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Vocals,
guitar, synthesizer, electronics programming
Born
Dec. 10, 1975 in Queens, NY to Filipino parents; raised in Spring Valley,
NY; resides in Yonkers, NY.
Influences
& Idols: The Cure, Depeche Mode, New Order, Bis, Suede, Morrissey,
The Smiths, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Belle & Sebastian, Madonna,
Oscar Wilde, The Faint, Ladytron, Adult.
On Heavy Rotation: Franz Ferdinand; The Faint, Wet From Birth;
Iz, Facing Future.
In Her Own Words: "Music is finally fun again. I used to write
music because I was bored of everything else out there. Now I'm writing
music inspired by the electronic stuff that's going on now. I don't have
to keep spinning the same Depeche Mode CD's from the 80's. I can actually
walk into a record store and buy something new."
Alter
Ego: Aspiring Veterinary Technology Student
Mutant
Power:
Ability to communicate with other animals both verbally and telepathically.
(She is most fluent in Whale)
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Musical
Background
Music
had always been a part of Stacy's life. The first song she recorded was
a cover of "You are my Sunshine" at the age of 3. Her first
45 was "Tide is High" by Blondie, which she spun on her Fisher
Price record player. Stacy's first instrument was the electric organ.
She briefly took lessons in her very early childhood. One day she hid
under the bed from her organ teacher, sending her parents into a frantic
search, causing the police to be called. Her organ days ended soon after.
In
3rd grade Stacy played violin horribly, but stuck with it until 8th grade,
regardless of how badly she sucked. Sometime during that period, she started
playing a Casio keyboard by ear and writing her first instrumentals. Using
the pre-programed beats, she choreographed dance numbers with her sister
and cousins.
At
12-years-old, Stacy finally gave up on violin and picked up guitar. She
had always wanted to play guitar and dreamed of becoming a rock star.
So she taught herself how to play Bon Jovi's "Dead or Alive"
on her dad's acoustic guitar. When she was 16, she bought her first electric
guitar and named it Bernard, after Bernard Butler, Suede's original guitarist.
In the process of teaching herself how to play guitar, she somehow forgot
how to read music and understand musical notes. But being free from the
structure of classical training has developed her own makeshift style.
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In
Stacy's senior year of high school, she formed a ridiculously amateur
cover band with some friends called Plastic Nutrition. Their limited repertoire
included U2's "With or Without You" (in which Stacy did not
even attempt to replicate The Edge's riffs) and "Where is My Mind"
by the Pixies. They wrote one original, titled "Vanilla Swirl"
a-la Red Hot Chili Peppers. Needless to say, Stacy's musical influences
did not mingle well with her band mates' and they soon dissolved after
two gigs. It is notable, however, that their first gig was performed inside
a batting cage at an indoor sports complex.
It was not until college, when Stacy began seriously writing music. "Communion"
and "I'm the One" were her first forays into song writing. When
John took her under his wing, she learned how to use all sorts of electronic
equipment from synthesizers to drum machines. With this newfound expanse
of creative media, Stacy became (and is still) inspired to make more danceable
music. She fell in love with beats and used her computer to make them.
Which takes us to the present. The adorable electronic songstress we know
as Stacy Galore!
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