
diverse and cohesive sound free of boundaries
and stereotypes, intelligent, and thought
provoking. That is dead-on accuracy."
Mike Canter - Sonic Jive Mike Canter - Sonicjive
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Here's another review from Revolt in
style magazine. They only pick 6 albums a
month for review, this month they reviewed:
The Smashing Pumpkins - 4stars, 12 Stones
- 3 stars, Drowning Pool - 2 stars, Slightly
Stoopid - 3 stars, Spoon - 4 stars, and of
course Sheila Sondergard 3 Stars!
Sheila Sondergard- Spoke too Loud The lower part of her vocals sounds slightly
like Jewel, while the higher resembles Shakira.
It’s a pleasant up and down motion
just like ‘Clues’, the number
four track. It starts out like she’s
singing on the prairie, with a nice twang,
then speeds up when she belts out, “we
do what we can to make it through the day&”
That phrase deserves a loud delivery and
Sheila figures out a way to drop it on your
front doorstep. On ‘Too Proud’,
she seems certain that you “don’t
have the balls& to say my name”.
It’s a talent to sing ‘balls’
so many times in such a melodic way- she
sounds so sweet when it’s coming out
of her mouth. I don’t even think about
how hairy they may be. - Revolt Magazine
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Meet the Band:
"SHEILA Sondergärd is a sizzling,
mouthy melting pot of ideas, beliefs and
quick one-liners, and it is reflected in
her music. This intrepid Korean and Danish
singer-songwriter was playing open mics at
the age of 16. When performing live, Sondergärd’s
small stature and larger-than-life vocalization
command the room. Her smoky, breathy voice
and acoustic folk-rock style guitar tell
the story of a life in which lyrical wisdom
has been born out of hardship and self-reliance.
She embodies a hybrid sound. It makes no
promises, it is raw and honest and real.
From living on the beach in Maui, to a cattle
ranch in the Black Hills of South Dakota
and Wyoming, to the Central American backdrop
of Guatemala and then into sunny San Diego,
Sondergard has experienced a little more
“life” than the average young
adult. Because of this, she draws upon the
drama of circumstance and everything in between
the lines to create her own distinct and
haunting sound. Sondergärd’s next
step is trying to gain the popularity to
match her credibility." Kelly Grace
(San Diego Downtown magazine)
Picking up the trumpet at the age of 9 and
the guitar at 11 cannon balled Sheila Sondergärd
into something she couldn't wait to 'tap'.
Having been inspired by each of her diverse
and contrasting homes and drenched in exotic
cultures her style has evolved as a copasetic
melting pot of genres such as: Classical,
Reggae, Folk, Rock n Roll, Punk, and many
others. Sheila is not only a musician, but
she holds down three jobs and in her spare
time, she works on cars, & professionally
trains horses. This seemingly lends to a
common sense in Sheila’s lyrics and
music that both men and women can relate
to. Becoming a staple of the SD music scene
over the past 5 years, Sheila has had the
opportunity to play aside many amazingly,
talented artists at many great and diverse
venues. She also hosts one of San Diego’s
most popular and longest running open mics
for 10-12 local musicians every week. Sheila
is ready to bring her music to the world,
and we hope you can help to be a vessel in
which that is possible! And as always, thank
you for supporting independent music.
“The textured and sensitive sensuality
revealed thr... The textured and sensitive
sensuality revealed through throaty vocals,
in Shelia Sondergärd’s soon to
be released "Spoke Too Loud" show
her growth and maturation as a promising
new up-and-comer. While Sondergärd’s
past work, has lent towards a more angelic
meets acoustic sound, "Spoke too Loud"
echoes the complexities of finding an independent
voice amongst the world of have nots and
heartbreaks. Performing with a full band
that includes Sean Martin, Jason Littlefield,
Jeremy Miller, Bill Ray and Chuck Prada,
"Spoke Too Loud" commands a larger
than life presence, where songs layered in
full form stylings and moody undertones reveal
the subtleties of Sondergärd’s
confessional style. Stand out tracks like
"Same ol' Bend" and "Change"
illustrate Sondergärd’s effortless
range and wry wit. Overall, "Spoke too
Loud" wonderfully highlights a new voice
of beauty and independence that is as much
pure emotion as insightful intellect. Kelly
Grace (San Diego Downtown magazine
Performance credits: Susan Gibson, Ben Taylor, Tristan Prettyman,
Bret Michaels, Sprung Monkey, Bohemia Suburbana,
Viernes Verde, Shawn Mullins, Chris Stills,
Anais Mitchell, and Ani Difranco to name
a handful.
