The New Standard
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Member Since	6/19/2006
Band Website	thenewstandard.co.uk
Band Members	Julie McKee - vocals Steve Lawson - bass and looping. The songs in the player are rehearsal demos - one take unedited performances while we were learning the songs - no, they aren't commercially available, but add us as a friend and you'll be the first to know when we release a CD!
Influences	All the people whose songs we cover - Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, The Cure, Slipknot, Green Day, Kate Bush, John Martyn, The Police, Suzanne Vega, Gorillaz, Robert Flack, Louis Armstrong, Carol King etc. etc. Tuck And Patti, Eva Cassidy, Shawn Colvin's 'Cover Girl' CD, Tori Amos' 'Strange Little Girls' CD, and all the amazing covers she does live, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Michael Manring, David Sylvian, Holly Cole, Cleveland Watkiss, BJ Cole, more to come...
Sounds Like	Eva Cassidy or Tuck and Patti trying to win a bet for the most unlikely choice of cover versions. They win the bet, and inadvertantly come up with a stunning set list!
Type of Label	Major

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Julie McKee and Steve Lawson - The New Standard

[PLEASE SEE JULIE AND STEVE'S SOLO PAGES, LINKED BELOW, FOR WHAT THEY ARE BOTH UP TO AT THE MOMENT - THE NEW STANDARD IS ON HIATUS, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS... KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR FUTURE GIGS AND NEWS VIA JULIE AND STEVE'S WEBSITES AND MYSPACE PAGES - THIS IS CURRENTLY JUST A PAGE FOR INFO AND TO LISTEN TO A FEW OF THE TRACKS... SEE BELOW FOR THE PRESS RELEASE FROM OUR RUN AT THE 2006 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL]

Vocal and electric bass duo redefining the concept of standards to include songs by The Cure, Slipknot and Green Day alongside Stevie Wonder and Curtis Mayfield in a chilled lounge-jazz setting.

Julie McKee and Steve Lawson are an unlikely musical pairing. Shes best known for her beautiful interpretations of jazz standards and hes a solo bass guitarist, more readily at home in the world of ambient electronica and free improv than vocal jazz.

But when Julie started looking for a project in which to demonstrate the full breadth of her talent, she ran into Steve, an instrumentalist whose main influences are almost all singers.

The pair searched right across the worlds of rock, pop and alternative music for songs that suited their combined skills. In his solo career, Lawson has been lauded internationally for his use of looping - recording and layering his bass, all live without any pre-recorded sounds and he brings that to the duo with Julie, looping and layering her voice into four-part harmonies, making the pair sound like a much bigger group.

The song search led them to some interesting places from nu-metal pioneers Slipknot through to Stevie Wonder, via The Cure, Green Day, John Martyn and Kate Bush. Our only criteria, says Lawson, was that they were great songs. Were not bothered about style, we just want great songs that we can put our own stamp on. A great melody is a great melody, whether its Slipknot or Beethoven.

McKee and Lawson are no strangers to the Edinburgh Fringe, Lawson having played critically acclaimed solo shows for the last two years, and McKee performing last year with her own jazz quartet, when she recorded her live album, Live at The Lot.

With The New Standard, McKee and Lawson bring to the festival a music show thats fun, classy and surprising - think Eva Cassidy with a mischievous sense of humour. Its certainly a show for fans of great music that breaks down stylistic boundaries and promises to be the best way to end a magical Edinburgh day!

www.thenewstandard.co.uk

Edinburgh Fringe Information
Venue: The Lot, venue 54, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Dates: Sunday 6th to Saturday 12 (not Monday 7th) August 2006
Time: 11.00pm (1hr)
Tickets: £8.50 / concs £6.50
Venue box office: 0131 225 9922 / www.the-lot.co.uk
Fringe box office: 0131 226 0000 / www.edfringe.com

