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|introduction = '''3rdEyeGirl''' is an all-girl band / power trio assembled by [[Prince]] between November and December 2012. | |introduction = '''3rdEyeGirl''' is an all-girl band / power trio assembled by [[Prince]] between November and December 2012. | ||
− | The bandname first appeared on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 31|31 December | + | The bandname first appeared on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 31|31 December 2012]] with the streaming of a 3:22 studio rehearsal video of [[Bambi]] on [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwqu9dRKVxw&feature=youtu.be YouTube] by an entity called "''3rdEyeGirl''" and describing itself as ''International art thief''. |
[[Prince]] first denied being linked with 3rdEyeGirl, but it soon appeared that the entity was under his control as a Twitter account streaming official [[Prince]] material was launched in the first days of January 2013, shortly followed by a website, [[3rdEyeGirl.com]], selling official material (linked with a paypal account belonging to NPG Records Inc.). | [[Prince]] first denied being linked with 3rdEyeGirl, but it soon appeared that the entity was under his control as a Twitter account streaming official [[Prince]] material was launched in the first days of January 2013, shortly followed by a website, [[3rdEyeGirl.com]], selling official material (linked with a paypal account belonging to NPG Records Inc.). | ||
− | [[Prince]] recruited [[Hannah Ford]] in September 2012 as a guest drummer for the "Welcome 2 Chicago" three show-residency, after seeing videos of her performing on line. Soon after she appeared as lead drummer of [[The NPG]] for [[Prince]]'s performance of [[Rock And Roll Love Affair]] on Jimmy Kimmel Live! show on [[23 October | + | [[Prince]] recruited [[Hannah Ford]] in September 2012 as a guest drummer for the "Welcome 2 Chicago" three show-residency, after seeing videos of her performing on line. Soon after she appeared as lead drummer of [[The NPG]] for [[Prince]]'s performance of [[Rock And Roll Love Affair]] on Jimmy Kimmel Live! show on [[23 October 2012]] as well as in the [[video: Rock And Roll Love Affair|video]] for that song. |
Asked by [[Prince]] to look for a female guitarist, [[Hannah Ford|Ford]] together with her husband [[Joshua Welton]] scouted on line and found [[Donna Grantis]] via her videos on Youtube in late November. She was auditioned one week later at [[Paisley Park Studios]] and subsequently recruited in December 2012. Bassist [[Ida Nielsen]] had been performing with [[The NPG]] since October 2010, and the only member of the trio to have previous experience playing for [[Prince]] as bassist of [[The NPG]]. | Asked by [[Prince]] to look for a female guitarist, [[Hannah Ford|Ford]] together with her husband [[Joshua Welton]] scouted on line and found [[Donna Grantis]] via her videos on Youtube in late November. She was auditioned one week later at [[Paisley Park Studios]] and subsequently recruited in December 2012. Bassist [[Ida Nielsen]] had been performing with [[The NPG]] since October 2010, and the only member of the trio to have previous experience playing for [[Prince]] as bassist of [[The NPG]]. | ||
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* <u>Band members additions </u> | * <u>Band members additions </u> | ||
:In 2013, during the [[Live Out Loud Tour]], [[Hannah Ford]]'s husband [[Joshua Welton]], appeared on stage during a couple of songs playing cowbell. Early 2014, [[Joshua Welton]] role became more prominent, as he was often guesting with the band as keyboard player. | :In 2013, during the [[Live Out Loud Tour]], [[Hannah Ford]]'s husband [[Joshua Welton]], appeared on stage during a couple of songs playing cowbell. Early 2014, [[Joshua Welton]] role became more prominent, as he was often guesting with the band as keyboard player. | ||
− | :In 2014, [[Marcus Anderson]], member of [[NPG Hornz]], guested with the band in London, during their 2 shows at [[16_February | + | :In 2014, [[Marcus Anderson]], member of [[NPG Hornz]], guested with the band in London, during their 2 shows at [[16_February 2014-1|Koko]]. [[Cassandra O'Neal]] augmented the band on keys for the [[Hit And Run Part II]] Tour. |
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'''Screwdriver'''<br> | '''Screwdriver'''<br> | ||
− | [[Single: Screwdriver|Screwdriver]] is a stand-alone released on swiss label Purple Music on 4 February | + | [[Single: Screwdriver|Screwdriver]] is a stand-alone released on swiss label Purple Music on 4 February 2013. |
