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Hometown	calgary, Canada
Genres	Rock, Heavy Rock
Band Members	Marija Smolcic. James Duncan, and many other performers... » more
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Booking James info@shadowstalk.com 4036067133
# Years Experience Performing Live:	5
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	18
Venue History:	Original Joe's - Calgary , CA:AB Radio Park - Calgary, CA:AB Cooters Night Club - Strathmore, AB The Canmore Hotel - Canmore, AB The Distillery - Calgary, CA:AB Garage the - Calgary, AB stavros - Calgary, ab Dickens Pub - Calgary, Alberta
Performing Rights Society:	BMI
Discography:	Nothing Is So Then What EP—2011; On the Inside LP—2009

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Marija has recorded and released her two albums “On the Inside” and "Nothing is so then What…" both Eclectic, original powerful albums. Produced by Michael Wagener, these albums were recorded independently by Marija and Shadowstalk INC (Marija...

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April 2010 Bon Jovi’s Wanted: A SuperBAND Tonight: Edmonton, Alberta

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I tunes review by On the Inside Rocks
I was blown away not only by the voc's but the production on the album is amazing. This Chik knows how to write a song and tell a story, her voice speaks. Love the guitar solo's and the general feel of the album is a breath of fresh air... natural and something to talk about. Human again seems to be my girlfriends favorite but I love the calling and I was blown away by All this for me. Great album, great package.

CD review FFWD by Marija "On the Inside" CD review
A seasoned songwriter with numerous soundtracks to her credit, Calgary’s Marija proves herself to be wonderfully adept at breathing life into the stories she weaves through her impassioned vocals. Road-hardened and streetwise, Marija sagely chose enormously successful producer and engineer Michael Wagener to put the polish on her debut album. Heading down to Nashville’s Wireworld studios, she eventually whittled a 40-track dream journal down to the 10 modern ballads that made the final cut. It’s an amazing accomplishment considering that an unfortunate onstage accident in Vancouver robbed the chanteuse of the use of her left ear some years ago, forcing her to relearn her talent. A local vocal chameleon of mainstream proportions, Marija channels Stevie Nicks for “Can You Handle This?” and Shania Twain for the countrified “Human Again,” and sounds like no one but herself on the self-conscious “Don’t Watch Me Like That.”

Calgary SUN interview by Marija's music comeback to her ears
Calgary's Marija Smolcic has always loved to sing. The daughter of Croatian immigrants, she was taught traditional songs and performed in local choirs before spending most of her 20s touring with rock and country bands. But she feared she would never perform again when she lost hearing in her left ear after a pre-show feedback check went awry in 1995. I found out I was partially tone deaf and to a singer that's devastating," recalls Marija, who uses just her first name professionally. You need your pitch. So I just quit music. What was I going to do? I wasn't going to sing off key. Marija moved to the Yukon where she married and had her first son, but admits she fell into a depression. Everyone gets depressed sometimes, but it was really hard for me because I believed I would never sing again," she says. Seven years after the accident, however, Marija began writing songs again and taught herself how to sing without the use of her left ear. I had to learn to feel more than to hear," she explains. I had to learn to use my right ear more and to feel the music through the bass. When I started writing songs on bass guitar I was like, 'I might be able to do this again.' Marija slowly rediscovered her voice and began performing in public, which she says cured her depression. It just lifted immediately when I got on stage. I just know for a fact that the stage is where I'm supposed to be and I have to find a way to be able to perform no matter what. Marija says although she was scared at first to rely almost solely on the feelings in her stomach to stay in tune, she now enjoys her shows more because of it. It's much more emotional for me now," she says. "The coolest thing is, I know people who knew me when I sang before and they tell me I'm a better singer now. I think it's because I really feel it now, it's a whole different way of singing. Marija's sound -- which is a mix of Alannah Myles, Sass Jordan and classic Pat Benatar -- attracted the attention of producer Michael Wagener (Alice Cooper, Skid Row, Motley Crue), who invited Marija and her band to Nashville, where they recorded much of her debut CD, On the Inside. I thought it was a joke when he contacted me," she says. "But he was amazing."

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