BIOGRAPHICAL
POINTS OF INTEREST
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XOCH (pronounced “zoach”) means "the
goddess of flower and song", and she describes her music as “the
line between Rock and Pop”.
- XOCH has
independently released two CDs: her brand new 6-song EP CD “Cabaret”,
released November, 2004; and her full-length debut CD “The ONE”,
released January, 2003.
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XOCH has
her first international record deal with UK-based Now and Then Records
for distribution and promotion of her independently
produced
debut CD, “The ONE”,
scheduled to be released throughout Europe in early 2005.
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XOCH has
had her music prominently featured on television. Her
song “My Desire” from her debut CD “The ONE” is
featured in MTV’s hit reality TV series, “Laguna Beach”;
and her song, “The ONE”, is featured in
the Lifetime Television Network Original Movie, “Sex and
the Single Mom”. Her music has also been featured in
a national
television
commercial for a major automobile company.
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XOCH and
her music have been featured on three different Compilation CDs: “Fireworks
Sampler Volume 6”, released
only in Europe and featuring her song “The ONE”; “The
Addiction V.2” released by AlternativeAddiction.com and
Abray Records featuring her song “The ONE”; and “Do
You Hear What I Hear, Too?”, a Holiday Compilation CD
released by Mojo Music Studios featuring
an alternate
Christmas Version
of her song “The Fool’s Dream”.
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XOCH was
voted one of the 10 Best Unsigned Bands in 2003 by AlternativeAddiction.com,
and music publications and websites from all over the
world have hailed her and her music as #1 favorite Individual Player,
#1 favorite Alternative Rock Band, #1 Song, and #1 CD.
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XOCH was
awarded the coveted Jim Beam Bourbon B.E.A.M. (Benefiting Emerging
Artists in Music) Unsigned Artist Grant in September, 2000.
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XOCH is
the only independent artist ever to write and record with the Hudson
Valley Philharmonic and its nationally recognized
Conductor, Randall
Craig Fleischer, on her haunting and thoughtful piece, “The Fool's
Dream”.
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XOCH has
worked with several top music Producers, from rising young talent
Chris Cubeta, to established music industry professionals
the likes
of John Regan and Neil
Perry, to the legendary Eddie Kramer.
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XOCH is currently a college student with a 4.0 GPA, and is pursuing
a Degree in the Performing Arts.
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