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Dejha Colantuono
Dejha Colantuono is a singer, songwriter, performer, arranger, and icon in her own right. Born in New York City to accomplished jazz musicians, Dejha got her start very young, absorbing the influences around her. These influences would lay the foundation for her innate ear for writing and playing music.Dejha was self-taught in most respects, wearing many musical hats, playing drums, bass, keyboards and guitar, in addition to developing her signature soulful yet undeniably rock-and-roll vocal style.
She cut her teeth in the early Seattle music scene. Her powerhouse vocals and emotionally wrought lyricism quickly earned her a reputation as one of the city’s up-and-coming musical talents. She formed and fronted some of Seattle's more noteworthy bands including 3-D S&M, the Pin-Ups, Rotten Apples, and Ragazza. All of these bands included a rotating cast of Seattle all-stars (members of the Briefs, PUSA, and Blind Melon to name a few), but the defining anchor in all of them was Dejha's unmistakable
voice and songwriting talent. Her signature vocals and hooks manage to be simultaneously raw, with visceral intensity and yet infused with undeniable sing-a-long pop appeal.
Dejha's many projects have allowed her to work with such production/engineering luminaries as Adam Kasper (Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Rolling Stones), Martin Feveyear (Briefs, PUSA, Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age), Matt Bayles (Minus The Bear, Isis, Mastodon), and Jamie Siegel (Taking Back Sunday, Mary J. Blige, Spacehog, Lauren Hill). She has toured the West Coast and Europe extensively, played SXSW, and recorded and co-produced an impressive collection of full-length albums.
Some of her recent projects include a songwriting/recording collaboration with Joey Veneziani in the electronic band Ragazza, as well as singing and performing in Stone Gossard's Hank Williams Choir.
Dejha is now working diligently on her solo career. She recently recorded and co-produced her debut solo album Tea & Vodka with Matt Bayles at Red Room Studios in Seattle. Tea & Vodka boasts an eclectic mix of different styles and influences. The material is David Bowie, Sade, Prince, Chrissie Hynde, Bjork and Deborah Harry pondering melodies in a smoke filled, dimly lit opium den. It’s an integral, provocative view into the heart of a multifaceted artist, delivered with pathos and unabashed, passionate honesty.
Dejha is currently based in Brooklyn, New York where she is preparing for her summer tour in support of Tea & Vodka (out July 28th 2009 on Mad Meow Music.
SELECTED ARTIST DISCOGRAPHY
| TITLE | FORMAT | LABEL | YEAR | BAND |
| Give You Mean | LP/CD | Trash 2001 | 2006 | Rotten Apples |
| Universal Radio | EP | Mad Meow Music | 2006 | Ragazza |
| Real Tuff (Durable Plastic) | LP/CD | Trash 2001 | 2006 | Rotten Apples |
| Snap Out Of It | 7" | Trash 2001 | 2006 | Rotten Apples |
| Our Small Tribute to Blondie | Comp | Trash 2001 | 2005 | Ragazza |
| Our Small Tribute to Blondie | Comp | Trash 2001 | 2005 | Rotten Apples |
| Play It Loud | Comp | Trash 2001 | 2004 | Rotten Apples |
| Dirtnap Across the Northwest | LP/CD | Dirtnap Recs | 2003 | Rotten Apples |
| Real Tuff (Durable Plastic) | LP/CD | Empty Recs | 2002 | Rotten Apples |
| Backseat Memoirs | CD | Goodink Recs/MMM | 2000 | The Pin - Ups |
| Live at the Colourbox Vol. 1 | CD | Red Rock Records | 1995 | 3-D S&M |