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"Summertime" Midori & Audioclique LIVE at the Phoenix! Sixteen year old Midori Longo, nominated for 9 Effigy Awards on ABC Network Radios Fame Games and winner of the Most Popular Artist Effigy Award for 2008, fronts the rock band Audioclique. This young band has a mix of influences, creating a classic yet very unique and current sound. The July 2008 release of their debut CD, "Bring Itis causing a buzz in the music world, and can be described as organic, classic rock fused with a modern presence. You can hear the influence of the Beatles, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Fiona Apple, Led Zeppelin, and even a little bit of Matchbox 20 in their sound.
Midori was nominated for 2008 Vocalist of the Year and her song I Cant Rely was nominated for Song of the Year by the Los Angeles Music Awards. Her song Go was nominated for the 2008 Best Indie Pop Song by the Hollywood Music Awards, and MusicDish Network selected Bring It" as best new CD for July 2008.Midori & Audioclique have a dynamic and energetic stage presence, aggressively playing the venues of the Bay Area and Hollywood, including The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, Safari Sams on Sunset Blvd, The Forbidden City on the famed Hollywood and Vine, The Mint in Hollywood, and The Airliner Club in LA, among others.
You can hear Midori and Audioclique on www.indie104.com (iradio-la), Outbound Radio, Radioelectric.com, Underworldmixradio.com, Women of Substance radio, and of on ABC Network-syndicated Fame Games. In May 2008, Midori was selected as Singer Universe's Best Vocalist of the Month for "Close your Eyes," and was a finalist for June for "Swim in My Ocean. and the band have been featured by www.musiczeitgeist.com, www.ninjaonline.com ,The Indie Ezine, www.indiesolo.com, Nor-Cal Connection, Junior's Cave, Target Summer Edition, and Wildy's World.
"... the wild wild world of ... independent releases that take chances in the production room...that intertextually leans on the wide-open sound of Zeppelin and what No Doubt must have sounded like before their first major label...this project rides the wave in [two] directions... promising a fresh voice and one that is institutionally sanctioned..."Midori's voice has all the making of mainstream stardom, and the band that she rides understands the gravity of letting the moment ride...vintage recording techniques and broad sounding mixes that remind us that there is a life in all this, not just an agenda to cut through the clamor. Let's give 'em an A. Cuz the sound, when it's sound, is sexy and so is she"
www.musiczeitgeist.com May 16, 2008