Fountain & Vine
Fountain & Vine is the sixth independent CD release for singer, songwriter and actress Sara Niemietz. Produced by W. G. Snuffy Walden, Sara Niemietz and Keb' Mo'; Fountain & Vine is an EP consisting of six original songs.
Description
Niemietz describes her musical style as, "Popular music with a shadow of blues and the lilt of jazz!" All of the songs on Fountain & Vine are written and performed by Niemietz, co-written with W. G. Snuffy Walden and blues musician Keb' Mo' on several songs. The album was released with a music-video for track four, "Taxi Outside", filmed in and around the Hollywood, California, area with stage performance scenes filmed at the Club 5 Lounge in Los Angeles.Coinciding with the publication of Fountain & Vine, a collaborative music-video was released on August 20, with Niemietz fronting Postmodern Jukebox's rendition of Talking Heads' "This Must Be the Place", a song which appears on Postmodern Jukebox's Swipe Right for Vintage album. Niemietz performed at the Governor's Ball Emmy Awards after-party on September 20. A second collaboration video with Postmodern Jukebox, a cover of "Hey Ya!" by Outkast, earned a mention in the online version of Time magazine, and for Billboard, Malorie McCall wrote, "Niemetz effortless control and wide vocal range help bring a fullness accompanied by an old fashioned band."
Name: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Pickford Center is located at the corner of Fountain Avenue and Vine Street.
Musicians
- Gordon Campbell, drums
- George Doering, guitar
- Peter Erskine, drums
- Keb' Mo', guitar
- Sara Niemietz, vocals
- Darek Oles, bass
- Tim Pierce, guitar, bass
- Matt Rollings, piano
- W.G. Snuffy Walden, guitar, piano, synths and programming
- Freddie Washington, bass
Production
- Produced by: W.G. Snuffy Walden, Sara Niemietz with Keb Mo'
- Recorded at: Taylor Made Studios
- Engineering and mixing: George Landress
- Mastering: Dave Donnely
- CD design: Kiya Wilson
- Music video: