Ascap award winning songwriter, Abe Olman Scholarship winner and best singing waitress in New York, Nancy Magarill is a one of a kind artist, producer, composer and performer. Her record, “the Carousel” is an eclectic mix of poetry & pop. Produced by Daniel Mintseris (Alice Smith, Marianne Faithful, St. Vincent) and co-produced by Nancy, it’s an infusion of vocals, soaring strings, drums, beats and the usual twists and turns in from this no-holds-barred lyricist/composer.
Nancy has several indie releases under her name; “Down Below the Rodeo” is a collaboration with the Sirius String Quartet comprised of Dave Eggar (Evanescence, The Who, Michael Brecker, Josh Groban), Gregor Huebner (Richie Beirach, Randy Brecker, John Patitucci), Ron Lawrence (Kathleen Battle, Renee Fleming, John Zorn, Elliot Sharp) with special guest Lucia Micarelli (from HBO’s Treme, and has played with Josh Groban, Chris Botti and a host of others). She also has a downtempo project “Magic Boys” she created with April White (Tiny Machines).
She was co-host of the infamous monthly NYC event “the Panty Party”, host of “Anglophonics”, a weekly event held in St. Michel in Paris, as well as the creator of “Night of Independents” a bi-monthly showcase of indie artists also in Paris at the Lizard Lounge in the Marais and the monthly series, “Under the Covers” at one of NYC’s popular venues, the Living Room.
Magic Boys, we are
The Carousel
The Carousel
Co-produced & arranged by Nancy Magarill
Recorded & mixed by Ken Rich @ Grand Street Recording
Additional recording: Millrose Music, Mindless Inertia Music & Useless Words Music
Mastered by: Jen Munson at Taloowa
String arrangements: Daniel Mintseris (Boom, Beautiful People, Falling, Circus, Glass)
Nancy Magarill/Colette Alexander (World Stopped)
Nancy Magarill/Dave Eggar (I Wanna Wake Up, Where Love Goes):
Grand Street string session produced by Daniel Mintseris/Dave Eggar
Acoustic & Electric Bass: Chris Kuffner
Bass Sample: Paul Barker (World Stopped)
Acoustic bass: Tim Lefebvre (Where Love Goes)
Acoustic guitar, piano (World Stopped), keyboards/programming (The Carousel, I Wanna Wake Up, World Stopped): Nancy Magarill
Cello & vocals (Glass): Dave Eggar
Cello: Colette Alexander (World Stopped)
Drums, paper, brushed cymbal: Yuval Lion
Electric guitar, pedal steel, & mandolin: Thad DeBrock
Sampled electric guitar: Kevin Hunter (The Carousel)
Clavinet , piano, keyboards, beat programming, harmonium, moog bass, & xylophone: Daniel Mintseris
Violin: Rachel Golub
Viola: Ron Lawrence
Falling poem read by David Barnes
Backup vocals: Tarina Szemzo (World Stopped)
Edie Pjipers (The Carousel, Beautiful People)
Melissa Diaz, Alessandra Migliaccio, Hannah Wolfe, Daniel Mintseris, Thad DeBrock, Yuval Lion and Chris Kuffner (Beautiful People)
CD design: Kim Sonsky Carousel photo/art: Mark Avers Photo of Nancy Magarill: Carol Lipnik
All songs written by Nancy Magarill except
The Carousel; music by Nancy Magarill/Kevin Hunter, lyric by Nancy Magarill
Damn Boy; music & lyrics by Nancy Magarill/Luke Ebbin
Falling; music by Nancy Magarill, Benjamin Nicolle, Daniel Mintseris, Dave Eggar, Poem by David Barnes, lyric by Nancy Magarill
Glass; music & lyrics by Nancy Magarill/Dave Eggar
What Would We Do if the World Stopped: lyrics and music by Nancy Magarill (This song was written from a competition by Tunecore in which Paul Barker and Ministry gave away samples from their song Psalm 69; many thanks to them)
Down Below the Rodeo
Mix Consultant – Scott Young
Mastered by Jen Munson at DB Plus
The Sirius String Quartet is:
Cello – Dave Eggar
Violin – Gregor Huebner
Viola – Ron Lawrence
*Violin on “I’ll Wait for You” – Lucia Micarelli
Acoustic GTR – nancy Magarill/Benjamin Nicolle
Keyboards and Programming – Nancy Magarill/Daniel Mintseris/Nic Chinboukas/Benjamin Nicolle
All Vocals – nancy Magarill
Recorded at Useless Words Music/Spin Studios/Bushwick Studios
Mixed at Useless Words Music
copyright 2007. All rights reserved.
