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Natalie Walker. Urban Angel. Biography. Born and raised in Indiana to a religious, sheltering family, vocalist Natalie Walker is an artist whose lilting, melodic voice and lyrical reveries reflect a life journey of determination and self-discovery. With musical influences ranging from Alison Krauss to Portishead, Jewel to Lauryn Hill, Beth Orton to Bjork, the former lead singer of downtempo electronic group Daughter Darling now delivers her own unique, haunting sonic landscape that is at once organic, ethereal, elegant and entrancing. "Creating music is my outlet," says Natalie. "I was born to sing. When I don't, I feel empty. When I do, I feel fulfilled. It's that simple." Urban Angel, her solo album debut, was co-written by Natalie and two-man production team Stuhr. "I worked with two really great producers out of Brooklyn, Dan Chen and Nathan Greenberg. They'd send me the rough copy of a song and the music would just evoke emotion," she explains. "Its like fitting pieces of a puzzle together. When you're in the studio recording its all very raw and real. I try to make a song new each time I sing it. I want it to be unforgettable. My producers are amazing. They forced me to develop my real voice. I've improved my vibrato and my tone. Stuhr delivered exactly what I asked of them. It couldn't have happened more perfectly." Discovery: "Growing up in a Born Again Christian family was a positive experience. My parents are great, but they were very strict. School, on the other hand, wasn't a positive experience. I struggled. I knew from the very beginning that I was different. Going to school, college, getting a job didn't click. But I knew I loved to sing. I started singing as soon as I could talk, but kept it a secret. I was really shy. Nobody, not even my parents, knew I could sing. When I was 13 years old, I sang at a banquette in front of 300 people. They were floored. Suddenly everyone knew: Natalie Walker can sing." Determination: Natalie formed her first funk-folk band when she was 17. Then she left Indiana for Kentucky. "I went to a Christian college in a little town with 900 people, 500 of which were students at the school. When I was 18, I started to question my beliefs. I needed reinforcement, or some kind of education about what I was raised to believe." Natalie spent a year and a half at college before deciding religion and school were not her calling. "I would go to the little chapel on the campus. It had a beautiful grand piano, so I would sneak into the auditorium and sit at the piano and sing for hours. I would sing the same song over and over again. Finally, I decided I'd seen what I need to see there and it was time to move forward." Journey: Natalie met Travis Fogelman of Daughter Darling through an online ad seeking a singer. She responded, and within a few days, they sent her a sample to record. "I sent it back to Travis and his brother Steve and they said, ‘You have to move here now!' But it wasn't that easy for me. I was in school. I was making decent grades for the first time in my life. I decided to tour with a worship band (a "Christ in Youth" group) over the summer instead. I had some things to sort out. In the end, I'm glad I went on that tour because it was confirmation that I needed to push further and do something completely remarkable and different." She finally moved to Philadelphia in February of 2002. Daughter Darling with Natalie as their front woman released Sweet Shadows in July of 2003. The album continued to gain momentum for over two years. "We planned a second release, but the producers of Daughter Darling and myself had grown apart. After careful consideration, I decided that it would be in my best interest to go solo. It was a difficult choice, but following my gut has been one of the best decisions I've ever made. I hope Travis and Steve continue to produce music, because they are both brilliant." Influences: "I am thankful that I was raised in a sheltered environment. I wasn't exposed to a lot pop music when I was young. I listened to religious or country music, but I was a blank slate. I remember the first time I heard Portishead. I freaked out. I fell in love with Beth Gibbons' voice. It was strange and different. That was sort of the beginning of the down-tempo, trip-hop vibe for me," Natalie reminisces. "Then I was introduced to great singers like Beth Orton and a group called Over the Rhine. The lead singer, Karin Bergquist, has this incredibly earthy voice." Female artists like Alison Krauss, Ani Difranco, Bjork, Erin McKeown, Jewel, Lauryn Hill, and even Garbage have also guided her. Natalie: "I'm really sensitive, but also goofy. I'm caring and creative. I wonder why people are the way they are. I question a lot. But I'm always thinking about what I can do to make other people comfortable." Indeed, comfort is key to this artist. "I don't want to look like someone that I'm not. I don't want to glamorize my image. Yet I don't want to give the impression that I'm this conservative, religious girl either. People watch you like a hawk. It's silly." Urban Angel: "This album happened so naturally. The music all melds together. It's chill and non-intrusive, the perfect mellow music at an intimate gathering. Or you can sit back, put your headphones on and really get lost in it," Natalie suggests. "Urban Angel definitely exudes sensuality, and sexuality, and a little bit of heartache. I really tap into it live. I'm really excited to perform the new material. It's a true representation of who I am. Urban Angel is a great album. I love it and I'm really proud."

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23 December 2008
Natalie on MTV's 'THE CITY'

Natalie's song "With You" will be featured on MTV's upcoming Hills spinoff show, 'THE CITY' on January 5th, 2009. Be sure to check your local listings for channels and times in your area.

22 December 2008
Live on Fearless Music TV
http://www.fearlessmusic.com

Natalie will be on Fearless Music TV in NYC next Saturday night, January 3, performing "Over and Under". For those of you in the NYC area, you can check this out on Fox 5 at 12:30am. Otherwise, be sure to check your local listings at the Fearless Myspace Blog

Before and after the episode airs, you can go to the Fearless Music Website (www.fearlessmusic.com) and vote for your favorite band. The band with the most votes will be featured again on the following week's episode.

6 November 2008
'Lost My Shadow' LIve on NBC-10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGVrjyuNg14

Visit the YouTube link above to view Natalie's recent performance of 'Lost My Shadow' from the new album 'With You' on NBC-10 in Philadelphia

29 October 2008
New Dates Announced
In the Northeast in Nov. and Dec.

Natalie is pleased to announce 3 upcoming shows:
Nublu in NYC - 11/1
The Tin Angel in Philadelphia - 12/5
Nublu in NYC - 12/20
For full info see the Live page.

26 September 2008
Hit TV Show features Natalie music
90210 uses 'With You' for closing scene

90210, in the episode Model Behaviour on September 30th at 8/7c, will feature 3 mins of Natalie's song 'With You' in the closing scene.

19 August 2008
New Album 'With You'
Out Now

Natalie's new album is now available in all good retail oulets

www.amazon.com
www.cdbaby.com

View the video here www.digoforfire.tv

31 July 2008
Fall Club Tour Announced
In Support of New Album

Natalie has announced a full club tour in support of her new album 'With You' set for release on August 19th. Check out the live page for details.

11 July 2008
New TV Series Features Natalie
www.whyy.org

On Wed Jul 16th at 9pm tune into WHYY's ON CANVAS in the Philadelphia area to watch Natalie perform at local venue Johnny Brenda's. The show will be broadcast on the WHYY Arts Channel (on the air channel 12.2, Comcast 241 and Verizon FiOS 874) and will rebroadcast on Thur at 10pm, Fri at 11pm, Sat at 8pm Sun at 2pm, Mon at 7pm, and Tue at 8pm.

1 July 2008
New Single 'Pink Neon' out now
on iTunes

With remixes from Sunship, The Amalgamation of Soundz and Ross D from Playloop.

12 June 2008
Live at Joe's Pub on Monday July 21st
www.joespub.com

Natalie will be performing live at 9.00pm on Monday 21st July at Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette St NY NY 10003

5 June 2008
Live at The Living Room NYC
www.livingroomny.com

Natalie Walker will be performing live at 10pm on Thursday 26th June and at 9pm on Thursday 3rd July at The Living Room 154 Ludlow Street New York NY 10002.

19 May 2008
Remix Natalie's New Single 'Over and Under'
On Yourspins.com

You can remix "Over and Under" now on Yourspins.com and download it as a ringtone for your mobile phone.
www.yourspins.com

13 May 2008
New Album 'With You' set for summer release
Single 'Over & Under' out now on iTunes

Natalie is pleased to announce that her new album is now completed and will be released on August 19th. The first single 'Over & Under' is available now on iTunes.

2 May 2008
Live at the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia
A Painted Bride Magazine Event

Natalie will be performing live at the First Unitarian Church on the 29th of May at 9pm.
www.drexel.edu

28 April 2008
Live at the Living Room NYC
www.livingroomny.com

Natalie will be performing at the Living Room on the 3rd of June at 8pm.

7 April 2008
Dive Index features Natalie
www.neutralmusic.com

Natalie is featured on two tracks on the excellent forthcoming album from Dive Index 'Mid Air'. One of the tracks "Between Sky and Sea" has been picking up play on LA's KCRW. The other track she is featured on is "The World Is Kind".

28 February 2008
Live at the 2008 Vail Film Festival in Colorado
www.vailfilmfestival.org

Natalie will be performing live at the 2008 Vail Film Fesitval in Colorado on the 5th of April.

