Liquid Blue

At the time of their initial LP release, the group's use of Eastern Indian instruments (tabla, sitar, kanun) and scales were unique in pop music with Liquid Blue being one of the first groups to record an entire album blending East Indian music with western pop/rock. Indian influenced songs have appeared on pop albums before, most notably on The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Liquid Blue's somewhat limited number of original compositions all contain "socially conscious" lyrics by primary songwriter Scott Stephens, a former professional Roller Derby skater with the Los Angeles Thunderbirds. Tracks from their highly acclaimed debut album, Supernova, have been included on 20 separate compilation CD's. The album was produced by David DeVore and mixed by Joe Chiccarelli and was awarded Pop Album of the Year at the Los Angeles Music Awards.[6][7] The album Earth Passport was released in 2010 and yielded a No. 3 Billboard dance hit.[3]

Liquid Blue in Belarus, 2008

Liquid Blue in Beijing, China, 2007

Liquid Blue started as a cover band in 1996. In 2002 they were awarded Best Tribute Band at the San Diego Music Awards[8] after several previous nominations. In 2003, they began writing their own material while relying on covers for most of their live shows.

The band has their greatest popularity in China, and in 2002 they played their largest show in Dalian, China for an audience of 65,000 people. In 2005, they became the first American band signed to a major Chinese record label. They played the official Beijing Olympics Kick-Off Concert in 2008.[9] The band has done 17 tours of China where they sing songs in both in Mandarin and English.[10]

The band continues to perform in the United States as well. The group has a flexible lineup of seven people, with an “A Team,” a “B Team” called Aqua Blue, and a smaller version of the group called Acoustic Blue.[3]

In April 2013 when Sammy Hagar came to San Diego he hired Liquid Blue to be his backing band and "cover" songs from his entire career, at a fundraising event.[10] Currently most Liquid Blue performances are private corporate events, fundraisers and social events.

As of 2014 Liquid Blue had performed in more than 500 cities in over 100 countries. The band has also performed in all 50 U.S. states and every "major league" city (any municipality with at least one major professional sports team) in the USA.[1]

The band is also known for their colorful center of operations in the Ocean Beach area of San Diego CA, known locally as " the hippie house." The core band members live and/or work at the beachfront home which attracts visitors daily with a California native "peace garden"; a peace pole and a musically themed mural on the surrounding retaining wall. The house and studio is a certified “Green Business” by the County of San Diego.[11][12][13]

In 2002, band member Layla Loxa[14] won the World Championship[15] in Bodysurfing.

BC Jean, a former member of the band,[16] was signed to J Records (Sony Music Entertainment), by Clive Davis in 2009. She co-wrote the worldwide No. 1 hit "If I Were A Boy" for Beyoncé.

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