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Carlton’s passion for music stemmed from the age of two when she visited Disneyland Park and returned wanting to play “It’s a Small World” on piano. During her childhood Carlton received piano lessons and from her mother, however by the age of nine her focus had turned to ballet and later enrolled at the School of American Ballet. Eventually the formality and discipline of ballet began to take its toll and Carlton subsequently looked towards music, especially of the alt-pop genre, to utilise her extensive talents. Following a period at Columbia University and waiting tables in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen, the singer began playing open-mic events and feeling more comfortable performing in front of others.
In 2001 Carlton signed with A&M Records whose president Ron Fair was personally interested in the singer’s output. Vanessa Carlton released her debut hit single “A Thousand Miles” in 2002 earning three Grammy nominations, a host of pop and college radio play, and charting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. The corresponding album “Be Not Nobody” arrived shortly afterwards spawning the subsequent singles “Ordinary Day” and “Pretty Baby”. Carlton supported the record with a national tour in support of Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind, before headlining her own tour towards the tail-end of 2002.
Following a series of contributions to the music of Counting Crows, Kimya Dawson, and Zucchero, Carlton issued her sophomore full-length “Harmonium” in November 2004. The album, produced by Stephan Jenkins of Third Blind Eye, proved to be more the result of Carlton's creative vision than her debut, however failed the match the commercial success. Debuting at No. 33 on the Billboard 200, “Harmonium” spawned the single “White Houses” and was toured alongside the Cary Brothers and Ari Hest. The full-length “Heroes & Thieves” arrived in October 2007 led by the singles “Nolita Fairytale” and “Hands on Me”. With production from Irv Gotti and Linda Perry, the record performed poorly in the charts, however earned positive reviews from the critical press. Carlton’s fourth full-length “Rabbits on the Run” was issued by Razor & Tie in July 2011, followed by the Christmas EP “Hear the Bells” in November that year.
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Vanessa Carlton puts on an intimate live show with a lively audience. As she sits at her piano she warms up and jokes with the audience as if she is just chatting with friends. She does not act like a star or jaded musician. She begins playing the notes expertly without a second thought. She plays and the audience falls silent. The lyrics are emotional and poignant and she has entranced the audience before she even reaches the first chorus. Her voice carries across the small space and everyone in the audience is in love with her.
In the background on a large screen images and art is displayed making it feel like watching an artistic film with friends at the same time as seeing a beautiful singer. She continues and most of her songs do remain slow and poignant. When she does speed up Webster Hall gets on their feet and cheer and love her even more. She is truly a talented artist, both recorded and live. It is a show that will sit in the emotional memories of the crowd for all time. She is a poet and talented artist and her live concerts are like culture and art and emotion all mixed into one.
Had a great time with an excellent seat, practically in front of the stage. She gave a great performance featuring a mix of old and new material, including some un-released songs for the next album coming in the fall. She was very engaged with the audience and told some great stories about the background of some of the songs. Really enjoyed the evening!!
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Vanessa was so poetic and sophisticated and played beautifully! She sounds even better live and gave wonderful speeches before most of her songs. She was endearing and passionate about her music and it was amazing to witness someone so down to earth on stage. It was definitely a different kind of concert for me and I loved every second!
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