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Yndya	May 24 2008 11:41 PM Wonderful way of playing...great stuff here! Thank you so much and welcome to my space. Many blessings Yndya
Jens Hausmann	Jun 28 2007 10:12 AM Hi folks, just came back for a listening treat and enjoyed it, hope this finds you well! All the best Jens
Hemearyche	May 24 2007 11:34 PM Thanks for the add and keep it metal! Hemearyche
Bass World Radio	May 23 2007 1:09 AM Hi! Thanks for being my friend! Best wishes, Brian BWR
god-hole	Mar 16 2007 7:31 PM Hey Steve (and, of course, Julie)! It's Tim! (blonde hair... breifly a student of yours Steve) anyway, I love The New Standard! Hearing Vermillion brought back fond memories of mesing about with harmonics in vermillion pt. 2 one lesson upon a time. It all sounds great guys, keep up the good work! x
Pete Levin	Mar 5 2007 8:29 AM A lot of people have asked, but I've lost track of who. So this is to let you know that my new CD, "Deacon Blues", is finally available, most easily on Amazon.com. It features 2 of my favorite guitarists - Joe Beck & Mike DeMicco, drum legend Danny Gottlieb, my brother Tony on bass, and more. Best wishes, and thanks for letting me do this little ad. Pete
sumire	Jan 22 2007 11:27 PM Julie and Steve, thank you for the add and your lovely music.
	Jan 14 2007 10:43 PM Hey, just letting u know this is NOT the official Mr. Shy page, sorry! (blame Myspace, not me!!;)) You can add-request me at my official page below, and I'll accept u there... and then u can delete this comment & page... thx!<br><br> www.myspace.com/mshy<br><br>
Josef D	Jan 14 2007 2:02 AM Thanks guys, josef D
David Ruttenberg	Jan 10 2007 12:21 PM Hi The New Standard! Happy New Year to You and Yours. Here's wishing you a great 2007 filled with health and happiness. All the best! -David www.davidruttenberg.com,
SKYE	Dec 31 2006 9:13 PM <B>Happy New Year! All the best for 2007 Mind how you go</B>
Tim van de Ven	Nov 27 2006 10:17 AM Thank-you, Steve for yet another (and another!) wonderful collection of music; I'll be dropping in frequently to have a listen over here as well. Tim
Sonia CADAT	Nov 23 2006 1:39 PM THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE ADD! KISSES OF FRANCE! SONIA CADAT...
Lobelia	Nov 2 2006 5:53 PM Uhm Yes! I've already started!
Lobelia	Nov 2 2006 5:44 PM Love it....with 4 m's and a silent q! XoLo.
Scott McMorrow	Aug 18 2006 4:30 PM your sound is fantastic!
william j	Aug 9 2006 11:37 AM hey guys, saw u at the lot in edinburgh, lovin the tunes
Billy Nielsen	Aug 2 2006 7:09 PM Hey Guys and gals, Sounding great. You have a lovely voice, and the renditions are flawless and very cool indeed! Billy
Adam Smith	Aug 1 2006 9:05 PM hey fellas... thanks for the add... hope all is well for you A
Echofela	Aug 1 2006 11:52 AM Hi Thanks very much for the add, most appreciated. Loved the tunes, keep up the good work. Hope you liked my music. Thanks again Barry Price www.barrypricemusic.co.uk
Vaudeville Cabaret Club	Jul 31 2006 5:05 PM You are fabulous, darling! Hope to see you in August at our fantastic show. Circus, sideshow, burlesque, live music and a wild dance party...four nights a week at the one and only Edinburgh Fringe.
Jazzshark	Jul 28 2006 8:02 AM an awesome gig! you two can clearly do anything, so please make it cooler now. thank you :-) much love and luck for edinburgh sx
Hank Spaniel	Jul 27 2006 3:14 PM The New Standard at The Recycle Collective last night was absolutely wonderful. Great music - all the very best for your gigs Up Norf. Hank Spaniel approves.
Pete Levin	Jul 26 2006 5:45 PM You transcribed "Close To You"?!? Now that would be worth an overseas flight! We were actually doing it in our set for the first few weeks of the tour. Our beer-drinking, prog-rock audiences responded, uh ... politely but were clearly confused, so we dropped it. No sexism intended, but I think it'll go over much better if people have Julie to look at rather than me. Pete .
AZADEH	Jul 26 2006 2:35 PM Hey guys thanks for the invite. I am really looking forward to hearing you live. I will try and make it for the 12th August. Can you tell me how I get tickets? Azadeh x
Pete Levin	Jul 26 2006 6:47 AM The New Standard Edinburgh Preview show ... Wish I could catch you guys there. It's a little bit out of my neighborhood! Play nice. Pete .
NITROGEN NARCOSIS	Jul 25 2006 9:05 AM Thanks for the add; enjoy the tunes. NN x
The Last Great Wilderness	Jul 24 2006 9:11 PM Hey Guys, looking forward to Edinburgh and hearing Just Like Heaven. Steve - i'll definitely make it this time : ) Lars x
Attica Rage	Jul 24 2006 3:11 PM Hi guys, first of all thanks for adding Attica Rage - hope you appreciate our hard rockin heavy metal toons! Had to post a comment to say how refreshing you are here on MySpace - not only great cover versions (with a good choice of songs - we're fans of Slipknot, The Cure AND Kate Bush too!!) but also how nice to hear a vocal and BASS duo rather than the usual acoustic guitar! One of the few Myspace profiles where you actually want to listen to all the tracks on the player. All the best with your live shows at the Festival and we'll try and get along to your Glasgow gig at Brel. Good stuff - keep it up! Cheers! ATTICA RAGE www.atticarage.com
beaker	Jul 23 2006 10:44 PM Hello The New Standard. We like what you are doing. We will hopefully make to see one of your shows at The Lot. All the best. -B.
Apathy Is The Killer	Jul 22 2006 9:28 PM Cheers for the add!
Angel	Jul 22 2006 5:24 PM hey guys thanks for the add much appreciated! loving the tunes keep up the good work! angel
Silence All Feedback	Jul 22 2006 5:13 PM thanks for the add guys, the slipknot cover reminds me of richard cheese, haha maybe see u in the fringe.
Kimber Manning	Jul 21 2006 9:32 PM Have a great weekend
Armen Chakmakian	Jul 21 2006 6:00 AM Thank you so much for adding! ~Armen http://armen.tv
The Nash	Jul 16 2006 6:58 PM HEY GUYS... THANKS FOR THE REQUEST... WONDER WERE YOU FOUND US... INTESTING IDEA... HOPE ITS ALL WELL... JOHN T H E - N A S H
Pete Levin	Jul 16 2006 1:21 PM Hi Julie, Steve. Listening to your tracks this morning - (I love Vermillion by the way) - I was thinking of my friend Mike Visceglia who's been out doing a bass/vocal duo with Fiona McBain. Not an easy way to perform. You guys are doing it beautifully. Thanks for adding me. Regards, Pete .
Bakithi Kumalo	Jul 16 2006 5:27 AM Thank you for the add. Stay tuned for "Transmigration" due out soon. Perhaps we'll cross paths if you get to check us out on the Paul Simon "Surprise" tour. Keep in touch and spread the word. Peace.
TRANSAUDIO	Jul 14 2006 11:18 AM cheerz(:O)~~
Lizzy D \| Bass Wielder	Jul 12 2006 9:34 PM Thanks for adding me! I LOVE the Kate Bush cover. :-)
afrodrops	Jul 5 2006 2:30 PM Sound great .. respect Luv from Prague AFROdROPS
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