Artists and Musicians
One Day’s Wages is excited to partner with artists and musicians in the Seattle community and beyond. By virtue of their talent and hard work, artists and musicians operate from a unique platform which allows them to make their voices heard, to promote their passions and ignite the generosity and compassion of those who believe in them.
Below are the artists and musicians currently partnered with One Day's Wages. If you are in the arts community and are interested in supporting One Day's Wages, please send us an email at: office@onedayswages.org.
TRACE BUNDY
Trace is an instrumental acoustic guitar player who lives and performs in Boulder, Colorado. He is known to fans as "The Acoustic Ninja" for his amazing fingerpicking skills. Bundy is an independent artist and his shows are largely fan-driven. He is known for his graciousness and sense of humor on stage as much as he is for his musical talent. Through his music, Trace has had the opportunity to travel to numerous places around the world. In addition to sharing the gift of his music, Trace regularly uses his platform to advocate for several organizations including One Day's Wages.
You can follow Trace through his Twitter account.
THE MOONDOGGIES
The Moondoggies are a Seattle-based, four piece band who give the world "a soundtrack to the open road, a score for all the neon lit biker bars on the interstate, and an expression at the joy of returning home" (Pitchfork). Their album Don't Be a Stranger, released on Hardly Art, is full to the brim with finely crafted songs, showcasing a knack for three-part harmony and artful references to '70s roots-rock. The Moondoggies have caught the attention of Rolling Stone, KEXP, and other notable tastemakers, eliciting comparisons to Neil Young and The Band, among many others. Still, while their similarities to their antecedents demand to be acknowledged, the Moondoggies maintain a distinct sound: the music is a study in homage, not imitation. Keep an eye out in 2010 as they release their second full-length album and embark on a tour around the West Coast, including an appearance at this year's world famous SXSW music festival in Austin, TX.
ROCKY VOTOLATO
Seattle musician Rocky Votolato is a soft-spoken, very kind, very hardworking father of two, born in rural Texas and raised in the Pacific Northwest indie scene (where he fronted the acclaimed band Waxwing). In his decade-plus life as a songwriter and musician, he has sought to articulate something essential about life, writing songs that seem to have been scratched into a boxcar wall by a worn-out and lonesome ghost. His gravelly, sandpaper-smooth voice and introspective lyrics mark him as the most rare of punk-rocker-turned-acoustic troubadors: Votolato writes graceful, understated, human, unpretentious songs, demonstrating that simplicity is still a viable option for accomplished songwriters. Walking the line between autobiographical fact and fiction, his new album True Devotion (to be released February 23rd on Barsuk), is deceptively simple, peppering impressionistic narratives with moments of lyrical wisdom that can knock the wind out of you. Votolato has generously volunteered to donate 10% of the proceeds from True Devotion to One Day's Wages.
You can follow Rocky through his Twitter account.