| Leigh Nash | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leigh Bingham |
| Born | June 27, 1976 |
| Origin | New Braunfels, Texas |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Indie, Rock, Soft Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993 - Present |
| Label(s) | One Son Nettwerk |
| Associated acts | Sixpence None the Richer |
| Website | http://leighnash.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Vocal | |
Leigh Bingham Nash (born June 27, 1976) is a singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist for the rock band Sixpence None the Richer[1] and is also a member of Fauxliage and Movement Nashville. New Braunfels ( is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Nettwerk is a large Vancouver British Columbia based Record label and music management firm Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually Fauxliage is a musical project made of the Canadian new age/electronic music group Delerium and Leigh Nash in 2007 (see 2007 in music)
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Nash was born Leigh Bingham in New Braunfels, Texas. New Braunfels ( is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U She met guitarist and songwriter Matt Slocum at a church retreat in the early 1990s. Matt Slocum (born December 27, 1972) is a Guitarist, Cellist, Pianist and Composer. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The two formed Sixpence None the Richer soon after and went on to record four full-length albums with the band. Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually Their first album, released when she was just 16, was The Fatherless & the Widow. The Fatherless and the Widow is the debut Album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 1994. The album garnered critical acclaim and Slocum and Nash searched for new band members. [2]
They found Tess Wiley, Dale Baker, and J. Tess Wiley (Born November 9, 1974) is an American musician currently living in Germany. Dale Baker is a former Australian politician and was leader of the South Australian division of the Liberal Party of Australia from 1990 to 1992 J. Plascencio. The new band recorded This Beautiful Mess, which won a Dove Award for Best Album. This Beautiful Mess is the second Album by American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music) The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music Wiley quit the band after their US tour and the band signed to the Squint Records label. Tess Wiley (Born November 9, 1974) is an American musician currently living in Germany. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music [3]
The band's new eponymous album was released in 1997 and the single "Kiss Me" in 1999. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar "Kiss Me" is also a song by the German duo E-Rotic " Kiss Me " is a song recorded by Sixpence None the Richer and In 1999 they received numerous Dove Awards, including Best Artist of the Year. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music The band was also nominated for a Grammy Award. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
After problems with their record labels, Sixpence came back in 2001 with the album Divine Discontent after losing both Dale Baker and J. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. J. Plascencio. Two singles from that album, "Breathe Your Name" and "Don't Dream It's Over", went onto the charts. "Breathe Your Name" is the first Radio single off the Studio album Divine Discontent from Pop rock outfit Sixpence However, Sixpence announced their break-up on 26 February 2004 when Slocum sent a letter to CCM Magazine. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " CCM Magazine is a monthly Magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications.
In spite of the colossal success the band enjoyed with ubiquitous pop singles like “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes,” the group was continually plagued by the business woes of the trade and finally decided to split ways amicably. Disoriented by this major change, Nash and her husband left their Nashville home of ten years and moved to Los Angeles.
While in L. A. , Nash penned a batch of songs that would eventually comprise her first solo record, Blue on Blue, a sweetly understated collection of musings on love and motherhood released in August 2006 on One Son Records, Nash’s own imprint label through Nettwerk Productions.
In the meantime, Nash moved back to Music City and into a new community of musicians – a recently formed rock collective called Movement Nashville. The group hopes to dispel the myth that musically Nashville is limited to Country or Christian.
Nash, Megan Thomspon and Kate York started a Christian band called "Thompson, York & Nash", they worked a few songs that has put on * Myspace.
In November 2007, Leigh and Matt met over coffee and positively discussed the reuniting of Sixpence. The band is currently in the process of tracking a new EP. [4]
In January 2008 Nash travelled down under to New Zealand to perform at the annual Parachute Music Festival. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Parachute Music Festival is a Christian Music festival held annually at Mystery Creek, Hamilton New Zealand. Performing on the main stage twice, she attracted crowds of over 30,000 who enjoyed her acoustic covers of Sixpence None the Richer hits "Kiss Me" and "There She Goes". Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually "Kiss Me" is also a song by the German duo E-Rotic " Kiss Me " is a song recorded by Sixpence None the Richer and "There She Goes" is a song written by Scouse Singer / Guitarist Lee Mavers and recorded first by Mavers' band The La's.
