Persephone's Bees
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| Persephone’s Bees | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Oakland, California, USA |
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| Genre(s) | electronica | |
| Years active | 1993-present | |
| Label(s) | Capitol Records | |
| Website | www.PersephonesBees.com | |
| Members | ||
| Angelina Moysov Tom Ayres Paul Bertolino Mike Farrell |
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Persephone's Bees is an Oakland-based electronica/dance/pop music group.
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[edit] History
Growing up in Pyatigorsk, Russia, lead singer Angelina Moysov was musically inspired by her family: her mother played traditional folk/gypsy music while her brother played modern music. After immigrating to America in 1993, she formed Persephone's Bees with Tom Ayres (who plays guitar), Paul Bertolino (drums), and Mike Farrell (bass).
Their first LP, City of Love, was nominated for best debut album at the California Music Awards, along with being voted "Best Bay Area Pop Band" by SF Weekly. Afterwards, they signed to Columbia Records and released their major label debut, Notes from the Underworld.
Their song Muzika Dlya Fil'ma is in the video game FIFA 07.
They toured with The New Cars as their opening act during their Winter Road Rage Tour '06.
[edit] Albums
- City of Love (2001)
- Notes from the Underworld (2006)
[edit] Live
In their live performances as the opening act for The New Cars, they play a 5-6 song set featuring "Way to Your Heart", "Nice Day", "Muzika Dlya Fil'ma", and "Paper Plane" among others. They normally end with "City of Love", which is much extended from the studio version, and features Moysov playing the guitar, without looking, behind Ayres' back. Shortly after this, Ayres and Farrell switch instruments, during which Farrell plays a guitar solo.
[edit] Media
The song "City Of Love" was used in a Cingular Razr phone commercial and in the film Bewitched. "Nice Day" is used in a Wal-Mart commercial. "Way to your Heart" appeared in a J.C. Penney advertisement during February 2007. "Queen’s Night Out" was used in a branding spot for Gucci. The song "Home" was also used under the end credits of a Sopranos episode.[citation needed]
