ON TO THE NEXT

"Her voice...that's something you won't ever forget. It's soft, sometimes a tad smoky, fearless, always sensual and soooo elastic." www.Indiemusic.com

"Sez Giulian has the soul of a poet and the voice of an angel...Her elastic inflections stretch from textured tones that comfort you like a warm and womanly embrace, to mildly disturbing deep vocal etchings... [Her] guitar playing exercises finesse, and the rhythm blends percussive embellishments to the already existing beats that were born in the mind of this talented young chanteuse." - www.Listen.com

Sez Giulian (pronounced Julian) moved to San Francisco in 1997 from Philadelphia. Since then she has gigged regularly throughout the city's bars, cafes and theaters as well as recorded with top local musicians. Giulian has performed her own music at the Fillmore, Cafe du Nord, Bottom of the Hill and the Hotel Utah and has been featured on KALX, WXPN and SF's Love Vision Underground Radio. She has also performed solo cello with opera singers, fronted jazz and punk bands, and recorded and gigged on viola with SF legend Eric Shea.

Sez began playing piano at the age of four but a few years later traded it in for the classical viola. She taught herself how to strum guitar at sixteen and since then has picked up the cello, bass, Autoharp and accordion. Her song War Against Porn climbed the mp3.com folk charts to #9 in September 2000.

Giulian releases her debut album after several years of high profile collaborations with with Loöq Records artists Jondi & Spesh. She co-wrote and recorded several songs on their album The Answer, released internationally in June 2004 to critical acclaim, with her song appearing on the CBS’ CSI.

On to the Next is a blues-and-jazz-infused indie collection of 14 intimate songs. Giulian also skillfully plays all of the instruments on the album. Her songwriting is sharp, catchy and unpredictable, and her lyrics are wry and clever poetry.

Giulian is often compared to Marianne Faithful, Fiona Apple, Ani DiFranco, Norah Jones, Eartha Kitt and Cat Power. She’s draws additional influence from Kristen Hersh and PJ Harvey as well as Sarah Vaughan and Edith Piaf.
 

January 11, 2009 –San Francisco based singer-songwriter-guitarist Sez Giulian is scheduled to release her long-awaited debut album On to the Next this week after several years of high profile collaborations with Looq Records (as heard on CBS’ CSI).  Indie-music.com has praised her by saying, "Her voice...that's something you won't ever forget," and www.Listen.com  says she "has the soul of a poet and the voice of an angel."

Giulian co-wrote and recorded several songs with Loöq artists Jondi & Spesh on their album The Answer. The CD was released internationally in June 2004 to critical acclaim.  Sez has also performed for Bay Area crowds for the past several years at the Fillmore, Cafe du Nord, the Hotel Utah, Bottom of the Hill and many other venues.

The internet has always been a catalyst for Giulian’s music, and her song War Against Porn climbed the MP3.com folk charts to #9 in September 2000.  Sez has also been featured on WXPN (Philadelphia) and KALX (Berkeley).

Sez’s elastic, smoky alto brings sharply crafted lyrics to life in On to the Next, a brilliant blues-and-jazz-infused indie collection of 14 intimate songs.  Giulian also skillfully plays all of the instruments on the album, including viola, Autoharp and bass.  Her vocals are often compared to Marianne Faithful, Norah Jones and Ani Difranco.

The album will be available online and digitally through iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Rhapsody and others.  Visit www.SezG.com  for a list of sales locations.

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