Venues: Canes, The Mint (LA), BB Kings(LA), Humphreys
by the Bay, Lestats, The Sandbar, Longboards,
Brick by Brick, Sam’s by the Sea, Taylor’s,
Dreamstreet, The Irish Pub, Belly Up, Winstons,
Espresso Roma, Find the Flowers Festival,
Lunefest (Mexico), Baja Bash (Mexico), Adams
Avenue Street Fair, Hennessey’s, Vinbladhs,
The Sandbar (Vail, CO), The Launchpad (Abq,
NM), The Reptilian Lounge (Abq., NM), Kelly’s
(Abq., NM), UNM (Abq., NM), por que no? (Guatemala),
Pana Rock (Guatemala), Sunset (Guatemala),
Dante’s (Guatemala), El Chiste (Guatemala),
Rio Dulce (Guatemala), Chimaltenango Beauty
Pageant (Guatemala), Maui Brews (Hawaii),
Iao Theatre (Hawaii), The Rail Tracks (Bellingham,
WA), Cancer Walk-a-Thon Fundraiser (Newcastle,
WY), Dancing Horse Café (Newcastle,
WY), Biff Malibu’s (Sturgis, SD), Daily
Grind (Rapid City, SD), Celeste Cafe (Spearfish,
SD), and more&
Radio: Tracks aired from "Spoke Too Loud"
on these fine stations: The Local 94.9-SD KPRI-SanDiego KOTO-Telluride Sonic Jive Song Tiger WPKN-Bridgeport Indie Global Sound of Traffic Pro Productions Radio The Band House Live KNYO Radio-Fort Bragg Bluzz Radio CMediaTV BBS Radio Overground Radio D.i.r.t. Radio Fevered Brain Radio Network The Indie Ezine Ledesma Music New Paradigm music Aiiradio with Mountain Man Indie Global Estrogeneration
Video: “Rhythms of Silence” Rhythms of silence
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Press Release:
 We just completed recording a 10 song album,
"SPOKE TOO LOUD", and it was released
privately on July 11th @ Humphreys by the
Bay in San Diego, Ca. The album is due to
hit shelves locally September 11th, 2007
and will be available nationally as soon
as we get some distribution, which is in
the works. The Album is available through
Itunes worldwide, Emusic, Sony connect, Napster,
And Rhapsody.
“Spoke Too Loud” was produced,
engineered, and mastered by 3 time SDMA Producer
of the year Sven-Erik Seaholm @ Kitsch &
Sync studios (this guy is amazing). Sheila
Sondergärd is releasing her album “SPOKE
TOO LOUD” wholly independent, and doing
a grass roots campaign to get her album out
there. We are currently booking shows throughout
San Diego and abroad, as well as sending
in the Promo packs to college and independent
radio stations worldwide, Music magazines
too. So any and all help would be greatly
appreciated.
In the beginning of 2007, Sheila teamed up
with five of San Diego's very best musicians,
forming a band of world caliber talent. Their
music is extremely diverse and boundary less,
yet cohesive, intelligent, and thought provoking.
We call it Intellipop, A sound that spans
the genres of Jazz, Folk, Acoustic, Rock,
Alternative, Reggae, Americana, and pop among
others. Featuring 2007 Grammy Award winning
drummer Bill Ray, Chuck Prada from the Black-eyed
Peas on Percussions, this band is one to
watch, and listen to!