− | The first public mention of the song was on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 17|17 December | + | The first public mention of the song was on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 17|17 December 2012]], when a 0:30 video rehearsal clip of the song was streamed on drummer [http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=440523409348056 Hannah Ford's Facebook page] with the message: ''A Taste of Rehearsal''. The video included new guitarist [[Donna Grantis]], and ended with a text screen stating:<blockquote>''"2 C the rest of [[Donna Grantis|Donna's]] audition holla at ya girl! We've got bootlegs 4 daazzzzzze every good thing in the vault... Coming 2013"''. </blockquote> |
− | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 22|22 January | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 22|22 January 2013]], a music "lyrics" video of the song, featuring 3rdEyeGirl was streamed on [[Prince2013.com|20pr1nc3.com]] website. A month later, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 10|10 February 2013]] a short film containing new footage for [[Screwdriver]] and featuring the 3rdEyeGirl band was released on [[3rdEyeGirl.com]]. |
'''Live Out Loud'''<br> | '''Live Out Loud'''<br> | ||
− | Live Out Loud was first available for download from [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 22|22 February | + | Live Out Loud was first available for download from [[3rdEyeGirl.com]] website on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 22|22 February 2013]]. The track's lead vocals are performed by [[Hannah Ford]], [[Donna Grantis]] and [[Ida Nielsen]]. The song's lyrics were written by [[Liv Warfield]] and the music was written by [[Prince]], who also appears on background vocals. Eight days later [[Video: Live Out Loud|Live Out Loud]] music video was released on [[3rdEyeGirl.com]]. |
'''Bambi rehearsal'''<br> | '''Bambi rehearsal'''<br> | ||
− | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 25|25 February | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 25|25 February 2013]] a live rehearsal video of [[Bambi]] featuring 3rdEyeGirl was released on [[3rdEyeGirl.com]]. It had previously been streamed on [[3rd Eye Girl Streams|3rdEyeGirl YouTube account]]. |
'''Plectrum Electrum'''<br> | '''Plectrum Electrum'''<br> | ||
− | Plectrum Electrum is an instrumental composed by [[Donna Grantis]], published on her own band "Donna Grantis Electric Band" 2012 album "Suites", under the name "Elektra (Elektra Suite)". The title was streamed as a video billed '''[[Plectrumelectrum]]: an extremely short film by Madison Dubé''', on the Vimeo account of photographer Madison Dube, and linked on the 3rd Eye Girl social media channels on 13 March | + | Plectrum Electrum is an instrumental composed by [[Donna Grantis]], published on her own band "Donna Grantis Electric Band" 2012 album "Suites", under the name "Elektra (Elektra Suite)". The title was streamed as a video billed '''[[Plectrumelectrum]]: an extremely short film by Madison Dubé''', on the Vimeo account of photographer Madison Dube, and linked on the 3rd Eye Girl social media channels on 13 March 2013. |
It is not certain if the performance, recorded early 2013 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, is intended to be a stand-alone film or part of a future album project. Although "3rdEyeGirl" is captioned as an artist credit, [[Prince]] is shown as the lead guitarist and bandleader. | It is not certain if the performance, recorded early 2013 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, is intended to be a stand-alone film or part of a future album project. Although "3rdEyeGirl" is captioned as an artist credit, [[Prince]] is shown as the lead guitarist and bandleader. | ||
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'''Fixurlifeup'''<br> | '''Fixurlifeup'''<br> | ||
− | Broadcast on Toronto (Canada) radio station CBC Radio's show Q with Jian Ghomeshi on 12 April | + | Broadcast on Toronto (Canada) radio station CBC Radio's show Q with Jian Ghomeshi on 12 April 2013, [[Fixurlifeup]] was premiered as ''new [[Prince]] & 3RDEYEGIRL song''. It is assumed to have been recorded in early 2013 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. |
− | Released digitally on iTunes worldwide on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 16|16 May | + | Released digitally on iTunes worldwide on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 16|16 May 2013]], [[Single: Fixurlifeup|Fixurlifeup]] is the first single by [[3rdEyeGirl]] to be released on [[NPG Records]]; it is planned as the first single from their album [[Album: Plectrumelectrum|Plectrumelectrum]], by then announced for release on [http://www.kobaltmusic.com/ Kobalt Music], eventually released on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 30|30 September 2014]] on Warner Bros. |
'''Pretzelbodylogic'''<br> | '''Pretzelbodylogic'''<br> | ||
− | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_28|28 January | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_28|28 January 2014]], a 28-second audio clip was streamed on the [[3rd Eye Girl Streams|3rdEyeGirl YouTube account]]. The track was announced by [[Hannah Ford]] on her Facebook account as the first single from the [[Album: Plectrumelectrum|PlectrumElectrum]] album, coming in 2014. It is likely that the track was recorded in 2013 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. |
