Deborah Berg
New York City, New York, United States | Established. Jan 01, 1999
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Miss Berg's fashion-model hauteur complemented her cool, detached delivery… - New York Times
Miss Berg's fashion-model hauteur complemented her cool, detached delivery… - New York Times
Worthy of immediate attention is the lilting vocal beauty of singer Deborah Berg whose style is reminiscent of old favorites Joni Mitchell and Laura Nyro. - Pop Music
Berg's voice has a piercing, ironic quality as charming as the stories she sings. - Musician Player & Listener
Stylistically, she [Berg] resembled, at various times, Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan and Dionne Warwick. Her pitch is unusually lovely, and she was most appealing when bending notes around words until the syllables took on separate meanings of their own. - Music Review
Deborah's haunting soprano… lures you with musical winks. - People
Deborah's haunting soprano… lures you with musical winks. - People
…Berg's smooth, often jazz-tinged lead voice… - Billboard
…a female lead singer capable of playing at the swishest of clubs. - MOJO
There isn’t much in the music industry that Deborah Berg hasn’t seen – from taking on the industry solo as a singer/songwriter to her days signed to one of the biggest labels in the world, Berg is now enjoying making music on her terms, her way. - PensEyeView.com
"No Rush" puts her in the same category as Patty Griffin, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn as Deborah turns her talents to storytelling songs. The album is classic country... - Los Angeles Examiner
...Clean Slate is another high-class effort embracing an improbably wide range of styles. - Coventry Evening Telegraph, August 2005
"Imagine, if you will, Steely Dan with a female lead singer capable of playing at the very swishest of clubs." - MOJO Magazine, October 2005
"...jazz-tinged, well-played, beautifully sung...full of old-fashioned session players..." - Record Collector, July 2005
Discography
*Deborah Berg - No Rush (2012)
Produced by Ken Rich (Ani DiFranco, William Hart Strecker). Featuring these fantastic musicians: John Putnam, Andrew Sherman, Frank Vilardi, Richard Hammond, Wes Corbett, Antoine Silverman, Payton McDonald, Chris Eminizer, Clark Gayton and Satoru Ohashi.
*Eye to Eye - Clean Slate (2006; 12th Street Records)
Produced by Rhett Davies (Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry), Clean Slate was recorded in New York City at Skyline Studios and in Devon, England at Blue and Green Studios. Mastered by Greg Calbi.
*Deborah Berg McCarthy - Places Where I Dream (1999)
Self-produced "Places Where I Dream" is a collection of original folk/rock acoustic-based songs written by Deborah Berg. New York session musicians John Putnam and Larry Saltzman on guitar, Robin Gould on drums, Jon Albrink on bass, Deborah Berg on Vocals and acoustic guitar with Sherryl Marshall and Catherine Russell on backing vocals. Special guest Soozie Tyrell.
*Eye to Eye - Shakespeare Stole my Baby (1983; Warner Brothers)
Produced by Gary Katz (Steely Dan). Recorded in New York City at Sterling Sound and RPM recording studios. Mastered by Elliot Scheiner.
*Eye to Eye - Eye to Eye (1980; Warner Brothers)
Produced by Gary Katz. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, at Village Recorder. Top 40 Billboard success with "Nice Girls."
Singles:
Love is Not Blind (2005)
Lucky (1983)
Nice Girls (1982)
Am I Normal? (1980)
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Bio
Deborah Berg is a New York City-based performing songwriter whose latest musical work has been compared to Patty Griffin, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn. She is proud to be an official Martin Guitar and Sennheiser endorsed artist.
Deborahs most recent CD, "No Rush" (2012), is a country-based collection of 10 original songs. Her country single, "Goin' Nowhere," has played on over 87 terrestrial radio stations. She was a featured ARTIST TO WATCH on iHeartRadio NEW! Discover & Uncover (through Clear Channel).
Deborah has written and published over 50 original and co-written songs. In 2009, collaborating with Doug Katsaros, Deborah created the new theme song for Great Museums, the only nationwide television series devoted to Americas museums.
In the 1980s, Deborah and British music composer, Julian Marshall, formed the duo Eye to Eye, produced by Gary Katz (Steely Dan) and recorded two classic albums with Warner Brothers: Eye to Eye and Shakespeare Stole My Baby, releasing the top 100 single Nice Girls.
In 2006, the duo recorded a third independent CD, Clean Slate, produced by Rhett Davies (Roxy Music, 'Til Tuesday).
In 1999, she recorded and produced her first solo album, Places Where I Dream.
She also performs in and around New York City with both her solo project and with Dusty, a gal trio (Deborah Berg, Sherryl Marshall, and Lesley Miller), who sing close harmonies with a country band to funk, R&B, disco, and original songs.
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