25 February 2008
Waking Dream to be featured in One Tree Hill
www.cwtv.com

Natalie's "Waking Dream" will be featured in One Tree Hill on the 11th of March at 9pm.

20 February 2008
Natalie at the Living Room
www.livingroomny.com

Natalie will be playing at the Living Room on the 7th of March at 10pm.

6 February 2008
Waking Dream remix now On iTunes
King Britt keeps it local

Out now on iTunes the King Britt Remix of "Waking Dream".

30 January 2008
Live at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia
http://www.tinangel.com

Natalie will be performing live on 21st of March at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia.

9 January 2008
Live at B&H Superstore in NYC
Tuesday 29th January

Natalie will be performing at 2pm on 29th January at the B&H Superstore located at 420 on 9th Avenue NYC 10001.www.bhphotovideo.com

28 December 2007
Live at Borders in Eatontown NJ
Tuesday 15th January

Natalie will be playing a Free in-store performance at 7pm on the 15th January at Borders in Eatontown NJ.
www.bordersstores.com

24 December 2007
Live at The Living Room NYC
www.livingroomny.com

Natalie will be performing live on 17th January 2008 at The Living Room in NYC.

10 December 2007
Live at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia
www.johnnybrendas.com

Natalie will be playing live with a special guest TBA at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia on the 20th December.

6 December 2007
Grey's Anatomy features 'Circles'
www.abc.com

The ABC hit show, Greys Anatomy, featured 'Circles' in part 2 of 'Crash into me' this week.

26 November 2007
Waking Dream Top Tune on KCRW
www.kcrw.com

On Thursday 28th November. 'Waking Dream' will be the Top Tune on KCRW in LA. Hear it on the station at 89.9 and download it for free from the website.

14 November 2007
Natalie at the Living Room
www.livingroomny.com

Natalie will be performing at The Living Room, NYC at 10:00 pm on November 27th 2007.

22 October 2007
No One Else to be Featured in Girlfriends
www.cwtv.com

Natalie's No One Else will be featured in Girlfriends on the 22th of October.

18 October 2007
Quicksand to be Featured in Big Shots

The Thievery Corporation remix of Natalie's Quicksand will be featured in Big Shots on the 18th of October.www.abc.go.com

4 October 2007
Natalie at The Living Room
www.livingroomny.com/

Natalie will be performing at The Living Room, NYC at 8:00 pm on October 31st 2007.

19 September 2007
Quicksand to be Featured in Ugly Betty

The Thievery Corporation remix of Natalie's Quicksand will be featured in Ugly Betty on the 27th of September.www.abc.go.com

7 September 2007
Urban Angel Reviewed On Billboard

Urban Angel just received a fantastic review on Billboard Magazine. Click on the link for the full review.www.billboard.biz

28 August 2007
Urban Angel Re-released

Urban Angel was today re-released with bonus tracks added 'Crush' and the Thievery Corporation Remix of 'Quicksand'.www.amazon.com

11 August 2007
Live show at SoHo Apple Store
Sunday 23rd September at 3pm

Natalie will be performing live at the SoHo Apple Store in New York on Sunday 23rd September at 3pm. Full address is 103 Prince Street New York NY 10012.

6 August 2007
Live on NBC-10
www.youtube.com

Natalie performed live on the NBC-10 show 10! on Monday 29th July. You can view it on YouTube on the link above.

23 July 2007
Live Shows in August
New York, Philadelphia and Washington

Aug 8 STS9 Re:Rockwood Music Hall NY www.rockwoodmusichall.com
Aug 22 Johnny Brenda's with Bitter:Sweet PA www.johnnybrendas.com
Aug 23 The Bowery Ballroom with Bitter:Sweet NY www.boweryballroom.com

25 June 2007
Live shows in July
from Colorado to North Carolina

Jul 7 STS9 Re:Generation Deerfield NC www.sts9regeneration.com
Jul 12 Larimer Lounge Denver CO www.larimerlounge.com
Jul 13 Trilogy Lounge Boulder CO www.trilogywinebar.com
Jul 14 Trancegression Copper Mountain CO www.trancegressionfest.com
Jul 25 Tripnotica@Galapagos Brooklyn NY www.myspace.com/tripnoticanyc
Jul 26 Eighteenth Street Lounge Washington DC www.eslmusic.com

15 June 2007
Urban Angel to have full US Release
via Universal's Fontana distribution on Aug 14

Urban Angel, Natalie's debut album, released last year via iTunes and on CD via import from the UK, will see a full US release in conjunction with Quango on August 28th 2007

