Mia Riddle is an American indie-folk singer-songwriter born in

Ventura, California Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city in and the county seat of Ventura County, California, United States. It is a coastal city located northwest of Los Angeles. The population was 110,763 at the ...

. She and her eponymous six-piece band are based in

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. Current members include singer/songwriter/guitarist Mia Riddle, Dan Barry (guitar/vocals), James Rickman (bass/guitar), previous front man of ska band

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, David Wyss (bass/guitar), Amy Merrill (keyboard/vocals) and Jeffrey Neuberger (drums/vocals), previous member of Meowskers. The band describes their music as "equal parts desert expanse and outer-borough street lamp spirit," and their sound is influenced by bands like

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, and

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. Tours in the UK and US have included the Secret Garden Party (2007), Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival (2006, 2007) and

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(2009). Mia and Dan were featured live on the Bob Harris Country radio program on BBC Radio 2 in June 2008. In June 2008 the band was named "Artist of the Month" by

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, and were ranked #20 in the Deli Magazine Best of NYC issue. Mia has performed with

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and

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. The music video for the song "Open Wide" was featured in Mercedes-Benz' "Mixed Tape Music Magazine" v-log in March 2009.

Discography

* ''Ship of Dreams'' EP (2005) * ''Tender'' EP (2006) * ''Tigers'' (2007) * ''Hatchet Lake'' EP (2008) * ''Tumble and Drag'' (2009)

References

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Mia Riddle
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