MoZella to Hit the Road With Daniel Powter
Emerging Singer-Songwriter Launches Summer Tour in Anticipation of Debut Album Due in September
-- Street-smart pop-soul singer-songwriter MoZella will hit the road this summer as a special guest of her best-selling Warner Bros. Records labelmate Daniel Powter. The twelve-date tour, which launches July 17th in Philadelphia and culminates August 4th and 5th in Los Angeles, will stop at theaters across the country, giving audiences a chance to hear songs from the 24-year-old Detroit native's upcoming debut album, "I Will," which will be released by Maverick Records on September 19th.
Following the shows with Powter, MoZella, who has previously opened for Lifehouse and Dave Matthews Band, will embark on "Uncorked & Unplugged," a nationwide tour in which MoZella joins recording artists Sierra Swan and Elan to partner with three innovative California wineries -- Solaris, Moon Mountain Vineyards, and Dynamite Vineyards -- for an unconventional blend of wine-tasting and live concerts. Each venue will offer an intimate setting for fans to discover new music and new wines. MoZella, the tour creators say, was chosen to participate for her "stylish, individualistic approach to her craft."
Indeed, MoZella, who released her self-titled five-song EP on Maverick in July 2005, is fast becoming known for her idiosyncratic approach to songwriting. On "I Will," which was produced by fellow singer-songwriter Jude Cole, MoZella layers acoustic guitar melodies over spare programmed beats and tops it off with her soulful, jazz-inflected vocals. Some listeners may be familiar with her ballad "Amazed," which was featured in a Mercedes-Benz commercial for the company's high-profile "Framed Portraits" campaign. In addition, MoZella's songs have been used in episodes of the WB's television series "One Tree Hill" and the NBC dramas "Las Vegas" and "Inconceivable."
MoZella's upcoming tour dates with Daniel Powter are as follows:
July 17 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts 18 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 20 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square 22 Boston, MA Hatch Shell 24 Cleveland, OH House of Blues 26 Chicago, IL Park West 27 Minneapolis, MN Historic Pantages Theatre 29 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre 31 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre August 2 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore 4 & 5 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy
*Please visit www.uncorkedunplugged.com for "Uncorked & Unplugged" concert dates.