1 June 2007
Residency at The Fire in Philadelphia
www.thefire.com

Natalie will be performing with her full band at The Fire in Philadelphia on June 5th, 19th and 26th

22 May 2007
Remix Quicksand on YourSpins
www.yourspins.com

You can now create your own Remix of 'Quicksand' on YourSpins. You can even send the remix to your phone as a ringtone. Click on the link above and then on the link that says 'Remix This'

2 May 2007
New song 'Crush' available now on iTunes
Full length stream on Myspace

Download Crush from iTunes here

or stream it in full on Natalie's Myspace page www.myspace.com

26 April 2007
Live shows in May 2007
Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York

The Temple Bar Santa Monica 17th May 9pm
www.templebarlive.com

The Independent San Francisco 18th May 8.30pm www.theindependentsf.com

Joe's Pub NY 24th May 9pm
www.joespub.com

22 March 2007
Natalie to play Tonic in NY
www.tonicnyc.com

Natalie will be playing live at Tonic in NY on 28th March at 10pm. Full address is
107 Norfolk St New York 10002

15 February 2007
Waking Dream featured on Sonic Spotlight
www.sonicspotlight.com

Natalie's 'Waking Dream' is currently featured as the lead track on Sonic Spotlight.

17 January 2007
Urban Angel featured on Dancelife
dancelife.mtv.com

Don't miss Monday's 10.30pm episode of J Lo's Dancelife on MTV, it features Natalie's song Urban Angel.

24 November 2006
Live at Boston's Paradise Lounge 12/19
www.thedise.com

Natalie will be playing live at Boston's Paradise Loundge on Tuesday 19th December. Tickets are $10 and doors open at 7pm.

31 October 2006
Watch the new video for 'Quicksand'
www.youtube.com

The new video for 'Quicksand' is now available on YouTube. It was directed by Jon Clements and produced by Done & Dusted.

20 October 2006
Natalie to play LA's Roxy on 15th November
www.theroxyonsunset.com

Natalie will play LA's Roxy alongside Quango's Bitter:Sweet on 15th November

28 September 2006
Quicksand to feature in Marie Antoinette Trailer
www.youtube.com

Click on the link above to view the trailer for Sofia Coppola's new movie, Marie Antoinette, It features 'Quicksand'. Look out for the trailer on TV, the movie is released on the 20th October.

26 September 2006
Natalie to play Joe's Pub on 19th October
www.joespub.com

Natalie will be playing with her full band for the first time in New York on 19th October at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street. Tickets are $12 in advance.

5 September 2006
Natalie to play New York acoustic shows
Caravan on the 15th and SOBs on the 26th

Natalie will be be playing a couple of acoustic shows in New York this month, at Caravan on the 15th, and supporting Rodrigo Y Gabriela at SOBs on the 26th. www.shopcaravan.com www.sobs.com

31 August 2006
Natalie to play Santa Monica's Temple Bar
www.templebarlive.com

Natalie will be playing live at the Temple Bar in Santa Monica at 10pm on the 21st September, supported by Jesca Hoop. Tickets are $12 in advance from their site or $15 on the night.

22 August 2006
Urban Angel Released
Album now available

Urban Angel is now available for download at the iTunes Music Store and you can buy it on CD from CD Baby.

www.cdbaby.com

9 August 2006
Entourage to feature No One Else this Sunday
Hear Natalie's single on HBO's hit show

No One Else is set to be featured in this Sunday's 10pm showing of HBO's hit series Entourage.

28 July 2006
Quicksand available on iTunes
includes Thievery Corporation Remix

Quicksand, featuring remixes from Thievery Corporation, Bautista and Stuhr is now available to purchase on iTunes.

22 July 2006
Thievery Corporation remix Quicksand
Jason Bentley spinning it every night on KCRW

The Thievery Corporation have worked their remix magic on Natalie's wonderful Quicksand and Jason Bentley debuted the version on his KCRW show Metropolis. Hear it streamed in full on Natalie's Myspace page. www.myspace.com/nataliewalkermusic

17 July 2006
No One Else for download
All good digital retailers now stocking the EP

The No One Else EP, including remixes from The Amalgamation Of Soundz, The Vector Warrior 10SUi is now available from all good digital retailers for download . Stores including, EMusic, Napster, Rhapsody, URGE, HMV, and Virgin are now stocking the EP. It is also available on 12" Vinyl.

