Morgen La Civita is a New Jersey-based singer-songwriter whose classically earthy voice has inspirations of the greats like Bonnie Raitt, Nina Simone, Chi Coltrane and Roberta Flack. She’s a fusion of many genres such as Americana, Folk, Blues and World Music.
Morgen La Civita has already made her mark in the world of radio and television voice over's, as well as commercial copy writing, though she made the transition to songwriting. In less than a year, she has been featured on 10 albums, has had several songs licensed by various music publishers and has received Radio airplay on major market stations, including WWOZ in New Orleans, Jazz88 in San Francisco and NBC's "Good Morning New Orleans".
"When you listen to Morgen La Civita’s music the first thing you ask yourself is ‘Where is this girl coming from?’. The music is hard to pigeon-hole and presents a challenge to the listener when trying to divine the source of her inspiration. Americana? Yes. Blues? Yes. Popular song? Yes. Middle Eastern? Yes. Morgen definitely presents us with a melting pot of styles and influences nicely tied together with a sultry voice and excellent production value". -Darryl Gregory "Unsigned Underground" Episode 29 Feb, 18, 2010 -
Morgen has a home studio where she writes, records and mixes all her music with her Grammy-winning husband Jake R. Tanner. Her debut album "From The Basement" was released in February 2010. Most of the songs of her latest release have a rich emotional core amidst mixed-and-matched stylistic motifs. She uses her skill to touch on many musical styles in order to tell the musical equivalent of campfire ghost stories, giving her an edgy and unique sound in today's increasingly competitive market.
Her unique ability to tap into all genres comes through strongly on the likes of “Who I Am,” with the vocalist’s personal insight underscored by stark production and solo piano. She then switches gears into a blues/country sound in “Joni Mitchell Memory”. which is dedicated to one of LaCivita’s key influences and sounds like a lost track from Mitchell’s Blue period. Another gear is then switched to a mixture of Celtic and blues with a dobro accompaniment in “Dark Water Lullaby” which is hauntingly surreal, creating a tribal feel signified by varied percussion and exotic rhythms. The album continues with a trip around the world in music.
Mogan La Civita give you for your mind, spirit and soul. Socially conscious, Morgen provides specialized music, for causes close to her heart. This has earned her the reputation of being not only unaffected, but genuinely down to Earth and easy to work with (a fading quality among today's rising stars). Her large heart shows with all proceeds from the album will go to www.Ndss.org (National Down Syndrome Society) which can be downloaded here at Vandala Concepts. Look for her next album this July. |
