SHORT BIO

 

Nadene is an acclaimed vocalist and violist, from the North Island of New Zealand. She has developed an exploratory sound that encompasses songs, cross-cultural improvisation, electroacoustic, jazz and classical influences. A mixed heritage of Irish, Māori and a dash of Portuguese on her father's side, along with her childhood spent in Queensland, Australia, infuse her music with it’s unique character. She is based in Los Angeles.

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“Nadene Pita is a rare bird – a creature seemingly free of artistic hesitation and a blissfully unusual composer” City News/City Hub.

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“Pita's voice is plaintive, ethereal and evocative of misty dawns on Asian Temples” The Australian

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“all the throaty growl of a diva... from regular singing to operatic choir to gutteral groans” Cyclic Defrost.