the Sirius String Quartet is:
Dave Eggar/cello, Ron Lawrence/viola, Gregor Huebner/violin, with special guest Lucia Micarelli
The Unborn Children
poem – spalding gray
music – nancy magarill/daniel mintseris
produced by nancy magarill/daniel mintseris
Dirty Old Man
lyrics – nancy magarill
music – nancy magarill/dave eggar/ron lawrence
produced by nancy magarill
Sheep
lyrics/music – nancy magarill/mikiodo
produced by nancy magarill/nik chinboukas
I’ll Wait for You*
lyrics – nancy magarill
music – nancy magarill/dave eggar/daniel mintseris/lucia micarelli
and fritz kreisler
produced by nancy magarill/daniel mintseris /dave eggar
Words
lyrics – nancy magarill
music – nancy magarill/dave eggar/gregor heubner
produced by nancy magarill
Cowboy dans l’Eurostar
lyrics – nancy magarill/fabian rozan
music – nancy magarill
produced by nancy magarill/benjamin nicolle/Nik Chinboukas
The Clown in the Bulletproof Vest
lyrics/music – nancy magarill
produced by nancy magarill/nik chinboukas
Invisible
lyrics – nancy magarill
music – nancy magarill/dave eggar
produced by nancy magarill
Down Below the Rodeo
lyrics – nancy magarill
music – nancy magarill/dave eggar
produced by nancy magarill
The Ocean
lyrics – nancy magarill
music – nancy magarill/dave eggar
produced by nancy magarill
dancin’ with the ghosts
arranged by michael ivan Berk except “this morning I hate You” and “Nothin”;
arranged by nancy Magarill and michael ivan Berk.;
“Superman” and “girl on top of the World” arranged by nancy Magarill and dave Eggar.
mixed by eric Calvi at millrose Music, NYC.
mastered by howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NYC.
Recorded and engineered at mike¡s mobile Unit/brooklyn,
useless words Music/NYC. and millrose Music, NYC.
it all comes down to You
written by nancy Magarill
nancy Magarill/acoustic guitar, vocals
michael ivan Berk/programming, bass and keyboards
dancin’ with the Ghosts
written by nancy Magarill
nancy Magarill/keyboards, vocals
michael ivan berk/programming
mike Rathke/electric guitar
this morning i hate You
written by nancy Magarill
nancy Magarill/acoustic guitar, programming, vocals
michael ivan Berk, programming
wayne Krantz, electric guitar
dave Eggar, cello
that Noise
written by nancy Magarill
Nancy Magarill/acoustic guitar, vocals
michael ivan Berk/programming
wayne Krantz/electric guitar
Anybody
written by nancy Magarill and greg Lynch
nancy Magarill/vocals
michael ivan Berk/ programming, bass
dave Eggar/cello
girl on top of the World
written by nancy Magarill
nancy Magarill, acoustic guitar, vocals
dave Eggar/cello.
Superman
written by nancy Magarill and ivy Markaity
nancy Magarill/vocals
dave eggar/cello
where love Goes
written by nancy Magarill
nancy Magarill/keyboards, vocals
michael ivan Berk/programming, bass, guitar
diver Beware
written by nancy Magarill and joe Mendelson
nancy Magarill/acoustic guitar/vocals
michael ivan Berk/programming,bass
dave Eggar/cello.
Nothin’
written by nancy Magarill
nancy Magarill/acoustic guitar, ebow, vocals,
mike Rathke/electric guitar
Nancy Magarill & the Heard (EP)
All songs written by Nancy Magarill.
Picture: Mark Berg/ Artwork: Scott Mahr
Pick Me /The Kiss/Then Hold Me/Useless Words/ I Don’t Know what I’d Do if I loved You/Surrender to You
the Heard:
Jeff Allen, bass; Bob Muller, drums/percussion; Mitch Rutman, electric guitar; Mark Stewart, acoustic guitar, cello, piano (Pick Me), add’tl electric guitar (Useless Words); ATN Stadwijk, keyboards; Nancy Magarill, vocals.
Produced by Nancy Magarill & the Heard. Co-produced, recorded and engineered by Todd Whitelock. Asst. Engineer, Charlie A. Martinez; Mixed by Bob Muller @ Dangerous Music, NYC, Mastered by Christopher Muth.
Purchase the Carousel mp3 downloads on Apple Music
Other Releases
Magic Boys – We Are
(listen here)
Dirty Old Man
(Bookshop & Gallery Remix)
Down Below the Rodeo
(Nancy Magarill w/theSirius String Quartet)
dancin’ with the ghosts
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