- Britt Black
Britt Black (
February 22 ,1985 ), born Brittin Karroll, daughter of Peter Karroll fromHer Royal Majesty's Records , is aCanadian rock musician. Her musical career began at the age of ten when she co-wrote with pop artistBif Naked for the track "Violence", released on Lava/Atlantic. At the age of fourteen Britt founded the all female teen groupLiveonRelease . The band was signed to Warner Music where it released two albums, "Seeing Red" and "Goes On A Field Trip". The success of these records landed the band on international showcases, along with starting a blitz on Canada's media including several high rotation music videos and spots on national TV & radio shows. The band's premier single "I'm Afraid Of Britney Spears" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Dude, Where's My Car? ". WhenLiveonRelease eventually broke up, Black was quickly taken on byBif Naked to perform as lead guitarist. More recently, Black released her first solo album, "Blackout," which was released in Canada in 2005 and in America on July 25th, 2006 through Bodog Music/Sony/Red. At the end of 2007 Britt Black announced on herMySpace that she was taking a break from touring to write and record her second album, but in February of 2008 she also announced on her MySpace that she is developing a new band. The name of the new band is Stay Beautiful which features Britt Black and Marcus Ireland on lead vocals.Equipment
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Fender Stratocaster withSeymour Duncan humbuckers
*Marshall JCM 2000 full-stack
*Dunlop Tortex 1.0mm picks andErnie Ball strings, gauged .011-.052
*pod - Amp Farm amplifier-modeling software plug-in forPro Tools (for recording)Band
*Britt Black - Lead Vocals, Guitar
*Justin Lawlor - Lead Guitar
*Chris Vanity - Bass(still looking for a drummer)Ex-Members
*David Dandy - Guitar, Backup Vocals
*Daryl Hood - Drums
*Howard Humenick - Bassingles
External links
* [http://www.antimusic.com/morley/05/BrittBlack.shtml Interview]
* [http://music.bodoglife.net/artists/britt-black.php Britt Black's page at Bodog Music] - downloads, video, interviews etc.
* [http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?storyCode=15810 Interview for Guitar Player Magazine] - Interview and equipment information.
* [http://www.myspace.com/brittblack Official Britt Black MySpace page ]
* [http://www.myspace.com/staybeautifulmusic Stay Beautiful Official Myspace]
* [http://www.antimusic.com/morley/05/BrittBlack.shtml Interview]
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