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Artist
Bella Novela
12+ albums
metalindie rockfemale vocal
about
Spaghetti-Western Wizard Rock Since 2007 In the summer of 2007, these three friends worked at a rock-n-roll summer camp for teens, where they taught the musicians of tomorrow how to play and perform. Sneaking away at night from the campers to play music, Bella Novela was formed. Inspired by many types of music, from western movie soundtracks from the 60s and 70s to the operatic ramblings of Queen, the band is self-described as “spaghetti-western wizard rock”. Bella Novela is currently in the studio recording their first full-length album with Pete Lyman of Infrasonic Sound. The yet-to-be titled album will be released in late summer 2010. They will be doing extensive touring, so stay tuned to catch this explosive trio in your town soon. "Jackie Ojeda, lead vocalist and ivory-tickler for Long Beach’s Bella Novela, definitely calls to mind the adage that dynamite comes in small packages. During the band’s performances, [she] belts out impassioned indie-metal anthems while pounding at her keyboard with staggering conviction. Backed by guitarist Jacob Heath, whose Latin-metal riffs ride with drummer Jannea McClure’s galloping rhythms, Bella Novela deliver a distinctive sound teeming with verve. Drawing on such epic performers as Queen and Iron Maiden, this trio are on a mission to make music that’s as big as it is explosive, all done with cinematic flair." - Brandon Ferguson, OC Weekly "High-drama high-energy rock from a band whose fervent hope is to outnova the Mexican dayt