12 July 2006
World Cafe Live show a success
XPN Radio now playing Natalie

Last night's show was a big success, Natalie was on top form and the band rocked. Michaela Majoun confirmed Natalie's talent on her radio show this morning and played Circles. Natalie will be appearing again at the venue on the 25th August supporting Toby Lightman.

20 June 2006
DJ Magazine reviews No One Else
www.djmag.com

'This debut single is very impressive on a production tip and in regards to song writing and vocal delivery, just excellent. No doubt Natalie Walker is a rising star and this debut is absolutely addictive and has a crossover appeal like no other.' 4/5 Pathaan

16 June 2006
Natalie to play World Cafe Live on 11th July
www.worldcafelive.com

Natalie will be playing at the World Cafe Live on 11th July with Katharine Whalen, Birdie Busch and Christine Havrilla

10 June 2006
6 DJs on KCRW now playing No One Else
www.kcrwmusic.com

The Influential public station KCRW, now has six of their DJs playing Natalie. Jason Bentley has played it almost every night for three weeks, and now, Nic Harcourt, Anne Litt, Raol Campos, Chris Douridas and Jason Eldredge are spinning it too. Tune in here.

31 May 2006
A&R Worldwide Artist Of The Week
Natalie featured by global tip sheet

A&R Worldwide have made Natalie Artist of The Week. They state, 'An Artist like Natalie Walker comes along only once in great a while'. www.anrworldwide.com.

8 May 2006
No One Else EP now for sale on iTunes
Availble in all 21 iTunes stores around the world

It will be released on 12" vinyl and via all other digital retailers in July.

2 May 2006
Podcasts feature No One Else
Idyllic and Chillcast add Natalie

Two popular Podcasts included No One Else as their main feature this week. The Chillcast chillcast.podshow.com/, hosted by Lovespirals' vocalist, Anji Bee, and Idyllic www.idyllicmusic.com/. with Stephen McAlister and James Nye

14 April 2006
No One Else Remixed
12" to be cut next week

No One Else has been given the remix treatment by London's finest. The Amalgamation Of Soundz, The Vector Warrior, 10Sui and the Imposter get to grips with Natalie's sublime vocals and turn out some classic interpretations. Out soon on promo.

8 April 2006
Natalie tipped by A&R Worldwide
Global talent gurus link to site

A&R Worldwide, the independent global talent spotters, responsible for helping launch the careers of Dido, Coldplay and Keane have tipped Natalie in their newsletter and on their website www.anrworldwide.com/.

3 April 2006
Fans building on Myspace
Over 8000 visits in 2 months and 3000 friends

Word is spreading on Myspace of Natalie's forthcoming solo album. 8000 people have visited the page since it went live two months ago. 3000 of these have signed up as friends. 300 people have left messages of support for the music. www.myspace.com/nataliewalkermusic.

21 March 2006
Urban Angel finished
Album being mastered at Metropolis London

After many months in the studio with Stuhr, the album, 'Urban Angel' is now finished and set to be mastered at top London studio Metropolis. Natalie has delivered her own unique, haunting sonic landscape that is at once organic, ethereal, elegant and entrancing. The album is due for release in May.

3 March 2006
No One Else picked as first single from Urban Angel
UK's finest working on Remixes

The first single from Natalie's debut album 'Urban Angel' is set to be 'No One Else'. Currently holed up in their studios working on Remixes are some of London's finest, The Amalgamation Of Soundz, 10Sui, and Vector Warrior

14 February 2006
Natalie to tour NE in April
Show to mix electronics with live musicians

Natalie will be doing a short tour of the NE US in April, full details to be published here shortly. Her show will feature electronics mixed with live drums, guitar and piano. 'I am so excited, I can't wait to play the new songs in front of an audience" Says Natalie

10 February 2006
Natalie tracks pick up early airplay
Tastemakers Gilles Peterson, Sat Bisla and TAOS give first spins

Gilles Peterson has been playing Circles on his Radio One 'Worldwide' show and Sat Bisla has been playing it on 'Passport Approved'. Both these shows are syndicated to a number of stations around the world. In London, The Amalgamation Of Soundz have been playing 'No One Else' on their XFM show.

30 January 2006
Natalie Walker album nearing completion
Hear tracks now on Myspace

Natalie and Stuhr have been working hard on the new album over the last few months, its now not far off completion, and sounding amazing. You can hear three tracks now, just go to www.myspace.com/nataliewalkermusic.

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