NATASHA JONES . stats + acclaim

BORN: Month #, 1971 in Wigan (greater Manchester) UK.

MUSICAL SKILLS: multi-intrumentalist; self-taught on the keyboard; more than 10 years professional experience with vocals, guitar, arranging, producing, recording etc.

INFLUENCES: The Smiths, Bjork, U2, etc

MOST RECENT PROJECT:

ACCLAIM: "Lovely!" - Bjork "She's real, and that's cool!" - Liam Gallagher (Oasis) "Natasha has got an awesome voice - captivating, melodic - she sings like an angel!" - Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey) "Brilliant! Natasha is a star!" - John Brand (manager of Stereophonics)

TOURS & FESTIVALS (POOKA): DISCOGRAPHY (POOKA): Everything But The Girl (UK) ALBUMS Divine Comedy (UK) 2001 Shift (CD / RTRADECD012) Al Stewart (UK) 2001 Fools Give Birth to Angels (CD / Pooka Records) The Levellers (Europe) 1997 Spinning (CD / TRDCD 1004) Kristin Hersh (USA) 1994 Pooka (CD / ELEKTRA 6124) The Tindersticks (France) 1993 Pooka (CD / WEA 4509 93515) Glastonbury (UK) Phoenix (UK) SINGLES / EP'S Cambridge Folk Festival (UK) 1999 Monday Mourning (EP / Telescopic PIC1) France Les Inrockuptible (France) 1997 Mean Girl (7" / CD EP / TRDCD 009) 1996 The Insect (7" / R4077) RADIO & TV (POOKA): 1995 Sweet Butterfly (7" / 45rev38) BBC Radio 1994 Graham Robert Wood (12" / CD EP / WEA 4509 95825) Evening and Daytime Radio1 (?) 1993 City Sick (7" / CD EP / WEA 4509 93967) Pebble Mill (UK) Virgin Airways TV (UK) COMPILATIONS & GUEST COLLABORATIONS: JJJ Radio (Australia) 1999 Middle of Nowhere - Orbital (CD / LP) Hey! Hey! It's Saturday (Australia) 1999 Playpen - Various Artists (CD EP) Canal Plus (France) 1996 Spleen soundtrack - Rob Ellis (CD) Electric Ballroom Show (Ireland) 1995 Bel Air - Ultramarine (CD / LP)

RECORDING CONTRACTS (POOKA): VIDEOS (POOKA): 1995 - 1999 Rough Trade Records 199? City Sick 1995 - 1999 Island Records 199? Rubber Arms 1992 - 1993 Warner Bros. (WEA / Elektra) 199? Mean Girl (dir. Gina Berch of the Raincoats)

MUSIC TEACHING & WORKSHOPS: 2002 GMMAZ Project - Youth Offending (Wigan) Hope School for Learning Disabilities (Wigan)