Britt Black (February 22, 1985), born Brittin Karroll, daughter of Peter Karroll from Her Royal Majesty's Records, is a Canadian rock musician. Her musical career began at the age of ten when she co-wrote with pop rock artist Bif Naked for the track "Violence", released on Lava/Atlantic. At the age of fourteen Britt founded the all female teen group LiveonRelease. The band was signed to Warner Music where it released two albums, "Seeing Red" and "Goes On A Field Trip". The success of these records landed the band on international showcases, along with starting a blitz on Canada's media including several high rotation music videos and spots on national TV & radio shows. The band's premier single "I'm Afraid Of Britney Spears" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Dude, Where's My Car?. When LiveonRelease eventually broke up, Black was quickly taken on by Bif Naked to perform as lead guitarist. More recently, Black released her first solo album, "Blackout," which was released in Canada in 2005 and in America on July 25th, 2006 through Bodog Music/Sony/Red. At the end of 2007 Britt Black announced on her MySpace that she was taking a break from touring to write and record her second album, but in February of 2008 she also announced on her MySpace that she is developing a new band. The name of the new band is Stay Beautiful which features Britt Black and Marcus Ireland on lead vocals. Britt also attended Maple Ridge Secondary School, in her home town of Maple Ridge, British Columbia In March of 2009 Britt announced on her MySpace that she will now be playing guitar in Lillix replacing Scott Thompson
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Equipment
- Fender Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan humbuckers
- Marshall JCM 2000 full-stack
- Dunlop Tortex 1.0mm picks and Ernie Ball strings, gauged .011-.052
- pod - Amp Farm amplifier-modeling software plug-in for Pro Tools (for recording)
- 57' Les Paul Junior historic re-issue with P-90 handwound pickups
Band
- Britt Black - Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Justin Lawlor - Lead Guitar
- Chris Vanity - Bass
(still looking for a drummer)
Ex-Members
- David Dandy - Guitar, Backup Vocals
- Daryl Hood - Drums
- Howard Humenick - Bass
Singles
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "I'm Afraid of Britney Spears" | W/Liveonrelease - Seeing Red |
| 2002 | "Get With It" | W/Liveonrelease - Seeing Red |
| 2002 | "Emotional Griptape" | W/Liveonrelease - Seeing Red |
| 2003 | "Let's Go" | W/Liveonrelease - Goes on a Field Trip |
| 2003 | "Rich and Filthy" | W/Bif Naked - Essentially Naked |
| 2004 | "Back In The Day" | W/Bif Naked - Essentially Naked |
| 2005 | "Jet Black Heart" | Blackout |
| 2005 | "Speed of Light" | Blackout |
External links
- Interview
- Britt Black's page at Bodog Music - downloads, video, interviews etc.
- Interview for Guitar Player Magazine - Interview and equipment information.
- Official Britt Black MySpace page
- Stay Beautiful Official Myspace
- Interview
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