Pearl has just finished recording a new album!!! New songs, and refined old faves! Stay tuned for show details and mass bulletins. Check this page for upcoming show posts. CHEERS, LOVE, ROCK!!! Band members will include:
PEARL- VOCALS*
SCOTT IAN-GUITAR*
DOMINIQUE DAVALOS-BASS*
ERIC ANDREWS-DRUMS*
ERIC BRADLEY-LEAD GUITAR
WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!!!
Influences
BONNIE RAITT, MOTHER SUPERIOR, THE BLACK CROWES, OTIS REDDING, JANIS JOPLIN, MEAT LOAF, DIANA ROSS, THE ROLLING STONES, BOB DYLAN, JONI MITCHELL, CHRISSIE HYNDE, ARETHA FRANKLIN, CAROLE KING, GRAM PARSONS, STEVIE WONDER, RAY CHARLES, DONNY HATHAWAY, THE BAND, HEART, PAT BENATAR, JOAN JETT, PATSY CLINE, BLONDIE, AC/DC, AEROSMITH, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS, CHEAP TRICK, DELANEY AND BONNIE, PAUL BUTTERFIELD, MARIA MULDAUR....you get the vibe...
BIO
Raw. Real. Gritty. True, soulful rock and roll with a heated blues flavor throughout. These are some of the ways you could describe the self titled debut album from Pearl. In the vein of Aerosmith, AC/DC, Janis Joplin, The Black Crowes and other soulful rock acts before her, Pearl reminds us that Rock and roll is indeed not dead. Produced by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age), and driven by an amazing band of rock legends including, Scott Ian (Anthrax), and Mother Superior, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), and Ted Nugent, Pearl’s whiskey soaked voice rips through the plastic and the pre-packaged pop that inundates today’s music business. “I just want to bring it back, bring back the real rock ‘n’ roll, the soul and the emotion. I strip it down, and I come from a raw and naked place. I’m heartbroken. I’m pissed off. I’m horny. I’m honest, and I’m happy to be alive.” “I think people need a bit of respite from the candy culture that’s become the norm today. People want substance. You can feel it. We don’t want to be lied to anymore.”
Daughter of legendary rock icon Meat Loaf, Pearl was born from and into music. “I grew up surrounded by rock ‘n’ roll, soul, blues, funk, and country. It’s what I love. It’s what I’m made of. It’s in my blood.” Named after legendary powerhouse Janis Joplin, Pearl embraced her innate love of music from a very early age. “I don’t remember when I discovered that I could sing. I was always singing. As a little girl I was singing all the time putting on shows for everyone.” In 1994, Pearl joined her father Meat Loaf on stage, and toured with him worldwide as a backup singer for nine years. “I’ve grown up watching my father perform, but the lessons I learned, and the experiences I gained by performing with him are invaluable.” Pearl also joined Motley Crue in 2000 for their Maximum Rock tour through the US and Japan. Recently, in 2007, she joined forces again with Nikki Sixx, singing with his latest project Sixx A.M. “I hold Nikki close to my heart. He’s a dear friend, a true talent, and I absolutely love working with him. I’ve learned a lot about myself since I’ve known him, a lot of which I’ve poured into my own songs.”
Pearl’s debut effort technically began it’s life in 2004, when she ended her nine year run singing with her dad, met Jim Wilson and Marcus Blake of Mother Superior, and began working on what she considers a “cathartic, tell-all”. “ I purged myself with these songs. All of the lyrics are quite revealing. I’m not holding back. If you pay attention, it’s like reading my diary.” The album itself went through many phases. “We recorded a demo album early on, and I lived with it for a while. We did club gigs with a nine piece band including horns, and a Hammond B3. After a while you settle into some songs, and realize others need to be trimmed off and replaced with new ones that fit the circle and complete the story.” Pearl, Wilson, and Blake continued writing, and eventually enlisted the talents of Pearl’s fiancee Scott Ian (Anthrax) to help put the finishing touches on tracks like “Nobody”, and “Rock Child”. She also joined up with friend and old band mate Nalle Colt to tidy up his dark and pining song “Anything”. Later they called in good friend and Alice in Chains guitarist, Jerry Cantrell, to color “Anything” with a sexy, sad solo. “I wanted him to really haunt us on this one, and he was more than happy to.” Another old friend was called in to add his kick ass guitar skills to the song “Check Out Charlie”. Ted Nugent agreed to lay down some good old ripping Nuge feedback on this blistering rock track. “I wanted that power that only Uncle Ted can deliver”, says Pearl. Scott Ian also appears on every track, and now travels with Pearl and performs live with her as a member of her band. From top to bottom Pearl takes you on a bare boned, explosive and crushing journey, fusing rock and blues, leaving you satiated and ready for more.
Looking back, Pearl has performed around the world, in Asia, the Middle East, South Africa, Europe,Canada and of course at home all over the U.S.A. She’s sung for everyone from Prince Charles, to President Clinton, and audiences of thousands in historic venues from London’s Royal Albert Hall, to New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. This spring, 2008, marked Pearl’s first time playing live and electric in the UK when she was asked to bring her show on the road as direct support for Velvet Revolver. Pearl says she has Slash himself to thank for that. “That experience was a dream come true for me. We put ourselves out there when we asked Slash to listen to the new album. He did, and in turn, he became a champion of ours. He’s the reason why we were out supporting Velvet Revolver. Slash was predomenently instrumental in us getting a record deal when we did. I thanked him after our last gig in Brighton, England, and he actually smiled and kicked the carpet, like , ‘awe shucks’”. “It’s truly amazing. The boys that I pasted on my bedroom walls when I was a girl, have materialized and become part of my team. You couldn’t ask for a more massive vote of confidence.” A road and stage veteran, Pearl says she’s still learning her way around each performance. “Every show is an adventure. I just let the music take me wherever feels right. I’ve fallen down, I’ve even peed my pants. I don’t care. As long as I can connect with the audience, have them feel me, and get my point across, then I’ve done what I came to do. I’ll break myself open to get there. This is my time now, and I have a lot to tell. I have a hell of a lot to give.”
I hope your week is going fantastic. Remember to set your standards for things you want to experience low so the little things can help you trigger those feelings. On the same note make sure to set your criteria for unhappy emotions so high that you will never experience them as well.
Hey Pearl, It was too much fun hanging out in Europe. I don't know what to do now that I'm home. Hopefully you made it home o.k. after all the craziness. I hope we see each other soon.
Pearl, Just wanted to stop bye and say hello to you. Hope this finds you well all good hear keeping busy. Wishing you a sweet day girl. Love ya Jane xoxo
