Detailed Biography

Bree Sharp is an American singer and songwriter influenced by rock, pop, and folk.

Biography

Bree Sharp was born in Philadelphia, and learned to play guitar by age fifteen. She attended J. S. Jenks Elementary School in the Chestnut Hill section of the city. She graduated from Central High School. By 17, she had moved to New York City to study theater at NYU. She eventually returned to music and, while still in college, began writing the songs that led to her 1998 record deal with Trauma Records.

In July 1999, Sharp released her first album, A Cheap and Evil Girl, to strong critical reviews. The album's first single, "David Duchovny," quickly garnered a cult following both for its musical qualities and its comical references to the titular actor. There was an unofficial video of "David Duchovny" produced by Will Shivers and Charles Forsch, production assistants and producers from the set of "The X-Files", that featured a number of celebrities crooning the lyrics. The video was a hit on the internet and was circulated widely in the underground fan community. Bree's second single was "America," an examination of contemporary American culture.

In 2001, Sharp left Trauma Records when the company folded due to poor management. In August 2002, she released her second album, More B.S., on her own label, Ahimsa Records.

In September 2004, Sharp released Live at Fez, a recording of a May 2003 performance in New York City.

In 2005, Sharp began working as a writer on the Fox Saturday morning anime series Magical DoReMi. She also contributed the song "This Side of Paradise" to the dubbed English version of Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys and "Team Up!" as the opening theme music for the dubbed English version of Tokyo Mew Mew, also known as Mew Mew Power. She also contributed the song "Where the Girls Are" in the 4Kids Entertainment edit of Winx Club.

In July 2007, Sharp starred as Leila in Vassar College's Powerhouse Summer Theater workshop production of Pete Townshend's The Boy Who Heard Music. The production was adapted and directed by Ethan Silverman and presented as a staged concert reading.

On August 2, 2007, Sharp announced on her MySpace blog that the mixing of her long-delayed third studio album, Robots in Love, was all but complete. However, instead of releasing it in that form, Sharp has teamed with Don DiLego to create a band called Beautiful Small Machines whose first EP contains the new Robots in Love material.

Sharp is also a staunch vegetarian and animal rights activist.

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