BURBANK, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Street-smart pop-soul singer MoZella will hit the road this fall with Massachusetts quartet Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers. The
Detroit native is supporting her debut album, "I Will," which was released by Warner Bros. Records in November 2006 to glowing reviews.
MoZella, who has toured with The Dave Matthews Band, Lifehouse, Daniel Powter, and Five For Fighting, is fast becoming known for her idiosyncratic approach to songwriting. On "I Will," which was produced by fellow singer-songwriter Jude Cole (Lifehouse, Rocco DeLuca, Beth Orton), she layers acoustic guitar melodies over spare programmed beats and tops it off with soulful, jazz-inflected vocals. Some listeners may be familiar with MoZella's ballad "Amazed," which was featured in a Mercedes-Benz commercial for the company's high-profile "Framed Portraits" campaign. In addition, her songs have been featured in multiple episodes of the CW television series "One Tree Hill," along with NBC's "Las Vegas," Fox's "Bones," and ABC's "What About Brian" and "Wildfire."
MoZella, who counts "24" star Kiefer Sutherland as one of her biggest fans (she was the first artist to record at Sutherland and Jude Cole's Ironworks Studio), is currently appearing in a national print ad campaign for Ray Ban, as seen in the July issue of Allure Magazine. In June, MoZella recorded the Weezer classic "Say It Ain't So" for the season finale of "One Tree Hill." The song quickly became an iTunes favorite and was added to the online version of her album. In addition, MoZella's personal playlist has been included in Starbucks' "Artist's Choice" series.
And finally, listen out on Hot AC and AAA radio for MoZella's debut single "Amnesia," and look for her video on MySpace, which is currently being featured as the site's Pop "Video of the Week."
MoZella's upcoming tour dates are as follows:
8/05 Nashville, TN 3rd & Lindsley
8/06 Virginia Beach, VA Ocean/Neptune's Park
9/26 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater*
9/27 Lyon, CO Wild Flower Pavilion*
9/29 San Diego, CA House Of Blues*
9/30 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House*
10/3 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory*
10/4 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord*
10/5 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge*
10/6 Seattle, WA The Triple Door*
*denotes support slot with Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
