Kentucky-born Mezzo-soprano avant-genre artist Carolyn "Honeychild" Coleman has been described as "Fugazi meets Echobelly" , "Thrash diva Honeychild brings to mind Miriam Makeba meeting Bjork in the Sex Pistol's basement" (Greg Tate, VIBE) and "evoking images of Kate Bush and Sarah Vaughn battling it out in a mosh pit" (Teresa Wiltz, Washington Post). She began her career playing in the subways of New York City and has since performed and recorded with Raz Mesinai's Badawi, HERE (Italy), Phylr, DJ Olive and we (tm), Spectre (Wordsound), Apollo Heights (Manimal Vinyl/Red Eye) and Death Comet Crew (featuring Rammellzee).
In 2010 Coleman was recruited by Ari Up (R.I.P.) to join The Slits as sole guitarist on their final European/UK Tour.
A featured artist in documentaries "Afropunk" (James Spooner, USA) and "Fireflies" + "Getting My Name Up There" (Katharina Cibulka, Austria), Coleman also music contributed to the scores of Robin Wright Penn's mystery thriller,"Sorry Haters " (IFC), "P.R", the award-winning
independent release by Greek director Maria Paraskevopoulou, and 2011 Sundance Film Festival award-winning "Pariah" dramatic feature by Dee Rees.
She has performed in France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, England, Denmark and Italy, and
currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
REVIEWS AND BLURBS:
Badawi Presents the Bedouin Soundclash Featuring Honeychild (ROIR)
"what makes this an indispensable, essential purchase is the enigmatic vocals on four of the tracks by the under recorded, under rated Honeychild. Honeychild -- unquestionably --deserves her own albumthere is a psychedelic loneliness and melancholy in the vocals. This is eerie dubwise at its best."
Professor Barnabus, REGGAE VIBES
"The second factor in this album's success is Badawi's secret weapon: the subtle yet potent singing of Honeychild…her sensuous presence lingers during the instrumental cuts"
Salem Rhodes, OPTION Magazine
"Another talent to listen for is Honeychild, who lends her wide range of vocals to the hazy and sweet melodies throughout the album."
Dan Sicko, URB Magazine
ABOUT HONEYCHILD COLEMAN:
"Thrash diva Honeychild brings to mind Miriam Makeba meeting Bjork in the Sex Pistols's basement."
Greg Tate, VIBE Magazine
"her voice evoing images of Kate Bush and Sarah Vaughn battling it out in a mosh pit."
Teresa Wiltz, THE WASHINGTON POST
"The Diana Ross of Shoegaze"
Sasha Jenkins, EGO TRIP Magazine
Honeychild Coleman Halo Inside (Come la Luna)
Matteite / Venus Records (Italy) December 2008
iTunes 2009
Matteite / Venus Records is proud to pioneer the debut release from New York City
Avant-Electro-Pop artist Honeychild Coleman. With over a decade of professional session recording and touring under her belt, Coleman invited a few friends to sit in on her premiere full-length solo release, which was recorded with Italian producer Max Stirner between her Brooklyn apartment, touring around France and Ferrara, Italy. This magical guest line-up includes MC NatureBoy Jim Kelly™ (New Kingdom / Morcheeba), DJ Olive, The Mad Professor, Matteo Dainese (Ulan Bator / HERE) and Robin Guthrie (The Cocteau Twins). A few previously released gems by Molecule (France), Gracefully and I DUB NY (featuring legendary reggae producer Lloyd 'Bullwackie' Barnes) found their way to the album as well, rounding out the story that is Halo Inside (Come la Luna). The album dropped in Europe in December 2008, and on iTunes in January 2009, followed by a European Tour in February and March.
Track Listing: 1. CALLUS 2.INSIDE (TROIS) (w/Gracefully)
3.FRIEND 4. DECEMBER (feat. Robin Guthrie) 5.TORCH SONG
6. HEADLOCK (feat. NatureBoy™ Jim Kelly and DJ Olive) 7. ORANGE (w/Molecule) 8. NEVER GOIN HOME AGAIN (feat. NatureBoy™ Jim Kelly) 9. YOUR IDEA OF TIME (w/The Mad Professor) 10. MOLASSES 11. GROW A TREE (w/I DUB NY) 12.HALO INSIDE
USA Press & Booking Inquiries: Ria Katz
honeychildmgr@gmail.com
AFFILIATIONS: The Sistagrrls (Since 1998), ASCAP (Since 1996), The Black Rock Coalition (Since 2005).