Bingham married PFR drummer Mark Nash in the late 1990s; the couple met while both bands were performing at the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois. PFR (aka Pray For Rain was an influential Christian music group in the mid 1990s Mark Nash is the Drummer for Christian rock band PFR, and former husband to Leigh Bingham Nash of Sixpence None the Richer. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Cornerstone Festival is a Christian Music festival put on by Jesus People USA and held annually around the 4th of July near Bushnell The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. They had a child in 2004. The couple divorced in 2007. [5]
In the fall of 2005, Nash began work on her first solo album with producer Pierre Marchand. Pierre Marchand (born 1958 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a songwriter Canadian Musician and Record producer The album, titled Blue On Blue, was released on 15 August 2006 on her personal label, One Son Records. Blue On Blue is Leigh Nash 's debut solo album Nash began working on the album a year after Sixpence None the Richer disbanded Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The first single, My Idea Of Heaven, was released to USA radio the week of 14 July 2006. " My Idea of Heaven " is the first single of Leigh Nash's debut solo album Blue on Blue. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Leigh Nash has also done guest performances as the vocalist on several songs by Delerium. Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987 originally as a side project of the influential Industrial music Innocente is probably the best known of these.
2007 brought about a collaboration called Fauxliage, with Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of Delerium. Poem is an album released by Canadian industrial/electronic music group Delerium in 2000 (see 2000 in music) Chimera is an album by Canadian industrial/electronic music group Delerium in 2003 (see 2003 in music) Chimera is an album by Canadian industrial/electronic music group Delerium in 2003 (see 2003 in music) Fauxliage is a musical project made of the Canadian new age/electronic music group Delerium and Leigh Nash in 2007 (see 2007 in music) Bill Leeb {born Wilhelm Anton Leeb, 21 September 1957, Vienna, Austria) is a Electronic musician. Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian Electronic musician and producer. Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987 originally as a side project of the influential Industrial music
In 2006, Leigh Nash guest performed as the lead vocalist on three songs on the album Inland Sea by the all-female Japanese popular music group Rin'. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. J-pop is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. It refers to Japanese popular musicians and was coined by the Japanese media to distinguish Japanese musicians from foreign musicians Rin' is a Japanese popular music group which combines traditional Japanese instruments and style with elements of modern pop and rock music
Also, it may be worth noting that she has also performed songs such as "A Place for Us" for the movie, "The Bridge to Terabithia", and has also vocalized in movies such as "Because of Winn-Dixie", see her soundtrack works below:
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Blue on Blue
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Fauxliage (with Delerium)
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Need to Be Next to You (Single) Released: 2000
My Idea Of Heaven (EP) Released: July 14, 2006
My Idea of Heaven Remixed (EP) Released: 2006
Wishing For This (EP) Released: November 14, 2006
Stars in My Eyes (Single) Released: 2007
Leigh Nash CONNECT Sets Released: 2007 (only available on musicstore. An inland sea is a shallow Sea that covers central areas of continents during high stands of Sea level that result in marine transgressions In modern days An inland sea is a shallow Sea that covers central areas of continents during high stands of Sea level that result in marine transgressions In modern days An inland sea is a shallow Sea that covers central areas of continents during high stands of Sea level that result in marine transgressions In modern days Canticle of the Plains is a musical written by songwriters Rich Mullins, Mitch McVicker and Beaker, loosely based on the life of Canticle of the Plains is a musical written by songwriters Rich Mullins, Mitch McVicker and Beaker, loosely based on the life of Dan Haseltine (born Daniel Paul Haseltine on January 12, 1973) is an American singer best known for being the lead vocalist for Christian alternative Good Monsters is the eighth full-length album from Jars of Clay, released by Essential Records on September 5, 2006. Uptown Girls is a 2003 Drama directed by Boaz Yakin and adapted from the story by Allison Jacobs into screenplay by Julia Dahl Mo Ogrodnik Everwood was a Prime time television Drama that aired in the United States on The WB. Because of Winn-Dixie is a best selling children's novel by Kate DiCamillo published in 2000 and winner of a Newbery Honor distinction the following Mom at Sixteen is a 2005 made for television Movie about a sixteen-year-old mother dealing with problems at school and her decaying relationship Charlotte's Web is a children's book by acclaimed American author E The Simple Life was a Television series broadcast from December 2, 2003 to August 5, 2007. Fred Claus is a 2007 Christmas Comedy film produced and directed by David Dobkin ( Wedding Crashers) and starring Blue On Blue is Leigh Nash 's debut solo album Nash began working on the album a year after Sixpence None the Richer disbanded Fauxliage is a musical project made of the Canadian new age/electronic music group Delerium and Leigh Nash in 2007 (see 2007 in music) " My Idea of Heaven " is the first single of Leigh Nash's debut solo album Blue on Blue. connect. com)