"The textured and sensitive sensuality
revealed through throaty vocals, in Shelia
Sondergard's recently released "Spoke
Too Loud" show her growth and maturation
as a promising new up-and-comer. While Sondergard's
past work, has lent towards a more angelic
meets acoustic sound, "Spoke too Loud"
echoes the complexities of finding an independent
voice amongst the world of have nots and
heartbreaks. Performing with a full band
that includes Sean Martin, Jason Littlefield,
Jeremy Miller, Bill Ray and Chuck Prada,
"Spoke too Loud" commands a larger
than life presence, where songs layered in
full form stylings and moody undertones reveal
the subtleties of Sondergard's confessional
style. Stand out tracks like the "Same
Ol' Bend" and "Change"
illustrate Sondergard's effortless range
and wry wit. Overall, "Spoke too Loud"
wonderfully highlights a new voice of beauty
and independence that is as much pure emotion
as insightful intellect". Kelly Grace
- Downtown San Diego magazine
Please feel free to Contact Bronte Starr
for more information on bringing the excitement
to your venue. Bronte Starr sheilamusic@hotmail.com 619.301.7827 We can also be heard on these radio stations:
The Local 94.9 KPRI Song Tiger Indie Global Sound of Traffic Sonic Jive Pro Productions Radio The Band House Live KNYO Radio Bluzz Radio CMediaTV BBS Radio Overground Radio Dirt Radio Fevered Brain Radio Network The Indie Ezine Ledesma Music New Paradigm music
-March 13th 2008 all day big show in Austin
Texas, more details to follow.
-Nov 24, 2007 Tuesday 2:00 PM Cougar Winery
1 year anniversary! Temecula, CA
-Nov 24, 2007 Saturday 9:00 AM The Cougar
winery - 5K/10K run walk for hungry children
- Charity Benefit
-Nov 7, 2007 Wednesday 9:00 PM Humphreys
by the Bay Point Loma, CA This will be a
Sheila Sondergard full band show with very
special guests, Bedford Grove, and The Concrete
project (formerly Audio Antics).
-Oct 20, 2007 Saturday 12:00 PM Miramar Air
Base Miramar, CA Playing for the troops,
military is free, civilians must be sponsored
by military Personnel.
-Oct 19, 2007 Friday 8:00 PM the Pig 'n'
Whistle Hollywood, CA Live show! Sheila and
4 other musicians grace the stage tonight
in Hollywood
-Sep 18, 2007 Tuesday 7:00 PM University
of San Diego San Diego, CA
-Aug 5, 2007 Sunday 7:30 PM Vinbladhs San
Diego, CA This is an all women’s showcase,
featuring Lindsey Yung, Lyndsey Cook, Brenda
Xu, and myself. $5 cover, all ages.
-Jul 11, 2007 Wednesday 9:00 PM Humphreys
by the Bay Point Loma, CA I will be playing
on my dream bill on July 11th 2007, with
the sensational Ani DiFranco! I can't
believe it... this is one of my biggest influences,
and favorite musicians. I will have alot
more info for this show as soon as possible,
please check back for details! Mahalo, Sheila
-May 9, 2007 Wednesday 9:00 PM the Mint Los
Angeles, CA Chris Stills Andy Sisco: it's
going to be a party bus to LA from San Diego,
to an amazing club that has hosted the likes
of Mick Jagger, Mick Fleetwood, Keb Mo, Johnny
Rivers,& the list goes on and on
-Mar 27, 2007 Tuesday 7:00 PM Canes - KPRI
listening party! San Diego, CA will be playing
@ 7-8, also playing will be Shawn Mullins,
this is a KPRI listening party, so if you
want to go it's free but you have to
be on my list. I will be playing all acoustic
for this gig, so i hope you can make it down
to check out the show!
-Mar 23, 2007 Friday 7:00 PM Humphreys by
the Bay Point Loma, CA I'll be performing
2 - 45 minute sets, and then they'll
be changing out the stage for Eve Selis,
who'll be performing @ 9. This is going
to be a great show, so please come on down
have a drink or 2, and listen to some great
local music, @ one of SD's best venues!
-Feb 26, 2007 Monday 8:00 PM Humphreys by
the Bay Point Loma, CA I'll be performing
3 - 45 minute sets tonight, from 8-11, it's
going to be a nice mellow atmosphere. I really
hope you can come down and hear me play in
a really nice club, no cover & drink
specials! See you there! Sheila Sondergard
-Feb 8, 2007 Thursday 9:00 PM BB Kings Blues
Club Studio City, CA $10 for show $40 for
the party bus ticket and show! This is going
to be a dinner show. Performing before Sheila
is the amazing band Soul Ablaze from SD,
& after Sheila will be The Antiques...
-Feb 6, 2007 Tuesday 8:00 PM Winstons Ocean
Beach, CA Singer/Songwriter showcase
-Jan 20, 2007 Saturday 8:00 PM Brick by Brick
Brick by Brick, CA
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This is the video for a song called "Rhythms
of Silence". There are a few more up
on my myspace, if you want to check them
out, most are live recordings!
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