− | It was released as a [[Single:_Pretzelbodylogic|digital single]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 3|3 February | + | It was released as a [[Single:_Pretzelbodylogic|digital single]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 3|3 February 2014]]. |
'''PlectrumElectrum'''<br> | '''PlectrumElectrum'''<br> | ||
− | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_30|30 September | + | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_30|30 September 2014]], [[Album: Plectrumelectrum|PlectrumElectrum]] album was released in the USA (29 September 2014 in Europe). |
− | It was made available for pre-order on [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/plectrumelectrum/id911632119 iTunes USA], [http://www.amazon.com/Plectrumelectrum-Prince/dp/B00N0YJVGW Amazon] and on a dedicated [http://plectrumelectrum.3rdeyegirl.com/uk/ Warner Bros Records] website on 25 August | + | It was made available for pre-order on [http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/plectrumelectrum/id911632119 iTunes USA], [http://www.amazon.com/Plectrumelectrum-Prince/dp/B00N0YJVGW Amazon] and on a dedicated [http://plectrumelectrum.3rdeyegirl.com/uk/ Warner Bros Records] website on 25 August 2014. Available formats are CD + Digital MP3 bundle, MP3 and WAV. On 29 September 2014 the album was made available on Spotify streaming platform. |
− | |live contribution = The band have rehearsed together since December 2012, and currently report having over 100 songs in their catalog. 3rdEyeGirl has backed [[Prince]] on the [[Live Out Loud Tour]] and for his performance at 2013 Billboard Awards on [[19_May | + | |live contribution = The band have rehearsed together since December 2012, and currently report having over 100 songs in their catalog. 3rdEyeGirl has backed [[Prince]] on the [[Live Out Loud Tour]] and for his performance at 2013 Billboard Awards on [[19_May 2013|19 May 2013]] at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas (NV) USA. They were incorporated into [[The NPG]] band from July 2013 onwards, although they still occasionally appear as [[Prince]]'s sole backing band. |
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− | |first live appearance = [[18_January | + | |first live appearance = [[18_January 2013|18 January 2013: Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] |
|performed regularly on = [[Live Out Loud Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Live Out Loud Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] |
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Screwdriver "2 C the rest of Donna's audition holla at ya girl! We've got bootlegs 4 daazzzzzze every good thing in the vault... Coming 2013". On 22 January 2013, a music "lyrics" video of the song, featuring 3rdEyeGirl was streamed on 20pr1nc3.com website. A month later, on 10 February 2013 a short film containing new footage for Screwdriver and featuring the 3rdEyeGirl band was released on 3rdEyeGirl.com. Live Out Loud Bambi rehearsal Plectrum Electrum It is not certain if the performance, recorded early 2013 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA, is intended to be a stand-alone film or part of a future album project. Although "3rdEyeGirl" is captioned as an artist credit, Prince is shown as the lead guitarist and bandleader. A 3rdEyeGirl featuring Prince album, Plectrumelectrum, has also been announced to be in the making and is expected to be released in 2014. Fixurlifeup Released digitally on iTunes worldwide on 16 May 2013, Fixurlifeup is the first single by 3rdEyeGirl to be released on NPG Records; it is planned as the first single from their album Plectrumelectrum, by then announced for release on Kobalt Music, eventually released on 30 September 2014 on Warner Bros. Pretzelbodylogic It was released as a digital single on 3 February 2014. PlectrumElectrum It was made available for pre-order on iTunes USA, Amazon and on a dedicated Warner Bros Records website on 25 August 2014. Available formats are CD + Digital MP3 bundle, MP3 and WAV. On 29 September 2014 the album was made available on Spotify streaming platform. | ||
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The band have rehearsed together since December 2012, and currently report having over 100 songs in their catalog. 3rdEyeGirl has backed Prince on the Live Out Loud Tour and for his performance at 2013 Billboard Awards on 19 May 2013 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas (NV) USA. They were incorporated into The NPG band from July 2013 onwards, although they still occasionally appear as Prince's sole backing band. |
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