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ERIKA LUCKETT GRACED THE COVER OF VOLUME II OF THE WORLD WHO'S WHO IN JAZZ, CABARET, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
Name:
Erika Luckett. Birth Name: Erika Luckett. Height: 5''.6''.
Nationality: US/Mexican. Birth Date: August 13, 1965. Birth
Place: Mexico City, Mexico. Occupation:
Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist/Composer. Facts: She her career writing
music for film. One of her first scores was for "Untold Stories" 1991
directed by Dorothy Fadiman which was nominated for an Academy Award and
later won an Emmy. She subsequently scored "From Danger to Dignity" and
"The Fragile Promise of Choice" also directed by Dorothy Fadiman as well as
several others. She moved from film scoring into performance when she
started the World Fusion/Latin Jazz group, Wild Mango. Touring across the
United States and internationally she released three albums with that
ensemble. In 1999, she moved into the world of singer/songwriters and
subsequently released three more albums on her own. Her latest, "UNEXPECTED"
will be released in January 2005. Additionally her debut as an actress
arrives in Spring 2005 when "THE CALIFORNIANS" (dir. by Jonathan Parker and
starring Noah Wyle, Keith Carradine, Cloris Leachman & Illeana Douglas) is
released. Education: Berklee College of Music. Magna Cum Laude.
Boston, MA Filmography: Musical score “Untold Stories” 1991,
“From Danger to Dignity” 1993, “The Fragile Promise of Choice” 1995, “Hope
is the Thing with Feathers” 2000, “Woman By Woman” 2001. Multimedia: Musical
Score “Stellaluna” (Living Books 1996), “The Berenstein Bears” (Living
Books 1993). Albums: Wild Mango “Circulo Vital” 1991, Wild
Mango “Made in Mango” 1993, Wild Mango “Oba” 1995, Erika
Luckett “Tinted Glass” 2000, Erika Luckett “My Little Crime” 2001, Erika
Luckett “The New Orleans Sessions” 2002.
Awards: FEMALE ARTIST
OF YEAR 2004, Just Plain Folks (The largest independent music
organization in the world). BEST ALBUM (Jazz Vocals), Just Plain
Folks 2003 (My Little Crime). BEST INDEPENDENT RELEASE OF THE YEAR,
Acoustic Guitar Magazine 2002 (My Little Crime). BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR,
KRCL Radio – Susanne Millsaps 2001 (My Little Crime). BEST ALBUM OF THE
YEAR (Cabaret) , Just Plain folks 2001 (Tinted Glass). SONG OF THE YEAR,
West Coast Songwriters Association 2000 (“Evangelina”). PICK OF THE YEAR
(Children’s Multimedia Education), Newsweek Magazine 1995 (“Stellaluna”-music).
EMMY AWARD (Best Short Documentary) 1996, “Trilogy” Dir. Dorothy
Fadiman Music by Erika Luckett. ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION (Best Short
Documentary) 1993, “Untold Stories” Dir. Dorothy Fadiman, Music by Erika
Luckett. AGENT: BirdFish Records. P.O. Box 99436. Emeryville, CA
94608.
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